Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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... called manganese nodules , although they contain other metals as well . What is less well known is just what else goes on in these waters . Collecting nodules would require a sucking or scraping action that would disturb the whole sea ...
... called manganese nodules , although they contain other metals as well . What is less well known is just what else goes on in these waters . Collecting nodules would require a sucking or scraping action that would disturb the whole sea ...
Page 204
... called a religious conviction . But it is not a conviction unique to any one religion in particular , and it is shared by some who would profess no religion at all . ( p . 103 ) Before the meeting in Canterbury , an interfaith ceremony ...
... called a religious conviction . But it is not a conviction unique to any one religion in particular , and it is shared by some who would profess no religion at all . ( p . 103 ) Before the meeting in Canterbury , an interfaith ceremony ...
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... called for a more equitable distribution of income so that poverty could be rooted out . The commission recognized that excessive population growth is an obstacle to the region's development and said that a cutback in popula- tion ...
... called for a more equitable distribution of income so that poverty could be rooted out . The commission recognized that excessive population growth is an obstacle to the region's development and said that a cutback in popula- tion ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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