Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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... caused by ozone depletion or global warming will not affect isolated communities or countries ; both phenomena have a planetary sweep . Norwegian and Swedish lakes have been made vir- tually lifeless by acid rain from the sulphur and ...
... caused by ozone depletion or global warming will not affect isolated communities or countries ; both phenomena have a planetary sweep . Norwegian and Swedish lakes have been made vir- tually lifeless by acid rain from the sulphur and ...
Page 100
... caused by putting satellites into orbit , is considerable and rapidly accelerating . Many satellites with a restricted operational life will remain in space for hundreds of years . Of some eighteen thousand objects launched by 1986 ...
... caused by putting satellites into orbit , is considerable and rapidly accelerating . Many satellites with a restricted operational life will remain in space for hundreds of years . Of some eighteen thousand objects launched by 1986 ...
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... caused by poverty and overpopulation than the poor are from the environmental stress caused by affluence and excessive consump- tion . Rich and poor are locked in an environmental freefall ; they must cling to each other if they hope to ...
... caused by poverty and overpopulation than the poor are from the environmental stress caused by affluence and excessive consump- tion . Rich and poor are locked in an environmental freefall ; they must cling to each other if they hope to ...
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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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