Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 94
... coun- try now consumes natural resources at an annual rate up to twenty times higher than the average person in one of the poorest countries . He or she consumes around 120 kilos of paper compared with 8 kilos in poor country , and ...
... coun- try now consumes natural resources at an annual rate up to twenty times higher than the average person in one of the poorest countries . He or she consumes around 120 kilos of paper compared with 8 kilos in poor country , and ...
Page 140
... coun- tries are already experiencing what happens when development policies neglect the environment . The basic precept of combining economic growth with ecological health is universal in its application . Rich and poor may differ in ...
... coun- tries are already experiencing what happens when development policies neglect the environment . The basic precept of combining economic growth with ecological health is universal in its application . Rich and poor may differ in ...
Page 154
... coun- tries where family planning services have been made more available ; it points out that the less developed the country , the more intensive the program efforts must be . THE countries of the world are at different stages of ...
... coun- tries where family planning services have been made more available ; it points out that the less developed the country , the more intensive the program efforts must be . THE countries of the world are at different stages of ...
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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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