Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 73
... ecology is that the more complex the biological community , the more stable it is . The bewildering diversity of ... ecological diversity and sustained - yield economics is morally the right thing to do . It is a formula proven over ...
... ecology is that the more complex the biological community , the more stable it is . The bewildering diversity of ... ecological diversity and sustained - yield economics is morally the right thing to do . It is a formula proven over ...
Page 92
... ecological impact . If all countries in the world were to reach the production levels of the USA or West Germany , the global ecological consequences would be ruinous . The overall demands of an American throughout his lifetime are ...
... ecological impact . If all countries in the world were to reach the production levels of the USA or West Germany , the global ecological consequences would be ruinous . The overall demands of an American throughout his lifetime are ...
Page 170
... ecological interdependence , and that issues of ecology and economy were becoming entwined at national , regional , and above all international levels . People and countries , rich and poor alike , were as dependent on each other in the ...
... ecological interdependence , and that issues of ecology and economy were becoming entwined at national , regional , and above all international levels . People and countries , rich and poor alike , were as dependent on each other in the ...
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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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