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of the fact that lower fertility ( that is , a reduction in the number of children a mother has in her lifetime ) takes a generation or two to translate into a reduced growth rate . As part of a major international effort over the last ...
of the fact that lower fertility ( that is , a reduction in the number of children a mother has in her lifetime ) takes a generation or two to translate into a reduced growth rate . As part of a major international effort over the last ...
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But now any growth in the number of people making a living from marginal soil accelerates environmental degradation . As Erik Eckholm points out in Down to Earth , agricultural experts estimated that , in the devastated landscape of the ...
But now any growth in the number of people making a living from marginal soil accelerates environmental degradation . As Erik Eckholm points out in Down to Earth , agricultural experts estimated that , in the devastated landscape of the ...
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The World Bank study explains Africa's particular dilemma : Sontain Environmental integrity and resource conservation are critical for sustainable long - term growth of agriculture and of the economy . But this will be very hard to ...
The World Bank study explains Africa's particular dilemma : Sontain Environmental integrity and resource conservation are critical for sustainable long - term growth of agriculture and of the economy . But this will be very hard to ...
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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