Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 49
... half of the people are served by sewage treatment plants . Inevitably , the ratio varies greatly among countries , from almost 100 percent in Sweden to only 20 percent in Belgium and Spain . The Rhine drains one of the world's most ...
... half of the people are served by sewage treatment plants . Inevitably , the ratio varies greatly among countries , from almost 100 percent in Sweden to only 20 percent in Belgium and Spain . The Rhine drains one of the world's most ...
Page 79
... half the enhanced greenhouse effect to date ; there is every likelihood that it will be so in the future . For one thing , much of the damage is only reversible over very long periods . Carbon - dioxide emissions , like CFCs , are ...
... half the enhanced greenhouse effect to date ; there is every likelihood that it will be so in the future . For one thing , much of the damage is only reversible over very long periods . Carbon - dioxide emissions , like CFCs , are ...
Page 103
... half of its cereal production , while the other three - quarters manage with the other half , some of which , live- stock feed , ends up as meat products on the tables of the rich . In milk and meat , both key sources of protein , the ...
... half of its cereal production , while the other three - quarters manage with the other half , some of which , live- stock feed , ends up as meat products on the tables of the rich . In milk and meat , both key sources of protein , 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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