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Ten years ago the World Bank found that the northernmost region of west Africa was already unable to supply enough fuel wood and agricultural land to its people , and that seven entire countries there were approaching the limits of the ...
Ten years ago the World Bank found that the northernmost region of west Africa was already unable to supply enough fuel wood and agricultural land to its people , and that seven entire countries there were approaching the limits of the ...
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At the moment the only commercial activities in the Antarctic region are the harvests from fisheries in the surrounding seas and tourism . Harvesting is governed by an international convention that demands the safeguarding of the ...
At the moment the only commercial activities in the Antarctic region are the harvests from fisheries in the surrounding seas and tourism . Harvesting is governed by an international convention that demands the safeguarding of the ...
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arsenals of the great powers , the commission said developing countries should eliminate regional tensions and lower ... The commission recognized that excessive population growth is an obstacle to the region's development and said that ...
arsenals of the great powers , the commission said developing countries should eliminate regional tensions and lower ... The commission recognized that excessive population growth is an obstacle to the region's development and said that ...
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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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