Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 56
... remains at our mercy . OVERALL , the global air and water picture is one of unsustainable demands on the planet's natural resources . As Mahatma Gandhi once said , " There is enough in the world for every man's need , but not for every ...
... remains at our mercy . OVERALL , the global air and water picture is one of unsustainable demands on the planet's natural resources . As Mahatma Gandhi once said , " There is enough in the world for every man's need , but not for every ...
Page 112
... remains . The fifty - year ban should be made permanent and pressure for that should be unrelent- ing . The Antarctic is a fragile region where environmental damage is slow to heal . Even though the bacteria in Antarctic waters are ...
... remains . The fifty - year ban should be made permanent and pressure for that should be unrelent- ing . The Antarctic is a fragile region where environmental damage is slow to heal . Even though the bacteria in Antarctic waters are ...
Page 127
... remains the gap between perception and reality that the persistence of mass pov- erty and starvation is not even a matter for acknowledgment . But , while such illusions are indulged , the pressures for change increase , just as they ...
... remains the gap between perception and reality that the persistence of mass pov- erty and starvation is not even a matter for acknowledgment . But , while such illusions are indulged , the pressures for change increase , just as they ...
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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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