Partnerships for Global Ecosystem Management: Science, Economics, and Law : Proceedings and Reference Readings from the Fifth Annual World Bank Conference on Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, Held at the World Bank and George Washington University, Washington, D.C., October 6-7, 1997, Page 273Ismail Serageldin, Joan Martin-Brown World Bank Publications, 1999 - 272 pages The theme for the fifth annual Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Conference was the scientific, legal, and economic requirements of global ecosystem management. This volume presents readings and examines the outcomes from this conference. The objectives were to engage external experts and Bank managers and staff; to provide a unique opportunity for major professional groups to interact on the requirements to link scientific, economic, and legal solutions for global ecosystem management at the country level; and to promote understanding as to how best practice and innovations can be used for shared ecosystem management in sustainable development planning. |
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... Africa 121 117 119 Latin America and the Caribbean 135 PART THREE SELECTED SUMMARIES AND READINGS FROM AFFILIATED EVENTS Associated Events 139 Summaries Mainstreaming Freshwater Biodiversity in Development Projects The Role of Law in ...
... Africa 121 117 119 Latin America and the Caribbean 135 PART THREE SELECTED SUMMARIES AND READINGS FROM AFFILIATED EVENTS Associated Events 139 Summaries Mainstreaming Freshwater Biodiversity in Development Projects The Role of Law in ...
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... African civilization has a threefold view of humanity ; it views humanity not merely from the perspective of those who are alive in the here and The Sovereignty and Systems of Nature and Nations : Challenges and Opportunities 27.
... African civilization has a threefold view of humanity ; it views humanity not merely from the perspective of those who are alive in the here and The Sovereignty and Systems of Nature and Nations : Challenges and Opportunities 27.
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... Africa , while others have become much wetter . In the United States changes have oc- curred not only in the amount of rainfall , but also in the type of rainfall . There has been an increase in the amount of rain falling in very heavy ...
... Africa , while others have become much wetter . In the United States changes have oc- curred not only in the amount of rainfall , but also in the type of rainfall . There has been an increase in the amount of rain falling in very heavy ...
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... Africa , where average incomes are 1.4 percent lower than at the time of the Rio Earth Summit . In contrast incomes in East Asia are up 9 percent . • 130 million children are not enrolled in primary schools ( 103 million are girls ) ...
... Africa , where average incomes are 1.4 percent lower than at the time of the Rio Earth Summit . In contrast incomes in East Asia are up 9 percent . • 130 million children are not enrolled in primary schools ( 103 million are girls ) ...
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... Africa , Sub - Saharan Africa re- ceived just 1 percent of total private capital flows over the past three years . In other words the poor countries of the world are generally excluded from this club . Hence the veritable explosion of ...
... Africa , Sub - Saharan Africa re- ceived just 1 percent of total private capital flows over the past three years . In other words the poor countries of the world are generally excluded from this club . Hence the veritable explosion of ...
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