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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... funds for economic development have a very clear obligation to assess the possible envi- ronmental consequences , and to act accordingly . Application of the new molecular technologies is also changing the face of medicine , and has ...
... funds for economic development have a very clear obligation to assess the possible envi- ronmental consequences , and to act accordingly . Application of the new molecular technologies is also changing the face of medicine , and has ...
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... fund that would allow countries and companies that need to pur- sue emissions reductions to invest in carbon - re- ducing projects in developing countries . For developing countries this plan would offer in- creased investment flows and ...
... fund that would allow countries and companies that need to pur- sue emissions reductions to invest in carbon - re- ducing projects in developing countries . For developing countries this plan would offer in- creased investment flows and ...
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... Fund of the Montreal Protocol , and with the U.N. Devel- opment Programme , U.N. Environment Pro- gramme , and U.N. Industrial Development Organization as implementing agencies , the Bank is the largest financier of projects to protect ...
... Fund of the Montreal Protocol , and with the U.N. Devel- opment Programme , U.N. Environment Pro- gramme , and U.N. Industrial Development Organization as implementing agencies , the Bank is the largest financier of projects to protect ...
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... funds . Major policy risks are also present on the en- vironmental side although by their nature , the adverse repercussions are likely to take longer to appear and be more difficult to reverse . Re- cent studies suggest that ...
... funds . Major policy risks are also present on the en- vironmental side although by their nature , the adverse repercussions are likely to take longer to appear and be more difficult to reverse . Re- cent studies suggest that ...
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... Fund on forests and the World Conservation Union on dams . NGOs are also important part- ners in the Brazil Rain ... Fund of $ 100 million met last week and agreed on the key issues for the Fund's de- sign . But without supportive ...
... Fund on forests and the World Conservation Union on dams . NGOs are also important part- ners in the Brazil Rain ... Fund of $ 100 million met last week and agreed on the key issues for the Fund's de- sign . But without supportive ...
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