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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... United States of America First printing November 1998 This report has been prepared by the staff of the World Bank . The judgments expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors or of the governments ...
... United States of America First printing November 1998 This report has been prepared by the staff of the World Bank . The judgments expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors or of the governments ...
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... United States are , for example , now hav- ing their files processed by low - cost employ- ees in developing countries . Hopefully this is going to result in some redistribution of wealth , not just in exploitation . In the West the ...
... United States are , for example , now hav- ing their files processed by low - cost employ- ees in developing countries . Hopefully this is going to result in some redistribution of wealth , not just in exploitation . In the West the ...
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... United States . Current therapies are at best a stopgap mea- sure that can only be afforded by wealthy com- munities . AIDS , of course , can largely be prevented by changing human behavior . The lack of success in this direction ...
... United States . Current therapies are at best a stopgap mea- sure that can only be afforded by wealthy com- munities . AIDS , of course , can largely be prevented by changing human behavior . The lack of success in this direction ...
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... United States and a ton of carbon emitted in China have the same ef- fect on the climate of Washington , D.C. Only through concerted action by all countries in the world , developed and developing , will the problem of global climate ...
... United States and a ton of carbon emitted in China have the same ef- fect on the climate of Washington , D.C. Only through concerted action by all countries in the world , developed and developing , will the problem of global climate ...
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... United States were to re- quire extremely tough emissions standards for cars by January 1 , 1998 , the cost could potentially involve replacing roughly 200 million cars in America today . If people had more time to com- ply with the ...
... United States were to re- quire extremely tough emissions standards for cars by January 1 , 1998 , the cost could potentially involve replacing roughly 200 million cars in America today . If people had more time to com- ply with the ...
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