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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... action , a man who was a teacher as much as a learner . He looked at me and asked , " Is there such an indi- vidual ? " I said , " Yes , there is Jacques - Yves Cousteau . " He replied , " How right you are . " And Lew Preston ...
... action , a man who was a teacher as much as a learner . He looked at me and asked , " Is there such an indi- vidual ? " I said , " Yes , there is Jacques - Yves Cousteau . " He replied , " How right you are . " And Lew Preston ...
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... actions being taken to bring in private sector could sow the seeds of disaster 10 , 20 , 30 years down the line . So we cannot look at private sector investment simply as bringing money . It has to be socially responsible private ...
... actions being taken to bring in private sector could sow the seeds of disaster 10 , 20 , 30 years down the line . So we cannot look at private sector investment simply as bringing money . It has to be socially responsible private ...
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... actions have their ultimate impacts is , indeed , systemic or ecological . So the challenge we face is not just how to manage ecosystems , but how to apply the eco- logical , systemic approach to managing the whole range of activities ...
... actions have their ultimate impacts is , indeed , systemic or ecological . So the challenge we face is not just how to manage ecosystems , but how to apply the eco- logical , systemic approach to managing the whole range of activities ...
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... action is necessary : Possible regional emissions. In two months negotiators from all over the world will meet in Kyoto , Japan , to discuss I one of the most important challenges facing the world : reducing the threat of global climate ...
... action is necessary : Possible regional emissions. In two months negotiators from all over the world will meet in Kyoto , Japan , to discuss I one of the most important challenges facing the world : reducing the threat of global climate ...
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... action is necessary : Possible regional emissions by 2100 Figure 2 The cost of inflation : Rising CO2 and. Carbon ... actions , we need to focus on intermediate steps , " halfway houses " that move us in the right direction , even if they ...
... action is necessary : Possible regional emissions by 2100 Figure 2 The cost of inflation : Rising CO2 and. Carbon ... actions , we need to focus on intermediate steps , " halfway houses " that move us in the right direction , even if they ...
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