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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... activities . It addresses the issues of climate change , biodiversity and sustainable forestry , desertification and land degradation , water and ozone depletion - all issues that I addressed at the U.N. General Assembly session in June ...
... activities . It addresses the issues of climate change , biodiversity and sustainable forestry , desertification and land degradation , water and ozone depletion - all issues that I addressed at the U.N. General Assembly session in June ...
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... activities through which we im- pact on our environment and , indeed , shape our future . That is what it is all about . It is intrinsi- cally a partnership in which no one actor can determine the ultimate outcome , as Jim Wolfensohn ...
... activities through which we im- pact on our environment and , indeed , shape our future . That is what it is all about . It is intrinsi- cally a partnership in which no one actor can determine the ultimate outcome , as Jim Wolfensohn ...
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... activities , to the detriment of both the economy ( because it is an economic distortion ) and the environment . Elimi- nating these policies would both increase effi- ciency and reduce carbon emissions , and the gains on both accounts ...
... activities , to the detriment of both the economy ( because it is an economic distortion ) and the environment . Elimi- nating these policies would both increase effi- ciency and reduce carbon emissions , and the gains on both accounts ...
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... important part of the environmen- tal law of the future and a very important source of support for all of our activities . Robert T. Watson This talk discusses the science behind ma- 28 Partnerships for Global Ecosystem Management.
... important part of the environmen- tal law of the future and a very important source of support for all of our activities . Robert T. Watson This talk discusses the science behind ma- 28 Partnerships for Global Ecosystem Management.
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... activities are threatening the local and glo- bal environment . Part of the reason is the very rapid increase in global population since the 1800s . However , it is not only the population in- creases to date , but also the projections ...
... activities are threatening the local and glo- bal environment . Part of the reason is the very rapid increase in global population since the 1800s . However , it is not only the population in- creases to date , but also the projections ...
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