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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... also scheduled at his behest . When he was with us last year we organized , at his request , a meeting with presidents of universities in the Washington area on this topic . This week's events are 4 Ismail Serageldin.
... also scheduled at his behest . When he was with us last year we organized , at his request , a meeting with presidents of universities in the Washington area on this topic . This week's events are 4 Ismail Serageldin.
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... area on this topic . This week's events are the results of his drive for that meeting . The indicators event for specialists dealing with measurement was another of his desires : that we pay close attention to improving our ...
... area on this topic . This week's events are the results of his drive for that meeting . The indicators event for specialists dealing with measurement was another of his desires : that we pay close attention to improving our ...
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... area . Sev- enty percent of the world's poor work in agricul- ture ; there is an immense amount of soil degradation ; 70 percent of all water is consumed in agriculture . These are all relevant issues in terms of the environment , as ...
... area . Sev- enty percent of the world's poor work in agricul- ture ; there is an immense amount of soil degradation ; 70 percent of all water is consumed in agriculture . These are all relevant issues in terms of the environment , as ...
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... areas that are of enor- mous importance to human well - being , such as religious belief , and also bear tremendously on questions of sustainable development . In point of fact , academic disciplines that use the word " science " in ...
... areas that are of enor- mous importance to human well - being , such as religious belief , and also bear tremendously on questions of sustainable development . In point of fact , academic disciplines that use the word " science " in ...
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... area are likely to suffer a long - term economic cost . Some European countries with excessive regula- tion of molecular technology are finding this out , as they see industries move to other societies where such controls are not so ...
... area are likely to suffer a long - term economic cost . Some European countries with excessive regula- tion of molecular technology are finding this out , as they see industries move to other societies where such controls are not so ...
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