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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... assistance . Seven years ago , it was half the size . So we are pushing for private - sector investment , which is important in terms of generating jobs and economic well - being . But unless we think of it also in terms of social and ...
... assistance . Seven years ago , it was half the size . So we are pushing for private - sector investment , which is important in terms of generating jobs and economic well - being . But unless we think of it also in terms of social and ...
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... assistance strategies . Much has already been said on the global en- vironmental challenges we face at present . I share the widely felt disappointment that the actions and achievements since Rio have been too mea- ger ; that the ...
... assistance strategies . Much has already been said on the global en- vironmental challenges we face at present . I share the widely felt disappointment that the actions and achievements since Rio have been too mea- ger ; that the ...
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... assistance strategies . Another , albeit less frequently used , conduit is analytic work . Complementing our GEF work , the Bank in 1994 launched a donor- and nongovernmental orga- nization ( NGO ) -sponsored " Global Overlays Pro- gram ...
... assistance strategies . Another , albeit less frequently used , conduit is analytic work . Complementing our GEF work , the Bank in 1994 launched a donor- and nongovernmental orga- nization ( NGO ) -sponsored " Global Overlays Pro- gram ...
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... assistance strategies are of the highest quality , reflecting the most - up - to - date thinking on these critical issues . In the first in- stance this is the job of our new environmen- tal Network , which covers the International ...
... assistance strategies are of the highest quality , reflecting the most - up - to - date thinking on these critical issues . In the first in- stance this is the job of our new environmen- tal Network , which covers the International ...
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... assistance strategies comes with the full support of our clients . Developing countries have also signed and ratified the global environment conventions : 143 developing countries have ratified the Biodiversity Convention ; 138 have ...
... assistance strategies comes with the full support of our clients . Developing countries have also signed and ratified the global environment conventions : 143 developing countries have ratified the Biodiversity Convention ; 138 have ...
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