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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... cause unless they are viewed as a whole , getting one piece right does not guarantee that you will get the totality right . Take crops . The easy part is to grow crops that are twice the size and twice the yield . I say it is easy ...
... cause unless they are viewed as a whole , getting one piece right does not guarantee that you will get the totality right . Take crops . The easy part is to grow crops that are twice the size and twice the yield . I say it is easy ...
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... cause and effect through which our policies and our 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 ...
... cause and effect through which our policies and our 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 ...
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... cause brain damage and the risk of mutation that will lead to the development of another type of cancer later in your life . The ideal is that you should find yourself in a situation in which your condition is being evalu- ated by an ...
... cause brain damage and the risk of mutation that will lead to the development of another type of cancer later in your life . The ideal is that you should find yourself in a situation in which your condition is being evalu- ated by an ...
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... cause little problem in the West . The prevalence of infection with the human immu- nodeficiency virus , the virus that causes Auto- Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) , is increasing throughout much of the developing world and ...
... cause little problem in the West . The prevalence of infection with the human immu- nodeficiency virus , the virus that causes Auto- Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) , is increasing throughout much of the developing world and ...
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... Causes of Global Climate Change To develop appropriate policies , we need to un- derstand the science of global climate change , its causes and consequences , and the many links between our actions and their effects . These in- clude ...
... Causes of Global Climate Change To develop appropriate policies , we need to un- derstand the science of global climate change , its causes and consequences , and the many links between our actions and their effects . These in- clude ...
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