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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... Development, Held at the World Bank and George Washington University ... developing world alike who have advantages , but rather to the issues facing ... countries that the World Bank Group deals with , especially the 3 billion ...
... Development, Held at the World Bank and George Washington University ... developing world alike who have advantages , but rather to the issues facing ... countries that the World Bank Group deals with , especially the 3 billion ...
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... Development, Held at the World Bank and George Washington University ... develop global , systemic approaches to the issues of social and environmental ... countries ( another issue that Captain Cousteau was particularly concerned ...
... Development, Held at the World Bank and George Washington University ... develop global , systemic approaches to the issues of social and environmental ... countries ( another issue that Captain Cousteau was particularly concerned ...
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... countries like the United States are , for example , now hav- ing their files processed by low - cost employ- ees in developing countries . Hopefully this is going to result in some redistribution of wealth , not just in exploitation ...
... countries like the United States are , for example , now hav- ing their files processed by low - cost employ- ees in developing countries . Hopefully this is going to result in some redistribution of wealth , not just in exploitation ...
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... countries in the world , developed and developing , will the problem of global climate change be mean- ingfully addressed . Today developing countries produce as many metric tons of carbon dioxide from industrial processes as do ...
... countries in the world , developed and developing , will the problem of global climate change be mean- ingfully addressed . Today developing countries produce as many metric tons of carbon dioxide from industrial processes as do ...
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... countries , for example , governments tax income spent on public transportation but either fail to tax , or undertax ... developing countries would face in a world in which their economic progress is retarded . The concept of balance is ...
... countries , for example , governments tax income spent on public transportation but either fail to tax , or undertax ... developing countries would face in a world in which their economic progress is retarded . The concept of balance is ...
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