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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... energy - efficient country in , for example , Northern Europe . If the conse- quences of that country's attempts to reduce its emissions were that the aluminum plant moved to a less energy - efficient developing country , then total ...
... energy - efficient country in , for example , Northern Europe . If the conse- quences of that country's attempts to reduce its emissions were that the aluminum plant moved to a less energy - efficient developing country , then total ...
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... energy costs . If this is true , the continued use of ordinary light bulbs by so many is irrational , and shifting to- ward green light bulbs would benefit both the economy and the environment . We should be frank : there is a huge ...
... energy costs . If this is true , the continued use of ordinary light bulbs by so many is irrational , and shifting to- ward green light bulbs would benefit both the economy and the environment . We should be frank : there is a huge ...
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... energy- efficient than developed countries . As a result the marginal cost of carbon reduction in developing countries may be substantially lower than in de- veloped countries . The World Bank has offered to set up a carbon investment ...
... energy- efficient than developed countries . As a result the marginal cost of carbon reduction in developing countries may be substantially lower than in de- veloped countries . The World Bank has offered to set up a carbon investment ...
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... energy efficiency prior to 1990 , and has exhausted accessible op- tions , be obliged to reduce as much as a profli- gate country ? But we will never balance all the equities : How can we allow for differences in nature , such as ...
... energy efficiency prior to 1990 , and has exhausted accessible op- tions , be obliged to reduce as much as a profli- gate country ? But we will never balance all the equities : How can we allow for differences in nature , such as ...
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... energy efficiency . This could be done in electric power generation and transportation - which together account for two- thirds of carbon emissions in the United States ( see Figure 6 ) . International standards have the advantage that ...
... energy efficiency . This could be done in electric power generation and transportation - which together account for two- thirds of carbon emissions in the United States ( see Figure 6 ) . International standards have the advantage that ...
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