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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... human beings . Many other indicators - mal- formed and dying frogs , rising insurance rates , warning signals everywhere - demonstrate that the time is upon us to change our behaviors . So what do we do ? Before we start , there is ...
... human beings . Many other indicators - mal- formed and dying frogs , rising insurance rates , warning signals everywhere - demonstrate that the time is upon us to change our behaviors . So what do we do ? Before we start , there is ...
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... 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 their title , such as political science or ...
... 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 their title , such as political science or ...
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... human hormones . Some environmentalists , particularly groups in Western Europe , are very concerned about the possible ecological dangers posed by the creation of creatures with modified genomes that have not been subject to the normal ...
... human hormones . Some environmentalists , particularly groups in Western Europe , are very concerned about the possible ecological dangers posed by the creation of creatures with modified genomes that have not been subject to the normal ...
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... human en- deavor , he who ignores history is condemned to repeat it . Of course , there are some scientists who only repeat things anyway . Medicine provides very good examples of the necessity for a multidisciplinary approach . You may ...
... human en- deavor , he who ignores history is condemned to repeat it . Of course , there are some scientists who only repeat things anyway . Medicine provides very good examples of the necessity for a multidisciplinary approach . You may ...
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... human population growth , operates as a self - regulating mechanism under the conditions of good public health that result from economic prosperity . People cannot be expected to limit the size of their families if they are not ...
... human population growth , operates as a self - regulating mechanism under the conditions of good public health that result from economic prosperity . People cannot be expected to limit the size of their families if they are not ...
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