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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... Linking the Sciences Robert T. Watson 29 The Global Environment for Sustainable Development Caio Koch - Weser 39 The Global Treaties : Making Connections for Efficiencies , Effectiveness , and Equity Chair Panelist Remarks Mostafa K ...
... Linking the Sciences Robert T. Watson 29 The Global Environment for Sustainable Development Caio Koch - Weser 39 The Global Treaties : Making Connections for Efficiencies , Effectiveness , and Equity Chair Panelist Remarks Mostafa K ...
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... linking dis- ciplines , something that is always a challenge for us here in the university . I believe that the best way to address global ecosystem issues is by addressing them in one's own backyard , which is why we have commit- ted ...
... linking dis- ciplines , something that is always a challenge for us here in the university . I believe that the best way to address global ecosystem issues is by addressing them in one's own backyard , which is why we have commit- ted ...
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... linked they are to national , regional , and global issues have come to us from pictures of the fires in Indonesia . The need is upon us to develop a better understanding of the science that undergirds these events - from El Niño to ...
... linked they are to national , regional , and global issues have come to us from pictures of the fires in Indonesia . The need is upon us to develop a better understanding of the science that undergirds these events - from El Niño to ...
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... linked with the other , and the importance of our conference this week , which traverses such a broad range of subjects , is that we must start to think in terms of how we can develop global , systemic approaches to the issues of social ...
... linked with the other , and the importance of our conference this week , which traverses such a broad range of subjects , is that we must start to think in terms of how we can develop global , systemic approaches to the issues of social ...
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... linked to cultural , religious , and political factors over which even the most pow- erful international agency can have very little control . Though much of what has been happening over the last few years may tend to dim our opti- mism ...
... linked to cultural , religious , and political factors over which even the most pow- erful international agency can have very little control . Though much of what has been happening over the last few years may tend to dim our opti- mism ...
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