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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... meet our brothers and sis- ters in remote forests and on the shores of threatened lakes and rivers . He said that to ignore the wisdom of these ancient people is to deny hope for a humane future . He encouraged us to rejoice in our cul ...
... meet our brothers and sis- ters in remote forests and on the shores of threatened lakes and rivers . He said that to ignore the wisdom of these ancient people is to deny hope for a humane future . He encouraged us to rejoice in our cul ...
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... meet in Kyoto , Japan , to discuss I one of the most important challenges facing the world : reducing the threat of global climate change . They face great uncertainty in the prob- lems they are negotiating , since the likely changes in ...
... meet in Kyoto , Japan , to discuss I one of the most important challenges facing the world : reducing the threat of global climate change . They face great uncertainty in the prob- lems they are negotiating , since the likely changes in ...
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... meet- ing human needs ( food , water , energy , and shelter . Even more important we have to avoid solutions to one global environmental problem that may cause or aggravate other problems . In the case of climate change one of the most ...
... meet- ing human needs ( food , water , energy , and shelter . Even more important we have to avoid solutions to one global environmental problem that may cause or aggravate other problems . In the case of climate change one of the most ...
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... meet human needs . Consequently , there is a critical need to take a holistic approach and ask how we can meet human needs while protecting the local , regional , and global environment and recognizing the linkages among global environ ...
... meet human needs . Consequently , there is a critical need to take a holistic approach and ask how we can meet human needs while protecting the local , regional , and global environment and recognizing the linkages among global environ ...
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... meet basic needs • One - third of the world's population lives in water - stressed areas where lack of water is the major reason for lagging economic development . • In 2025 it is projected that two - thirds of the world's population ...
... meet basic needs • One - third of the world's population lives in water - stressed areas where lack of water is the major reason for lagging economic development . • In 2025 it is projected that two - thirds of the world's population ...
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