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Environment 2000 and beyond. A festschrift for Dr Mostafa K. Tolba on the occasion of his 75th birthday

Author
Hegazy A.(ed)
Date
1999
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-065522)
Publisher | Place of publication
International Center for Environment and Development (ICED) | Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
977-5996-00-7
Pages
442 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Comprehensive description
Abstract

Contents: - Biography of Dr Mostafa K. Tolba - A road to sustainable development - The challenge of swift action - Role of science and education in sustainable development - Unequal human impacts of environmental damage - Protection of the atmosphere - The future of growth - Changing approaches to water management - Ecological security - Desertification and drought - Globalisation and sustainability - Perceptions and attitudes towards the environment - Plant invasions - Biotechnology and sustainable development - Development of the Basel Convention - Raising awareness and engaging action - Convention on biological diversity - Environmental information systems and sustainable development