Environment 2000 and beyond. A festschrift for Dr Mostafa K. Tolba on the occasion of his 75th birthday Autor Hegazy A.(ed) Fecha 1999 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-065522) Editor | Lugar de publicación International Center for Environment and Development (ICED) | Cairo, Egypt ISBN 977-5996-00-7 Páginas 442 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Descripción completa Resumen 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