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Environmental Problems: A Global Security Threat. Report of the United Nations of the Next Decade Conference (24th, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, June 18-23, 1989).
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Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1989
The world's political structure and many economic practices are out of harmony with nature. This disharmony threatens environmentally sustainable growth and human survival. United Nations (UN) conference participants discussed the degree of political acceptance of concepts such as environmental security and sustainable development. Their reading…
Descriptors: Change, Conservation (Environment), Global Approach, International Cooperation
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Proposals for Research. Report of a Chinese-U.S. Workshop (May 12-16, 1988).
1988
In 1986, the International Council fo Scientific Unions (ICSU) launched the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme: A Study of Global Change (IGBP). The IGBP seeks to focus attention on the physical, chemical, and biological processes which contribute to understanding the components of the Earth as a system. The research topics presented in…
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Global Approach
The Global Possible: Resources, Development, and the New Century. The Statement and Action Agenda of an International Conference (Washington, D.C., May 2-5, 1984).
World Resources Inst., Washington, DC. – 1984
The relationships between earth's resources and the human future and the challenges of maintaining a sustainable environment were probed at an international conference sponsored by the World Resources Institute. A synthesis of the conference's reports, perspectives, and plans for action are presented in this document. The position supported by the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Ecology, Energy
Preserving the Global Environment: The Challenge of Shared Leadership.
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Matthews, Jessica Tuchman, Ed. – 1990
In April of 1990, a three-day conference was convened at which 76 men and women from 18 countries representing a spectrum of government, business, labor, academia, the media, and the professions gathered to discuss how the United State should reorient its policies and relations toward other countries and international institutions to preserve the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environment, Environmental Influences, Foreign Policy
Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change. Proceedings of a Joint Symposium by the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and the Committee on Global Change, National Research Council (Washington, D.C., March 23, 1988).
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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1990
The motivation for the organization of this symposium was the accumulation of evidence from many sources, both short- and long-term, that the global climate is in a state of change. Data which defy integrated explanation including temperature, ozone, methane, precipitation and other climate-related trends have presented troubling problems for…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Climate, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources
Session of the General Assembly of IUCN (15th, Christchurch, New Zealand, October 11-23, 1981).
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Morges, (Switzerland). – 1981
Resolutions adopted by the 15th session of the General Assembly of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) are provided in this document. These resolutions focus on areas/issues related to: (1) world conservation strategy; (2) conservation and peace; (3) people, resources, and environment; (4) environmental…
Descriptors: Animals, Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Ecology
International Agenda for the 1990s. Report of the United Nations of the Next Decade Conference (23rd, Brioni, Yugoslavia, July 17-22, 1988).
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Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1988
The conference reported on in this document focused on the profound changes taking place in the world, changes characterized by their international nature and requiring multinational cooperation. The security of national borders continues to be a concern, but internal threats to governments are the more common phenomenon. The combination of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Conservation (Environment), Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Environmental Education: Progress toward a Sustainable Future. Selected Papers from the Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (14th, Chevy Chase, Maryland, September 27-October 2, 1985).
Disinger, John F., Ed.; Opie, John, Ed. – 1986
This document is intended to provide a record of the activities of the conference. Featured in the conference were 11 general sessions, 16 panels and symposia, several invited presentations, multiple workshops, and over 100 contributed presentations. The proceedings contain seven sections, five of which are topically arranged with presentors…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy