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Anderton, David A., Ed. – 1977
Detailed are the proceedings of the 1976 Bicentennial Symposium Series held under the general title of Mounting Pressures on Planet Earth. This event, co-sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, brought together researchers and educators to discuss solutions to the Earth's problems. The…
Descriptors: Conferences, Energy, Food, Futures (of Society)
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
Joranson, Philip N., Ed.; Anderson, C. Alan, Ed. – 1973
This is the proceedings from a workshop that focused on the capacity of religious systems around the world to deal with environmental problems. Included in this publication are an introduction, the workshop schedule, a participant roster, and five papers presented at the workshop. Topics covered in the papers include: Religious Reconstruction for…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Ecology, Environment, Ethics
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
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
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1980
The conference described in this report convened to provide a forum for exchanging ideas and opinions on the role of the United Nations in global energy management. The conference was one in a series of international meetings (14 have been held to date) to consider how to increase the effectiveness of the United Nations during the 1980s. The…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Depleted Resources