For one-third of the world's people, the energy crisis means the daily scramble to find the wood they need to cook. The accelerating destruction of forests throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America and the utilization of manure as a firewood substitute may produce the most profound ecological crisis of this century. (BT)

The people of the world must unite to deal with the major problems facing them--nuclear war, overpopulation, pollution, hunger, and despoliation of the planet. (Editor)

The former Indian ambassador presents an 11-point plan of action for achieving harmony between the man-made and natural world, adopted from a keynote address before the Second International Camping Congress. (NEC)

Focuses on the conditions that facilitate change both in individuals and in groups. Describes the person-centered theory that began in individual psychotherapy and has been extended to others fields such as education, management, and racial relations. Connects theory of personal change with the process for achieving peace. (Author/NB)

Discusses genocide as an historical problem. Focusing on twentieth-century events such as the Holocaust and the Armenian and Cambodian genocides. Assesses the values of the United Nations Genocide Treaty. Calls for world vigilance to prevent future tragedies. (GEA)

Explores questions about the practice roles of social work profession in international relief and development agencies. Reviews findings of a survey of international agencies on practices which found that planning and management skills, previous overseas experience, and personal characteristics were among most important hiring credentials.…

Provides an historical and conceptual framework for understanding contemporary terrorism. Includes quotations from government officials, syndicated columnists, and scholars regarding terrorism and its effects on society. (JDH)

Notes the lack of a concise meaning for the word terrorism. Develops a working definition which states that terrorism is the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the attainment of political objectives. (JDH)

Nationalistic behavior represents the core of current world problems. We need to cultivate an alternative value system--one that reflects the implications of living on a planet where the means of existence are finite and where those means have to be carefully tended in order for our species to survive. (RM)

The effects of the Iran-Iraq war are to strengthen and lengthen the current oil glut. (RM)

Described are the basic functions of the International Council of Scientific Unions, with emphasis on the union's efforts to resolve the conflict of the People's Republic of China's opposition to Taiwanese membership. (SL)

This paper defines globalization as the acceleration and intensification of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations. The paper states that questions as to globalization's effects on the world would probably be answered in different ways in different countries. It discusses the three tensions of…

World Order Studies is focused on limiting and then eliminating international warfare, raising the standards of economic welfare all over the globe, restoring ecological balance, promoting and increasing the amount of democratic participation in the formation of public policy, and expanding the degree of social justice that exists within various…

Presented here is a summary of proceedings of a May, 1972, environmental debate held in Stockholm. The problems of development, of family planning, of the relationship between the rich and the poor countries and the problems of the environment, considered together, concern the whole of the world population in what is usually called the…

Points out that scientific advancements have contributed many gains, but also problems to the present society. Happiness can result in the future if the priority of human survival is kept above others in allocating resources for research. Joint decisions should be made by all nations on vital issues facing them. (PS)