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| TITLE: |
Caring for the earth : a strategy for survival / Mitchell Beazley. |
| AUTHOR: |
Beazley, Mitchell. |
| PUBLISHED: |
London : Michekin House, c1993. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
[4], 159 p. : pictures (col.) ; 30 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes index. |
| NOTES: |
Caring for the earth is a plan of action for the survival of our planet and its inhabitants. It is the conservation organizations. It sets out the principles and actions on which the future of our societies depend. The first part of the book explains the issues of conservation and of socical and economic development. The second looks more deeply into the problems of human activity and the environment; each chapter deals with one area- such as forests, oceans, farm and range lands, and industry and commerce-and ends with a series of priority actions that summarize needs and point the way to the future. The final part of the book looks at the inpplementation of the proposed strategies, and gives further, more general actions points to support the detailed plans. Each chapter is beautifully illustrated in clolour with pictures from around the world that show the problems and some of the solutions. |
| SUBJECT: |
Environmental sciences. |
| SUBJECT: |
Ecology. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) |
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) |
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