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International Institutions for Environmental Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

Gordon J. MacDonald
Gordon J. MacDonald
Affiliation:
Gordon J. MacDonald is a member of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Executive Office of the President, Washington.
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The degradation of the human environment is a worldwide problem which has increasingly led to worldwide concern. All countries, whether rich or poor, young or old, irrespective of political and economic institutions, are finding that they must understand and improve the relationships between man's activities and the total environmental system. The recognition that the planet's resources and its capacities to absorb waste are definitely limited raises important questions as to how to approach solutions in a way that not only safeguards legitimate national interests but in the long run protects and enhances those resources essential to the future welfare of all states.

Type
Part 3. International Institutions: Their Present and Potential Roles
Information
International Organization , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , Spring 1972 , pp. 372 - 400
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1972

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