Human Development and Natural Resources
Contents: Preface. 1. The need for an agenda. 2. An agenda for development. 3. Report of the Economic and Social Council. 4. International Co-operation to accelerate sustainable development in developing countries and related domestic policies. 5. Combating poverty programme area. 6. Changing consumption patterns. 7. Protecting and promoting human health. 8. Promoting sustainable human settlement development. 9. Integrated environment and development in decision making. 10. Protection of the atmosphere. 11. Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources. 12. Managing fragile ecosystems; sustainable mountain development. 13. Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development. 14. Conservation of biological diversity. 15. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology. 16. Protections of the oceans, all lands of seas rational use and development of their living resources. 17. Combating deforestations. 18. Managing fragile ecosystems combating desertification and drought. 19. Protection of the quality and supply of fresh water resources: application of integrated approaches to the development, management and use of water resources. 20. Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals including prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous products. 21. Environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes. 22. Environmentally sound management of solid wastes and sewage related issues. 23. Safe and environmentally sound management of radioactive wastes programme area. Index.
"The poorest nations fall further behind. Nations in transition from command to open economies face immense hardships. Nations that have achieved prosperity see their success accompanied by a new array of problems like social, environmental, cultural and economic, and many are consequently reluctant even to pursue their assistance policies at former levels.
The current situation calls for wider intellectual understanding, deeper moral commitments and more effective policy measures. Without them, a half century of considerable progress could be undermined. Worse, all people of the world will live on a deteriorating planet, and will increasingly lose the ability to shape their destiny in a coherent way." (jacket)
