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The Role Of The Environment In Poverty Alleviation, Paolo Galizzi, Alena Herklotz
The Role Of The Environment In Poverty Alleviation, Paolo Galizzi, Alena Herklotz
Environment
The new millennium raised hopes for a better future for humanity through a new spirit of international cooperation. Participants at the United Nations Millennium Summit agreed on an ambitious agenda for international cooperation that singled out, among other issues, environmental protection and development as key objectives.
The increasing degradation of our planet continues to emphasize the need to conserve and preserve natural resources. Yet with more than half of the global population still living on $2 dollars a day or less, there is also a glaring need for development initiatives to combat poverty.
This book draws on contributions to the …