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What Science and Technology Can Contribute Toward Enhancing The Human Prospect
Pages 11-12

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... Tradeoffs between environmental and economic goals can be reduced through wise policies. For dealing with global environmental problems, all countries of the world need to work collectively through treaties and conventions, as has occurred with such issues as global climate change and biodiversity, and to develop innovative financing mechanisms that facilitate environmental protection.
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... gi? ~eerin.g, medicine, social sciences, and management in developing countries, includ.ing an increased capabili.t.~' of conducting integrated interdisciplinary assessments of societal issues.
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  • provide appropriate
  • limiting population
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  • conducting integrated
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  • financing mechanisms
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  • environmentally benign
  • natural environment
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  • growth poses
  • facilitate environmental

  • work collectively
  • environmental goals
  • contraceptive options
  • nevertheless crucial
  • private institutions

  • appropriate incentives
  • resource consumption
  • local environmental
  • interdisciplinary assessments
  • continuing population

  • natural sciences
  • societal issues
  • improved mechanisms
  • global environmental
  • economic planning


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