Environmental issues and sustainable development

'RESPONSIBILITY' -- FOR EACH OTHER, FOR PLANET -- EMBODIES SUMMIT'S HOPES,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS JOHANNESBURG'S HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT BEGINS

South Africa's President Says World Leaders

Must Send Message They Intend to End 'Global Apartheid'

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ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED IN JOHANNESBURG AIMED

AT SUMMIT'S ECOLOGICAL IMPACT, CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING

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WORLD LEADERS STRESS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, IMMEDIATE ACTION,

AS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT CONTINUES

China Announces Kyoto Protocol Ratification;

Russia Tells Summit Hopes to Ratify Kyoto 'in Near Future'

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SOLUTIONS ARE UNDERSTOOD -- WILL TO IMPLEMENT THEM STILL MISSING,

BELGIUM'S PRIME MINISTER TELLS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

Says Agreed Language in Summit Text on Trade Disappointing;

African Leaders Call for Efforts on Food Security, Water Needs, HIV/AIDS

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INITIATIVE TO GROW SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES

ANNOUNCED AT JOHANNESBURG WORLD SUMMIT

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AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, LAND RECLAMATION AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

IN FINAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED AT WORLD SUMMIT

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WORLDWIDE MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY

AMONG PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED AT SUMMIT

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JOHANNESBURG, 31 August -- Projects focusing on research, communications, sustainable agriculture, rural development and preservation of biodiversity were among the partnerships announced at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg this morning.

POLITICAL WILL, SELF-RELIANCE HIGHLIGHTED AS CRITICAL FOR IMPLEMENTING

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT WORLD SUMMIT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

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TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, ADEQUATE FINANCING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT TOLD

Summit Plenary Hears from Wide Range of Agencies, Organizations

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CHEMICAL HAZARDS, ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

BY PARTNERSNIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED AT JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

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