Environmental issues and sustainable development

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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CHILDREN, AGRICULTURE, BUILDING CAPACITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

32 Agencies, Organizations Speak in Plenary Session

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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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'BUSINESS AS USUAL' NOT OPTION FOR FIGHTING POVERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

IN NEXT DECADE, SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

Hears from 31 Agencies, Organizations in Plenary Session

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT FOCUSES ON IMPORTANCE

OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP

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JOHANNESBURG, 29 August -- The importance of regional arrangements and cooperation in the implementation and follow-up of the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development was the focus of an interactive discussion held this morning. 

PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SUMMIT IN JOHANNESBURG

Aim at Priority Issues -- Water, Energy,

Health, Agricultural Production, Biodiversity

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FLOODS AFFECTED OVER 17 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

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