TOMORROWS WORLD

 

The following are major issues identified by Peter Raven, Linda Berg and George Johnson in their text Environment (Saunders Publishing).

 

 

1. POPULATION PRESSURES

 

ACHIEVING STABILITY

 

URBANIZATION

 

THE CHALLENGE IS NOW

 

 

2. RICH VS POOR

THE CA 21 % OF THE POPULATION IN INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES CONTROL CA 85% OF THE WEALTH AND USES CA 80% OF THE WORLDS ENERGY

4.5% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATIONPRODUCES CA 25% OF THE WORLD'S C02 EMISSIONS

POVERTY, INTERNATIONAL DEBT, IMMIGRATION, POLITICAL INSTABILITY

 

3. MANAGEMENT OF OUR BIOSPHERE

 

PRODUCTIVITY IN TOTAL PHOTOSYNTHATE

 

GLOBAL WARMING

 

DESERTIFICATION

 

A HUNGRY WORLD

 

4. CUTTING THE WORLD'S FORESTS

5. LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY

6. WORKING TOGETHER

WIDEN PERSPECTIVES

REALIZE A GREATER ROLE FOR WOMEN

RECOGNIZE THE POOR

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WHAT SHOUID BE DONE

The following are areas to which we might look for solutions.

 

1. ACHIEVE POPULATION STABILITY

 

2. ACHIEVE A FULLER EXPRESSION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS

 

3. DEVELOP NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY

 

4. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN

 

5. PROMOTE REGIONAL COOPERATION

 

6. IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

 

7. PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY AT ALL LEVELS

 

8. UTILIZE APPROPRIATE BIOTECHNOLOGY

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