... activities and forms of tourism likely to occur in its absence. By distinguishing its relative effectiveness as a strategy for meeting human needs while protecting the environment, we can better understand why the committed application of ecotourism remains a major conservation strategy...

... sustainable development environment economic growth climate change conservation capitalism 311 The challenge for sustainable development thinking is to bring . . . somewhat disparate perspectives into at least a dialogue, if not a convergence. Rethinking Sustainable Development Sharachchandra...

... of the University of California China Lester Brown SARS WTO USDA Japan United States food supply China Wildlife Conservation Association H5N1 270 The food-related China fears of yesterday the country s predicted inability to feed itself, thus putting an unbearable burden on global food...

... environmentalism conservation wilderness World Wildlife Fund Africa population rainforest agriculture parks The central paradox of global environmental-ism is that the people who are the most vocalin defense of nature are the people who most actively destroy it. As biologists have repeatedly reminded...

...Peter Dauvergne The environmental changes set in motion by the [1997 financial] crisis will continue for the near future. Without strong domestic and international measures to support environmental protection and conservation in the Asia-Pacific, a second crisis may well strike soon, this time...