Besides being largely impractical, the land for land approach to the rehabilitation debate is patronising, to say the least

There is increasing likelihood that by the early 21st century, water and not energy will claim the primary focus of world attention. There are substitutes for energy other than depleting fossil fuels

CIVILISATIONS have grown by clearing jungles, draining swamps and reclaiming deserts to produce more food, build cities, mine the earth, establish a variety of infrastructure and develop industry.

There is no merit in the Morse committee's philosophy which can be summed up as 'do nothing till you've done everything'