This is a pocket sized, 211-page book that compiles the World Charter for Nature adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in October 1982. The charter is presented in English and
The Supreme Court has sug gested that the forested states, which lose revenue because of the ban on felling of trees should be compensated for keeping their forests intact. Protection of the
Looked at on a geological timescale, the planet's biodiversity has always been faced with threats of one form or another. But, at present, the threat is more pronounced than ever: species loss is