In the year of UNCED, the green movement continued to take tosses in the global context. The perception of the environmental crisis as mainly being a failure of technology and management was only one obstacle. Even more disastrous, UNCED paved the way for

Northern activists join the South's campaign for equal environmental space for all.

People infected with the AIDS virus are more susceptible to tuberculosis, and this further reduces their chances of survival.

The plastics industry in USA maintains its green image by deviously exporting used containers to developing countries for disposal, finds Greenpeace, an international environment group.