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NATURAL
RESOURCES AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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public forum for information and communication concerning
natural resources and their interface with the economy, the
environment and society. Natural resources featured on this
website include minerals, oil and gas, biodiversity, energy,
and water. |
The forum
is managed by a consortium of
partners from the public and private sectors. It seeks
to engage the support and interaction of the widest range of institutions
and individuals to promote the conservation and careful use of
natural resources and further the aims of Sustainable Development
as outlined in Agenda 21.
Currently
the majority of development work is being conducted in the Minerals
section, the Mineral Resources Forum. Institutions or individuals
who wish to contribute to the forum as partners, in this or other
sections, are invited to contact
natural.resources@unctad.org
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What's
New
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| 12
Feb 2003 - Mining,
Environment and Development CD-Rom An online version
of the CD-Rom is available. The CD, jointly produced by UNCTAD
and UNEP, features a wide range of documents on mining and
sustainable development from the UN, the MMSD Project and
Environment Australia. |
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Jan 2003 - The key documents from the WSSD, The Plan of
Implementation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
and the Political Declaration, are available.
Sections of relevance to the minerals sector have been identified. |
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