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Nunez, Lucia; Foudy, Patricia; Hedlund, Kerren – 1995
Highlighting the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, this six-lesson unit of study addresses the history of the United Nations; the concepts of peace and conflict; and the topics of peacekeeping, development, relief, and the environment. One hundred handouts, suitable for transparency reproduction or classroom distribution, feature the United…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Environment, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Inst. for International Studies. – 1996
This unit weighs the choices and tradeoffs involved in protecting the environment. The first section of the first booklet is designed to introduce students to the most significant global environmental problems. Part 2 explores humanity's impact on the environment while part 3 examines environmental issues from the political dimension as a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Policy
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Inst. for International Studies. – 2000
This teacher resource text and student text are part of a continuing series on current and historical international issues, placing special emphasis on the importance of educating students in their participatory role as citizens. It examines the relationship between public policy in the United States and the ecological health of the planet.…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textMatthews, Jessica Tuchman, Ed. – 1990
In April of 1990, a three-day conference was convened at which 76 men and women from 18 countries representing a spectrum of government, business, labor, academia, the media, and the professions gathered to discuss how the United State should reorient its policies and relations toward other countries and international institutions to preserve the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environment, Environmental Influences, Foreign Policy
DeKock, Anita, Ed. – 1987
The number and depth of global problems is increasing and the capacity of the United Nations (UN) to deal with them is diminishing. The international effort to deal with environmental problems is fragmented and underfunded. The UN has no mechanism for the routine identification and analysis of problems and the proposal of solutions to them. In the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1988
The conference reported on in this document focused on the profound changes taking place in the world, changes characterized by their international nature and requiring multinational cooperation. The security of national borders continues to be a concern, but internal threats to governments are the more common phenomenon. The combination of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Conservation (Environment), Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedLichtenstein, Elissa C. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1997
Articulates the need for international cooperation concerning environmental issues and the promotion of sustainable development. Discusses several international treaties and conventions addressing specific environmental concerns. Lists a number of worldwide environmental concerns, including fresh water, arable land, air pollution, oceans, forests,…
Descriptors: Civics, Current Events, Developing Nations, Ecology
