World Heritage Sites and Biodiversity Hotspots Interactive Map of World Heritage sites (UNESCO): ...

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World Heritage Sites and Biodiversity HotspotsInteractive Map of World Heritage sites

(UNESCO):http://nene.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/W_Heritage/viewer.htmBiodiversity Hotspots Map (Conservation

International):http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/hotspots/Documents/cihotspotmap.pdf

Comparing Poverty?

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33395012/ns/us_news-life

www4.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Unemployed+Banker...

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Hunger as a proxy for poverty

http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/fao-hunger-map/en/

http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/fao-hunger-map/en/

Timeline of Development and Environmental Programs1972 – Convention Concerning the Protection of

the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm)

1980 – World Conservation Strategy (IUCN)1987 – Brundtland Commission and Our Common

Future1992 – UN Conference on Environment and

Development (Rio or “Earth Summit”)2000 – Millennium Summit2002 – World Summit on Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development“development that meets the needs of the

present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”