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Geneses and Progress of the World Campaign and Council for The Biosphere*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Nicholas Polunin
Nicholas Polunin
Affiliation:
President of the World Council for The Biosphere and of the Foundation for Environmental Conservation; Secretary-General and Editor of the International Conferences on Environmental Future; Founder and Editor of Environmental Conservation; Convener & General Editor of Environmental Monographs & Symposia, 7 Chemin Taverney, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Starting with some clarifying definitions of the senses in which the key words in its title are used, this paper outlines the concept and actuality of The Biosphere, which is defined as ‘The integrated living and life-supporting system comprising the peripheral envelope of Planet Earth together with its surrounding atmosphere so far down, and up, as any form of life exists naturally.’ Two ‘round- dozens’ of the key facts about The Biosphere are then given—including Mankind's constitution of an integral part of it as well as utter dependence on it and yet increasing threat to it—with emphasis on the vital importance of understanding and fostering it as our own and Nature's sole life-support. To such understanding and concomitant fostering for survival, education is the key, and to such ends the World Campaign for The Biosphere was developed through various stages and finally declared on World Environment Day 1982 with the No. 1 aim of making the concept and reality of ‘Our Biosphere intimately and personally meaningful to people of all ages and cultures throughout the world.’

Type
Main Papers
Information
Environmental Conservation , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , Winter 1984 , pp. 293 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1984

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