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The Land Ethic: A New Philosophy for International Relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2012

John Barkdull  and
Paul G. Harris
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The 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment brought world leaders together for the first time to discuss the environmental challenge. Since Stockholm, environmental diplomacy has addressed many issues, with varying results. Some success has been achieved, but in general the record shows the inadequacy of international cooperation to meet the environmental challenge.

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Ethics & International Affairs , Volume 12 , March 1998 , pp. 159 - 177
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Copyright © Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs 1998

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