United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Information Resources
Management
(PM-211A)
March 1992
220N92026
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
Come to the Fair!
THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION FAIR, that is
The INFOTERRA/USA National Focal Point and the Office of Information Resources
Management, Information Management and Services Division, invite you to attend an
International Environmental Information Fair on April 8. The Fair will take place from 11:00
- 3:00 in the corridor outside the Washington Information Center (WIC) and EPA's
Telecommunications Office on the main level of the Waterside Mall.
Exhibits by thirty governmental and non-governmental organizations will highlight international
environmental information products and sources. Among those exhibiting will be:
U.S. Information Agency (USIA)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
UNIPUB (the U.S. distributor for United Nations and European Community publications)
World Resources Institute
INFOTERRA staff will be showing the INFOTERRA/USA Directory of Environmental Sources and thi
INFOTERRA Database.
Displays will feature:
public information
newsletters
Computer
i Programs
videos
new publications, and much, much more..
The Fair will be a great way for EPA staff, and other invitees, to learn about the variety of information
resources available on international environmental issues. The INFOTERRA staff looks forward to seeing
you on April 8,11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact the INFOTERRA staff at FTS 260-5917.
? ECOFACT ?
How severe is tropical forest
destruction?
750 to 800 million hectares of the
estimated 15 to 1.6 billion hectares
have been felled worldwide.
(1 hectare = 2.49 acres)
source: WWF Atlas of
the Environment. 1990.
p. 65
Caribbean Conference Notice
Wider Caribbean Environment and Development Conference
INFOTERRA/USA will be represented at the Wider Caribbean
Environment and Development Conference. The conference, to be
held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 4-6,1992, will examine existing
economic and environmental conditions in the Wider Caribbean, organize
an Institute for Environment and Development, and discuss ways to
promote sustainable development in the Wider Caribbean.
Look for a complete conference report in the April issue
of the International Update.
INFOTERRA/USA National Focal Point
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Accounts Overdue:
Natural Resource Depreciation in Costa Rica.
World Resources Institute
Solorzano, Raul, et. al.
HC143 Z6A33 1991
World Resources Institute, (WRI) in collaboration with the
Tropical Science Center in Costa Rica, examines the issue of natural
resource depreciation in developing countries. The authors argue that
traditional national accounting schemes, such as the United Nations
System of National Accounts (SNA), present a misleading indication
of a nation's wealth by failing to adequately factor in the depreciation
of natural resources. Irreversible ecological damage may occur when
natural resources are not as carefully guarded as a country's treasure.
Sustainable development is seen by WRI as an imperative in
developing nations. Policies which encourage environmentally
responsible decision making also support sound economic planning.
Costa Rica is used as an example of the interrelation of economics
and environment Accounts Overdue suggests that nations which
mismanage their natural resources jeopardize their economic and
environmental sustainability.
New and Noteworthy
Recent Journal Articles of Interest
"Global Environment Worse Now Than Two Decades Ago, Tolba Says."
International Environment Reporter. February 12,1992. Vol. 15, No. 3.
pp. 60-61.
Green, Jonathan and Philippe Sands. "Establishing an International System for
Trading Pollution Rights." International Environment Reporter. February 12,1992.
Vol. 15, No. 3. pp. 80-85.
Hindrichsen, Don, et al. "Special Earth Summit Section." [3 articles on UNCED]
Amicus Journal. Winter 1992. Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 15-27.
Hughes, Sylvia. "France Under Pressure to Conserve Guiana Rainforest"
New Scientist. January 25,1992. Vol. 133, No. 1805. p. 21.
Parker, Jonathan and Chris Hope. 'The State of the Environment A Survey of
Reports from Around the World." Environment January/February 1992.
Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 19-20, 39-44.
Pearce, Fred. "Clean Air Will Expose Europe to Global Warming." New Scientist.
January 25,1992. Vol. 133, No. 1805. pp. 17.
Schapiro, Mark. "Browns and Greens: Europe's New Neo-Fascists." Amicus
Journal. Winter 1992. Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 6-7.
Check These Out!
Recent Addtbns to
Adams, W. M. Green Development:
Environment and Sustainability in
the Third World. London:
Routledge, 1990. GF900A33
The Air Quality Accord, [part of
Canada's "Green Plan"] Ottawa:
Environment Canada, 1991.
TD883.C2 A57
Annual Report: Ministry of
Environment and Forests. India:
Government of India, 1990.
QH541J4A56
Boo, Elizabeth. Ecotourism: The
Potentials and Pitfalls. [2 volume
set] Washington, DC: World Wildlife
Fund and U.S. Agency for
International Development, 1990.
G155A1 B591990
Environment: the Indian
Perspective. New Delhi, India:
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
1991. QH541J4E58
Environmental Agenda for the
1990s: A Synthesis of the Eastern
Caribbean Country Environmental
Profile Series. Washington, D.C.:
Island Resources Foundation, 1991.
TD17U.C27 ESS 1991
Kiwanuka, J. L. Environmental
Protection: Three International
Legal Aspects. New York: Vantage
Press, 1990. K3585.4 .K581990
Suter, Keith. Antarctica: Private
Property or Public Heritage?
London: Zed Books, 1991.
JX4084 A5S961989
Tolba, Mustafa K., and Asit K.
Biswas. Earth and Us: Population,
Resources, Environment and
Development. Boston: Butterworth-
Heinemann, 1991.
HD75.6f661990
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