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Thus companies need to work not only with conservation NGOs, but also with government agencies to ensure that their development plans consider the ecological integrity of the broader landscapes in which their projects and others will take place.
FORBES: Operationalizing the Precautionary Principle for Biodiversity
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Taking into consideration the complexity of museum-reserves and their role in the development of cultural and ecological tourism, during the Thematic Regional Training the following issues were discussed: improvement of cooperation forms between museum-reserves in CIS countries, effective use of museum-reserves and the role of museum-reserves as factors of regional economic development.
UNESCO: OFFICE IN MOSCOW
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Ecological safety as the prerequisite for sustainable development.
UNESCO: OFFICE IN MOSCOW
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Citizenship includes ecological awareness, skills and education for sustainable development.
UNESCO: EDUCATION FIRST
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But if this year's floods have shown anything, it is that development must be accompanied by a careful consideration of its ecological impact.
CNN: FIGHTING FLOODS
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They say that the ecological efficiencies cities can offer, aligned with their financial and political influence, could lead to the development of more effective ways to curb carbon emissions.
CNN: Could big cities lead the fight against climate change?
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Water infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region is shifting from predominantly short-term benefit planning and development, to a more strategic and long-term benefit planning concept that also addresses ecological efficiency in economic growth.
UNESCO: Water resources in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly threatened by pollution and vulnerable to natural disasters. | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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But ignoring ecological concerns can have a real, tangible cost - one that may outweigh any extra benefits from untrammeled development.
CNN: FIGHTING FLOODS