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Our Country, The Planet is a wide-ranging discussion of the global environmental crisis that accounts for the positions and perceptions of both developed and developing nations. As presidof the World Conservation Union and the only person to have served on all five independinternational commissions on global issues, Shridath Ramphal brings to his study a unique perspective and deep understanding of both developmand the environment.
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