Increasing interest in environmental issues

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Increasing interest in environmental issues

• Students in Tajikistan participating in
  OSCE-supported training workshops learn about
  nature protection, July 2003.

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Reasons for increasing interest in environmental
issues

• Increasing direct impact of pollution and
  environmental destruction on households

3
More reasons for increasing interest in
environmental issues

• Release of new scientific studies indicating
  links between pollution and human health and the
  natural world

4
More reasons for increasing interest in
environmental issues

• Increasing demand for environmental quality as
  income increases

5
More reasons for increasing interest in
environmental issues

• Higher costs of pollution control as low cost
  means of control are accomplished

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Questions arising from public interest

• Why do people pollute?

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Questions arising from public interest

• How is economic activity related to pollution?

8
Questions arising from public interest

• What are our objectives in environmental
  management?

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Questions arising from public interest

• How do we achieve these objectives?