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Man has ruthlessly and thoughtlessly exploited his environment since the Industrial Revolution. No steps were taken to abate this damage until the 1970s. The crises in pollution and global warming through ozone-layer depletion must assume top priority. Those mainly influenced by environmental degradation are the poor who, in turn, degrade the environment. It is a moral obligation and in all of mankind's interest to ameliorate the conditions that result in poverty. Technological innovations along with increased knowledge of nature may be of help in attaining sustainable development.
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Malaysia in 1992 can cope with its own environmental pollution since it has a small population to land-area ratio and most of this land is covered with self-regenerating rain forest. Most of the world's waste is created by the wealthy developed countries. Twenty-five percent of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth and produces 90% of its waste. It is unfair for poor nations to be burdened with the waste of the rich. However, many topics concerning the environment are of international importance such as global warming and clear-cutting.
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Continued environmental degradation will result in declining quality of life for mankind. Singapore will sign the international agreement to take action to halt global warming and to preserve the Earth's biological diversity. Environmentally sound technology will help developing countries to achieve sustainable development. Technology sharing should be expedited to this end. By the year 2000 Singapore hopes to be a Green City with a sound environment, protected by environmentally sound policies.
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