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Bulgaria: managing the environment in an unstable transition

Article Abstract:

The instability of Bulgaria's transition stems from its weak society and lack of democratic traditions which prevents it from adopting Western political and economic models. Initially, the alternative Western models were perceived as a solution to its political, economic and environmental problems. However, this is hampered by old elites who have retained their power and by the government's lack of resources and limited capabilities. Furthermore, political, financial and institutional constrains have incapacitated policy makers in effectively addressing issues concerning the environment.

Political aspects, Bulgaria

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Sustainable development and consumption: the ambiguities - the Oslo Ministerial Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Oslo, 6-10 February 1995

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The Oslo Ministerial Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Production and Consumption, 1995, came up with a Report to achieve sustainable development through changing the attitudes of people and organizations. The Report envisages strategies to bring about structural changes to achieve long-term results. The Commission for Sustainable Development, in its Third Session in 1995, decided to make the Report a part of the review of Agenda 21 to be held in 1997. The Conference took a further step towards considering the ecological space concept of Friends of The Earth, The Netherlands.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Reports, Sustainable development, Oslo, Norway

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A system for implementing the Environment Agency's contribution to sustainable development

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The Environment Agency covers England and Wales, and has the main aim of fostering sustainable development. This can be promoted using a holistic approach. A broad framework allows actors to locate their activities within a context. Resources from the environment are used by systems such as agriculture to produce goods and services. The inputs also include human resources. Pollution can be considered as misplaced mass, in a mass-balance approach. The Environment Agency has a number of roles which include education about the issues involved and about how they can be tackled.

United Kingdom

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