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had previously been stripped. They use their nature to their advantage and provide their guest with a “nature path” available to explore; beaming with exotic birds, plant life, and lagoons of fresh water among other things ("United Nations Environment Programme"). Several resorts and countries around the world have followed their example and used their environment as a selling point while taking care of it. Nevertheless, some may see the restricting laws such as “no fishing” as a negative factor. On the other hand, the amount of different fish species this specific law protects and the fact that tourist want to see such rare vertebrates have the positive effect for both nature and travelers. It can also promote and preserve marine life for parks and other areas. The entrance fees and so forth theme parks charge may even go towards foundations that support the cause. The economy once again benefiting from all the travel revenue. Moreover, it can create awareness reaching people around the world who may travel to those endangered areas (“United Nations Environment Programme”). Traveling has made it possible to restore and sustain the planets natural resources by using them as bait and recognizing their value. Being part of that change and aiding the environment in a positive direction is a perfect way to become an all around citizen of the…

examine the social and political aspect in the development, and lastly, I will discuss about healthy life and how it’s related to the development. First, indeed, the development is somewhat determined by the economic factor. According to Arthur Lewis in The Theory of Economic Growth, “the advantage of economic growth is not that wealth increases, but it increases the range of human choice – the case for economic growth is that it gives man greater control over his environment, and thereby…

between those who have access to and the skill to use the information and communication tools made available via the Internet and those who do not. In fact the United Nations, working through one of its agencies, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has, over the last two to three decades invested considerable resources to advance development projects and programmes under the broad umbrella title ICT for Development and acronym ICT4D. However, notwithstanding all these initiatives,…

high quality health facility, low quality health facility) in addition to parents health (i.e. prenatal care and postnatal treatment) and aggregates the weighted average. The results presented from Haiti throughout the past five years indicates that foreign aid in the health, and the humanitarian sectors contributes to the decrease in mortality rate. In 2010 Haiti’s mortality rate was its highest based on collected data, it was 208.8 the island nation now has a third of that number. This is…

The field of International Development and Foreign Relations is an interesting and complex area in the study of politics and public policy. In this paper, I will discuss three very different but intertwined organizations. Walmart, the Center of Global Development, and the United States Agency on International Development are not commonly associated, however they all play a major role in global policy. This paper is going to show how each organization is interrelated in the field of global…

countries who requested. In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development met in Rio. In this meeting, agenda 21 was passed which had a goal of “international agreements which respect the interests of all and protect the integrity of the global environmental and developmental system” This resolution proclaimed that humans are the main concern for sustainable development and that environmental protection should be counted. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable…

economically without compromising the environment. Sustainable development is development that can meet present needs without compromising the needs of future generations. Sustainable development is about improving the quality of life, conservation of the environment, using resources efficiently and advancing long-term economic competitiveness. Globalization is the process of interaction and integration of people, companies, and governments of different nations. The globalization process has…

The Millennium Development goals were created by the United Nations in order to combat the world’s greatest problems. These goals were established at the start of the century during September 2000, the 8 total MDG’s were to be completed within 15 years. Nevertheless in 2015, there are a lot of unfinished goals that need more progress. One of the most significant Millennium Development Goals is primary education for all children worldwide. Today, there remain 57 million out-of-school children and…

The Millennium Development Goals The United Nations Millennium Campaign was implemented in 2000, with the hopes of supporting and inspiring people from all over the world to take action in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with regards to poverty, education, women’s empowerment, maternal health and the environment. (1) The sixth goal is to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases and this goal along with the other seven goals have to be achieved by the year 2015. (1) With the…

must look into the motives for its inception. The seeds of the World Trade Organization were planted initially as an international trade agreement known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); an agreement on the reduction of trade barriers of manufactured goods. The GATT was established in 1947 to reduce trade barriers trying to establish a ‘free trade’ global economy. The GATT had proven successful after member nations had reduced their tariffs by a factor of ten; from…