Development
This page relates to economic sustainable development in Third World countries. Protecting the environment is not possible, or even desirable, without eliminating hunger and poverty.
See also Environmental Justice
Globalization, Entrepreneurship, Colonialism,Consumption, and Sustainability
Haiti: Saving the Environment, Preventing Instability and Conflict 28 April 2009. Reversing a decades-long trend of environmental destruction is essential to Haiti’s development, social and economic stability and, ultimately, security. video overview
See "We Are Still Here" in Earth Odysseyor e-book on the origins of Darfur, Sudan.
Audio
Tom Friedman interview based on his new book Hot, Flat and Crowded excerpt/intro 09/08
Interview with Jeffrey Sachs, an economist interested in ecological and social justice issues. Author of the excellent book The End of Poverty