Dear friends, we may be at the dawn of the new millennium, but the environmental problems we face are painfully familiar. They may even be getting worse. Despite the Earth Summit and despite success stories like the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer, human beings continue to plunder the global environment.
Unsustainable practices remain deeply embedded in the fabric of our daily lives.
These are deeply troubling trends. Understanding of these challenges we face is alarming low. Corporations and consumers alike need to recognise that their choices can have significant consequences. Schools and civil society groups have a crucial role to play. Second, environmental issues must be fundamentally repositioned in the policy-making arena.