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A National Workshop of the Netherlands Pugwash Group Seeking to contribute to the debate on what a sustainable world might look like and how it can be reached, the Pugwash Council stated in its 1988 Dagomys Declaration that environmental and developmental problems are intimately linked, and that destruction of the environment on a global scale and denial of basic needs for a growing majority of humankind are interrelated dangers. In The World at the Crossroads (1994) a Pugwash study group presented a critique on humanity's tendency to seek one-dimensional and simplistic answers to today's intertwined and complex global problems. According to its conclusions, the world is "on the wrong fork of the crossroads - the fork leading to disaster", and recommendations were given regarding the steps required to get on the right fork, that is, the one leading to sustainability. Continuing the analysis of how to get on the right track, Pugwash Netherlands is now organising a workshop entitled "Sharing the Planet: Population - Consumption - Species". The workshop will bring together thirty to forty knowledgeable participants and respected personalities, who will examine the subject of sustainability from a multi-disciplinary and multicultural approach, in which both scientific and ethical arguments play an important role. A significant representation of perspectives from developing countries and the participation of developing-country specialists will be indispensable for the workshop to succeed. The workshop participants will discuss strategies for realizing the goal of a sustainable sharing of our planet among humans and all species. For more information on the workshop, please contact Johan van Klinken (e-mail: vklinken@kvi.nl). |