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There have been many changes in the way the international community has examined the issues of economic growth, human development, and environmental protection during the past 25 years. When the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm in 1972, there were sharp, often acrimonious conflicts in the general perception of industrialized countries versus developing countries. The issues were diverse, but by and large, industrialized countries focused on the environmental threat posed by economic growth and industrial pollution, while developing countries viewed poverty or the absence of economic growth as a bigger threat to their societal welfare than environmental problems. Natural resources, including forests, became the focus of this great divide in the perspective between the industrialized and developing worlds.
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Senta, T.D., Park, J. (1999). Global Threats and Opportunities. In: Palo, M., Uusivuori, J. (eds) World Forests, Society and Environment. World Forests, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4746-0_2
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