TY - BOOK ED - Canada. Environment Canada TI - Canada's national report: United nations conference on environment and deveopment Brazil, June 1992 U1 - 333.720971 PY - 1991/// CY - Ottawa PB - Environment Canada KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental protection -- Canada KW - Environmental policy -- Canada N1 - INTRODUCTION SECTION ONE: THE ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA 1. OVERVIEW 2. CANADA'S GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT 3. DEVELOPMENT TRENDS - General Economic Performance Sectoral Economic Performance - Regional Performance - Canada's Economic Structure - The Role of Trade 3. WEALTH DISTRIBUTION - Distribution of Wealth Among Canadian Households - Income Distribution Across Regions Corporate Income And Profitability - Income Security In Canada 4. POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS - Population - Demographics And Growth Of The Labour Force 5. THE STATE OF CANADA'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES - Forests - Fish - Agriculture - Wildlife and Biodiversity - Fresh Water - Marine Ecosystems - Air - Energy - Minerals 6. QUALITY OF LIFE 7. OUTLOOK SECTION TWO: CANADIAN RESPONSES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 8. OVERVIEW 9. THE RESPONSE OF GOVERNMENTS - Trends in Environmental Policy - Institutional Reforms - International Efforts - Economic Incentives/Disincentives - Environmental Science and Technology - Environmental Information - Environmental Education and Public Awareness - Clean-ups and Remedial Action Plans - Local Government Action 10. ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF CANADA 11. THE BUSINESS RESPONSE - Changes in Corporate Decision-Making - The ""Greening"" of the Marketplace - Partnerships 12. LABOUR 13. INDIVIDUALS 14. THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS 15. DEVELOPMENT GROUPS 16. WOMEN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT YOUTH SECTION THREE: THE PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE THE PROMISE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 17. THE BASIC CAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS 18. CANADA'S VISION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Canada's Green Plan - Provincial and Territorial Plans - Aboriginal Peoples of Canada - Industry - Non-Government Organizations 19. CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE 20. CONCLUSION 21. ANNEX 22. LIST OF REFERENCES AND CONTACTS ER -