HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION MANAGEMENT

To succeed, we need to focus on the most important links between poverty, the environment and sustainable development. For many, ensuring sound environmental management means curtailment of economic opportunities and growth, rather than their expansion … too often; it is viewed as a cost rather than an investment. There is no simple relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation, but appropriate policies nationally and internationally can have a major impact on both fronts. To this end, we need to look beyond what environmental institutions can do, and search for opportunities across all sectors