Traduction de «bouleversement écologique » (Français → Anglais) :

As you are aware, the Prestige, failing to live up to its name, spilt several tonnes of oil off the Spanish coast, which not only created an oil slick more than 200 kilometres long, but is also a source of great environmental concern and great economic concern for the families affected, which number over 5 000.

As you are aware, the Prestige , failing to live up to its name, spilt several tonnes of oil off the Spanish coast, which not only created an oil slick more than 200 kilometres long, but is also a source of great environmental concern and great economic concern for the families affected, which number over 5 000.

L. whereas the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environmental Outlook for 2000 notes that 'the modern industrial economies of North America, Europe and parts of East Asia consume immense quantities of energy and raw materials, and produce high volumes of wastes and polluting emissions' and that 'the magnitude of this economic activity is causing environmental damage on a global scale and widespread pollution and disruption of ecosystems' and whereas the report concludes that 'the continued poverty of the majority of the planet's inhabitants and excessive consumption by the minority are the two major causes of environmental degradation. The present course is unsustainable and postponing action is no longer an option'; whereas it follows that su ...[+++]stainable development cannot primarily be about economic growth but must be about restructuring the global agenda so that economic and trade policies are established in accordance with social and environmental objectives,