Title: Children and the future of the Pacific Islands : improved childhood health and education as a basis for sustainable development

Abstract: The importance of the link between environmental degradation and poverty as the main obstacle to sustainable development for all peoples of the world is becoming increasingly clear. It is argued here that the best strategy for ensuring that development initiatives are successful in the long-term is appropriate childhood education, and that the provision of a “healthy” and environmentally-conscious upbringing for our children is one of the most important social and environmental challenges of our times. Without responsible, knowledgeable, unselfish and healthy future leaders, the prospects for Pacific societies to function on a sustainable basis, let alone develop, will be dim indeed. Paradoxically, without environmentally and culturally sustainable development, there is little hope for our children and our children’s children.

Title: Environmental education as a basis for ecololgical development in the Pacific Islands

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