The world's population doubled between 1950and 1987.
That means more mouths to feed, andthat demands more agricultural land.
That in turncan lead to deforestation and soil erosion.
Byburning forests, draining wet lands, pollutingwater courses and overfishing mankind is rapidlydriving many species to extinction.
TheGovernment is supporting international effortsfor a global agreement to protect species of plantand animal life.
The Government is alsosupporting projects to conserve endangeredspecies of wild life such as the black rhino and theAfrican elephants.
Britain attaches particular importance to theenvironmental policy of the EuropeanCommunity.
Much has already been achieved:since Britain joined, the Community has adoptedsome 280 environmental measures, including far-reaching legislation to combat acid rain, toreduce pollution from cars and industry, toconserve wildlife and to ensure public access toinformation about the environment.
That means more mouths to feed, andthat demands more agricultural land.
That in turncan lead to deforestation and soil erosion.
Byburning forests, draining wet lands, pollutingwater courses and overfishing mankind is rapidlydriving many species to extinction.
TheGovernment is supporting international effortsfor a global agreement to protect species of plantand animal life.
The Government is alsosupporting projects to conserve endangeredspecies of wild life such as the black rhino and theAfrican elephants.
Britain attaches particular importance to theenvironmental policy of the EuropeanCommunity.
Much has already been achieved:since Britain joined, the Community has adoptedsome 280 environmental measures, including far-reaching legislation to combat acid rain, toreduce pollution from cars and industry, toconserve wildlife and to ensure public access toinformation about the environment.