Uniting for action: activists have a growing presence at UN conferences, but is the panoply of NGO voices being heard?
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Approximately 30,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) attended the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Brazil for what was the largest meeting of activists and non-profit organizations. Although cooperation has not always been forthcoming, it is expected that the NGO impact will continue.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1995
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Information technology has created a literacy gap due to inequality in access to computer networks. Surveys showed the increasing economic disparities that tend to favor whites and educated people due to their access to computer technology.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1995
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