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" Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective. "
Community
Actions
Action
" Human activity is having a major impact on the planet. We consume or have diverted a large proportion of the productivity of the land and oceans. Our hunger for land crowds out fellow species. Our waste products pollute the waters, warm the atmosphere and acidify the oceans. "
Hunger
Waste
Warm
" In many cases, water stress is more about politics, economics, behaviour and governance than absolute water scarcity. Better planning is needed, to allocate water where societal need is greatest, and to allow trade-offs between alternative uses. "
Stress
Water
Politics
" I've always been torn between the pure and the social sciences. "
Always
Pure
Social
" Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be. "
Need
Citizens
Divided
" People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall. "
Growth
Good
Focus
" We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice. "
Take
Way
Empower
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