Number: 1989-02
WHEREAS, environmental degradation of intercontinental magnitude is increasingly documented; and
WHEREAS, the issues range from airborne toxics to the question of overall global warming, with consequences including major habitat degradation, increased desertification, and damage to the function of important natural systems; and
WHEREAS, many of these problems transcend national borders and no nation can insulate itself from them; and
WHEREAS, the range of concerns has as a common thread a major impact on the global community, including the interlocked elements of economy, environment, and social and political stability, all of which are subject to profound alteration due to potentially devastating worldwide environmental change; and
WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation has engaged successfully in international environmental activities for many years and has employed successfully its unique array of scientific, technical, and educational skills in international conservation; and
WHEREAS, in March 1980, the Board of the National Wildlife Federation authorized the formation of an International Wildlife Federation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Wildlife Federation in annual meeting assembled March 16-19, 1989, in Arlington, Virginia, urges and supports the design and execution of a plan to enlarge and enhance the National Wildlife Federation’s capability to address international as well as domestic environmental problems so that future generations may enjoy the natural resources of the world as beneficiaries of sustainable economic development and free of the consequences of present-day environmental deterioration.