World marks green day; UN warns of booming cities
OSLO (Reuters) - From Japan to Jamaica, millions marked World Environment Day on Sunday by planting trees or staging rallies as the
United Nations urged better "green" city planning to cope with runaway urban growth.By 2030, more than 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities, up from almost half now and just a third in 1950, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. Growth poses huge problems ranging from clean water supplies to trash collection...
United Nations urged better "green" city planning to cope with runaway urban growth.By 2030, more than 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities, up from almost half now and just a third in 1950, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. Growth poses huge problems ranging from clean water supplies to trash collection...
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