Linkages

The mentioned economic driving forces and impacts, have the following links with the other sectors in the Report:

Climate and Atmosheric Change:
Energy use and pollution as a driver;
Health impacts;
Montreal Protocol, reduction of CFCs as an example of cleaner production.

Terrestrial Ecosystems:
Use of biological resources for medicinal purposes;
Poaching and exploitation of resources to meet subsistence requirements;
Vegetation and soil degradation through overgrazing, cultivation of marginal soils and over-collection of woody biomass.

Freshwater Systems and Resources:
Water requirements and water supply;
Water pollution;
Water pricing.

Marine and Coastal Systems and Resources:
Effluents and sewage;
Fisheries and mariculture;
Over exploitation of fish stocks to meet food requirements.

Economic Environment:
Poverty and population growth;
Inequality;
Crime;
Informal sector;
Health;
Infrastructure.

Political Environment:
Trade;
International conventions;
Economic development and fiscal policy;
Institutional capacity;
Waste management and pollution control.