Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival

by Shridath Ramphal, Seymour Topping (Introduction)

Our Country, The Planet is a wide-ranging discussion of the global environmental crisis that accounts for the positions and perceptions of both developed and developing nations. As president of the World Conservation Union and the only person to have served on all five independent international commissions on global issues, Shridath Ramphal brings to his study a unique perspective and deep understanding of both development and the environment.

312 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, often known as Sir Sonny Ramphal, was a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, holding the position from 1975 to 1990. He was also the foreign minister of Guyana from 1972 to 1975, and assistant attorney general of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.
Ramphal was an Earth Charter International Commission member.