In spite of some notable successes here and there in the world, the public often has the uneasy, even unspoken, feeling that we are gradually losing ground in the war against pollution and environmental damage to our precious planet.
Now even advisers to national governments are confirming our worst fears.
Says Tom Burke (formerly of Friends of the Earth and now an adviser to a British cabinet minister): "Successes of the past 25 years have been mere tactical victories in a long retreat for the environment." Official reports show, for instance, that European Union countries are not meeting targets set at the Earth summit in Rio de Janeiro four years ago. (Source: The Independent. )
