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From:                   Scott Anderson <sanderson@IISD.CA>
Subject:                Online Conference with Norman Myers about New Consumers
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THE NEW CONSUMERS: A DISCUSSION WITH NORMAN MYERS
         April 26 - May 14, 1999

<http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm>

The NEWCONSUMERS mailing list, hosted by the International Institute for
Sustainable Development <http://iisd.ca>, is a short term electronic
conference moderated by Dr. Norman Myers, one of the world's leading
thinkers on environmental economics.

Dr. Myers will serve as the moderator of discussions and he will be using
findings from this discussion in his next book, The New Consumers. The
discussions will examine the environmental impacts of the estimated 800
million new consumers emerging in developing and transitional nations.
While recognizing the need for efforts to change the habits of the 800
million consumers in affluent countries and the need for continued efforts
to address basic needs of the poor, this discussion will focus primarily
on the new consumers. Special emphasis will also be given to the notion
that over-consumption can sometimes (and increasingly?) lead to
under-consumption by the poor.

Fundamental questions to be addressed include:
*  Can the new consumers be enabled to engage in enhanced consumption in a
manner consistent with sustainable development, i.e. with less harm to the
environment?

*  What can they learn from the mistakes and positive experiences of the
long time affluent nations in order to keep their environmental impacts at
acceptable levels?

*  How far can the established, affluent consumers be persuaded to adopt
more sustainable lifestyles (i.e. less environmentally harmful) which
could serve as models for the new consumers?

For more background information about the discussion, and more specific
questions to be addressed, please see
<http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm>.

If you don't have WWW access, please contact Scott Anderson
<scott@iisd.ca> for background documentation.

** How to Participate **
Registration is open now. Discussions will begin April 26, 1999.

To subscribe to the list (i.e. register), send a blank e-mail to:
subscribe-newconsumers@simile.iisd.ca

You can also subscribe and participate via the WWW. See
<http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm> for details.

Best Regards,
Scott
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