RT Report T1 The State of the Environment 1984: The Environment in the Dialogue between and among Developed and Developing Countries A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 economics K1 environmental management K1 developing country K1 developed country K1 environmental degradation K1 environmental damage SN 92 807 1082 6 YR 1984 FD 1984 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28290 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28290 NO The intent of this report is to engender a better understanding of the central role of environmental issues in the broader economic and social context. It is meant to facilitate a more comprehensive approach by demonstrating that economic and social issues (until now the mainstays of the dialogue between developed and developing countries) on the one hand, and the environment on the other should involve a mutually beneficial influence of each upon the other. The report is intended to show that economic problems cause environmental despoliation which, in turn, makes economic and structural reform more difficult to achieve. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 23, 2026