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Because when people get an education, find success in their careers and make money they tend to consume more energy and natural resources. And that, of course, is bad This passage is taken from the Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit, which was written by Dr. Rosalyn McKeown of the University of Tennessee: Generally, more highly educated people, who have higher incomes, consume more resources than poorly educated people, who tend to have lower incomes. In this case, more education increases the threat to sustainability. . .

Experts from around the world have gathered to consider some 33 new sites for inclusion into the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.