ABSTRACT
As agricultural and economic development occur, forces are set in motion, some reducing and others increasing pressures on the environment. Changes in the rate of population growth, availability of new technologies, new social and institu tional relationships, the increased value of human time, and shifts in the weight placed on future as opposed to current income all influence the relationship between human activity and the environment. Economic and environmental policies together with other institutional changes can either alleviate or aggra vate natural resource problems. Specific environmen tal problems affecting developing countries are discussed in the following section, followed by a description of causes and potential solutions.
