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World Service,04 Apr 1996,13 mins

Taiwan's Pollution

Global Concerns

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Taiwan's choking traffic, industrial pollution and smog are due to its population density and fast economic growth. What is being done to improve it? With environmentalist Penny Kemp and the Taiwanese ambassador Eugene Chien. Also on the programme the proposal for a hydro electric plant at Namibia's Epupa Falls, with Hugh Warwick. Presenter: Jill Neville.

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