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Global environmental problems are a challenging agenda of the 21st century inherited from the 20th century. In developed countries, mass production, mass consumption and mass waste have resulted in climate change, ozone layer depletion, water pollution, ground water and soil contamination, and hazardous waste problems. Developing countries undergoing rapid population growth are following the same path as developed countries, and are imposing new stresses on the earth. The exploitative systems of primary industries such as agriculture, fisheries and mining undermine the growth of developing countries in which those industries form the economic base. The least developed countries face problems of poverty eradication in order to meet basic human standards of living for their people. The issues to be studied in the field of global environmental studies can be viewed from two general perspectives: Firstly, as academic science in the search for truth, and secondly, as problems to be solved practically. As the field is in an early stage of its formation, research must be undertaken in a way which allows dynamic development, and with a strategic perspective combining foresight and interdisciplinary flexibility.

Educational programs require firmly grounded and systematic teaching which covers a broad spectrum of global environmental topics with an emphasis on social relevance.

The Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, established in 2002, is composed of the Hall of Global Environmental Research (a research body), the School of Global Environmental Studies (an educational body), and the Grove of Universal Learning (a supporting body for education and research). Programs at the School of Global Environmental Studies include the Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies, which is designed to foster outstanding researchers responsible for the further development of the new field of global environmental studies, and the Master's and Doctoral Programs in Environmental Management, designed to foster outstanding experts who are capable of dealing academically and practically with environmental issues at both global and local levels. Students enrolled in the above-mentioned programs have the opportunity to study across a wide variety of academic areas, including a number of "core" lecture courses offered in English (in keeping with the graduate school's aim to foster professionals capable of working in an international setting). All of the lectures in the International Course in Environmental Management, which is held as one of the Master's and Doctoral Programs in Environmental Management, are offered in English.

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