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The province of KwaZulu Natal, unique for its rich biodiversity, is one of South Africa’s most important farming areas and suppliers of water. But its pristine natural beauty will be threatened if coal mining develops as it has in neighboring Mpumalanga, where the mining industry has had detrimental environmental and social effects, including wide- spread water pollution.

and international trade. At the same time, countries began to liberalize their economies to take advantage of the growth of international trade and its promising economic benefits. These benefits were wide-ranging, from boosting economies and standards of living to helping create capital- ist and democratic political systems in developing countries . Downsides of Globalization Despite the benefits of a global economy, such an economy has its downsides. Among them is the loss of nonskilled

Global Trade and the Environment

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