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This study constitutes the first comprehensive assessment of the current state of the environment in the Palestinian territories and its implications for sustainable economic and social development. It’s based on a field investigation conducted in early 1993, supplemented by data from the few published resources that exist on the subject. The report is divided into 4 chapters; chapter 1 examines those aspects of the resource endowment of the Palestinian territories. Chapter 2 examines in depth the current environmental situation in the territories. Chapter 3 examines the development prospects and the environment in the Palestinian territories. And chapter 4 discuses improving the state of the environment in the Palestinian Territories.