The report is based in the diversechallenges faced by the environment and natural resourcesector in Argentina, especially those relating to newchallenges in the rural economy, but also by urbanizationand industrial development. Steady economic growth,increasing equality, and structural economic transformationsfundamentally change the features of environmentalchallenges – but also how they can be managed to helpreverse environmental degradation, and to demonstrate thatenvironmental sustainability, economic growth, and sharedprosperity can be mutually supportive goals.