CONTENT:- THEY HAD THIS TO SAY: Mikhail Gorbachev: Enhancing the role of the United Nations..... LOCAL SPACE: Chipko: The people?s movement with a hope for the survival of humankind (Sunderlal Bahaguna) ... Cidem: Un proceso de comunicación entre mujeres (Enriqueta Alzérreca Barbery)... Nine theses on social movements (André Gunder Frank and Marta Fuentes)..... GLOBAL SPACE: The path to common security (Peri Pamir)..... NEWS FROM THE THIRD SYSTEM: Citizens groups and environmentalists criticize the tropical forestry action plan... Southern Africa: Foundation for education with production... Kanaki: L?école populaire Kanak... Sénégal: CONGAD (Entretien avec Thiemo Kane)... America Latina: Encuentro de directores de centros de promoción... Pratiques informelles comparées... South Asia: Management development of Ngos (SANGO)... Comité international de Coordination des Ongs sur la Palestine... Suisse: CH + 6... From charity to justice: Joint action of citizens groups and local communities for North-South development cooperation... Sri Lanka: ICES?s film programme... Le 7e Congrès mondial de sociologie rurale... LETTERS..... FOOTNOTES..... MATERIALS RECEIVED FOR PUBLICATION