Abstract
As the first and fourth largest countries in the world, the Soviet Union and the US together are custodians of almost one-quarter of Earth's inhabited area, the air above it, and large portions of the seas surrounding it. The management, therefore, of these two countries' environments has a profound impact far beyond their national boundaries and affects the quality of the biosphere as a whole. In the interests of enhancing joint trusteeship, this essay advocates focusing on selected pressing clean-up projects, most of which will positively affect the shared resources of the Earth. Some of these endeavors could be administered by jointly staffed environmental protection offices in the capitals of the two countries. Related activities would include taking the ecological vital signs of each country at various bases - monitoring, for example, ambient air quality in industrial centers, or pooling scientific and technical expertise in an attempt to make accurate and timely predictions of earthquakes. Problems associated with water use and abuse in the arid regions of both countries are serious enough, to merit emergency corrective measures. Additional projects could also be launched to further cooperation in other spheres.
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