Ecological Sustainability as a Conservation Concept

This paper examines the theory of sustainable development presented by Jeffrey Sachs in The Age of Sustainable Development. While Sustainable Development ostensibly seeks to harmonise the conflict between ecological sustainability and human development, the paper argues this is impossible because of the conceptual frame it employs. Rather than allowing for a re-conceptualisation of the human–nature relation, Sustainable Development is simply the latest and possibly last attempt to advance the core idea of western modernity — the notion of self-determination. Drawing upon Hegel’s account of historical development it is argued that Sustainable Development and the notion of planetary boundaries cannot break out of a dualism of nature and self-determining agents.

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Ecological Sustainability as an Unwritten Constitutional Principle: Why Canadian Courts Should Recognize an Environmental UCP

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3061938 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Lynda Margaret Collins

Keyword(s):

Ecological Sustainability ◽

Constitutional Principle

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Physiochemical Analysis of Sandalwood (Santalum Album) Leaf Litters Degraded by Eisenia foetida and Eudrilus eugenia

International Annals of Science ◽

10.21467/ias.7.1.6-11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 6-11

Author(s):

Praveesh Bhati ◽

Ritu Nagar ◽

Anurag Titov

Keyword(s):

Leaf Litter ◽

Initial Phase ◽

Nutrient Supply ◽

Ecological Sustainability ◽

Cattle Dung ◽

Agricultural System ◽

Eisenia Foetida ◽

Santalum Album ◽

Eudrilus Eugenia ◽

Set Up

The decay of leaf litter by microflora and fauna furnish nutrient supply to the soil and also uphold ecological sustainability. Applying of proper technique and exploring of result provides information for the betterment of agricultural system. Vermicomposting of Sandalwood (Santalum album) leaf litters were studied with an emphasis of physio-chemical deviation during the process and also compared with 100 % cattle dung. Obtained result explore that temperate of 50 % leaf litter (LL) and 100 % cattle dung (CD) was slightly elevated (37ºC ±1 ºC and 35ºC ±1 ºC respectively) at beginning phase and later came down to ambient level (20ºC±1 ºC). The total organic carbon (TOC) exhausted 44 % in 50 % LL Vermicomposting mixture while 70 % in 100 % CD during the process. At the final stage, TOC found more in 50% LL as compared to 100% CD. Nitrogen content was found 1.02±0.1 in 50 % LL and 0.88±0.1 in 100 % CD at the initial phase but after completion of Vermicomposting, their level was increased up to 40 to 44 %. pH was also measured during vermicomposting and found 7.2±0.1 in 50% LL while 8.4±0.1 in 100% CD at the initial phase. The at the end of process pH raised and set up to 8.2 ±0.1 in 50% LL while in 100% CD it was found 8.0 ±0.1.

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Notions of property: traditional land use and boundaries in the Deh Cho region

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s0032247412000150 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 249-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carol J. Brown-Leonardi

Keyword(s):

Cultural Practice ◽

Ecological Sustainability ◽

Economic Interests ◽

Property Ownership ◽

Property Relations ◽

European Settlement ◽

The Social ◽

Consumer Interests ◽

Insight Into ◽

Traditional Land Use

ABSTRACTThe Deh Cho Dene have been negotiating territorial land since early European settlement. This paper argues that the changing needs of Deh Cho Dene society has changed their concept of property and this transformation has evolved with a responsibility to conserve cultural practice and ecological balance in Deh Cho Dene territorial lands. The article considers how the changing need of European society addresses property and ownership in the context of basic human rights and consumer interests. It uses the theories of Macpherson, Locke, and Marx to construct a model to understand the property relations that exist in the Deh Cho Dene region. Accordingly, the paper addresses oral narratives to give historical insight into the relations between neighbouring tribal groups and their understanding of territorial boundaries. An account of present day negotiations highlights the various initiatives taken to protect traditional interests and uphold historical claim to the territory. The negotiation of joint ventures and property ownership has evolved with concerns over ecological sustainability and the protection of a subsistence lifestyle, which is critical for the social and economic interests of Deh Cho Dene culture, and is closely connected to the land.

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Economic progress with better technology, energy security, and ecological sustainability in Pakistan

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments ◽

10.1016/j.seta.2020.100966 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 100966

Author(s):

Muhammad Yousaf Raza ◽

Xia Wang ◽

Boqiang Lin

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Ecological Sustainability ◽

Economic Progress

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Cultural Landscape Preservation and Social–Ecological Sustainability

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052593 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2593

Author(s):

María Fe Schmitz ◽

Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui

Keyword(s):

Cultural Landscape ◽

Cultural Landscapes ◽

Ecological Sustainability ◽

Ecological Processes ◽

Sustainable Systems ◽

Social Ecological ◽

Landscape Preservation

Cultural landscapes are the result of social–ecological processes that have co-evolved throughout history, shaping high-value sustainable systems [...]

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