Examining the coherence of legal frameworks for ecosystem services toward sustainable mineral development in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 228-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rene Abcede ◽  
Weena Gera
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Mineral Development ◽  
Legal Frameworks

scholarly journals Introduction to Topic "towards the Legal Recognition and Governance of Ecosystem Services"

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Alejandro Iza
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
Climate Regulation ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Joint Workshop ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Successful Event

On behalf of the IUCN Environmental Law Centre, the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, I would like to introduce you to the topic of this Journal "Towards the legal recognition and governance of ecosystem services." First of all, I would like to thank the Co-Chairs of the Academy´s Research Committee and the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law for this initiative and I am most happy to see that, throughout its organisation, collaboration between the three organisations has continued to grow. We organised our first joint-workshop in 2011 in Ghent, Belgium, just before the IUCN Academy´s 8th annual colloquium. The feeling that we all had as the successful event came to an end, was that this collaboration should be repeated on an annual basis. The 2011 Mpekweni Workshop revolved around legal frameworks for the recognition and governance of ecosystem services. Maintaining healthy ecosystems and the continuing provision of services such as water supply or climate regulation is key to ensuring present and future human livelihoods, the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals and for any form of poverty alleviation strategy.

Integrating the Ecosystem Services Paradigm into Environmental Law: A Mechanism to Protect Mangrove Ecosystems?

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine Bell-James
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Legal Reform ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystems ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Abstract The ecosystem services paradigm is a widely recognised concept in ecology and environmental management, but one that is not uniformly incorporated into environmental law. This article argues that the integration of this paradigm into law can assist with protection of critical environmental resources, using mangrove ecosystems as an example. This article commences with a defence of the ecosystem services paradigm, followed by a discussion of the ecosystem services provided by mangroves. It argues that a comprehensive analysis of existing laws is a necessary first step towards legal reform, and to this end, it proposes a rubric for assessment of laws and legal frameworks. This rubric is applied to laws in Queensland, Australia, as a case study. It concludes by identifying major deficiencies in the recognition of mangrove ecosystem services in existing laws, and calling for reform in this area.

scholarly journals ENHANCEMENT OF URBAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BY URBAN AGRICULTURE: A SOUTHEAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-108
Author(s):  
Azlan Abas ◽  
Jasmin Arif Shah ◽  
Nur Shazwanie Rosehan ◽  
Noordeyana Tambi ◽  
Sytty Mazian Mazlan
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Municipal Practices for Integrated Planning of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Development in the Stockholm Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10389
Author(s):  
Peter Brokking ◽  
Ulla Mörtberg ◽  
Berit Balfors
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Urban planning is assumed to play an important role in developing nature-based solutions (NBS). To explore how NBS is addressed in urban development, municipal planning practices are analyzed based on three case studies in the Stockholm region of Sweden. Through focus group discussions, interviews and document studies, the planning and implementation of NBS and their intended contribution to regional green infrastructure (GI) and social and ecological qualities are investigated. The results show that the planning and design of urban green spaces engages the local community. Moreover, different conceptual frameworks are used to strengthen an ecological perspective and nurture expected outcomes, in particular ecosystem services and GI. Through competence development and collaborative approaches, the co-creation of innovative solutions for public and private green spaces is promoted. However, institutional conditions, e.g., legal frameworks and landownership shape the planning process and can challenge the ability to enhance social and ecological qualities. An assessment of the planning processes indicates a strong focus on ecosystem services and local GI, while the potential to contribute to regional GI differs widely between cases. The study concludes that a knowledge-driven and integrative planning process can foster the potential of NBS for green and sustainable cities.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Energy Crop Production by Lay People and Farmers Using the Ecosystem Services Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Lupp ◽  
Olaf Bastian ◽  
Ralf-Uwe Syrbe ◽  
Reimund Steinhäußer
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Energy Crop ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Lay Persons ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Abstract Perceptions of energy crop production are assessed in this paper. The Görlitz district (Germany) serves as a case study area for this purpose. Semi-structured interviews with farmers and standardized surveys among lay persons were conducted. Many farmers perceive themselves being responsible for providing many ecosystem services. Farmers prefer a regional scale of energy crop cultivation based on conventional crops. Improved legal frameworks and incentives would safeguard equal competition and ecosystem services. Laypersons think that drinking water, food production, biodiversity and pollination are the most important ecosystem services of agricultural landscapes. Providing biomass for renewable energy production is not considered to be an important ecosystem service. Laypersons believe that biomass production should be restricted to fields that are not needed for food production, and the use of residues or landscape management materials. According to laypersons, more money should be spent to halt the decline of ecosystem services.

How Sexual Objectification Generates Dehumanization in Western and Eastern Cultures

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Wollast ◽  
Elisa Puvia ◽  
Philippe Bernard ◽  
Passagorn Tevichapong ◽  
Olivier Klein
Keyword(s):  
Social Perception ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Objectification Theory ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Sexual Objectification ◽  
Intense Pain ◽  
Eastern Cultures ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Self Objectification ◽  
Asian Sample

Abstract. Ever since Fredrickson and Roberts (1997) proposed objectification theory, research on self-objectification and – by extension – other-objectification has experienced a considerable expansion. However, most of the studies on sexual objectification have been conducted solely in Western populations. This study investigates whether the effect of target sexualization on social perception differs as a function of culture (Western vs. Eastern). Specifically, we asked a Western sample (Belgian, N = 62) and a Southeast Asian sample (Thai, N = 98) to rate sexualized versus nonsexualized targets. We found that sexual objectification results in dehumanization in both Western (Belgium) and Eastern (Thailand) cultures. Specifically, participants from both countries attributed less competence and less agency to sexualized than to nonsexualized targets, and they reported that they would administer more intense pain to sexualized than to nonsexualized targets. Thus, building on past research, this study suggests that the effect of target sexualization on dehumanization is a more general rather than a culture-specific phenomenon.

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