scholarly journals Participatory planning of the future of waste management in small island developing states to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 223 ◽  
pp. 147-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena I. Fuldauer ◽  
Matthew C. Ives ◽  
Daniel Adshead ◽  
Scott Thacker ◽  
Jim W. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goals and Visualizing Small Island Developing States

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jessica Gosling-Goldsmith ◽  
Britta Ricker ◽  
Menno Jan Kraak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Development Goals

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Small-scale thematic maps help to visualize world-wide data, yet small nations can be difficult to discern or are omitted completely. This occurs for small island developing states (SIDS), a group of more than fifty states recognized by the United Nations for their social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities. Through this study we proposed and evaluated alternative maps to increase the perceptibility of SIDS using indicator data of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals link social, economic and environmental objectives to achieve globally by 2030. Five cartographic solutions were refined to one based on input from two focus groups of geoinformation scientists and cartographers as well as an interview with a SIDS resident. The selected map was evaluated by a larger audience in an online survey. Most survey participants had some experience with SIDS, worked in international organizations and/or had graduate-level degrees in a geographic-related science. While recommendations for improvement were provided, nearly seventy percent of the participants agreed the presented design was appropriate to represent SIDS in choropleth world maps.</p>

scholarly journals Linking ecosystem services and the Sustainable Development Goals in Small Island Developing States: the case of Aruba

One Ecosystem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Palacios ◽  
Pieter van Beukering ◽  
Boris van Zanten ◽  
Francielle Lacle ◽  
Stijn Schep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The economy and well-being in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other Subnational Island Jurisdictions (SNIJ) highly rely on marine and coastal ecosystem services (ESS). Moreover, SIDS and SNIJ share common challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building a fact-based solution to demonstrate the link between ESS and SDGs is essential for nature conservation and sustainable development in SIDS and SNIJ. In this study, we developed a 5-step approach to capture the contribution of ESS to the achievement of SDGs in Aruba by means of a shortlist of indicators, with the aim to provide information for optimal policy investments to implement the Aruba 2030 roadmap. The results numerically and spatially demonstrate the contribution of fisheries, nature-based tourism and local cultural recreational ESS to achieve SDG targets 14.7 (increase SIDS' economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources), 8.9 (devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism) and 3.4 (promote mental health and well-being); and how investing in these key ESS could lead to multiplying co-benefits for other SDGs. This paper also discusses how the 5-step approach and the outcomes can be used to assist other SIDS and SNIJ in their ambitions to meet the SDGs.

scholarly journals Tackling the Big Challenges of the Future

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Garcia Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Year 2000

AbstractThe end of 2015 was the deadline that 189 countries gave themselves to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a list of eight goals that were agreed upon and approved by the UN after the Millennium Summit in year 2000. Despite some legitimate criticism, the MDGs were revealed as an important tool towards building a more equitable and sustainable world. Yet our planet still faces many challenges. In September 2015, the UN approved a new set of 17 goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aiming to develop and implement strategies to create “The Future We Want”; strategies that 192 countries agreed upon to work together towards a more sustainable planet [

scholarly journals STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE INNOVATION TRENDS IN THE SLOVAK FORESTRY AND FOREST-BASED SECTORS

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1610-1627
Author(s):  
Erika Loučanová ◽  
Hubert Paluš ◽  
Klára Báliková ◽  
Michal Dzian ◽  
Nikola Slašťanová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Waste Material ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Forest Recreation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Goals

Innovations represent the engine of the business and economic. This is particularly relevant to the traditional sectors such as forestry and forest-based industry that are expected to play an important role in the future steps oriented towards meeting the sustainable development goals. The main aim of this study is to analyse the stakeholders’ perceptions of the innovation trends in the forestry and forest-based sectors by using a Q-methodology. This research addressed three groups of respondents in Slovakia, whose task was to subjectively assess innovative trends in the forestry and forest-based sectors. Based on the results it can be concluded that the innovation trend in the forestry and forest-based sectors will be oriented towards the technological progress focused on the increasing efficiency of wood processing and increasing the usability of waste material as well as the trend of increasing development of innovations in the forest recreation services.

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