Defining scales for managing biodiversity and natural resources in the face of conflicts

2015 ◽  
pp. 212-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. C. Linnell
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
The Face

scholarly journals Organic Foods in Diets of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1388
Author(s):  
Szymon Dziuba ◽  
Anna Cierniak-Emerych ◽  
Blanka Klímová ◽  
Petra Poulová ◽  
Piotr Napora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
The Face

Sustainable consumption is increasingly being promoted in the face of the decreasing amount of natural resources in the world. In general, sustainable consumption means using products and services that meet human basic needs while minimizing the consumption of natural resources and reducing waste. At this point, it is worth noting that the production of organic foods is conducive to the development of sustainable consumption through, e.g., natural methods of production, without the use of artificial fertilizers and crop protection chemicals. Nowadays, more and more emphasis is put on the correlations between health and diets. Consumers who care for their health often choose organic food. Therefore, the focus of this study was on the identification and presentation of the interest in organic foods among people who provide care to patients with Alzheimer’s disease. In order to achieve this aim, the theoretical part of the study attempted to demonstrate, on the one hand, the benefits of organic food and, on the other hand, the specific nutrition of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The achievement of the study aim was supported by the analysis of the related literature, including the results obtained by other authors. The results of the authors’ own survey conducted in 2017–2018 were also used, with the respondents being the carers and potential carers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and medical specialists. A statistical analysis was also carried out, including Pearson’s test analysis and a correspondence analysis. The literature survey and empirical examinations led to the conclusion that organic food is characterized by health benefits which should be taken into consideration during planning of diets for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Carers indicated the deficiency of knowledge concerning demanded diet components. They intuitively perceive the need for using organic food due to its health benefits and for the implementation of the principles of sustainable consumption. Carers are unable to identify the values which would help improve the health of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Environmental carrying capacity and tourism development in the Maldives and Nepal

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATRINA BROWN ◽  
R. KERRY TURNER ◽  
HALA HAMEED ◽  
IAN BATEMAN
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
The Face ◽  
Natural Resource Base

Tourism is regarded by many countries, particularly resource-poor countries, as a potential stimulus to the economy. Yet tourism, by the nature of the activities involved, is constrained by the natural resource base and infrastructure, and by the pollution and other environmental and social impacts of tourist numbers. Tourism development strategies of national governments have been diverse in the face of this complex relationship between the economic costs and benefits of tourism. This paper examines tourist development based on concepts of open access and renewable natural resources. The experiences of two economies highly dependent on tourism, the Maldives and Nepal, are compared and contrasted. Although these countries offer very different attractions to tourists, they are faced with similar problems in terms of adverse environmental impacts of tourism. The dominant impacts in both areas are those associated with solid waste disposal and water resources, compounded by the depletion of natural resources. Both countries are currently employing 'dispersal' techniques to overcome the adverse impacts of tourism, but such strategies do not address the fundamental problem of maintaining tourism revenues whilst minimizing environmental damage. Even if an ecological carrying capacity can be defined, the experiences of these two countries indicate that impacts on local communities may well exceed so-called cultural carrying capacity.

scholarly journals The need for environmental competence of teachers for rational use of natural resources and environmental protection

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 05001
Author(s):  
Sergey Yekimov ◽  
Viktoriia Nianko ◽  
Irina G. Ershova ◽  
Natalya Banko ◽  
Dmitriy Kucherenko
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Face ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Effective Part

Environmental education is one of the main tools for solving the problems of environmental management and environmental protection. In all highly developed countries, there is a tendency to develop technologies that contribute to reducing the harmful effects of human activities on the environment. The sustainable development of society and the economy in the face of growing demands for natural resources involves the careful treatment and transmission to future generations of clean air, genetic biodiversity and soil fertility. This can be achieved through the development of high-tech technologies based on environmental principles ,which largely depends on the quality of environmental education not only for specialists in the field of environmental management, but also for all people. We hold the view that environmental education has a great impact on the ability and skills of people to make decisions in accordance with environmental norms and standards. In order for environmental education to become an effective part of universal education, it is necessary first of all that every teacher has a competence in the field of ecology.

scholarly journals Accumulation by Dispossession

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Sydney Myles
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Bilateral Investment Treaties ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Accumulation By Dispossession ◽  
The Face ◽  
Investment Treaties ◽  
Debt Repayment ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

This paper reviews the negative socioeconomic consequences of neoliberal debt repayment loan policies and bilateral investment treaties (BITs) proceeding financial downfalls in postcolonial nations. Amidst this era of globalization, many corporations residing in Western, capital exporting nations have taken advantage of flexible borders and financially weakened nations to capitalize on natural resources, such as water. In tandem, as climate change strengthens its grip on scarce natural resources in many developing nations, so do western corporations privatizing dwindling supplies in the face of high demand.

scholarly journals Strategi Penghidupan Masyarakat Pasca Erupsi 2010 Kaitannya Dengan Kesiapsiagaan Menghadapi Bencana Berikutnya

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurhadi Nurhadi ◽  
Suparmini Suparmini ◽  
Arif Ashari
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
Crop Damage ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Face ◽  
Land Water

Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis: (1) strategi penghidupan masyarakat pasca erupsi, (2) karakteristik lingkungan fisik dan potensi sumberdaya pendukung penghidupan, (3) tingkat kesiapsiagaan masyarakat berdasarkan strategi penghidupan dan karakteristik lingkungan fisik serta potensi sumberdaya pendukung; pada kawasan rawan bencana III Kecamatan Srumbung. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif-eksplanatif dengan pendekatan ekologi. Data dikumpulkan dengan wawancara, FGD, dan observasi. Hasil penelitian: (1) Kerusakan lahan dan tanaman pasca erupsi menyebabkan petani tidak dapat memperoleh penghidupan dari usaha tani. Dalam situasi darurat, upaya memperoleh penghidupan terutama dengan bekerja di bidang lain sebagai pedagang, buruh, pertambangan tradisional, dan karyawan swasta. Berdasarkan tipologi strategi penghidupan rumahtangga, sebagian besar termasuk dalam strategi konsolidasi dan paling sedikit strategi akumulasi. (2) Potensi sumberdaya alam cukup banyak berupa sumberdaya lahan, air, hayati, dan mineral. (3) Kesiapsiagaan menghadapi bencana berikutnya masih perlu ditingkatkan, didasari oleh masih sedikit masyarakat yang mengalokasikan tabungan untuk situasi darurat dan cara bertani masih sama dengan sebelum bencana. This Research aims to analyze: (1) community livelihood strategies after eruption, (2) characteristics of physical environment and potential resources to support livelihood, (3) level of preparedness community based livelihood strategies and characteristics of physical environment and resources; at disaster-prone areas III Srumbung Subdistrict. The method used is descriptive-explanative with ecological approach. Data were collected through interviews, FGD, and observations. The result: (1) Land and crop damage after the eruption caused farmers cannot earn living from farming. In emergency situation, efforts to obtain a living mainly by working in other fields as merchants, laborers, traditional mining, and private sector employees. Based on the typology of livelihood strategies of households, mostly included in consolidation strategy and and the least is accumulation strategy. (2) There are quite a lot of natural resources such as land, water, biological, and mineral resources. (3) Preparedness in the face of the next disaster still needs to be improved.  

Global Justice, Natural Resources, and Climate Change

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Blomfield
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Face ◽  
Human Conflict ◽  
Political Communities

It is commonly recognized that in pursuit of climate justice we must navigate many conflicting claims over natural resources. This has long been obvious in the case of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas sinks including the atmosphere and forests; but it is ever more apparent that responses to climate change also threaten to spur new competition over land and extractive resources. This makes climate change an instance of a broader, more enduring and—for many—all too familiar problem: the problem of human conflict over how the natural world should be cared for, protected, shared, used, and managed. This work develops a new theory of global egalitarianism for natural resources, rejecting both permanent sovereignty and equal division, which is then used to examine the problem of climate change. It formulates principles of resource right designed to protect the ability of all human beings to satisfy their basic needs as members of self-determining political communities, where it is understood that the genuine exercise of collective self-determination is not possible from a position of significant disadvantage in global wealth and power relations. These principles are used to address the question of where to set the ceiling on future greenhouse gas emissions and how to share the resulting emissions budget, in the face of conflicting claims to fossil fuels, climate sinks, and land. It is also used to defend an unorthodox understanding of responsibility for climate change as a problem of global justice, based on its provenance in historical injustice concerning natural resources.

Introduction

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Gordon ◽  
Patrick M. Malone
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Face ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
The Republic

As people in northern Europe and North America industrialized their societies, they transformed the scale and the social setting of work and created opportunities for the use of new skills. They consumed forest and mineral resources, diverted rivers, and discarded wastes on a scale previously unknown. They placed rural and urban workplaces and transportation networks on the face of the land and increasingly detached patterns of daily life from their agricultural roots. With their new transportation and communication systems, Europeans, joined later by Americans, spread the influence of Western industry worldwide, first in the exploitation of distant, natural resources for use by the industrial nations and, later, by the delivery of industrial products to traditional societies. Until about A.D. 1000, Europeans used technology in much the same way as peoples in other parts of the world, but their adoption of water power for industry was a harbinger of change. In 1086, the Domesday survey of England revealed one water-powered grain mill for every fifty households. Europeans began using mechanical power in tasks that included beermaking, fulling, tanning, and ironmaking. A conjunction of conveniently available natural resources, weak national governments, and religious beliefs that assigned dignity to work and that did not hinder technological enterprise helped Europeans to nucleate industrialization. They subsequently brought their industrial heritage to North America. In the early decades of the republic, Americans began the stage of industrialization that soon came to dominate much of the landscape and most people’s lives. The rate at which Americans created an industrial society was slow compared with the rapidity with which they are now dismantling it. Already young Americans have lost most of their opportunities to see or experience the transformation of materials into finished products or to learn about the properties of wood and steel or about the handling of tools through personal experience. During the years of industrial growth, the village smithy often stood under a spreading chestnut tree, a place where . . . . . . children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. . .

As Vantagens da Biorremediação na Qualidade Ambiental

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Viviane Mallmann ◽  
Lucas Wagner Ribeiro Aragão ◽  
Shaline Séfara Lopes Fernandes ◽  
Tauane Catilza Lopes Fernandes ◽  
Roberta Fernanda Ribeiro Aragão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
The Face ◽  
A Current

Perante o uso desmedido dos recursos naturais surge uma corrida em busca de encontrar alternativas possíveis de recuperação desses ecossistemas. E este artigo traz uma revisão bibliográfica com o intuito de apontar alguns aspectos, que vêm sendo discutidos por pesquisadores no campo da biorremediação como técnica de reversão de contaminantes, bem como de apontamentos de ações futuras que podem vir a ser realizadas para minimizar os impactos ambientais. Entre os apontamentos realizados pelos diferentes autores consultados para este manuscrito, fica evidenciado que as técnicas de descontaminação são onerosas e algumas ainda apresentam subprodutos tóxicos em seus processos. Em alternativa a esta realidade se buscou, ao longo dos anos, meios para solucionar estes problemas, e a biorremediação ganhou espaço em detrimento de suas vantagens. De acordo com os autores das bibliografias consultadas, a biorremediação, além de utilizar seres vivos na tentativa de recuperar estes ambientes degradados apresenta custo baixo e vem ganhando, atualmente, difusão no Brasil. Todavia, alguns pesquisadores apontam, em seus estudos, que não basta haver uma corrente em busca de alternativas com estas características para remediar os ambientes impactados, é necessário haver consciência e políticas mais severas que se atentem para vir a garantir uma produção mais sustentável sem degradar o ambiente. Palavras-chave: Recursos Naturais. Políticas. Produção Sustentável. Ambientes impactados. Descontaminação AbstractIn the face of the excessive use of natural resources, a race is underway to find possible alternatives for the recovery of such  ecosystems. And this article brings a bibliographical review with the intention of pointing out some aspects that  have been discussed by researchers in the field of bioremediation as a technique for reversing contaminants as well as notes of future actions that can be carried out to minimize the environmental impacts. Among the notes made by the different authors consulted for this manuscript, it is evidenced that the decontamination techniques are costly and some still have toxic byproducts in their processes. As an alternative to this reality, over the years efforts have been made to solve these problems, and bioremediation has gained space to the detriment of its advantages. According to the authors of the consulted bibliographies, bioremediation, in addition to using living beings in an attempt to recover these degraded environments present a low cost and has been gaining, currently, diffusion in Brazil. However, some researchers point out in their studies that it is not enough to have a current in search of alternatives with these characteristics to remedy impacted environments, it is necessary to have awareness and more severe policies that are taken care to ensure a more sustainable production without degrading the environment. Keywords: Natural Resources. Policies. Sustainable Production. Impacted Environments. Decontamination.

African Natural Resources Agreements: Stabilisation Tricks and Traps for the Unwary

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-589
Author(s):  
Richard M. Temple
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Risk Category ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
World Markets ◽  
The Face ◽  
Host Government

In Africa, legal certainty has been a much craved ideal by investors in the natural resources sector. A key feature of legal certainty in long-term natural resources contracts is to make sure that if new laws are passed or existing laws amended which adversely affect the sponsor, compensation is paid for such changes. When natural resources prices are rising companies are often prepared to take a robust commercial view on the stabilisation risks. It is often seen as falling in the catastrophic risk category but unlikely to occur. However, with the current challenges in oil and gas and commodities in world markets and the global competition for capital, the strength and enforceability of contractual stabilisation covenants in long-term natural resources contracts in Africa in an increasingly risk-adverse world are ever more important. While there is always much debate over the fiscal package in natural resources deals, the stabilisation provisions rarely receive the attention they merit. How to value contractual stabilisation legal protections against more easily quantified fiscal provisions remains an anathema. What is clear is that companies will be well served to devote attention to stabilisation clauses as the temptation for African governments to tweak laws in the face of dwindling revenues can become overwhelming. This article looks at stabilisation issues in African natural resources contracts (in the context of a change of law by a host government) and how best to enhance the chances of a successful and legally binding stabilisation clause drawing on examples from throughout the African continent.

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