scholarly journals Bridging the gap between fisheries science and society: exploring fisheries science as a social activity

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 598-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Bailey ◽  
Yajie Liu ◽  
Jan Grimsrud Davidsen
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Fisheries Science ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Contact Points ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
On Line

Much has been written about the poor relations between fisheries scientists and lay people, but the experience of two field biologists suggests that good relations can exist and have a positive impact on the exchange of knowledge across the “science”—“society” divide. This article is a first attempt to map the contact points between fisheries scientists and lay people and to explore the spin-offs these can have. It presents the results of two surveys conducted with participants at the November 2015 MYFISH/ICES Symposium on “Targets and limits for long term fisheries management”: a real-time Kahoot survey of the audience and a longer, on-line survey some participants filled out following the symposium session. The survey results generally support the supposition that fisheries scientist-society interactions are extremely varied and that much in the way of information exchange and mutual learning can occur. However they also show that trust issues remain in the fisheries management community, but not just between scientists and lay people: fisheries managers and environmental non-governmental organizations may be less trusted by scientists than are lay people. The study concludes by discussing how future studies should be designed and focused and with an invitation for comments from the ICES community.

scholarly journals FNGOs and financial inclusion: Investigating the impact of microcredit on employment growth in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Yawo Atiase ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Samia Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Employment Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Impact

Financial non-governmental organizations (FNGOs) are regulated microfinance institutions that operate with a social welfare logic in the delivery of microcredit to the financially excluded in Ghana. The microcredit is aimed at supporting the financially excluded individuals to create sustainable micro and small enterprises (MSEs) for the generation of both skilled and unskilled employment. From the institutional theory perspective, this study aims at investigating the impact of microcredit provided by FNGOs on employment growth among MSEs in Ghana. The major contribution of this study is the fact that, there is a little study on FNGOs and their impact on employment growth in the Ghanaian context. Therefore, this is one of the few studies that highlights the role of FNGOs in promoting financial inclusion through the provision of microcredit for employment generation purposes. Through a multiple regression analysis, the study uses primary data collected from 506 MSEs in Ghana. The results show that microcredit which is flexible in repayment mode, accessible and adequate has a positive impact on employment generation among MSEs in Ghana. However, the current cost of microcredit in Ghana has a negative impact on employment growth among MSEs.

scholarly journals THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Ciucescu ◽  
Andreea Feraru
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Managerial Performance ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Profit Organizations

Operation of NGOs is dependent on the correct identification of the needs in the community and their ability to attract the necessary funds to cover them. Non-profit organizations interest to performance measuring and fulfilling the objectives has increased lately, this it become an essential element for the survival of the organization. The main reasons that underlie the increasing interest are: increasing the number of new organizations; increasing the budgetary reductions; the decrease in the number of donors; increasing the challenges arising from the multiplicity of social cases. In addition, the majority of the stakeholders associated with the NGOs want to know if the programs or services they claim have a prominent and positive impact on the community. Such organizations felt the need to demonstrate the effectiveness of the programs they provide and the correctness of using the funds are made available. The article intends to present the issues related to the concept of performance for NGOs, to clarify the content of each performance categories, namely economic performance, managerial performance and social performance.

Seafood Certification and Non-governmental Organizations

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Ray Hilborn ◽  
Ulrike Hilborn
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Marine Stewardship Council ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Fisheries Sustainability ◽  
Seafood Products

Seafood Certification and Non-governmental Organizations. In the last 20 years, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become involved in providing advice on what seafood to eat, or in certifying different seafood products as well-managed or sustainable. The same NGOs have also become quite involved in the politics of fisheries management. The Marine Stewardship Council provides the most widely recognized certification of seafood sustainability and is increasingly demanded by major retailers in some countries. NGOs involved in marine conservation have become a roughly $500-million-per-year business, funded by foundations and private donors, and with a business model that compels them to raise concerns about fisheries sustainability to maintain cash flow.

scholarly journals The Early Preventive Effort of Narcotic Abuse at Senior High School (SMA) In Aceh Besar And Sabang (A study according to Islamic law)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 282
Author(s):  
Irwansyah Muhammad Jamal
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Age ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Preventive Effort ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
School Rules ◽  
The One

Efforts to prevent narcotics abuse, especially for teenagers, are very necessary. bearing in mind the conditions in Indonesian society, the use of narcotics is not only committed by adults, but it’s also practiced by teenagers who are schooling. Thus, protecting young people who are still in school-age becomes an obligation that cannot be abandoned, both individuals and society. On the one hand, a lot of thoughts and efforts have been made related to the prevention of narcotics, starting from the national program that forms a special agency to deal with narcotics (National Narcotics Agency) to non-governmental organizations. However, narcotics abuse still occurs in the community, including among students. Therefore, preventive action is needed to break narcotics abuse, especially in the school environment. The High Schools in Aceh, especially Aceh Besar and Sabang, have made some efforts, such as a. urine test; b. counseling/guidance and c. school rules and regulations. These efforts have had a positive impact on students. However, environmental conditions may influence them to trap in narcotics abuse, in case if the control from the various community is not done. These prevention efforts, according to Islamic law are part of amar ma'ruf nahi mungkar.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of influence of non-governmental organizations on the relationship of application sanitary and phytosanitary measures

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
N.V. Karpinsʹka
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Amicus Curiae ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Wto Dispute Settlement ◽  
Phytosanitary Measures ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the role and influence of non-governmental organizations on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures. The study identifies and analyzes three groups of issues, including: the issue of impact (providing access to the WTO decision-making process), the issue of justice, which is giving NGOs the right to appeal to a WTO dispute settlement body, and the issue of standards, which includes issues of setting private standards that are different or stricter  than international ones. It is noted that international non-governmental organizations are also entrusted with the important task of facilitating the settlement of trade and political disputes by involving their experts as independent experts to draw objective conclusions. Another international legal form of participation of international non-governmental organizations in the activities of the WTO is the study of the impact on development and the environment.  Taking into account the fact that there are very few procedural opportunities for non-governmental organizations to participate in trade disputes, as organizations and other individuals are deprived of the right to act as a full party to a trade dispute under the WTO procedure, the article raises the issue of legal procedure, that would enable non-governmental organizations and individuals to initiate in their country the process of submitting an application to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. Pointing to the normative unresolved issue, the option of resolving it by submitting amicus curiae applications to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body through one of the parties to the dispute is supported, the position of which is supported in the statement, which in turn would provide further clarification on the content of such a statement, which should have previously verified the accuracy of the data received from amicus curiae. It is concluded that, taking into account the crisis in the WTO in recent years, the realization of the potential of non-governmental organizations can have a positive impact on the recovery of the global trade system.

The Economics of Community Networking

2011 ◽  
pp. 568-583
Author(s):  
Mark Surman
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Uk ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The U.S

It was a special moment. Non-profits were still figuring out the fax machine. No one had heard of the Internet. A few brave souls were stringing computers together, hanging modems and activists off the other end. The information — and the shifting political tide — were beginning to flow. News and passion trickled from the ANC headquarters in London to every nook and cranny of South Africa. Meetings were planned and new social movements dreamed over a few modems and a 286 in Toronto. Lobbying tactics, grand visions and messages home all emanated from a little computer room as thousands of environmentalists converged on Rio. At the center of all this was a band of computer activists calling themselves the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). The APC is a global coalition of nonprofit organizations who supply Internet content and connectivity services to civil society. APC was founded by a group of seven organizations who had all been providing e-mail and on-line discussion forums to non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) since the mid-1980s. This group included Alternex in Brazil, GreenNet in the UK, Nicarao in Nicaragua, IGC (PeaceNet and EcoNet) in the U.S., NordNet in Sweden, Pegasus in Australia and Web Networks in Canada. APC now includes 25 member networks located on six continents.

scholarly journals Private experiments in global governance: primary commodity roundtables and the politics of deliberation

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Brassett ◽  
Ben Richardson ◽  
William Smith
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Sustainability Criteria ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Commodity Production ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Regulatory Regimes ◽  
Experimentalist Governance

Emerging scholarship on global governance offers ever-more detailed analyses of private regulatory regimes. These regimes aim to regulate some area of social activity without a mandate from, or participation of, states or international organizations. While there are numerous empirical studies of these regimes, the normative theoretical literature has arguably struggled to keep pace with such developments. This is unfortunate, as the proliferation of private regulatory regimes raises important issues about legitimacy in global governance. The aim of this paper is to address some of these issues by elaborating a theoretical framework that can orientate normative investigation of these schemes. It does this through turning to the idea of experimentalist governance. It is argued that experimentalism can provide an important and provocative set of insights about the processes and logics of emerging governance schemes. The critical purchase of this theory is illustrated through an application to the case of primary commodities roundtables, part of ongoing attempts by non-governmental organizations, producers, and buyers to set sustainability criteria for commodity production across a range of sectors. The idea of experimentalist governance, we argue, can lend much needed theoretical structure to debates about the normative legitimacy of private regulatory regimes.

Plastics in aquatic environments – Results of an international survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 194 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Friederike Stock ◽  
Christian Kochleus ◽  
Denise Spira ◽  
Nicole Brennholt ◽  
Beate Bänsch-Baltruschat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Summer School ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Few Data

Plastic pollution in the aquatic environment has recently gained worldwide attention. Meanwhile, intensive research activities have been initiated in this environment; however, the effects and consequences of the plastic pollution are not fully known and have to be better understood. To facilitate information exchange between different global regions, the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) and the International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) organized a Summer School entitled "Plastics in Marine and Freshwater Environments" in July 2017. In preparation for the course, a questionnaire was sent to all participants coming from Asia (India, Philippines), Africa (Egypt, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico), and East, South and Southeast Europe (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy, Romania, Russia (European part), Serbia, Slovenia). The outcomes of this survey and discussions during the Summer School concerning micro- and macroplastics, especially in rivers and the oceans, reveal that countries are aware of the problem and that first measures have been conducted, especially initiated by Non-Governmental Organizations and authorities. In general, few data are available regarding plastics in rivers and the disposal into the oceans. However, the issue has progressively permeated whole society's awareness of the importance of education as a key element in solving the plastic problem. The majority of the countries include the subject already in the curriculum of primary schools. Moreover, regulations exist, especially regarding waste, but have to be better implemented and enhanced.

scholarly journals Current State and Prospects of Development of the Sports System of Ukraine: Legal Aspects (Estado actual y perspectivas de desarrollo del sistema deportivo de Ucrania: aspectos legales)

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 385-389
Author(s):  
Maxym Tkalych ◽  
Iryna Davydova ◽  
Yuliia Tolmachevska
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Current State ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
El Sistema

The article analyzes the current state of the sports organization system in Ukraine. The authors of the article argue that the sports system in Ukraine needs to be reformed in light of current trends in world sports. First and foremost, the need for regulatory and institutional development of the professional sport, which can have a positive impact on the development of the entire sports system of Ukraine. Currently, the dominant position in Ukrainian sport is occupied by the state and non-governmental organizations. This approach was justified under the conditions of a planned economy during the Soviet Union, but it is now outdated and hinders the development of Ukrainian sport.Instead, modern sport in developed countries is primarily driven by private initiative and the creation of appropriate conditions for a variety of private law entities to promote entrepreneurial activity in sport.The purpose of the article is to identify the key institutional and legal factors of the domestic sports system that negatively affect its development.Adequate regulatory support for commercial sports will give additional funds in domestic sports, which inevitably plays a role in improving sports achievements and restoring Ukraine's position in the world sports arena. The key direction of the development of domestic sports the author sees the further commercialization and professionalization of domestic sports.The authors of the article state that the Ukrainian legislature should as soon as possible turn its attention to the normative provision of sports, in particular - to adopt a number of amendments to the current law "On physical culture and sports" or to adopt a new law on sports and/or the law "On professional sports". El artículo analiza el estado actual del sistema de organización deportiva en Ucrania. Los autores del artículo sostienen que el sistema deportivo en Ucrania necesita ser reformado a la luz de las tendencias actuales en los deportes mundiales. Ante todo, la necesidad de un desarrollo regulatorio e institucional del deporte profesional, que puede tener un impacto positivo en el desarrollo de todo el sistema deportivo de Ucrania. Actualmente, la posición dominante en el deporte ucraniano está ocupada por el estado y las organizaciones no gubernamentales. Este enfoque se justificó bajo las condiciones de una economía planificada durante la Unión Soviética, pero ahora está desactualizado y dificulta el desarrollo del deporte ucraniano.En cambio, el deporte moderno en los países desarrollados está impulsado principalmente por la iniciativa privada y la creación de condiciones apropiadas para una variedad de entidades de derecho privado para promover la actividad empresarial en el deporte.El propósito del artículo es identificar los factores institucionales y legales clave del sistema deportivo nacional que afectan negativamente su desarrollo.El apoyo regulatorio adecuado para los deportes comerciales dará fondos adicionales en los deportes nacionales, que inevitablemente juegan un papel en la mejora de los logros deportivos y en la restauración de la posición de Ucrania en el ámbito deportivo mundial. La dirección clave del desarrollo de los deportes domésticos es que el autor ve una mayor comercialización y profesionalización de los deportes domésticos.Los autores del artículo afirman que la legislatura ucraniana debería centrar su atención lo antes posible en la provisión normativa de deportes, en particular, para adoptar una serie de enmiendas a la ley actual "sobre cultura física y deportes" o adoptar una nueva ley de deportes y / o la ley "de deportes profesionales".

scholarly journals The Role of ED-Links (Educational Development) in the Promotion of Secondary Education (A Case Study of District Malakand, Tehsil Dargai)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khan ◽  
Yao Dewei ◽  
Naeem Khan ◽  
Liu Junshi ◽  
Noor Haq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Government

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to analyze "The Role of ED-Links (Educational Development) in the Promotion of Secondary Education; A Case Study of District Malakand, Tehsil Dargai. Methodology: The researchers selected 50 respondents and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the respondents from the age group of 25 years and above. The interview schedule was used as a data collection tool due to the possibility of illiterate respondents. ED-Links played an important role in the development of secondary education of Dargai Tehsil in Malakand. Findings: The study indicates that ED-Links has helped the schools in infrastructure development and teacher training. This training has improved the skills of teachers and the development of infrastructures such as libraries, sanitation, and resource centers. All of the respondents said that ED-Links had a positive impact on the overall performance of the school. ED-Links supports students in providing book accessories, pens, geometric boxes, and school bags. ED-Links provided benefits for students and improved their skill level and the quality of education, which is the same as a bright future. The majority of the respondents believed that community members and students responded positively towards ED-Link. The main finding of the study is the majority of respondents and students were satisfied with the ED-Links program. Unique Contribution to Practice and Policy: The government has the responsibility to formulate appropriate policies for non-governmental organizations engaged in educational development nationwide, and to register them to promote educational development, as well as The people in the community also have the responsibility of individual and collective participation in the promotion and development of the planning and implementation. If people can participate, problems can be reduced to a certain extent.

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