Climate Geoengineering and the Role of Public Deliberation: A Comment on the us National Academy of Sciences’ Recommendations on Public Participation

Climate Law ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 252-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. G. Burns ◽  
Jane A. Flegal
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Public Deliberation ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
World Community ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Important Design

The feckless response of the world community to the mounting threat of climate change has led to a growing interest in climate geoengineering research. In early 2015, the us National Academy of Sciences released two major reports on the topic. While it is notable that both reports recommended some form of public participation to inform research, this article argues that the vagueness of these recommendations could mean that their implementation might not comport with optimal approaches for public deliberation. We outline some options for public deliberation on climate geoengineering and important design considerations.

scholarly journals Humanitarian science of Belarus: history and the present (To the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-401
Author(s):  
A. A. Kovalenya ◽  
V. I. Levkovich ◽  
O. S. Yuschkevich
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
National State ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
90Th Anniversary ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The article analyzes the results and achievements of scholars-humanists in the recent years. The work denotes unparalleled and the most important fundamental studies that reveal rich historical, cultural and spiritual stratum of Belarusian people. Authors also show the place and the role of social and humanitarian sciences in Belarusian society.The work stresses that the main objective of the research of scholars-humanists is not only the defence of the historical legitimacy of the Belarusian statehood and national-state interests of the Republic of Belarus in the world community, but also the preservation of the spiritual, material, historical and cultural values of Belarusian people and the strengthening of both: the country’s international prestige and Belarusian humanitarian science.And finally, the paper presents quantitative results of the research and the most significant practical achievements of scholars accomplished in the recent years.

scholarly journals BORYS PATON AS A SCIENTIFIC LEADER, OUTSTANDING ORGANISER, AND TIRELESS DEFENDER OF NATIONAL SCIENCE IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasyl Kremen
Keyword(s):  
Personal Communication ◽  
Soviet Republic ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
National Science ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The speech reveals the figure of Borys Paton as a scientific leader, outstanding organiser, and tireless defender of national science in Ukraine. The warm memories of personal communication with the world-renowned and well-known scientist are given. The key principles of Borys Paton activity are grounded; compliance with them made it possible to turn the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic into one of the most efficient scientific organizations in the country. Attention is drawn to the unique role of Borys Paton in the years of independent Ukraine, first of all, regarding the establishment of the national branch academies of sciences. Borys Paton initiatives on developing the Joint Activity Program of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine for 2020-2022, establishing and legislative consolidating the Council of the Presidents of the National Academies of Sciences of Ukraine are enlightened. The virtual exhibitions created in NAES of Ukraine are presented: “Borys Paton. His Life is an Era in Science” of V.O. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine, and “Borys Paton and the Ukrainian Humanities” of the Pedagogical Museum of Ukraine.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Enakhon Nishanbaeva ◽  
◽  
Abdulla Abdukhalilov
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World

Today, one of the most urgent tasks of the world community is the development of inclusive education. It should be noted that social partnership is of great importance in the development of inclusive education. Through social partnership, it is possible to establish constructive relations between various interested groups in the field of inclusive education.

AGI's Framework on Addressing Equity in the Geoscience Societies and the Challenge of Defining Success

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Keane ◽  
Susan Sullivan ◽  
Leila Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Professional Societies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Intimate Knowledge ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Federal Data

<p>The American Geosciences Institute in cooperation with its member societies has developed the Framework for Addressing Racial and Ethnic Equity in Geosciences Professional Societies.  The geoscience societies are a pivotal area to influence the culture of the geosciences, and in response to the events of June 2020, many societies determined they needed to directly act on the issue of equity in the geosciences. Being birthed from a federation of US-centric organizations, the Framework has clear US-aligned approaches and boundaries.  However, the baseline proposed actions are fundamentally universal and meet the goal of the authoring committee to provide a framework from which we hope geoscience organizations of all types would use it to craft their own specific action plan and policies.   A critical component of this framework for the committee was to ensure definable actions were included.   Some of these suggested actions and their intended extensions will be discussed.  Additionally, ongoing conversations among the societies, with the US National Academy of Sciences Board on Earth Science and Resources, and other science organizations have begun to examine what the path forward looks like.   One area that AGI particularly is concerned about is the process of measuring progress.   Understanding and recognizing the impacts of efforts like this is critical to ensure agile responses for success.   But with AGI's intimate knowledge of much of the U.S. federal data, some of the ambiguities and definitional challenges within the US system complicates the ability to directly measure progress and for which further discussion of what success looks like is critically needed.  </p>

scholarly journals ПАМ’ЯТІ АКАДЕМІКА НАН УКРАЇНИ ЮРІЯ РОМАНОВИЧА ШЕЛЯГА-СОСОНКА (10.01.1933 – 14.12.2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 115-118
Author(s):  
M. M. Barna ◽  
L. S. Barna
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
State Prize ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
The World ◽  
Green Book ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

Yu. R. Sheliah-Sosonko, an outstanding Ukrainian scientist in the field of geobotany, phytocenology, floristry, phytogeography, phytosozology, ecology, a public figure, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, doctor of biological sciences, professor, honored worker of science and technology of Ukraine, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology and the N.G. Kholodny Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Geobotany of the N.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine passed away at the age of 87, on December 14, 2019. The main areas of scientific research of Yu. R. Sheliah-Sosonko include the development of typology, the composition of cenopopulation, cenogenesis and protection of nemoral forests of the European part of the USSR. The name of Yuri Romanovych Sheliah-Sosonko is associated with the research into the theory of geobotany and classification of vegetation, zoning, mapping, species association, evolution of vegetation cover. He developed a theory of the formation of the cenopopulation structure of species, as well as the classification of species and phytocoenotypes. He put forward and grounded the idea of phytocenogenetic classification of vegetation, the foundations of the evolutionary-cenotic study of vegetation formations. Under the supervision of Yurii Romanovych, the world’s first "Green Book of Ukraine" was compiled and published, laying the foundation for the Convention on Biodiversity. He was the first to suggest a method of paradigmatic analysis of geobotanical knowledge. The results of thorough geobotanical and phytocenological studies are summarized in the monographs: "Common oak forests on the territory of Ukraine and their evolution" (1974), "Methodology of geobotany", "Green Book of the Ukrainian SSR" (1987), "Red Book of Ukraine. Plant world "/ Yu. R. Sheliah-Sosonko (editor-in-chief) (1996) and others. He is the author of over 500 scientific works, including 34 monographs. He supervised 8 doctors and 37 candidates of biological sciences, and the scientific geobotanical school he founded is recognized by the world scientific community. The scientists, teachers and students of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University express their condolences. This is a great loss for the whole botanical science of Ukraine, Europe and the world. Finally, it should be mentioned that as long as there are such scientists as Academician Yurii Romanovych Sheliah-Sosonko and his grateful students, Ukrainian science will never cease to thrive. The memory of Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yurii Romanovych Sheliah-Sosonko, an outstanding scientist-geobotanist, a public figure, a man of honour, will forever remain in the hearts of his relatives, friends, colleagues and students.

scholarly journals POLE-TOPS OF CHMYREVA MOHYLA BARROW

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-321
Author(s):  
Z. H. Popandopulo
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Burial Mound ◽  
World War ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
River Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Burial Mounds ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

In 1977 on the site of famous burial mound Chmyrеva Mohyla located on the northern outskirts of Velyka Bilozerka village of Zaporizhzhia region three bronze pole-tops with images of gryphons were found by local people on the plowed field. There is no evidence whether other artifacts have been found. Luckily nearby in Gunovka village the expedition of Institute of Archaeology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was working under the leadership of Yu. V. Boltryk who got the founded artifacts and then sent them to Zaporizhzhia regional museum of local lore, history and economy. The history of excavations of Chmyrеva Mohyla numbers more than a century. They were started by F. A. Braun in 1898, M. I. Veselovskiy (1909—1910) continued the excavations and Yu. V. Boltryk in 1994 completed them. The burial mound has not been excavated in full because of various reasons. The destiny of finds from this barrow was tragic. A lot of artifacts among them silver vessels from the hiding-place which was revealed by M. I. Veselovskiy were lost during the World War II when the collections of Kharkiv historic museum were evacuated. Scythian bronze pole-tops as one of the most interesting categories of artifacts for a long time attracted attention of scholar world. They were classified by types and date, their significance in funeral ceremony and everyday life was searched for. The questions still remain. In this article we tried to put into scholar circulation a scanty type of pole-tops with the image of pacing gryphon on the pear-shaped little bell which is characteristic only for Steppe Dnieper river region. For today only eight of them are known and most of them are originated from of the burial mounds of high Scythian aristocracy: Tovsta Mohyla, Haimanova Mohyla, Chmyrova Mohyla. Chronologically they are slightly differed from other pole-tops both with the image of deer on pear-shaped little bells from Tovsta Mohyla, and with the image of deer on flat cone bushes from Haimanova Mohyla. The question about the place of production of such pole-tops is still opened. Probably just these types of pole-tops could be produced in one workshop but not all known variety of objects as V. A. Ilinska thought. One of the problems to be solved by researchers is searching for such workshops. But if these objects have been moulded by wax models the task becomes more complicated.

scholarly journals Ukraine in the Focus of US Foreign Policy Priorities

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
N. Gegelashvili ◽  
◽  
I. Modnikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
The United States ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Radical Transformation

The article analyzes the US policy towards Ukraine dating back from the time before the reunification of Crimea with Russia and up to Donald Trump coming to power. The spectrum of Washington’s interests towards this country being of particular strategic interest to the United States are disclosed. It should be noted that since the disintegration of the Soviet Union Washington’s interest in this country on the whole has not been very much different from its stand on all post-Soviet states whose significance was defined by the U,S depending on their location on the world map as well as on the value of their natural resources. However, after the reunification of Crimea with Russia Washington’s stand on this country underwent significant changes, causing a radical transformation of the U,S attitude in their Ukrainian policy. During the presidency of Barack Obama the American policy towards Ukraine was carried out rather sluggishly being basically declarative in its nature. When President D. Trump took his office Washington’s policy towards Ukraine became increasingly more offensive and was characterized by a rather proactive stance not only because Ukraine became the principal arena of confrontation between the United States and the Russian Federation, but also because it became a part of the US domestic political context. Therefore, an outcome of the “battle” for Ukraine is currently very important for the United States in order to prove to the world its role of the main helmsman in the context of a diminishing US capability of maintaining their global superiority.

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