scholarly journals Extractive industry a burden or an opportunity for sustainable development?

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Aurela SHTIZA
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Extractive Industry ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Institutional Capacity Building

The shortage of raw materials in global markets and the sky rocketing of commodityprices, have induced European authorities to take initiatives to improve innovation inEurope by creating the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (2012) and make inventory of the existing European raw materials. Albania is a rich country in natural raw materials, such as chromium, copper, ferronickel, coal, bitumen as well ascrude oil which might supply primary and secondary raw materials for some of the European needs. This literature review discusses the role of the Albanian institutions, the natural resources industry, potential investors and stakeholders in order to provide a setof indicators and platforms that can help to develop the extractive industry in Albania and monitor amelioration within sustainable development principles. A map with the potential prospects of the natural resources will be a first step in identifying the further potential for exploitation. Mineral resource policies and governance, sustainable processing and supply chain as well as environmental management information system (EMIS) are some of the crucial tools identified, which will help to set up the indicators and quantify the achievements in environmental management in Albania. Moreover, the integration of practices that will support institutional capacity building; follow-up practices; the mainstreaming of global environment into planning; and the compliance monitoring process will additionally improve the environmental situation in Albania. Aligning business strategy with environmental policy, socio-economic analysis, environmental auditing are decisive tools in order to provide the Albanian authorities with a clear overview of the economic costs and the social benefits for sustainable development of the extractive sector in Albania.

scholarly journals SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLECTORS OF RECYCLABLE CAJAZEIRAS MATERIALS (ASCAMARC) AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF COLLECTING ACTIVITY TO THE ENVIRONMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Patrick Wendell Freire Cidelino ◽  
Everton Vieira da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Socioeconomic Analysis ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Progressive Accumulation ◽  
Waste Pickers

Background: recycling is an essential tool for promoting sustainable development, as mechanisms that reduce the use of virgin raw materials will limit the use of scarce resources and reduce the progressive accumulation of waste. as well as contain their side effects and pollution causing health problems, among others. At the base of the recycling system are the collectors of recyclables, agents of this activity who are the workers who pick, select and sell recyclable materials such as paper, glass, metal, garbage, and other reusable materials. Aim: this study aimed to verify the income earned and the contribution to the sustainable development process arising from collecting recyclable materials. Methods: the proposed study was carried out at the Cajazeiras Waste Pickers Association (ASCAMARC), in this city, Alto Sertão da Paraíba. The population and sample are 13 recyclable waste pickers who actively participate in ASCAMARC and voluntarily agreed to participate in the research after being informed about its objectives. The content analysis technique was used through transcripts of interviews with the target audience and documents from secondary sources, and the collected data were also analyzed in quantitative form. Results and Discussion: the results show that 12 (92.31%) waste pickers earn less than one wage, and 01 (7.69%) waste pickers earn a minimum wage through the activity of collecting recyclable material and that there is currently great concern about the damage generated to the environment by solid wastes that have a long degradation time. It was found that 13 (100%) waste pickers believe that collecting recyclable materials contributes to the environment. Conclusions: It can be concluded from the results obtained the social, economic, and environmental importance of the work of waste pickers, despite the precarious conditions in which they perform the activity, without their participation in the base of the recycling chain, perhaps the environmental situation would be more chaotic in recent times.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues in the Context of the Sustainable Development Theory of Russian Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01040
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Vasilchikov ◽  
Oksana S. Chechina ◽  
Svetlana A. Nikonorova ◽  
Maria V. Rakhova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Climate Factors ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Main Factors

Unevenness is a feature of sustainable development of Russian territories. It arises due to the impressive difference in the provision of natural resources, residents’ mentality, natural and climate factors, the infrastructure that has formed over the years of territory’s existence, and other various conditions. The purpose of the issue is the research of the main factors reflecting the sustainability of development of Russia and proposes directions for improving the social, economic and environmental policy of the country.

Reverse Logistics in the Electronics Waste Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 1664-1680
Author(s):  
Berk Ayvaz ◽  
Ali Görener
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
World Population ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
World Population Growth

Recently, due to the rapid world population growth, decreasing of natural resources and raw materials, increasing environmental awareness, interesting for wasting raw materials, using produced products more efficiently, and reusing of sources is rapidly increasing. Nowadays, reverse logistics as an important business strategy for profitable and sustainability is becoming important. The effective implementation of reverse logistics gives companies a competitive advantage in sectors. Due to mentioned reasons firms intend to incorporate reverse logistics activities such as the recovery, remanufacturing, recycling or disposal. Reverse logistics has become increasingly important as a profitable and sustainable business strategy. Therefore, more and more manufacturers have adapted the practice of recovering value from returned products and integrate product recovery activities into their processes. The electronic industry is one of the fastest growing manufacturing industries and the main purpose of this chapter is to explore the opportunities for waste returns within this sector.

scholarly journals Organic agriculture in the system of the sustainable use of natural resources

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 00219
Author(s):  
Tatiana Polushkina ◽  
Yulia Akimova ◽  
Elena Kovalenko ◽  
Olga Yakimova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Balance Of Nature ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
The Usa

World experience indicates that the problems of ensuring sustainable development of agriculture have become an urgent need, therefore, the concepts of traditional technology for cultivating crops should be substantially revised not only from the standpoint of environmental management, but also to improve the economic situation in the industry. Greening of agriculture contributes to natural restoration of soil fertility, maintaining the balance of nature, on which agricultural economy largely depends. A growing quantity of farms in the USA, China, Russia, India, Japan and the EU countries conduct their farming in harmony with nature. The ultimate goals of their activities are ecologically balanced farming, animal husbandry and this agriculture industry technology acts as an alternative to traditional (industrial) farming. Development of organic agriculture involves the search and implementation of new technologies from a science-based position and due to the laws of optimal environmental management. In the article, the authors substantiate the need to enhance introduction of organic farming methods in order to ensure sustainable development and sustainable use of natural resources. Based on the study of foreign agriculture experience, the authors developed a number of key measures for the development of organic agriculture in Russian conditions.

Analysis and Evaluation of Environmental Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Karlygash MUKHTAROVA ◽  
Dametken TUREKULOVA ◽  
Gulnara LESBAYEVA ◽  
Aigul YESTURLIEVA ◽  
Gaukhar SAIMAGAMBETOVA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
The Republic

Today, Kazakhstan has accumulated a huge amount of environmental, social and ecological problems that prevented the development of the country on a stable basis. The economic growth of the country is mainly due to rising prices for raw materials on world markets and the use of a significant amount of natural resources. At the root of many social and economic problems of the Republic of Kazakhstan is historically an imbalance when the country consumes resources disproportionately in comparison with their production.

scholarly journals United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1504-1510
Author(s):  
Emmanuel A. Ojewunmi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Social Ministry ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Set Up

This paper examines the roles of the Nigerian Baptists Social Ministries in the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) in the realization of a better living standard for the people of the world without jeopardizing the interest of future generations. It rounds off by suggesting some ways for better future performance for the Baptist Social Ministry. With the theory of secularism, the paper investigates how these UNSDGs came into existence, and the purpose they were designed to achieve by 2030. In addition, the paper considers some definitions of some concepts in the conceptual framework, the roles of the Faith-Based organizations in the lives of their members. It also considers the set-up of the social ministry of the Nigerian Baptists. Furthermore, the paper probes into the activities of the social ministry of the Nigerian Baptistsat the local church, conference, and convention levels. The paper also establishes how the Baptists have contributed in improving the lives of the general public as a way of influencing the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, before conclusion and recommendations.

scholarly journals Green Economy a Design for Sustainable Development of India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.S. Kamble
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Green Economy

Industrial revolution turned India into a source of rare, raw materials for British industries as well as a market for their finished products. The British only concentrated on the use of production factors and mass production for earning profit and collecting wealth for selfish development and it has led to a depletion of certain natural resources, leaving the environment permanently damaged and injured. The environmental issues in India become more serious every day like that lack of environmental education, reducing fertility of agricultural land, declining water level on earth, mass deforestation, land degradation, excess use of fertilizers and chemical in food production and river contamination and pollution. Green economy is a design and remedy on sustainable development, sustainable environment and environmental balance. It is against this backdrop, the present research study analyses the state of green economy and its linkages with sustainable development, environmental sustainability with reference to India. The present study concludes that the depletion of natural resources in India was not over or excessive is a move towards a green economy in connection with the indicator of natural resource depletion. The state of sanitation facilities in India is not very much happy and satisfactory. Access to water shows for India it is good, but not better which reveals India has failed in providing drinking water, consequently economic transformation and green economy for sustainable development of India. The important and policy suggestions of the present study are; planned extensive and intensive efforts are very much necessary from India as well for the development of health, water supply and sanitation facilities. Government of India should be more active and dynamic in realizing their green economy. Participation and involvement of people should be obligatory and enhanced in undertaking various activities useful for attaining the green economy and there by sustainable development.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI MAYARAKAT DALAM PENGELOLAAN LINGKUNGAN KAWASAN HUTAN MANGROVE TUGUREJO DI KOTA SEMARANG

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
D Diarto ◽  
Boedi Hendrarto ◽  
Sri Suryoko
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Concerns

ABSTRAK Potensi dan keunikan sumber daya alam pada Kawasan Hutan Mangrove Tugurejo (KHMT) memiliki peran sangat signifikan dalam pengembangan ekonomi, sosial, budaya, dan lingkungan masyarakat pesisir. Pengelolaan lingkungan KHMT merupakan salah satu upaya dalam mendukung pengembangan wilayah pesisir secara optimal, bijaksana, dan bertanggung jawab, tentunya dengan melibatkan partisipasi masyarakat dan berbagai pihak yang terkait serta dengan tetap memperhatikan daya dukung lingkungan KHMT. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai partisipasi masyarakat terhadap pengelolaan lingkungan  KHMT. Antusiasme, keinginan, dan harapan serta adanya kepedulian sosial masyarakat setempat merupakan bentuk partisipasi masyarakat dalam upaya pengelolaan lingkungan KHMT.  Adanya partisipasi masyarakat menjadi faktor pendukung dalam upaya pengembangan wilayah pesisir Kota Semarang. Gambaran partisipasi masyarakat terhadap pengelolaan lingkungan KHMT ditunjukkan dengan tingginya keinginan masyarakat untuk menjaga dan melestarikan serta adanya harapan terhadap upaya perlindungan atau perbaikan KHMT. Bentuk partisipasi masyarakat adalah partisipasi sukarela atau swakarsa. Kata Kunci: Kawasan hutan mangrove tugurejo, Pengelolaam lingkungan, Partisipasi masyarakat ABSTRACT The potency and uniqueness of natural resources in Mangrove Forest Area of Tugurejo (KHMT) has a very significant role in developing economic, social, cultural, and environmental of coastal communities. Environmental Management of KHMT is one of effort to support the developing coastal areas optimally, wisely, and responsibly, of course, with the community participation and other stakeholders and also by considering the carrying capacity of KHMT. The objective  of this research was to provide an overview of community participation to environmental management of KHMT. The enthusiasm, desires, and expectations as well as the social concerns of local communities was a form of community participation in environmental management of KHMT. The community participation become a contributing factor in developing the coastal area of Semarang City. The overview of community participation to environmental management of KHMT was indicated by strong desire of the communities to maintain and preserve it and also the presence of community expectation for the protection or improvement of KHMT. The form of community participation was voluntary or spontaneous participation. Keywords: Mangrove Forest Area of Tugurejo, Environmental Management, Commuunity Participation

scholarly journals REFLECTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND CONSEQUENCES OF ARTICLE 33 OF THE 1945 CONSTITUTION (AFTER AMENDMENT) TOWARDS THE ECONOMY OF INDONESIA AND ISLAMIC ECONOMIC CONNECTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Syafwendi Syafril
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Land Area ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strategic Location ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Islamic Economic

Indonesia is one of the world's largest country is strategically located betweentwo continents and two oceans. Strategic location endows Indonesia withabundant natural resources from the sea, air, and land area. Besides havingabundant natural resources, Indonesia has rich in culture, language, andcustoms, as well as demographic conditions. With the potential and assetsowned by Indonesia, this country has the opportunity to be a progressive andgrowing rapidly country.The committee was formed by the unification ofperception through legislation by the central government to support economicprosperity for the sake of welfare for all Indonesian people. So with thiscommitment is raised regulation of 33 UUD 1945, as one form betweengovernment and society to advance Indonesia's economy, so that will beexpected to improve the sustainable development, utilization of naturalresources to support the benefit of many people's lives, and that isn’t equallyimportant is the creation of social welfare for Indonesian society. But these loftyambitionsaren’t going according to what was expected earlier, the attitude ofindividualism that is more about profitability than the social welfare is moreprominent in the implementation of Article 33 UUD 1945, especially after thepoint of the article was amended.

scholarly journals EKOLOGI BUDAYA SEBAGAI WAWASAN POKOK DALAM PENGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT UNTUK PEMBANGUNAN BERKELANJUTAN DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Gian Nova Sudrajat Nur
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Ecology ◽  
Deep Ecology ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Descriptive Method

This paper discusses local wisdom from local communities in Indonesiain environmental management of natural resources asimplementation of sustainable development. The purpose of this paper isprovide an overview of the forms of natural resource management andovercoming environmental problems based on local wisdom asinsight for community development activities. This research is descriptivequalitative analytical descriptive method using a theoretical approachcultural ecology through literature study. From the results of this study, it is known that the valuesculture in Indonesia tends to be ecocentric and biocentric, so it cansaid to be a deep ecology (ecology that is deep / concentrated). Apart from that, it was shown toocultural values ??regulate the management of natural resources wisely. This writingalso shows that local wisdom as cultural ecology is an insightimportant in community development activities because it is not just shapingindependence and creating prosperity. More than that, cultural ecology isembodiment of sustainable development.

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