Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2010 | Annual review of swiss forest policy 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (5) ◽  
pp. 137-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
One Step ◽  
Climate Convention ◽  
Article 5

In 2010, there were no major forest policy issues that attracted media attention. The year 2010 was rather marked by the preparation of decisions “offstage” and by recurring administrative implementation activities. The partial revision of the forest law, which has been launched, can be regarded as special, because it is not a routine affair: the Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy of the Council of States decided to revise particularly article 7 (compensation for deforestation) and article 10 (assessing forest status) of the forest law, and thus loosen the strict regime for forest conservation. Concerning the sectoral policies related to forest, the parliament took the law on spatial planning (RPG) one step further towards its revision. With the proposed revision of the spatial planning law's article 5 (value-added charge) a forest policy relevant article is now up for discussion. Different forest relevant topics on the international political agenda were discussed during the two international conferences on biodiversity and climate convention just as during the treatment of the alpine and the landscape convention. Next year the discussions will presumably be about the future forest conservation policy.

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 165 (5) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Lower Court ◽  
Forest Exploitation ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
Harmful Organisms ◽  
European Forest ◽  
The One

Annual review of forest policy 2013 At the federal level, forest policy in 2013 was marked by a high number of implementation tasks on the one hand, and by the preparation of a renewed revision of the Forest Law on the other hand. The latter involved not only formal changes to individual legal articles, but also new regulations to protect against dangerous and harmful organisms, about the advancement of timber production and climate change adaptation. The traditional implementation tasks in 2013 included the approval of the budget, the controlling of different program agreements, the processing of parliamentary interventions as well as providing diverse documents. Particularly noteworthy this past year was a Federal Court decision, which, in contradiction to the cantonal lower court, classified test-drilling in a forest as a disadvantageous non-forest exploitation that requires authorization. At the international level, the adoption of a European Forest Convention was hindered primarily because the decision about the location of the secretariat stalled. In terms of forest-relevant policies, particularly spatial planning and energy policy can be expected to have noticeable effects on forests.

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 166 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-245
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann ◽  
Kathrin Steinmann ◽  
Eva Lieberherr
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
Council Of State

Annual review of Swiss forest policy 2014 Swiss forest policy in 2014 was marked by the passage of the Federal Council's message and draft of an amendment of the Forest Law, which was also treated by the Council of State's Commission for Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy and by the Council of State itself. This revision affects more than 20 articles of the current Forest Law. Despite these numerous alterations, the revision has not caused major debates. The forest-relevant parliamentary interventions decreased drastically in 2014, but since the beginning of 2015 a countertrend is notable. The forest budget remained practically the same as in previous years. The number of federal court decisions in relation to the forest sector has stayed small. Yet there are increasingly significant cantonal court decisions in this domain. In terms of broader forest policy, the public administration has mainly undertaken new standpoints regarding spatial planning and energy policies.

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2012

2013 ◽  
Vol 164 (5) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Biodiversity Policy ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
Policy Fields

Annual review of Swiss forest policy 2012 Swiss national forest policy in 2012 was marked by the enactment of the revised Forest Law as well as preparations for the changes in the related Forest Ordinance. No new directions have emerged in the routine forest relevant tasks of the Parliament, Federal Council and the Public Administration. Exceptions to this trend were the numerous parliamentary interventions about the forest and timber industry. In addition, the number of Federal Court decisions about forest legal issues has slightly increased this year. In the policy fields related to forest policy, the passage of the Second Apartment Initiative and the revision of the Land-Use Law brought new angles into land-use policy. In terms of biodiversity policy, the Federal Council's approval of the Biodiversity Strategy Switzerland has set the stage for its implementation. Finally, the reorganization of Swiss energy policy has become the new dominant topic on the political agenda. The Federal Council has accomplished the related preparations for the new energy policy and has submitted its Energy Strategy 2050 for consultation.

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2008 | Annual review of Swiss forest policy 2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 160 (5) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann ◽  
Alexander Widmer
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Policy Fields ◽  
Political Steering

In 2008, the Swiss federal forest policy was mainly characterized by the failure to amend the Swiss federal law on forests, by the introduction of a new perequation system and by the launching of a new program with the aim to support a better use of Swiss timber. From a broader perspective, many political processes with impacts on forests can be observed in other policy fields. Important projects and processes have been put on the political agenda in the fields of spatial planning, climate policy, environmental policy, biodiversity and regional development policy. In most of these policy formulation and implementation processes, elements of a new form of political steering, called governance, can be observed.

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2009 | Annual review of Swiss forest policy 2009

2010 ◽  
Vol 161 (5) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
National Council ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The One ◽  
Core Issues ◽  
Partial Revision

In 2009, the Swiss federal forest policy was mainly characterized by implementation activities on the administration level and by numerous political interventions on the governmental and parliamentary level. The most important administrative activity was the definitive introduction of the new perequation system. Members of the Parliament have launched a discussion on two core issues of Swiss forest policy: to reconsider the principle of a strong forest area conservation on the one hand, the question of the primacy of timber harvesting or biodiversity in Swiss forests on the other hand. From a broader perspective, especially two political processes with important impacts on forests were started (Swiss biodiversity strategy) or continued (partial revision of the law on spatial planning). From an international point of view the agenda was dominated by the UN-Copenhagen Climate Conference and the decision of the National Council to refuse the ratification of the protocols of the Alpine Convention.

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2011

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (5) ◽  
pp. 145-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Forest Policy ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Large Carnivores ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
European Forest ◽  
Forest Legislation ◽  
Forest Act

Annual review of Swiss forest policy 2011 The revision of the Forest Act, the adoption of the Forest Programme 2020 by the Federal Council as well as the preparation of the second contribution period of the New System of Financial Equalisation and Division of Tasks between the Confederation and the Cantons (NFE) shaped, in addition to the routine business, the forest policy of 2011. The parliamentary initiatives on forest and forest policy issues remained of about the same amount as in previous years, while the Federal Court decisions on forest legislation have declined significantly. In various forest-related sectoral policies, the government and parliament made important decisions. In climate policy, the Parliament adopted the CO2 Law. However, this has not yet happened to the revision of the Spatial Planning Act. In nature and landscape policy, the administration has prepared the Swiss biodiversity strategy so far that the Federal Council could send it out for consultation. The revision of the Hunting Regulation, with changes in the management of large carnivores, is nearing adoption. At the international level, the Federal Council has submitted the European Landscape Convention to the Parliament for ratification, and the European forestry ministers have agreed to the preparation of a European Forest Convention.

scholarly journals Computational and experimental investigations of one-step conversion of poly(carbonate)s into value-added poly(aryl ether sulfone)s

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (28) ◽  
pp. 7722-7726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin O. Jones ◽  
Alexander Yuen ◽  
Rudy J. Wojtecki ◽  
James L. Hedrick ◽  
Jeannette M. García
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Nucleophilic Attack ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Aryl Ether ◽  
One Step ◽  
Poly Carbonate

It is estimated that ∼2.7 million tons poly(carbonate)s (PCs) are produced annually worldwide. In 2008, retailers pulled products from store shelves after reports of bisphenol A (BPA) leaching from baby bottles, reusable drink bottles, and other retail products. Since PCs are not typically recycled, a need for the repurposing of the PC waste has arisen. We report the one-step synthesis of poly(aryl ether sulfone)s (PSUs) from the depolymerization of PCs and in situ polycondensation with bis(aryl fluorides) in the presence of carbonate salts. PSUs are high-performance engineering thermoplastics that are commonly used for reverse osmosis and water purification membranes, medical equipment, as well as high temperature applications. PSUs generated through this cascade approach were isolated in high purity and yield with the expected thermal properties and represent a procedure for direct conversion of one class of polymer to another in a single step. Computational investigations performed with density functional theory predict that the carbonate salt plays two important catalytic roles in this reaction: it decomposes the PCs by nucleophilic attack, and in the subsequent polyether formation process, it promotes the reaction of phenolate dimers formed in situ with the aryl fluorides present. We envision repurposing poly(BPA carbonate) for the production of value-added polymers.

Extraction and value-added utilization of alumina from coal fly ash via one-step hydrothermal process followed by carbonation

2021 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 129174
Author(s):  
Pengxu Cao ◽  
Guanghui Li ◽  
Hao Jiang ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Jun Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Coal Fly Ash ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Value Added ◽  
One Step

scholarly journals Women, work and industrial relations in Australia in 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meraiah Foley ◽  
Sue Williamson ◽  
Sarah Mosseri
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Annual Review

Interest in women’s labour force participation, economic security and pay equity received substantial media and public policy attention throughout 2019, largely attributable to the federal election and the Australian Labor Party platform, which included a comprehensive suite of policies aimed at advancing workplace gender equality. Following the Australian Labor Party’s unexpected loss at the polls, however, workplace gender equality largely faded from the political agenda. In this annual review, we cover key gender equality indicators in Australia, examine key election promises made by both major parties, discuss the implications of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for the female-dominated aged care workforce, and provide a gendered analysis on recent debates and developments surrounding the ‘future of work’ in Australia.

Cascaded Biocatalysis and Bioelectrocatalysis: Overview and Recent Advances

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoo Seok Lee ◽  
Koun Lim ◽  
Shelley D. Minteer
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Cascade Reactions ◽  
Product Formation ◽  
Deep Oxidation ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Oxidation Reduction ◽  
Cascade Biocatalysis ◽  
Analyte Detection ◽  
Catalyst Systems

Enzyme cascades are plentiful in nature, but they also have potential in artificial applications due to the possibility of using the target substrate in biofuel cells, electrosynthesis, and biosensors. Cascade reactions from enzymes or hybrid bioorganic catalyst systems exhibit extended substrate range, reaction depth, and increased overall performance. This review addresses the strategies of cascade biocatalysis and bioelectrocatalysis for ( a) CO2 fixation, ( b) high value-added product formation, ( c) sustainable energy sources via deep oxidation, and ( d) cascaded electrochemical enzymatic biosensors. These recent updates in the field provide fundamental concepts, designs of artificial electrocatalytic oxidation-reduction pathways (using a flexible setup involving organic catalysts and engineered enzymes), and advances in hybrid cascaded sensors for sensitive analyte detection. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, Volume 72 is April 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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