scholarly journals Chinese Resident Preferences for African Elephant Conservation: Choice Experiment

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Shuokai Wang ◽  
Zhen Cai ◽  
Yuxuan Hu ◽  
Giuseppe T. Cirella ◽  
Yi Xie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
African Elephant ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
African Elephants ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Elephant Conservation

Despite passionate efforts to preserve African elephants worldwide, their numbers continue to decline. Some conservation programs have suspended operations because the funds provided by various governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) cannot cover the enormous expenses of countering poaching, habitat destruction, and illegal ivory trading. This study investigates Chinese resident preferences for African elephant conservation using a choice experiment model. Results indicated that two-thirds of our 442 respondents with relatively higher education and income levels were willing to donate to conserve African elephants. Respondents were willing to donate RMB 1593.80 (USD 231.65) annually to African elephant conservation. Chinese residents were willing to donate the most to anti-poaching RMB 641.25 (USD 93.20), followed by enhancing habitat quality RMB 359.07 (USD 52.22), combating the illegal trade in ivory RMB 355.63 (USD 51.69), and alleviating human–elephant conflicts RMB 237.85 (USD 34.57). Our results suggest that accepting public donations could be an efficient way for NGOs to better preserve African elephants.

Open Educational Resources for MOOC

2018 ◽  
pp. 220-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Deval
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
End Users ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Time Space ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Government

The higher education sector is being influenced by many factors, and a paradigm shift from conventional learning to virtual learning can easily be observed. MOOCs are an innovative initiative in promoting and imparting virtual learning to the end users that are restricted to pursue their higher education due to time, space, and money constraints. Open educational resources are an integral part of MOOCs, and to sustain the viability of MOOCs, quality open educational resources are a need of the hour. Issues related to MOOCs and open educational resources are being taken up by various governmental and non-governmental organizations in accelerating the e-learning concepts among their citizens and to fill up the gaps, if any, to avoid digital divide between the students of regular and open universities. India, being a developing country, needs to put more efforts into promoting the concepts of MOOCs and to popularizing the concepts. In this regard, the Government of India has introduced various platforms for open educational resources for enhancing and supporting MOOCs.

scholarly journals QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DEPARTMENTAL HEIs: THE INFLUENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-191
Author(s):  
Natalia Salnikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

The development of the quality of higher education is a priority for the modern state policy of Ukraine. To implement the quality standards of higher education adopted in the European Higher Education Area, Ukrainian departmental universities are adapting the European experience, forming an internal quality assurance system. Departmental universities have been establishing an internal system of quality assurance since 2016. At this stage, the relevant provisions on the level of the universities have been developed to regulate the distribution of powers between different departments of the HEI. Another direction of quality assurance is cooperation with external stakeholders, in particular public organizations of various levels. Based on the analysis of examples of interaction between departmental higher education institutions of Ukraine and international non-governmental organizations available on the websites of relevant institutions, a conclusion was made about the discrete nature of cooperation and the lack of public information about the cooperation. According to information on the sites the universities and international NGOs cooperate in the form of joint public events of academic character, they organise training, conferences and round tables. International non-governmental organizations have great potential to ensure the quality of specialized higher education, in particular, in the joint development and revision of educational programs with universities, educational activities involving international experts, conducting international seminars and workshops, joint projects. Moreover, non-governmental organizations can provide educational services of non-formal education; to carry out projects addressed to local communities in partnership with higher education institutions. The author considers non-governmental organizations to be an important mechanism for articulating public interests and requests of citizens and local communities which is critically important for the departmental universities. To realize this potential of cooperation, it is necessary to establish additional documents (regulations, concepts), which will detail the mechanism of cooperation between the departmental university and the non-governmental organization

scholarly journals What can be done to improve higher education quality and graduate employability in Nigeria? A stakeholder approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 358-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinyere Augusta Nwajiuba ◽  
Paul Agu Igwe ◽  
Abiola Deborah Akinsola-Obatolu ◽  
Afam Ituma ◽  
Michael Olayinka Binuomote
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Graduate Employability ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Higher Education Quality

The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it identifies the extent to which Nigerian higher education institutions (HEIs) enable the development of graduate skills and employability. Second, it outlines the roles of the major stakeholders in higher education and suggests ways to improve graduates’ knowledge, employability and skills. The study is based on a qualitative design incorporating interviews with representatives of public and private organizations, education agencies and members of non-governmental organizations in Nigeria. The data were analysed thematically to ascertain the perceptions of key stakeholders. The findings reveal that there is a minimal collaboration between HEIs and industry and many HEIs in Nigeria lack the necessary pedagogy, funding and infrastructure to carry out the teaching of employability skills. Several practical and policy implications arise from the study regarding improving graduate employability in Nigeria – in particular, the need to create a culture and environment that are conducive to HEI–industry–government collaboration and the need to design the curriculum to enable the teaching of employability skills.

scholarly journals African elephants and humans in conflict: the outlook for co-existence

Oryx ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hoare
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Use ◽  
African Elephant ◽  
African Elephants ◽  
Human Land Use ◽  
Elephant Conservation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Biogeographical Regions ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Conservation And Management ◽  
Specialist Group

AbstractThe future persistence of African elephants over the 80 per cent of the species's range that remains outside protected areas is increasingly uncertain in many parts of the continent. Conflict between elephants and agriculturalists is already widespread and can lead to displacement or elimination of elephants, causing a further decline in their range and numbers. ‘Protectionist’ conservation groups have recently attempted to play down the importance of human–elephant conflict, contending that it has been greatly exaggerated by those advocating sustainable use of wildlife. The future of elephants in ecosystems over much of the continent will depend largely upon the attitudes and activities of humans. The realities of survival faced by rural Africans may mean that little attention will be paid to a debate taking place on conservation philosophy in the developed world. Therefore, the IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) is investigating how human land use can be integrated with the needs of elephant populations in Africa's biogeographical regions. Findings from these studies will be used in attempts to benefit elephant conservation and management in the 37 African elephant range states.

scholarly journals Cooperation between Higher Education Institutions and Non-governmental Organizations in Higher Education: International Discourse

2019 ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Kateryna Tryma
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
International Discourse

The article is aimed to provide content analysis of the international discourse on interaction and cooperation between higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations. Being different in nature and characteristics, higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations are social actors whose activities, among other things, are aimed at ensuring the development of the society. In order to achieve this aim, higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations cooperate in various fields and formats that go beyond the higher education sector. An important result of the content analysis is introduction of the terminological phrase "non-governmental organization in higher education", which corresponds to the international classifiers "World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations" and "International Classification of Non-profit Organizations". The typology of " non-governmental higher education organization" includes non-governmental organizations whose activities are related to the provision of access to higher education, the organization of educational services and the quality assurance of higher education. The categorical conceptual apparatus for describing cooperation between higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations needs to be expanded and clarified in order to fully and adequately specify the processes of their interaction. The analysis of the intellectual and documentary heritage of the Bologna Process, the EU, UNESCO, and other international associations shows that cooperation between higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations is not only to ensure access to higher education, butit is much more wider. Non-governmental organizations are able to organize and provide educational services, such as in the field of non-formal education; partner with higher education institutions in projects addressed to local communities. In addition, non-governmental organizations are an important mechanism for articulating and aggregating the interests and requests of citizens, communities, local communities for higher education, and higher education institutions. Studying the mechanisms of cooperation between higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations is of great practical importance, since the latter are an authoritative tool for disseminating academic knowledge and practical development of universities, forming a 'knowledge society' and satisfying the needs of the society.

scholarly journals Another inconvenient truth: the failure of enforcement systems to save charismatic species

Oryx ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Primary Reason ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Serious Crime ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Trained Personnel

AbstractIn spite of significant recent advances in understanding how to conserve species we are failing to conserve some of the most beloved and charismatic, with severe population losses, shrinking ranges and extinctions of subspecies. The primary reason is hunting for illegal trade of highly valuable body parts, increasingly operated by sophisticated organized criminal syndicates supplying wealthy East Asian markets. Current enforcement systems were not established to tackle such crime, and weak governance, low capacity and inadequate resources facilitate the trade. To save these species this trade must be treated as serious crime, with allocation of sufficient resources, highly trained personnel, and appropriate technologies to allow it to be tackled effectively. Success in tackling this trade will necessitate commitment from governments and non-governmental organizations and the support of civil society.

scholarly journals The Conservation of African Elephants under the CITES International Ivory Trade Ban

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-83
Author(s):  
Tatenda Leopold Chakanyuka
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
African Elephants ◽  
Elephant Conservation ◽  
The One ◽  
Ivory Trade ◽  
Opening Up

1989 CITES decision to put a total ban on international trade in ivory and the decisions to allow the 1999 and 2008 one-off-sales have generated polarized debates on whether or not these decisions are the reasons behind increasing levels of poaching in Africa. An undisputed fact is that; international illegal ivory trade has promoted rampant elephant poaching in Africa. What has and is contested is whether the ban or the one-off sales have a role to play in the current elephant poaching and increase in the illegal ivory trade. The Southern African range countries blame the international ivory trade ban for the current ivory poaching levels, while Countries such as Kenya, Benin and Uganda have blamed the sales for reigniting international appetite for ivory. The available evidence suggests that the international ivory trade ban with an unbanned domestic market has promoted poaching and negatively impacted on range countries’ ability to effectively and sustainably protect elephants. Besides the reduction or elimination of revenue, the ban undermined the economic incentives associated with elephant conservation, thereby making elephant conservation unattractive, unachievable and subsequently opening up to poaching and illegal trade.

scholarly journals Existing Framework of Inter-Religious Dialogue in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-123
Author(s):  
Suraya Mohamed Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Religious Dialogue

This paper attempts to examine the existing framework of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia and its development from the very beginning. The goal of this study is to explore the framework of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia, which promotes mutual respect and better understanding among the adherents of different religions in Malaysia. This research is very important. It presents the evolution of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia’s multi-religious society. This study focuses on:(1) Factors behind the development of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia; and(2) The role of selected governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as higher education institution in promoting peace and harmony through inter-religious dialoguein Malaysia. Descriptive and analytical methods are utilized in this paper. The findings will add new insights to the exiting literature on inter-religious dialogue.

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