scholarly journals Applying a Sustainable Development Lens to Global Biomass Potentials

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina D. Beuchelt ◽  
Michael Nassl
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Additional Energy ◽  
Society Business ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
Biomass Availability

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, guide societies to achieve a better and more sustainable future. Depleting fossil fuels and climate change will strongly increase the demand for biomass, as governments shift towards bioeconomies. Though research has estimated future biomass availability for bioenergetic uses, the implications for sustainable development have hardly been discussed; e.g., how far the estimates account for food security, sustainability and the satisfaction of basic human needs, and what this implies for intragenerational equity. This research addresses the gap through a systematic literature review and our own modeling. It shows that the biomass models insufficiently account for food security; e.g., by modeling future food consumption below current levels. The available biomass, if fairly distributed, can globally replace fossil fuels required for future material needs but hardly any additional energy needs. To satisfy basic human needs, the material use of biomass should, therefore, be prioritized over bioenergy. The different possibilities for biomass allocation and distribution need to be analyzed for their potential negative implications, especially for the poorer regions of the world. Research, society, business and politicians have to address those to ensure the ’leave no one behind´ commitment of the SDGs.

scholarly journals Digitalization in Realization of Ecological and Economic Principles of Managing Sustainable Development of Agrarian Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
М.V. Zos-Kior ◽  
V.Y. Ilin ◽  
I.M. Kyryliuk ◽  
O.V. Solod
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Partnerships ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Agricultural Enterprise

The article describes the digitalization of ecological and economic principles of agricultural enterprise development management. It presents effective techniques for adapting enterprises to the challenges of the smart economy, which changes human needs, products, services, value chains, markets, processes, business models, forms of competition and business partnerships. The article proves the efficiency of precision farming, which includes parallel driving, yield mapping, differentiated application of seeds and fertilizers. It is determined that the lack of systemic demand for digital solutions from domestic agricultural enterprises and rural communities and unpreparedness (strategic, financial, technological, personnel, organizational, etc.) of most enterprises and communities to cardinal innovations significantly deter the formation of smart agribusiness in Ukraine. The article describes the system of measured indicators and capabilities of the Hummingbird Technologies platform and consequences of its implementation for land management, in particular normalized relative biomass index, leaf surface index, crop heterogeneity map, plant lodging risk map, weed map, seedling density map, electronic maps creation tasks, task map for differentiated desiccation, task map for differentiated application of herbicides, task map for differentiated application of growth regulators in plants. It justifies the need to intensify the work of rural a community, which try to communicate with agricultural producers on mutually beneficial terms and with other stakeholders for the sustainable development of rural areas. The issues of participation of rural communities in projects to increase soil fertility, organization of organic farms, service cooperatives, which are directly or indirectly related to the effective management of environmental and economic development of agricultural enterprises. The article shows the necessity of professional development of business engineers, personnel and strengthening of role of analytics for agricultural enterprises to digitalize the economic activity.

scholarly journals INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mimica Milošević ◽  
Aybeyan Selimi ◽  
Dušan Milošević
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Awareness Information ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Information for the sustainable development in Macedonia is insufficient. It is important to meet human needs and the needs of its environment for the sustainable development but raising awareness is the necessary assumption. The sustainable development has multidisciplinary nature, a concept that includes the economy, ecology, ethics, sociology, law and policy and links the well-being of present and future generations with the capacity and limitations of biosphere in a way to make the life more sustainable. The aim of this paper is to examine all these aspects and impact on raising awareness of the need for the sustainable development. Through various forms of the surveys in public sector, the primary and secondary school, the faculty, in health care and factories, offer people the ability to move in wide initiatives for the sustainable development. Based on the results of the survey, which was conducted in the municipality of Gostivar in the Republic of Macedonia, using statistical analysis, appropriate conclusions and proposals were performed. Key words: awareness, information, sustainable development

Assessing the food security of the Russian Federation in the sustainable development goals monitoring system

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-92
Author(s):  
Tat'yana P. LISKOVETSKAYA ◽  
Radima G. MAL'SAGOVA
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Information Support ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Food Security Indicators ◽  
Security Indicators

Subject. This article discusses the issues related to information support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and food security indicators. Objectives. The article aims to determine ways to improve Russia's food security policy. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of analysis and synthesis, and statistical techniques. Results. The article describes the stages of the SDGs information support system formation and determines areas to improve the country's food security. Conclusions. The article concludes that further ensuring and improving the country's food security requires taking into account current global influences, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

Part IV Fundamental Rights and Obligations, A Substantive Obligations, 11 The Obligation to Protect International Watercourses and Their Ecosystems

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
McCaffrey Stephen C
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
International Law ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Basic Human Needs

This chapter looks at the obligation not to cause significant pollution to other states sharing freshwater resources, and of the emerging obligation to protect the ecosystems of international watercourses. While problems of water pollution have perhaps received more attention in the literature, it seems probable that the protection of watercourse ecosystems is of wider significance, in terms of geography, meeting basic human needs, and sustainable development. Sustainable development was endorsed at the 1992 Earth Summit as the proper approach to reconciling economic development with protection of the environment. It aims at ensuring that economic development will not exhaust the very resources on which it, and human welfare itself, depend. Clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems are cornerstones of this effort. International law has now progressed to the point that it protects those values.

Capacity Development Initiatives for Marginal Communities

2006 ◽  
pp. 318-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Aminul Islam ◽  
Elena Murelli ◽  
Frederick Noronha ◽  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
Development Network

Capacity development initiatives for marginal communities with information and knowledge under the contemporary global scenario perhaps could be one of the effective instruments to make a meaningful change towards sustainable human development in developing countries. Information networking can play a key role in the initiatives toward enhancing opportunities for improved livelihood, health for all, food security, disaster management, and sustainable development. Best practices are already known in this regard such as e-commerce for better livelihood and employment, telemedicine for health, tele-food for food security, early warning for disaster preparedness, and sustainable development network as a comprehensive treatment for the sustainable development. This chapter focuses on how capacity development initiatives for marginal communities work with reference toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in developing countries. It approaches the issues and concerns related with the empowerment of the marginal communities, problems, and apprehensions in human and social capacity development in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. A lot more effort is required from governments, NGOs, and other multilateral agencies in order to bring about a sustainable mechanism of ICT planning, implementations, and development in developing countries. This chapter aims at highlighting the importance of ICT development, and the issues and concerns that are related for its expansion in the developing world for securing sustainable development.

Sustainable Development Practice: The Central Role of the Human Needs Language

Social Change ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-309
Author(s):  
Senkosi Moses Balyejjusa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Practice

Sustainable development has become a mantra in politics, academia and development policy and practice. Indeed, many policy and practice strategies, such as the sustainable development goals, have been devised in order to achieve sustainable development. Although the contents and items in these agendas are human needs, the use of ‘human needs’ language is less emphasised/explicitly spelt out. In fact, the language of human needs is almost absent. In this article, I argue that the adoption of the human needs language will strengthen sustainable development practice, efforts and agenda. This is because, unlike other aspirations, human needs by nature are universal. Secondly, human needs are limited in number compared to wants, desires, goals and capabilities. This nature of human needs makes the human needs language effective in promoting the sustainable development agenda and efforts, thus, adequately meeting the needs of the current and future generations.

Food

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Reinert
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Provisioning ◽  
Water Shortages ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
United Nations System ◽  
Agricultural Yields ◽  
Nations System

This chapter considers food as a basic good that satisfies critical basic human needs for both calories and other important nutrients. It considers the widespread nature of food deprivation and challenges to addressing this deprivation, including climate change, water shortages, and increased population growth. The chapter examines the subsistence right to food and the role of this right within the United Nations system of human rights. It also examines ways to increase agricultural yields, both through biotechnology and agro-ecology, paying particular attention to Africa where emerging food security issues appear to be the most pressing. It considers issues of infrastructure and waste and the roles of fisheries and livestock in food security. It concludes with a consideration of demand-side issues and food provisioning processes.

An analysis of additional energy requirement to meet the sustainable development goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 272 ◽  
pp. 122646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeliz Simsek ◽  
Wayan G. Santika ◽  
M. Anisuzzaman ◽  
Tania Urmee ◽  
Parisa A. Bahri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Additional Energy ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Life Cycle Cost Accessment of Thermal Power Project under Sustainable Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Jun Wang ◽  
Chang Huan Tu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Conservation

Enterprise sustainable development emphasizes coordination of the development of economy, environment and society. The life cycle cost based on the sustainable development controls the engineering cost as well as environmental pollution and damage. The thermal power plant burns large amount of fossil fuels and discharge pollutants which cause serious pollution. Therefore the pollution control and ecological conservation make up important parts of construction and production cost, both of which are key parts of life cycle cost. This paper uses analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation to estimate the life cycle cost and helps the enterprise to make social or temporal comparison and potentiality exploitation and to improve its sustainable development capability.

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