scholarly journals A Perspective for Best Governance of the Bari Canyon Deep-Sea Ecosystems

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1646
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Angeletti ◽  
Gianfranco D’Onghia ◽  
Maria del Mar Otero ◽  
Antonio Settanni ◽  
Maria Teresa Spedicato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Remotely Operated Vehicle ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Commercial Species ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

There is growing awareness of the impact of fishery activities on fragile and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems, stimulating actions devoted to their protection and best management by national and international organizations. The Bari Canyon in the Adriatic Sea represents a good case study of this, since it hosts vulnerable ecosystems, threatened species, as well as valuable commercial species, but virtually lacks substantial management plans for the sustainable use of resources. This study documents the high level of biodiversity of the Bari Canyon and the impact of human activities by analyzing remotely operated vehicle surveys and benthic lander deployments. An integrated socio-economic study provides information on fishing pressure in the Bari Canyon and in the surrounding areas. Finally, measures of conservation, protection, and management are discussed and suggested for this remarkable site in the context of the deep Mediterranean Sea.

scholarly journals Economic Security of Entrepreneurial Structures in the Minds of Digitalization

2020 ◽  
pp. 263-272
Author(s):  
Yurii Malakhovskyi ◽  
◽  
Oleh Onofriichuk ◽  
Olena Kulishova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
The Real ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Efqm Model ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Security Indicators ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this publication is to study the system of economic security parameters and improve the process of using RADAR logic as an element of assessing the information security of the enterprise. The importance of the concept of economic security of enterprises (EBP) is that scientists recognize it as an important factor in national security, since the real economy is an environment of planning, organization and the best use of resources. Four main factors of EBP are considered: a) planning; b) monitoring of the external and internal environment; (b) identifying and implementing threat response measures; d) control and improvement of the system. Taking into account the turbulence of the external environment, the impact on the formation of parameters of the EBP of macro-, meso- and microeconomic level factors is investigated. It is proposed to lay the methodology based on the model of the European Quality Management Fund (EFQM) as the basis for the formation of the EBP culture. Its goal is to achieve a high level of business excellence, the direction is to promote the processes of coordination of business and security goals, coordination of efforts to achieve sustainable security indicators, the formation of market knowledge and best practices for their exchange. The prospects for practical use of the EFQM model, the components of which are: basic concepts of perfection are carefully studied; criteria; RADAR logic. The conclusion about the feasibility of implementing the RADAR system is substantiated. Full and comprehensive implementation of the system can have a positive impact on the level of short-term liquidity of the company's assets, its long-term solvency, the formation of the desired level of profitability for shareholders, and generate positive external effects for society and the environment. The complexity of ensuring the EBP is explained by the variety of manifestations and relationships of interactive elements among the internal components of enterprises and the unpredictability of the manifestation of external factors. A logical conclusion is drawn about the importance of the EBP concept, its ability to include a significant number of factors in the sphere of management influence. The direct consequences of using the EBP concept are the comprehensive provision of both its own economic security and the fundamental principles of its organization, the safety of the activities of individuals, the ability to take into account numerous factors in the formation of the actual level of regional, national and international economic security of the state. The strategic directions of further research are outlined: study, schematization, numerical formalization of system-structural relations of components and threats to economic security of enterprises, the real sector and the national economy as a whole.

scholarly journals Identifying Habitats of Conservation Priority in the São Vicente Submarine Canyon in Southwestern Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iga-Maria Nestorowicz ◽  
Frederico Oliveira ◽  
Pedro Monteiro ◽  
Luís Bentes ◽  
Nuno Sales Henriques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Submarine Canyon ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Submarine Canyons ◽  
Remotely Operated Vehicle ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Marine Habitats

Identifying vulnerable marine habitats is fundamental to promote evidence-based management and a sustainable use of our oceans. Although progress in the mapping of marine benthic habitats has been made, complex ecosystems such as submarine canyons remain largely unexplored, hampering evidence-based management from taking place in these ubiquitous features worldwide. Data from a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey in the upper São Vicente Submarine Canyon in southwestern Portugal from 2011, was analysed to carry out a comprehensive assessment of megabenthic habitats, particularly those of conservation concern occuring between 90 and 560 m. Underwater videos from three exploratory dives, covering a total of 8.8 kilometers, were analyzed through multivariate and visual assessments, and the identified habitats were assessed against a set of criteria derived from current definitions of priority habitats. Thirteen potential priority habitats were characterized, out of which four distinct “coral gardens” and one “deep-sea sponge aggregation” are aligned with OSPAR definitions of priority habitats, and one corresponds to the habitat of a strictly protected sea urchin listed in the Habitats Directive. Three circalittoral sponge aggregations were also suggested based on the abundance of indicator species. The specific composition and diversity of priority habitats as described here, has not yet been described in any other canyon in the NE Atlantic region. Depth was revealed to be particularly important for the distribution of habitats, followed by relief and substratum. The approach presented in this study contributes to improve the understanding about submarine canyons, which is paramount to implement knowledge-based protection measures. Furthermore, it can be used to support future mapping efforts of deep-sea environments such as submarine canyons.

Observations and Recommendations

2019 ◽  
pp. 102-113
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
Oil Revenues ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The future of tourism and communication technology are intertwined. As Toffler observed with other revolutionary change, an inter-relationship will be difficult to predict but rewards will be substantial to those who are ahead of the curve. Two critical forces will continue to collide: increased democratization of tourism and increased focus on sustainable use of resources. The growth in incomes and the expansion of low-cost air service make China, India, and a few other developing countries the most rapidly growing tourism markets. This is particularly the case in parts of the Islamic world, resulting in rapidly expanding numbers of Muslims who seek to undertake the Haj. As detailed in a case study, this has resulted in demolition of much of ancient Mecca to make way for tourist hotels, a case where it appears the Saudi government is more interested in offsetting declining oil revenues with tourism revenues than with preservation of a unique tourism asset. Elsewhere the threat of over-tourism is evident in many places. In Europe, this is most evident in Venice where as tourism has expanded, the prices charged for overnight accommodations have shot up, forcing long-term residents to move out of the city and to endure commutes to their places of work back in the city. Local government has a choice – see the asset degrade or limit tourism. The market is well suited to limit tourism, but if the government imposes fees, say a day pass to enter the city, is this an equitable option (i.e., potentially making the city available only to wealthy visitors)? The nation of Bhutan has already imposed a high fee for visitors as a method to maintain the nation's happiness index. The future of tourism is uncertain as is the impact that technology change and concern regarding sustainability.

scholarly journals A Causal Model of the Sustainable Use of Resources: A Case Study on a Woodworking Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9057
Author(s):  
Tomas Macak ◽  
Jan Hron ◽  
Jaromir Stusek
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Concentration Levels

Controlling the life cycle of natural resources, from extraction within the design and the production of products to handling waste, is crucial to green growth and is a part of advancing a resource-efficient, circular economy where everything is fully utilised. One way of using resources more efficiently for a greener economy is to design a production process that takes cost and energy savings into account. From this point of view, the goal of the article is to create a causal description of sustainable woodworking—especially using renewable and non-renewable resources—in relation to changes in the concentration levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. After estimating the partial parameters, this model can be used to predict or simulate different CO2 concentration levels in the atmosphere—for example, based on the ratio of renewable to non-renewable sources. After a theoretical description, the subsequent practical goal is to identify the optimal settings of wood-milling process parameters for either minimising energy consumption per workpiece and unit variable costs or for maximising the overall customer benefit. For this purpose, a complete factorial design was used, and based on this, the consumption energy (direct cost) optimisation of the production process was supplemented by a profitable production calculation. The effect of reducing variability was verified using a statistical F-test. The impact of minimising energy consumption (economically expressed as the mean profit) was then validated using a Student’s t-test.

scholarly journals Acciones, Logros Y Retos Del Destino De Bajo Impacto Ambiental En Quintana Roo, México: Maya Ka’an

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (27) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Yesenia Maraí Tello-Leyva ◽  
Liliana García-Ramírez ◽  
Gonzalo Merediz-Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
Mexican Caribbean ◽  
Beach Tourism ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
The Impact

In order to minimize the impact on environmental resources that conventional sun and beach tourism has brought, Amigos de Sian Ka'an launched a promising initiative, which was born as an alternative to diversify the tourism activities in the State of Quintana Roo. This ambitious project is based on the sustainable use of the attractions of the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an and surrounding areas. Aims to link the Mayan indigenous communities to the value chain of tourism in Quintana Roo and maintain the competitiveness of the Mexican Caribbean. Maya Ka'an Destination is consolidated thanks to the collective vision of the different sectors in favor of conservation and sustainable development, while remaining at the same time profitable for local economies.

scholarly journals Local Action Group - a pillar of the development of the Romanian village

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 01013
Author(s):  
Mihaela Felicia (Stanciu) Florescu ◽  
Adrian Turek Rahoveanu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Action ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Action Group ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Impact

The Local Action Groups have the capacity to act in a complex way, so as to cover the entire economic and social issues of the regions where they act. The actions carried out by the LAGs have direct consequences on rural development by encouraging those projects that develop alternative solutions in obtaining revenues; diversification of the market for products and services; ensuring sustainable development, by protecting the environment and ensuring the security and well-being of life. This article makes an analysis of the impact of European funding in supporting the development of the rural environment of the area of influence of a Local Action Group in Olt County. It describes the situation of European funding at LAG level and the proposal of development directions that need to be considered in the future: increasing competitiveness in agricultural activities, sustainable use of resources and balanced development of economic activities and local communities in rural areas.

scholarly journals The Impact of Primary Sludge on the Physical Features of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Composites

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Kati Mustonen ◽  
Ville Lahtela ◽  
Timo Kärki
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Wood Flour ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
High Density ◽  
Thickness Swelling ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Impact

The cost-efficient reutilization of byproduct materials is a significant global goal, contributing towards the sustainable use of resources. In this study, the effects of including primary sludge in composite materials on their physical performance are examined, in order to achieve more effective reuse. The studied materials were made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), anhydride-grafted polyethylene (MAPE), lubricants, and either wood flour from spruce (Picea abies) or primary sludge from the side-stream of forest industry processes as a filler. The materials were compounded by agglomeration, followed by manufacturing with a conical twin-screw extruder. The physical properties of the materials were characterized by water absorption and thickness swelling tests; furthermore, impact strength was characterized after the stress of a cyclic freeze-thawing test. The elemental compositions of the materials were also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Primary sludge, as a component in the structure of the composite material, resulted in a significant improvement of moisture behaviors in the water absorption and thickness swelling tests. The identified results demonstrate that primary sludge is a technically applicable material for utilization in composite materials.

scholarly journals Australian Legislative Measures in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
pp. 441-449
Author(s):  
O.V. Mosolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Legislative Measures

The article examines a number of legislative measures taken by the Australian government to minimize the impact of the economy on the environment. Among other things, the author refers to the analysis of the commitment of the Australian government to reduce the economic impact on the environment and the practice of sustainable use of resources.

scholarly journals Biodiversity conservation through sustainable agriculture, its relevanve to climate change: a review on Indonesia situation

2021 ◽  
Vol 911 (1) ◽  
pp. 012066
Author(s):  
D Harnowo ◽  
FC Indriani ◽  
GWA Susanto ◽  
Y Prayogo ◽  
I M J Mejaya
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Impact

Abstract A productive agriculture depends on diversity of biodiversity that extends from crops (including food crops) and livestock to their wild relatives, and beyond this to a vast array of other flora and fauna. There is a close relationship among agriculture productivity, biodiversity conservation and livelihood objectives. Biodiversity loss have significant impact to agriculture and economic development. Since sustainable agriculture in Indonesia has not yet been well implemented, our challenge today is how to push such agriculture so as to promote agrobiodiversity, and it is clear that sustainable agriculture both promote and is enhanced by biodiversity. Or, biodiversity conservation can be implemented through sustainable agriculture. Agriculture, ecosystem, and biodiversity are affected by climate change which is now ongoing. Ecosystem play a major role in reducing the impact of climate change. Since biodiversity and agriculture are in it, thus best management of ecosystem can play an important role in climate change mitigation and social adaptation, but will only provide benefits if deployed in conjunction with a redution in fosil fuel emissions. Thus, sustainable agriculture can also contribute to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and also to reduce the impact of climate change.

ПРАГМАТИЧНИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ НАТИВНОЇ РЕКЛАМИ: ФОРМИ, ТРЕНДИ (НА ПРИКЛАДІ НАТИВНОГО КОНТЕНТУ В СОЦІАЛЬНІЙ МЕРЕЖІ FACEBOOK ЩОДО БРЕНДА ФАКУЛЬТЕТУ ЖУРНАЛІСТИКИ ЗНУ)

2020 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
V. Kovpak ◽  
N. Trotsenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
The Social ◽  
National University ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

<div><p><em>The article analyzes the peculiarities of the format of native advertising in the media space, its pragmatic potential (in particular, on the example of native content in the social network Facebook by the brand of the journalism department of ZNU), highlights the types and trends of native advertising. The following research methods were used to achieve the purpose of intelligence: descriptive (content content, including various examples), comparative (content presentation options) and typological (types, trends of native advertising, in particular, cross-media as an opportunity to submit content in different formats (video, audio, photos, text, infographics, etc.)), content analysis method using Internet services (using Popsters service). And the native code for analytics was the page of the journalism department of Zaporizhzhya National University on the social network Facebook. After all, the brand of the journalism department of Zaporozhye National University in 2019 celebrates its 15th anniversary. The brand vector is its value component and professional training with balanced distribution of theoretical and practical blocks (seven practices), student-centered (democratic interaction and high-level teacher-student dialogue) and integration into Ukrainian and world educational process (participation in grant programs).</em></p></div><p><em>And advertising on social networks is also a kind of native content, which does not appear in special blocks, and is organically inscribed on one page or another and unobtrusively offers, just remembering the product as if «to the word». Popsters service functionality, which evaluates an account (or linked accounts of one person) for 35 parameters, but the main three areas: reach or influence, or how many users evaluate, comment on the recording; true reach – the number of people affected; network score – an assessment of the audience’s response to the impact, or how far the network information diverges (how many share information on this page).</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><em> nativeness, native advertising, branded content, special project, communication strategy.</em></p>

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