Agricultural Certification Programs Implemented inTurkey and the Extent of their Contributions to Environmental Sustainability

Agricultural Practices ◽

Global Scale ◽

Iso 14001 ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Certification Programs ◽

International Regulations ◽

Negative Impacts

The negative impacts of global-scale developments and consumption habits on the environment are increasing each day. In this context, studies are conducted worldwide by many institutions and non-governmental organizations to support environmental policies. Additionally, certification programs are being executed by conformity assessment bodies to mitigate the impacts of production processes on the environment. These management systems or certification programs are either used on a voluntary basis or made mandatory by company policy, national or international regulations. The certification programs were firstly started to be used in industry and service sectors and are currently being used in agriculture sector. The certification programs used in agriculture sector aim to ensure an environmentally-friendly agricultural production process and improve consumer trust and satisfaction. This study aims to address the extent to which implementation of ISO/IEC 17065 Standard based organic and good agricultural practices and GLOBALG.A.P. certification programs and ISO 14001 Management System Standard have contributed to environmental sustainability in Turkey.

Las Conferencias sobre el Cambio Climático – COP: Compromiso de Estados, Empresas y Comunidad

Revista Em Tempo ◽

10.26729/et.v17i01.2630 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (01) ◽

pp. 448

Author(s):

Elsa Inés DALMASSO

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

United Nations ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Global Scale ◽

Negotiation Process ◽

El Sistema ◽

Heads Of State

Resumen: La Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas para el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) establecida en mayo de 1992, en la «Cumbre de la Tierra de Río de Janeiro», entró en vigor en marzo de 1994 con la premisa de reforzar la conciencia pública a escala mundial sobre los problemas relativos al Cambio Climático. Entre sus objetivos principales se destaca la estabilización de las concentraciones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) en la atmósfera, para impedir riesgos en el sistema climático. La Conferencia de las Partes (COP) se establece como el órgano supremo de la Convención y la asociación de todos los países que forman parte de ella. Como asimismo lo es en calidad de Reunión de las Partes del Protocolo de Kioto (PK), En las reuniones anuales de la COP participan expertos en medio ambiente, ministros, jefes de estado y organizaciones no gubernamentales con la función de supervisar y examinar la aplicación de la Convención y del Protocolo. El objetivo es preparar inventarios de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero por las fuentes y su absorción por los sumideros, promoviendo y facilitando el intercambio de información sobre las medidas adoptadas y el desarrollo del proceso de negociación entre las Partes de la Convención. Concluyendo con la elaboración de un Compromiso de Estados, Empresas y Comunidad respecto a la regulación de los efectos sobre cambio climático. Palabras clave: Cambio Climático; Naciones Unidas; Conferencia de las Partes. Abstract: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established in May 1992, at the "Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro"; It entered into force in March 1994 with the premise of strengthening public awareness on a global scale about the problems related to Climate Change. Among its main objectives is the stabilization of concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, to prevent risks in the climate system. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is established as the supreme organ of the Convention and the association of all the countries that are part of it. As it is also in the capacity of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (KP), Environmental experts, ministers, heads of state and non-governmental organizations participate in the annual meetings of the COP, with the function of supervising and examining the application of the Convention and the Protocol, in order to prepare inventories of greenhouse gas emissions. greenhouse effect by the sources and their absorption by the sinks, promoting and facilitating the exchange of information on the measures adopted and the development of the negotiation process between the Parties to the Convention. Concluding with the elaboration of a Commitment of States, Companies and Community regarding the regulation of the effects on climate change Keywords: Climate Change; United Nations; Conference of the Parties

Exploring the Influence of NGOs in Corporate Sustainability Adoption: Institutional-Legitimacy Perspective

Jindal Journal of Business Research ◽

10.1177/2278682120968969 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 135-147

Author(s):

Lamin B. Ceesay

Keyword(s):

Corporate Sustainability ◽

Stakeholder Involvement ◽

Sustainability Reporting ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Institutional Legitimacy ◽

Social And Environmental Performance ◽

Power And Influence

This review seeks to examine the power and influence of Non-Governmental Organizations in the course of corporate sustainability adoption (i.e., sustainability reporting). Using the institutional-legitimacy and governance theories, our findings suggest that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have great potentials in sustainability discourse through two salient actions, namely (a) collaborative partnership, and (b) confrontational tactics. While the former promotes stakeholder involvement in corporate decision-making through dialogue, joint-projects on corporate social responsibility, and sustainability reporting, the latter, however, is the last resort—involving “naming and shaming” corporations for poor social and environmental performance. The objective of such action is to cause reputational damage to businesses. Finally, it is also observed that crucial to NGO power and influence is the collaboration with government and civil society organizations in the fight for environmental sustainability and accountability.

Conception of "Peace through Health" in the "Middle East" Region: Report of the International Congress on Health for Peace, Shiraz, Iran

Archives of Iranian Medicine ◽

10.34172/aim.2020.s12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (4Suppl1) ◽

pp. S54-S59

Author(s):

Hossein Molavi Vardanjani ◽

Alireza Salehi ◽

Faramarz Aminlari

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Global Scale ◽

International Treaties ◽

Health Diplomacy ◽

East Region ◽

General Demand ◽

Middle East Region

The discussions held by the congress panels can be boiled down to the following convictions. Health professionals, especially those who are working in the Middle East region, have to promote peace as part of their professional responsibility. Moving towards this objective can be realized through a number of measures. It is both necessary and feasible to increase research to identify the causes and consequences of war and violence; and to appropriately translate the findings to politicians, health professionals and masses of people. These can be achieved by means of boosting cooperation between international organizations and of bolstering the position of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on a global scale. Showing respect to other societies and civilizations, encouraging cultural interactions between societies, and elevating public intellectuality and general demand for reduction of violence can be effective in decreasing the latter and the effects thereof. Of the engagements that health professionals must seriously take on is employing health diplomacy and curbing the accumulation of unrestricted power and unilateralism through enforcing international treaties. Finally, it is essential to make health systems more resilient to complex emergencies caused by wars so that they can survive such conditions.

The evolution of the relative position of 15 EU member states regarding organic agriculture

Journal of Agricultural Sciences Belgrade ◽

10.2298/jas1102133b ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 133-143

Author(s):

Vasilis Bagiatis ◽

Eleni Oxouzi

Keyword(s):

Organic Agriculture ◽

Hierarchical Classification ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Factorial Correspondence Analysis ◽

Agricultural Technologies ◽

Member States ◽

Eu Member States ◽

Negative Environmental Impact

The negative environmental impact of modern agricultural practices, the increased use of non-renewable resources and the long-term productivity of high external inflows in cultivation systems has led many governmental and non-governmental organizations to take various initiatives in order to promote the adoption and expansion of more sustainable agricultural technologies such as the organic agriculture. The purpose of this study is to investigate the degree of organic agriculture practices adoption in 15 EU member states during 1998-2008. To succeed in this purpose, the methods of Data Analysis, Factorial Correspondence Analysis and Hierarchical Classification were used. The research results showed that although organic agriculture is implemented in all member states of the EU, there are many deviations among them concerning the degree of adopting. Moreover, findings revealed that Austria, Sweden and Finland were the countries with the highest performance concerning both their degree of adopting organic agriculture practices and the rates of holdings that integrated into the organic agriculture program.

An occupational Health and Safety for Agriculture Sector

10.31219/osf.io/58vzj ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rupinderjit Yadav ◽

Amrita Mohan

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Related Word ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Base Dimension ◽

Rural Part

This study has been investigated the studies on occupational health and safety in Agriculture Sector. The national and worldwide examinations occupational health and safety in horticulture have been distinguished, the available ones have been researched, condensed and surveyed. The appraisals reasoned that most of the horticulture related word related mishaps are because of tractor mishaps and tractor mishaps for the most part happen due to over-turning of tractors. The vast majority of the tractor mishaps are deadly. Word related mishaps in rural part are expanding with the ascending of horticultural motorization level and this negatively affects the occupational health and safety of the workers. Accordingly, word related occupational health and safety in farming division is a zone that has a ton of opportunity to get better and giving in-administration preparing and proceeding with the endeavors in the region of word related occupational health and safety is profoundly critical for conveying the word related mishaps to a base dimension. Moreover, the coordinated effort between open establishments, NGO's (Non-Governmental Organizations) and colleges need to proceed concerning occupational health and safety. Available online at https://int-scientific-journals.com

The Benefits and Costs Of Decarbonizing Costa Rica's Economy: Informing the Implementation of Costa Rica's National Decarbonization Plan under Uncertainty

10.18235/0002867 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

David G. Groves ◽

James Syme ◽

Edmundo Molina-Perez ◽

Carlos Calvo ◽

Luis Víctor-Gallardo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Savings ◽

Economic Value ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Government Officials ◽

Socioeconomic Impacts ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Livestock Productivity ◽

Benefits And Costs

Given the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, global leaders are seeking solutions to re-activate their economies while preserving the climate and mitigating the risk of future environmental crises. Costa Ricas National Decarbonization Plan sets the ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2050 and lays out a series of actions that government officials, sectoral stakeholders, and more generally Costa Rican citizens would need to implement throughout the economy to decarbonize. The extent to which the implementation of the decarbonization plan can be part of an effort to restart the economy post covid depends on the costs and socioeconomic benefits it entails. In this study, we developed an integrated model that estimates the benefits and costs of implementing the decarbonization plan in all major sectors, informed by consultations with numerous government agencies, industries and non-governmental organizations. In our central scenario, decarbonization brings $41 billion in net benefits to Costa Rica between 2020 and 2050, using a 5 percent discount rate. In the land use sector, reducing emissions would lead to increased agricultural and livestock productivity, and increasing carbon sequestration by forests would lead to greater ecosystem services, such as renewable forestry products, water and soil benefits, and support for tourism and cultural heritage. In the transportation sector, the economic benefits from energy savings, fewer accidents, time saved from reduced congestion, and the reduced negative impacts of air pollution on health more than compensate for the initially higher upfront costs of switching to electric vehicles and building infrastructure for zero-emissions public transport. Energy savings in buildings, efficiency gains in industry, and the economic value of recycled materials and treated water complete our estimates.

Media and Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) Roles in Environmental Sustainability Communication in Malaysia

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education ◽

10.1515/dcse-2017-0007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 90-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mohamad Saleh ◽

Mohamad Saifudin

Keyword(s):

Environmental Issues ◽

Environmental Communication ◽

Non Profit ◽

The Public ◽

Mass Society ◽

The Media ◽

Conducting Research

Abstract Considering the massive environmental problems occurring in Malaysia, the media and the ENGOs are said to play pivotal roles in delivering environmental information to the mass society in order to increase their awareness, knowledge and practices towards the environment and sustainability. This study sought to shed the light on the type of roles can be played by the Malaysian media and the ENGOs in environmental sustainability communication. For the purpose of this study, 24 interviewees encompassing 13 media interviewees from two media organizations, namely Utusan Malaysia and The Star, as well as 11 ENGOs interviewees from two ENGOs organizations, WWF and MNS. The result of this study indicated that although both media and ENGOs seem to have different organizational backgrounds, particularly the media is a profitable organization whilst ENGOs are more non-profit oriented, when it comes to environmental communication, most of them agreed that they share quite similar roles particularly in informing and educating the public about environmental issues and in conducting research on environment and sustainability matters.

How Ecocentrism and Anthropocentrism Influence Human–Environment Relationships in a Kenyan Biodiversity Hotspot

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12198213 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (19) ◽

pp. 8213

Author(s):

Jana Rülke ◽

Marco Rieckmann ◽

Joslyn Muthio Nzau ◽

Mike Teucher

Keyword(s):

Cloud Forest ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Environmental Data ◽

Human Environment ◽

Surrounding Environment ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Taita Hills ◽

Protecting nature and securing human livelihood needs are very conflicting especially in biodiversity-rich areas of the Global South. The Taita Hills Cloud Forest (THCF) in Kenya remains one of the top biodiversity hotspots worldwide. Environmental data for the area has been studied for decades. Sociodemographic analyses on inequality have been conducted by governmental and non-governmental organizations. Little has been done yet to correlate them to investigate their relationships. A lot of attention has been paid to the connection between agricultural practices and impacts on the environment, but human–environment relationships are much more complex, especially in Kenya’s biodiversity-rich areas. This paper assesses the local population’s perception of its surrounding environment and investigates their understanding of nature conservation. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, 300 survey respondents were classified concerning their nature ethical views (particularly anthropocentrism and ecocentrism). By using grounded theory, data were regularly reviewed during the entire research, to assemble an evaluable and comparable dataset. Our study reveals that gender has a distinct impact on whether the interviewees have an anthropocentric or ecocentric perspective of nature and conservation. Moreover, there is a strong need for an intermediate bridge between anthropocentrism and ecocentrism.

The establishment of large private nature reserves by conservation NGOs: key factors for successful implementation

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605310000876 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 373-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Lorena Pasquini ◽

James A. Fitzsimons ◽

Stuart Cowell ◽

Katrina Brandon ◽

Geoff Wescott

Keyword(s):

Global Scale ◽

Nature Reserves ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Institutional Conditions ◽

Strategic Acquisition ◽

Conservation Organizations ◽

Legal Frameworks

AbstractPrivate nature reserves created by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are increasing, and their growing number and extent means that they can potentially contribute to biodiversity goals at a global scale. However, the success of these reserves depends on the legal, economic and institutional conditions framing their creation and management. We explored these conditions, and the opportunities and challenges facing conservation organizations in managing private nature reserves, across several countries, with an emphasis on Australia. Results from 17 semi-structured interviews with representatives of private conservation organizations indicated that while private reserves may enhance the conservation estate, challenges remain. Legal frameworks, especially tenure and economic laws, vary across and within countries, presenting conservation organizations with significant opportunities or constraints to owning and/or managing private nature reserves. Many acquired land without strategic acquisition procedures and secured funding for property acquisition but not management, affecting the long-term maintenance of properties. Other typical problems were tied to the institutional capacity of the organizations. Greater planning within organizations, especially financial planning, is required and NGOs must understand opportunities and constraints present in legislative frameworks at the outset. Organizations must establish their expertise gaps and address them. To this end, partnerships between organizations and/or with government can prove critical.

Actualizing Blue Economy: Multi-Track Diplomacy in Supporting Indonesia – Philippines Ocean Economy Cooperation (2014-2017)

AEGIS : Journal of International Relations ◽

10.33021/aegis.v3i2.710 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yossica Novyanti Lyonitha Putri ◽

Anggara Raharyo

Keyword(s):

The Philippines ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Coral Triangle ◽

Complex Interdependence ◽

Joint Declaration ◽

Blue Economy ◽

The Government

This article aims to analyse Indonesia’s diplomacy strategy to the Philippines in actualizing blue economy from 2014 until 2017. Indonesia's geographical condition, which is the largest archipelagic country in the world and is located within the coral triangle region brace Indonesia to have enormous marine potentials and high valuation. Indonesia during the reign of President Joko Widodo committed to develop their economy from the marine sector using blue economic principle-- the utilization of marine potential by considering the long-term calculation between social and the environmental sustainability. The authors use complex interdependence theory which shows that cooperation between Indonesia and the Philippines by involving the role of non-governmental organizations and business stakeholders contribute to solve problems and support the successful implementation of the blue economy. Through a qualitative analytic research method, this article finds Indonesia’s diplomacy strategy as the effort to implement blue economy by using Multi-track Diplomacy approach, which focuses on the government (Track I) through the signing of Joint Declaration of Sea Connectivity between the two countries, non-government professional (Track II) through the establishment of the Working Group for Coral Triangle Initiatives involving Non-Governmental Organizations in Indonesia, and business (Track III) through the Coral Triangle Initiatives-Business Forum to the Philippines during the administration of President Joko Widodo in 2014-2017.<div> </div><div>Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis strategi diplomasi Indonesia ke Filipina dalam mengaktualisasikan ekonomi biru dari 2014 hingga 2017. Kondisi geografis Indonesia, yang merupakan negara kepulauan terbesar di dunia dan terletak di dalam kawasan segitiga karang menganugerahkan Indonesia dengan potensi laut yang sangat besar dan valuasi tinggi. Indonesia pada masa pemerintahan Presiden Joko Widodo berkomitmen untuk mengembangkan ekonomi mereka dari sektor kelautan menggunakan prinsip ekonomi biru-- pemanfaatan potensi kelautan dengan mempertimbangkan perhitungan jangka panjang antara keberlanjutan sosial dan lingkungan. Penulis menggunakan teori ‘complex interdependence’ yang menunjukkan bahwa kerja sama antara Indonesia dan Filipina dengan melibatkan peran organisasi non-pemerintah dan pemangku kepentingan bisnis berkontribusi untuk memecahkan masalah dan mendukung keberhasilan implementasi ekonomi biru.Menggunakan metodologi penelitian kualitatif, skripsi ini menjelaskan strategi diplomasi Indonesia dalam upaya untuk mengaktualisasikan ekonomi bitu dengan menggunakan langkah Multi-track Diplomacy, dengan fokus dalam kerjasama negara (Track I) melalui penandatanganan Joint Declaration of Sea Connectivity antara kedua negara, organisasi non-pemerintah (Track II) melalui penetapan kelompok kerja untuk kerjasama Coral Triangle Initiative dengan melibatkan organisasi non-pemerintah di Indonesia, dan bisnis (Track III) melalui Forum Bisnis Regional Coral Triangle Initiatives kepada Filipina selama masa administrasi Presiden Joko Widodo tahun 2014-2017.</div>