scholarly journals Development of alien and invasive taxa lists for regulation of biological invasions in South Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moleseng C. Moshobane ◽  
Mukundi Mukundamago ◽  
Samuel Adu-Acheampong ◽  
Ross Shackleton
Keyword(s):  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Public Comment ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Invasive Taxa ◽  
Scoring Tool ◽  
The Impact

Background: Lists are fundamental for guiding policy and management of biological invasions. The process of developing regulatory lists of alien and invasive taxa should be based on scientific evidence through an objective, transparent and consistent process.Objectives: In this study, we review the development of the lists for the alien and invasive species regulations in terms of section 97(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (NEM:BA) (Act No. 10 of 2004).Method: Lists published in the National Government Gazette were compared and assessed for changes in the taxa listed and their status between 2009 and 2016. Minutes from expert workshops convened to inform the listing were reviewed. Relevant information such as the criteria for listing taxa was extracted from minutes of the workshops.Results: Three draft versions were produced and published in the Government Gazette for public comment before the final list was published in August 2014 and promulgated in October 2014. The list is to be reviewed regularly and additional species can be added, and the status of species can be changed as additional evidence of threat levels is available – and was even amended in May 2015. The various stakeholders involved in the listing process were academics, conservation experts, managers and the general public through an inclusive process which included participation workshops or through public comment. A scoring tool based on the likelihood of invasion versus the impact of invasion was recommended for evaluating the risk of a species, but was rarely used. A number of issues relating to conflicts and approaches for listing were faced during development of lists.Conclusion: We conclude with some recommendations for future refinements in the listing process, including improving transparency and participation as well as developing standardised approaches for listing.

Role of Income Generation Programme in Women Empowerment

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalakha Rao ◽  
Shivani Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Skill Training ◽  
Safe Motherhood ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Related Field ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The connection between poverty and women's lack of power over resources and decision-making has now caught the attention of policymakers in government and mainstream development all over the world. Women empowerment issues perceived nationally or locally are being addressed by both state and non-state agencies. Beside the government intervention, NGOs are implementing various types of Women Empowerment Programmes including IG Programmes. Women Empowerment Programmes in India include livelihood support Programme, rehabilitation and job placement for rescued women, safe motherhood Programme and so forth. In spite of involvement of various NGOs in women empowerment through Income Generation and Skill Development Programmes, the status of women is still not satisfactory in India as various official as well as unofficial reports claim and the outcomes against the stated objectives of the NGOs' Women Empowerment Programmes are often questioned. Therefore, the present study is focused in assessing the impact of IG Programmes run by non-government organizations in empowering women. The researcher hypothesizes that IG Programme with its components viz., skill training, resource inputs of loan and equipment help to increase income to the women through independent business or work in the related field; the increased income lessens their dependence on family heads and enables to spend for personal expenses; gives them certain freedoms as individuals; enables them to contribute to family affairs financially, which creates an environment in the family in favor or the women to accept her views and participation in family matters like education, marriage, purchase etc.

scholarly journals Kajian Tingkat Pencemaran Minyak Bumi Akibat Pengeboran Ilegal Berdasarkan Pemetaan Sungai Sumur Dan Fisika-Kimia Air Studi Kasus : Kecamatan Keluang Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin Sumatera Selatan

PROMINE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Harnani .
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Oil Drilling ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Information Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
Chemical Content ◽  
The Government ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
The Impact

Water pollution is a thing that can affect the environment, especially on health and hygiene environment around. Sub Keluang Regency Musi Betung South Sumatra known to have oil drilling wells of the Earth where illegal do not fit a common standardization is done, so worried about polluted areas the surroundings. This research aims to study and know the impact of environmental pollution due to the illegal drilling by local people, as well as provide information research results to the Government and the police to cooperate in enforcing laws that have set. To find out which level contamination using a research method that is mapping rivers and wells include deskipsi the physical characteristics, such as water color, flavor, odor, retrieval example of a sample for the analysis of physical-chemical content of the water, and the projection of the level of public health. The result of the physical identification of the water as much as 8 samples were declared contaminated. Sampling see the provisions on physical changes on either the river or the well, the results of the analysis of physical-chemical water, found many chemical compounds which exceed standard pH obtained ranged from 6.25- 8.16 and types of groundwater salt (31-464 mg/L TDS), increase the value of pH and TDS is assumed to be due to saltwater waste results from drilling for petroleum is illegal, and the presence of chemical compounds, either the main or excessive accessories in water then it can affect health, which that is evidenced by the results of the projection of the level of public health from the years 2016 to now that continues to decline. referring to the decision of the Minister of State for the environment number: 115 the year 2003 on guidelines for the determination of the Status of Water quality by the State Minister for the environment using STORET method with a score of 16 (polluted medium).

Concerns and Prospects of Yuan’s Internationalization

2014 ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
M. Zharikov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
International Reserve ◽  
Reserve Currency ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Financial Transactions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chinese Yuan

The purpose of this article is to analyze Chinese Yuan and major international reserve currencies on the basis of particular criteria such as a currency’s use in settling cross-border trade and financial transactions. The author estimates the potential of Yuan’s convertibility and its achieving the status of an international reserve currency. The author lays out a background to assess the impact of these probabilities on stable and sustainable economic development in China itself. The conclusion is that the character of Yuan’s internationalization is strikingly different from similar examples of other currencies’ historic paths to an international reserve currency status in that it is closely controlled by the government.

scholarly journals Innovative Programmes for Gender Equality in Indian School Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Sarabjit Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
National Policy ◽  
School Education ◽  
Gender Gaps ◽  
Educational Statistics ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Female Literacy ◽  
The Impact

Background: National Education Policy 2020 aims to eliminate existing disparities in access to education for children from any gender or any under-represented group. After independence, India makes considerable strides in reducing gender gaps in education, but even today the goal of gender parity in school enrolments remains elusive. India provides Universal Elementary Education to all and this commitment has been articulated through Constitution, National Education Policies and other Innovative Programmes. All these initiatives put a strong emphasis on the education of girls and some of the programmes have been started particularly to eliminate gender gaps in school education. Purpose: This paper is an attempt to review the Innovative Programmes started by the Government of India to redress the gender gaps in school education and also to analyze the impact of these programmes on female literacy rates and enrolment rates of girls in elementary education. Before analyzing the innovative programmes and their impact on educational statistics, the paper briefly assesses the status of education in the Constitution of India and also studies the national policy perspective regarding universal elementary education of girls in the country in order to provide a sound background to this study. Methods: The method of document analysis for the review of policy documents and innovative programmes has been utilized and trend analysis method has been applied to study the educational statistics from the year 1950 to 2015. Results: The female literacy rates and enrolment of girls in total enrolments for the classes VI-VIII have registered an increase after the implementation of these programmes. Conclusions: It has been observed that these community-based programmes of the country have received a lot of international recognition for their contribution towards reducing gender gaps in elementary education. So, the experiences of these Innovative Programmes can prove quite beneficial for other countries struggling with gender gaps in school education.

scholarly journals Bioactive Food Compounds As Epigenetic Regulators

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iván Enrique Naranjo Logroño ◽  
Anthony Alfonso Naranjo Coronel ◽  
Ashley Carolina Cuzco Macías ◽  
Alison Tamara Ruiz Chico
Keyword(s):  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Continuous Progress ◽  
Epigenetic Regulators ◽  
Prevention Methods ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Nutrigenomics explores and defines the rapidly evolving field of interactions in the diet and genome, through the use of nutrition, proteomics, physiology, biochemistry and epigenomics to seek and explain the mutual interactions between genes and nutrients from a molecular approach. Objective: To summarize the evidence of the impact that bioactive compounds of food exerts on epigenetic events aimed primarily at disease prevention. Methods: A literature review was carried out on the main bioactive compounds of food as epigenetic regulators, in the following search engines: COCHRANE, PUBMED, MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, CINAHL, EBSCO and SCOPUS. The synthetic analytical method was used. Results: 40 bibliographic sources were found, of which 33 scientific articles were used that provided relevant information on the subject and seven articles were excluded. Discussion: There is scientific evidence about various bioactive compounds that experience efficacy in disease prevention through epigenetic regulation. Conclusion: With the continuous progress of changes in lifestyle, it is necessary to study new molecules, which can potentially be used for disease prevention and find new drugs that can be crucial in the treatment of different diseases. Keywords: bioactive, food, regulators, epigenetics. RESUMEN Introducción: La nutrigenómica explora y define el campo en rápida evolución de las interacciones en la dieta y el genoma, mediante el uso de la nutrición, proteómica, fisiología, bioquímica y epigenómica para buscar y explicar las mutuas interacciones existentes entre genes y nutrientes desde un enfoque molecular. Objetivo: Resumir la evidencia del impacto que ejercen los compuestos bioactivos de los alimentos sobre los eventos epigenéticos dirigido principalmente en la prevención de enfermedades. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica acerca de los principales compuestos bioactivos de los alimentos como reguladores epigenéticos, en los siguientes buscadores: COCHRANE, PUBMED, MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, CINAHL, EBSCO y SCOPUS. Se empleó el método analítico sintético. Resultados: Se encontraron 40 fuentes bibliográficas, de los cuales se utilizaron 33 artículos científicos que aportaron información relevante del tema y se excluyeron siete artículos. Discusión: Existe evidencia científica acerca de diversos compuestos bioactivos que demuestran eficacia en la prevención de enfermedades mediante la regulación epigenética. Conclusiones: Con el avance continuo de los cambios en el estilo de vida, es necesario estudiar nuevas moléculas, que pueden usarse potencialmente para la prevención de enfermedades y encontrar nuevos medicamentos que pueden ser cruciales en el tratamiento de distintas enfermedades. Palabras clave: bioactivos, alimentos, reguladores, epigenética.

scholarly journals Determinants of Agricultural Infrastructure Construction in China: Based on the “Participation of Beneficiary Groups” Perspective

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Mengting Liu ◽  
Yueqing Ji
Keyword(s):  
Econometric Model ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Governance Capacity ◽  
Village Level ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

Agricultural infrastructure is a typical public good, and it plays an important role in rural development. The “participation of beneficiary groups (PBG)” system is encouraged by government to supply village level public goods in China. Based on micro survey data from the village level in Jiangsu Province, this study analyzes the status of agricultural infrastructure construction and the promotion of PBG model and quantitatively analyzes the impact of different factors using an econometric model. The results found that the PBG model of agricultural infrastructure construction only accounted for 22.8% of projects, and the bottleneck was the challenge in raising funds at the village level; the total number of projects and the number of projects in the PBG model significantly increased with collective irrigation, and the farmland lease was found to hinder the promotion of the PBG model. The government should take measures to enhance farmers’ awareness of social trust, continuously improve the governance capacity of the village collectives, improve the role of village self-governance and social forces in agricultural infrastructure construction, and actively guide farmers and private enterprises to participate in agricultural infrastructure construction so that farmers can obtain more practical benefits.

scholarly journals STATUS HUKUM HAK MILIK ATAS TANAH YANG TERKENA ABRASI

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-107
Author(s):  
Dwi Susiati ◽  
Sri Setiadji
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Land Registration ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Abrasion is a natural disaster that results in the owner of the right to land losing the right to control, use or take advantage of the land, because the land is lost in part or in whole due to erosion by water. Article 27 of the Law On Agraria determines that property rights over land are destroyed if the land is destroyed. In this study, the author will analyze the legal status of property of land affected by abrasion with the formulation of the problem What is the legal status of property rights on land affected by abrasion according to Government Regulation Number 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration and how to guarantee the protection of affected land rights abrasion. The results of this study are that the status of land rights affected by abrasion is abolished, both in the provisions of the Law On Agraria and Government Regulation Number 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration because it is no longer compatible with physical data or juridical data as a strong evidence. The government has an obligation to provide guarantees and protection of rights to land affected by abrasion and those that have been affected by abrasion in part or in whole. On the basis of the state's right to control Article 2 of the Law On Agraria the state has the right to regulate land use, inventory, and maintenance to prevent and reduce the impact of abrasion on its citizens. The government can also provide compensation as contained in Article Number 24 of 2007 concerning Disaster Management which determines that the Government and regional governments are responsible for the implementation of disaster management.Abrasi merupakan bencana alam yang mengakibatkan pemilik hak atas tanah kehilangan hak untuk menguasai, menggunakan, atau mengambil manfaat atas tanah, karena tanah tersebut hilang sebagian atau seluruhnya akibat pengikisan oleh air. Pasal 27 UUPA menentukan hak milik atas tanah hapus, apabila tanahnya musnah. Pada penelitian ini, penulis akan menganalisa tentang status hukum hak milik atas tanah yang terkena abrasi dengan rumusan masalah Bagaimana status hukum hak milik atas tanah yang terkena abrasi menurut PP No. 24 Tahun 1997 tentang Pendaftaran Tanah  dan bagaimana jaminan perlindungan hak-hak tanah yang terdampak abrasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa status hak atas tanah yang terkena abrasi adalah hapus, baik dalam ketentuan UUPA maupun PP No. 24 Tahun 1997 tentang Pendaftaran Tanah karena tidak sesuai lagi dengan data fisik maupun data yuridis sebagai alat bukti yang kuat. Pemerintah mempunyai kewajiban untuk memberikan jaminan dan perlindungan hak-hak atas tanah yang terdampak abrasi maupun yang sudah terkena abrasi baik sebagian maupun seluruh tanahnya. Atas dasar hak menguasai oleh negara Pasal 2 UUPA negara berhak mengatur peruntukan, penggunaan, persediaan,dan pemeliharaan tanah untuk mencegah dan mengurangi dampak abrasi bagi warga negaranya. Pemerintah juga dapat memberikan ganti kerugian sebagaimana yang ada di dalam UU No. 24 Tahun 2007 tentang Penanggulangan Bencana yang menentukan bahwa Pemerintah dan pemerintah daerah menjadi penanggung jawab dalam penyelenggaraan penang-gulangan bencana.

scholarly journals DAMPAK INSENTIF PPH PASAL 21 SAAT PANDEMI COVID19 TERHADAP TAKE HOME PAY DAN PELAPORAN SPT TAHUNAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-270
Author(s):  
Bayu Sarjono
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Permanent Employee ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of incentives Income Tax Article 21 for the withholding and reporting of the Annual income Tax a Permanent Employee. This type of research is descriptive research with case study approach of research about the status of subject of the study with respect to a specific phase or typical of the whole personality. The data were obtained from dokumetansi i.e. data earnings a permanent employee, the calculation of Income Tax Article 21, and form 1721 A1. The Unit of analysis in this research was the individual as a lecturer at the University of Y  included in the KLU taxpayers affected by the pandemic Covid19.Income tax Article 21 for the Period of January to March to dependents of employees, thereby reducing the magnitude of the Take Home Pay received. From April to December, employees with certain criteria were given an incentive of income Tax Article 21 by the Government and income Tax withheld by the employer was given simultaneously with the monthly income. With the tax incentives it can increase the Take Home Pay received. Article 21 income tax Borne by the Government received by the employee from the employer is not taken into account as income subject to taxation. Therefore, it must be reported in the tax return (SPT) Annual Personal Income Tax. But in this case the employer does not provide data to the employee about the amount of income Tax Article 21 Borne by the Government.

scholarly journals Why We Must Learn The Lessons Now: A call for a truly independent public inquiry by the UK Government

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Indranil Chakravorty ◽  
JS Bamrah ◽  
Kailash Chand ◽  
Ramesh Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Care Home ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Expert Advice ◽  
Think Tank ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The BAPIO Think-tank recommends that the Independent Inquiry establishes; If the scientists did get the advice right (best practice at the time on protection, prevention of spread, detection of new cases, restriction of movement internal/external), and timely. Whether the government adhered to its own mantra of ‘following the science’ of acting on scientific evidence If the policy effectively assessed the risk to and protected key workers, how should this be conducted in the future? If the government had formed ‘a protective ring’ for Care Homes and if the early policy of encouraging NHS Trusts to discharge patients without repeat testing, compromised the care of other residents and care, home workers, If the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities and deprived communities was recognised in policy actions, so those at enhanced risk were appropriately prioritised if there was active engagement and co-designed provision of culturally appropriate timely information; if disinformation was tackled, and if there was an enhanced drive to vaccinate those at higher risk. If there was recognition by the government of public health expert advice that a blanket national policy is ineffective. More local intelligence, engagement, and leadership should tackle the outbreaks seen in different regions. If there was transparency and efficiency in the financial investment in tackling the pandemic - potential wastage and duplication from unusable PPE and the Nightingale hospitals), and the cost of private firms supplying testing, tracing and other equipment. Urgently, the health–social care priorities for recovery; whether segregation of facilities, protected allocation of resources in dealing with non-Covid conditions,  how the NHS might continue to function optimally in the event of a third or subsequent waves If there is action on pressures on the NHS workforce, the impact on their morale, wellbeing and actions that are required to manage these in the future.

Genocide as Foundation of Identity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Armenian Genocide ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
Turkish Literature ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Historical Identity ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The presentation will show that effects of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-­1923 on Canadian Armenian and Turkish communities serve as foundation of their identities and permeate daily life concerns in Canada. In multicultural society with diverse ancestral origins, those ancestral places may still be the centre of one’s moral, emotion, and intellectual universe. An outlook on life formed by a shared historical identity will affect adaptation to the new lifestyle and the new country and can be passed on to further generations. The original framework for viewing the world can form as a result of cultural upbringing or an event affecting the entire community influenced by such things as the status of the diaspora or relations with the government. The impact of the Genocide on Armenian ­Canadian identity will be investigated via analysis of Armenian and Turkish literature sources in Canada and determining if they correspond to psychological consequences of the Armenian Genocide. The literature will reflect the profound impact of the Genocide on both communities that continues today.

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