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Potential Impact of Biotechnology on Adaption of Agriculture to Climate Change: The Case of Drought Tolerant Rice Breeding in Asia

Pray, Carl; Nagarajan, Latha; Li, Luping; Huang, Jikun; … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 10, pp. 1723-1741

In Asia and Africa the poor tend to live in marginal environments where droughts and floods are frequent. Global … Asia that has been funding DT rice breeding since 1998—The Rockefeller Foundation’s <em>Resilient Crops for Water …

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Influence of Arabic and Chinese Rammed Earth Techniques in the Himalayan Region

Jaquin, Paul - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 10, pp. 2650-2660

This paper discusses different rammed earth construction technique in Asia. Rammed earth construction techniques from …

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Comparative Studies on Vehicle Related Policies for Air Pollution Reduction in Ten Asian Countries

Hirota, Keiko - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 1, pp. 145-162

Asian countries are facing major air pollution problems due to rapid economic growth, urbanization and motorization. Mortality and respiratory diseases caused by air pollution are believed to be endemic in major cities of these countries. Regulations and standards are the first requirement for...

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Feasibility Analysis of Establishing Multilateral Nuclear Approaches (MNAs) in the Asian Region and the Middle East

Tazaki, Makiko; Kuno, Yusuke - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9398-9417

To establish frameworks for multilateral nuclear approaches (MNAs), we identified challenges and their possible solutions through case studies proposing to establish three different MNAs, comprising existing states in the Asian region and the Middle East, in accordance with twelve features...

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Is There Any Evidence on the Existence of an Environmental Taxation Kuznets Curve? The Case of European Countries under Their Rule of Law Enforcement

Castiglione, Concetta; Infante, Davide; Smirnova, Janna - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 10, pp. 7242-7262

The paper gives new insights into the environmental taxation policy, demonstrating the existence of an inverse U-shaped relationship between environmental taxation and income in European countries. Our findings reveal this relationship to be influenced by enforcement of the rule of law, which...

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Civil Society in Hybrid Governance: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Legitimacy in Mediating Wal-Mart’s Local Produce Supply Chains in Honduras

Bloom, J. Dara - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 10, pp. 7388-7411

This paper challenges the notion that the incorporation of actors from civil society into hybrid governance arrangements improves outcomes and legitimacy. Multi-stakeholder collaborations are a popular hybrid governance approach to development, including NGOs’ work to integrate smallholder...

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Conservation and Use of Genetic Resources of Underutilized Crops in the Americas—A Continental Analysis

Galluzzi, Gea; Noriega, Isabel López - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 2, pp. 980-1017

Latin America is home to dramatically diverse agroecological regions which harbor a high concentration of underutilized plant species, whose genetic resources hold the potential to address challenges such as sustainable agricultural development, food security and sovereignty, and climate change....

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Local Languages of Instruction as a Right in Education for Sustainable Development in Africa

Babaci-Wilhite, Zehlia - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 1994-2017

Today’s educational challenges in Africa have their roots in the colonial education system. The article explores the …, Africa should place emphasis on rights policies that promotes not only access, but also inclusion and quality education. …

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Modern Biotechnology—Potential Contribution and Challenges for Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa

Morris, E. Jane - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 6, pp. 809-822

tailored for the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, the capacity to develop GMOs and ensure they meet stringent … this dilemma might be for countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region to develop stronger South-South collaborations, but … Africa, and to provide adequate support to the development of capacity to research, develop and commercialize GMOs in the …

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Assessment of Rice Inbred Lines and Hybrids under Low Fertilizer Levels in Senegal

Kanfany, Ghislain; El-Namaky, Raafat; Ndiaye, Kabirou; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1153-1162

This research was conducted at the Africa Rice Sahel Regional Station (near Saint Louis, Senegal) during two wet … levels will facilitate further hybrid cultivar development in Africa. …

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