The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol offers developing countries the opportunity to participate in the effort to reduce global greenhouse gas levels while also benefitting from sustainable development opportunities. To date, the majority of CDM investments have gone to...

The history of development shows convincingly that no country has substantially reduced poverty without massively increasing the use of electricity. The development of micro-enterprises in rural areas of Uganda is linked with increased access and useof electricity services. In this study, I...

Conclusion: In conclusion it should be noted that the land and marine areas comprising Lababia’s Wildlife Management Area are a rich, largely undisturbed ecosystem. Despite the fact that commercial fishing has reached a point of unsustainability, the marine environment as a whole still...

This paper presents an economic study of a novel thermal fry-drying technology which transforms sewage sludge and recycled cooking oil (RCO) into a solid fuel. The process is shown to have significant potential advantage in terms of capital costs (by factors of several times) and comparable...

Author mentions global problems of the world. Sustainable development and natural resources in relations to world population problem and food problem. He gives main responsibility for the future development to the developed countries and to the international institutions. Pieces of knowledge...

This dissertation examines whether the vicious circle theory applies in three developing countries characterized by high population growth. According to the vicious circle theory, natural resource scarcity coupled with poverty leads to population growth via positive effects on fertility...

Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important in organization theory and practice. Corporate environmentalism is emerging as a process of addressing environmental issues facing business firms. In this paper I examine managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism and describes...

Im Mittelpunkt der vorgestellten Arbeit steht die dynamische Anreizwirkung umweltpolitischer Instrumente. Die voliegende Arbeit erstellt einen differenzierten Vergleich umweltpolitischer Instrumente. Hierzu wird die Anreizwirkung von Steuern, Subventionen, Zertifikaten und einheitlichen...

More efficient use of resources and economy based on the principles of sustainable development presents a development opportunity that will enable long-term socio-economic development. Therefore, the European Union is extremely active in the creation and implementation of environmental policies,...