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Patent Law, HIPPO, and the Biodiversity Crisis

Torrance, Andrew W. - 2014

Planet earth is host to a dazzling variety of living organisms. This diversity of life, or – biodiversity, is vital to …. Despite the prodigious amount of biodiversity on earth, human activities have been depleting it at an accelerating rate that … has now reached the level of a mass extinction event. The five greatest threats to biodiversity can be summarized by the …

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The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Europe's forest-based bioeconomy

Lööf, Hans; Stephan, Andreas - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 91 (2022) 3, pp. 63-82

balance between forests as carbon sink, habitat for biodiversity conservation and functional ecosystems on one hand, and on …

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An evaluation of protected area policies in the European Union

Grupp, Tristan Earle; Mishra, Prakash; Reynaert, Mathias; … - 2023

biodiversity. This paper uses the staggered introduction of protected-area policies between 1985 and 2020 to study the selection of …

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Assessment of progress towards 20-20-20 targets : evidence from Baltic States

Štreimikienė, Dalia - In: Contemporary economics 16 (2022) 1, pp. 135-150

The 2020 climate and energy package adopted in 2009 sets three key targets for EU Member States: 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels); to ensure 20% of renewables in final energy consumption and to achieve 20% improvement in energy efficiency from 2005 levels. The paper...

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Competition Law and Trade in Energy vs. Sustainable Development : A Clash of Individualism and Cooperative Partnerships?

Farah, Paolo Davide - 2018

At first sight the potential discrepancy between competitive behavior of market participants, trade rules and the basic notion of sustainable development may seem to be of a negligible importance. However, during the interactions of market processes with sustainability goals through various...

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Analysis of the main drivers of GHG emissions in visegrad countries : Kaya identity approach

Štreimikienė, Dalia - In: Contemporary economics 16 (2022) 4, pp. 387-396

There are two main ways to reduce anthropogenic GHG emissions: energy efficiency improvement and increase usage of renewable energy sources. Taking these two main ways into account, it is possible to analyze the main drivers of GHG emissions in the country and to make forecast of future GHG...

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Reliance on Russian Federation energy imports and renewable energy in the European Union

Ilie, Anca Gabriela; Zlatea, Marinela Luminița Emanuela; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 25 (2023) 64, pp. 780-797

The paper investigates the importance of renewable energy in the energy mix of EU-27 countries, as well as their dependence on imports of gas, oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation, considering the long-term energy security of the EU-27, as well as the objectives of the...

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Towards Sustainable Community : A Rights-Based Perspective

Montague, Terri - 2023

Efforts to address the sustainability crisis, especially in the U.S., have made important strides over the last twenty-five years, and continue to evolve. Yet, current sustainability discourse and practice reveal some challenges, risks and emerging needs. In particular, the modern sustainability...

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Bioeconomy As a Concept for The Development of Agriculture and Agribusiness

Adamowicz, Mieczysław - 2021

The subject of the paper is the concept of bioeconomy as a new, combined method to perceive the functioning of various sectors of the national economy producing and processing biological resources. Based on discussions in the literature and documents of the European institutions, bioeconomy has...

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Climate smart agriculture : concept and perspectives

Rodino, Steliana; Butu, Alina; Ifrim, Ana Maria - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : trends and …, (pp. 248-255). 2022

The negative effects of climate change are felt in the form of rising temperatures, weather variability, shifting boundaries of agro-ecosystems, the spread of invasive species and pests, and more frequent extreme weather events. Climate change reduces crop yields, the nutritional quality of most...

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