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The natural capital concept is generating broad interest that extends well beyond economists. Economics has a long history of applying capital theory to natural resources. However, measurement of the value of ecosystems has mostly focused on income flows rather than valuing stocks of natural...
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concise overview of the report in the eight areas it covers: poverty, education, employment and inequality, energy, the … environment, infrastructure, governance and international cooperation in Canada. Key themes discussed include global and national …
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accommodate man in their approaches always as a variable that distorts and deteriorates the environment, we believe that a … consequences in himself and in the environment in which he lives. We believe that it is a priority to seek the foundations of the …
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Safeguarding the future of Venice is a globally recognised challenge of urban sustainability. We propose a sustainable management model, alternative to the current strategy, that primarily focuses on the built heritage and which interprets the city together with its encircling lagoon as a matrix...
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accommodate man in their approaches always as a variable that distorts and deteriorates the environment, we believe that a … consequences in himself and in the environment in which he lives. We believe that it is a priority to seek the foundations of the …
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Environmental and human exploitation are connected and occurring around the world due in large part to the mining of rare earth metals. In places like Brazil, the Congo and Peru in modern-day slave labor fuels mining camps, while degrading the quality of local fishing and agricultural...
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In recent years, development practice has seen that microfinance institutions (MFIs), beyond their financial and social objectives, start considering their environmental bottom line. Yet, little is known on the characteristics of institutions involved in environmental management. For the first...
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changes in global climate and overall warming highly contribute to the degradation of the tundra environment and increases … Yamal peninsula, and analysis the development of slope processes on the local tundra environment …
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In view of the overwhelming pressures on the global environment and the need to disrupt the systems that drive them, an …
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, Environment and Ethics.<b>Contents:</b> <ul> <li>Introducing the Race for Sustainability</li> <li>Why Sustainability Matters … interested in sustainability and the environment.<b>Key Features:</b> <ul> <li>Discusses a wide variety of sustainability issues … can each make a difference to better the environment</li> …
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