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Man, being one of the elements of the environment, depends on its quality. Currently, the right to a clean environment is included in the basic human rights and the way to maintain it is sustainable development. One element of this development is the preservation and protection of biodiversity,...
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The Paper's goal is to assess the most important changes in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for years 2014-2020 in the context of its potential influence on environmental pressure of agriculture. The final solutions of that policy reform were discussed in relation to main...
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The subject of this paper is the contemporary use of the circular economy in business practice. The topicality of this theme was the reason for resolving the main objectives, which were to determine how enterprises in the Czech Republic are currently involved in the circular economy. The authors...
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Today, the principles of a green economy are being updated and studied not only by experts in the field of environmental economics, but also in various political circles. A large number of countries use different instruments and principles of a green economy in their development policies and...
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This paper examined determinants of income diversification among households in support zones communities of national parks in Nigeria. This involved the use of household data collected through questionnaires administered randomly among 1009 household heads in the study area. The data obtained...
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Ecosystems deliver value to people and the economy through ecosystem services. The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has quantified the use of ecosystem services by the main economic sectors and households at EU level. In this paper, we downscaled the extraction of six ecosystem...
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This paper examines the determinants of farmers’ willingness-to-accept (WTA) in a hypothetical payment scheme for the adoption of stone and soil bunds in northern Ghana using contingent valuation data from 305 farm households. Bayesian estimation of the interval-data regression model is...
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The focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) becomes central all over the world, being influenced by various factors, such as economic and employment crisis, fiscal issues, increasing competition, but also the interaction of environmental and social components with the economic...
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Being green is not a trend, as it is not a luxury. Being green has become a necessity. Sustainable consumption, the impact of our own consumption on the environment, the legacy we leave to future generations become goals and guide behaviors. Our research starts from a three-month longitudinal...
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Green jobs creation is the main element in the implementation of bioeconomy mechanisms along with other factors, such as gross domestic product (GDP), environmental protection and national security. The aim of this paper is to develop a profile of companies willing to create new jobs. Its...
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