The Biosphere Energy Transfer Hydrology Model (BETHY/DLR), a process model that estimates the net primary productivity of agricultural and forested areas was used to assess biomass potentials for Germany and Austria. The model is driven by remote sensing data and meteorological data. Remotely...

Introduction : activism from above -- States and the domestic political economy of NGOs -- Political globalization, "civil society" politics, and the global growth of NGOs in the 1980s-2000s -- International development NGOs in Japan -- Sustainable development and advocacy NGOs in Japan --...