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Linking financial performance and efficiency to sustainability in banking sector : a literature synthesis
Krisciukaityte, Karolina; Baležentis, Tomas; … - In: Journal of business economics and management 24 (2023) 3, pp. 506-526
Efficiency generally translates to better financial performance and profitability and, thus, is often taken into … account when analyzing activity of the banking sector. The sustainability approach adds social and environmental effects to … dimensions, it is important to discuss the integration of the sustainability concept with banking efficiency and financial …
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The impacts of agricultural trade and support policy reform on climate change adaptation and environmental performance : A model-based analysis
Guerrero, Santiago - 2022
This study investigates whether agricultural policy reforms could help cushion the impacts of climate change on agriculture by facilitating the relocation of production and international trade. The agricultural sector faces immense challenges in ensuring the provision of food, farm incomes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013278618
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Global assessment of the carbon leakage implications of carbon taxes on agricultural emissions
Henderson, Ben - 2021
Carbon leakage arises when emission reductions in countries applying a carbon tax are offset, partially or completely, by emission increases in countries that do not apply the tax or any other greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies. Analysis using the MAGNET computable general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012696468
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Preservation of Agricultural Soils with Endogenous Stochastic Degradation
Bretschger, Lucas - 2016
Soils are often subject to environmental shocks which are caused by negative externalities linked to overexploitation. We present a stochastic model of a dynamic agricultural economy where natural disasters are sizeable, multiple, and random. Expansion of agricultural activities raises effective...
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Agri-Environment Advisory Activities Effects on Best Management Practices Adoption
Tamini, Lota D. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This study investigates the factors that determine producers’ participation in agri-environment (AE) extension activities and their adoption of best management practices (BMPs) in Quebec (Canada). Data were collected from farmers in telephone interviews and the impacts of AE extension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552817
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Of bulls and bulbs: Aspirations and perceptions of rural youth in Zambia
Daum, Thomas - 2018
During the last years, policymakers and development-practitioners focused heavily on making farming more attractive for the rural youth in Africa. To reach this goal, different actions are proposed, often emphasizing the need for modern farming and information and communication technologies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011936332
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Of bulls and bulbs : aspirations and perceptions of rural youth in Zambia
Daum, Thomas - 2018
During the last years, policymakers and development-practitioners focused heavily on making farming more attractive for the rural youth in Africa. To reach this goal, different actions are proposed, often emphasizing the need for modern farming and information and communication technologies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875947
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Of Bulls and Bulbs : Aspirations and Perceptions of Rural Youth in Zambia
Daum, Thomas - 2018
During the last years, policymakers and development-practitioners focused heavily on making farming more attractive for the rural youth in Africa. To reach this goal, different actions are proposed, often emphasizing the need for modern farming and information and communication technologies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012914836
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Usage of Cool Burning as a Contributor to Bushfire Mitigation
Skiba, Richard - 2020
This paper considers and describes the cool burning techniques long utilized by Australian Indigenous people as a contributor to bushfire mitigation. Indigenous fire management involves lighting the “cool” fires in selected areas between March and July, in Australia, during the early dry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014031721
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Risks of Cryogenic Landslide Hazards and Their Impact on Ecosystems in Cold Environments
Lemenkova, Polina - 2019
This paper focuses on monitoring of landscapes downgrading in specific conditions of Arctic ecosystems with cold climate conditions (marshes, permafrost, high humidity and moisture). The paper has a special focus on spatiotemporal assessment of land cover types changes in using GIS answering...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014108662