Similar Search Results

Establishing a sustainable development goal for oceans and coasts to face the challenges of our future ocean

Visbeck, Martin; Kronfeld-Goharani, Ulrike; Neumann, Barbara - 2013

essential for international trade, recreational, and cultural activities. Free access to and availability of ocean resources and … element for sustainable ocean management. The SDGs will build upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and replace them by … 2015. Even though ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the eight MDG goals, the ocean is not explicitly included …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316028

The Economics of Environment and Ecology for Sustainable Development

Jakhanwal, Meeta; Mishra, Mukesh Kumar - 2020

Economic growth and development are intricately linked to the sound management of environmental resources. Reducing inequalities in society and maintaining healthy ecosystems are fundamental to achieving sustainable development, yet the interactions between these goals have been largely...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012384841

COP29 in Azerbaijan: Some Considerations Based on Direct Observations of the Climate Events and Media Contents

Niftiyev, Ibrahim - 2024

This discussion paper examines the key themes and findings from four major events and three pieces of media content on sustainable development, climate finance and environmental policy. Direct observation and structured notes were used as the main methods. The analysis begins with the webinar...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014551689

The Amazon: A Puzzle Between Development and Sustainability?

Duran-Fernandez, Roberto; de Carvalho Coutinho, Taciana - 2024

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the Amazon, a vital ecological treasure in Latin America. It covers the region's environmental significance as the planet's largest rainforest and a major carbon sink, housing immense biodiversity. The study also traces the Amazon's geological...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014462440

The relationship between resilience and sustainable development of ecological-economic systems

Derissen, Sandra; Quaas, Martin; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2009

Resilience as a descriptive concept gives insight into the dynamic properties of a system. Sustainability as a normative concept captures basic ideas of inter- and intragenerational justice. In this paper we specify the relationship between resilience and sustainable development. Based on an...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265952

European Policies towards Palm Oil - Sorting Out some Facts

Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2009

This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of palm oil within the GHG context. We discuss the impact of palm oil on biodiversity and analyse how palm oil can contribute to economic growth and development in tropical...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271184

The Kuznets Curve for the Sustainable Environment and Economic Growth

Mishra, Mukesh Kumar - 2020

This paper examines different strategies for the protection of the global climate, the environment and Green Growth mechanism for natural resources and scrutinizes the extent to which they meet the transformative requirements of the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. It analyses the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012209539

Threats of sustainable development resulting from legal requirements of spatial planning in Poland

Brezeziński, Cezary - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 16 (2016) 2, pp. 319-330

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,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011849432

Determinants of income diversification among support zone communities of Nigeria national parks

Jacob, Daniel; Onadeko, Samuel; Nelson, Imaobong; … - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 20 (2020) 1, pp. 7-23

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014485827

Biodiversity and geography

Rauscher, Michael; Barbier, Edward B. - 2007

The paper combines an economic-geography model of agglomeration and periphery with a model of species diversity and looks at optimal policies of biodiversity conservation. The subject of the paper is 'natural' biodiversity, which is inevitably impaired by anthropogenic impact. Thus, the economic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319282