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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Forest management
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133413190
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UIUC:30112104058802
Author : Keith A. Utz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : MINN:319510028828273
Author : Dominic Elson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Community forestry
ISBN : 184369882X
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264199026
This book deepens the analysis of the FDI-Environment relationship by concentrating on the mining sector and identifying best practices.
Author : Constance Best,Laurie A. Wayburn
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597268363
Nearly 430 million acres of forests in the United States are privately owned, but the viability, and indeed the very existence, of these forests is increasingly threatened by population growth, sprawling urbanization, and patchwork development. Scientists, policymakers, and community leaders have begun to recognize the vital role of private forests in providing society with essential goods and services, from sustainable timber supplies to clean water. Yet despite the tremendous economic and ecological importance of private forests, information about their status and strategies for their protection have been in short supply. America's Private Forests addresses that shortcoming, presenting extensive data gathered from diverse sources and offering a concise overview of the current status of privately owned forests in the United States. As well as describing the state of private forests, the book sets forth detailed information on a wide range of approaches to conservation along with an action agenda for implementing those strategies likely to be most effective. The book: identifies the major threats to private forests in the United States considers barriers to conservation outlines the available tools and programs for promoting conservation presents a "road map" to guide collective efforts for the conservation of private forests and their native biodiversity Based on extensive research of existing literature as well as interviews and consultation with leading forestry and conservation experts, America's Private Forests is a unique sourcebook that offers a solid basis for discussion of threats to private forests along with an invaluable compendium of potential solutions. It will serve as an invaluable reference for all those working to conserve and steward forest resources, including forest owners and their consultants, conservation organizations, and agency personnel, as well as researchers and students involved with issues of forestry, biodiversity, land use, and conservation.
Author : Lucio Brotto,Davide Pettenella,Paolo Cerutti,Romain Pirard
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9786023870356
Investments in industrial-scale planted forests have grown exponentially in recent years and are included into investment portfolios for various reasons (e.g. diversification, risk mitigation, attractive returns). The rapid growth of planted forests may incur negative social and environmental impacts. Thus, investment companies and fund managers are increasingly interested in using sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) tools (e.g. standards, guidelines, and codes of conduct). However, a classification system for SRI tools in the field of planted forests still lacks consensus.
Author : Sara J. Scherr,Andy White,David Kaimowitz
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780971360662
Author : David Pearce,Corin Pearce,Charles Palmer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1781950962
The substantial and growing interest in the monetary valuation of preferences for environmental improvement, and against environmental damage, has prompted a demand for case studies illustrating methodologies and applications of valuation techniques. In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic development. The authors address a whole range of environmental issues under the broad themes of water and air quality, biological diversity and forest functions. The economic approaches covered include contingent valuation, hedonic property prices, travel cost methodologies and benefits transfer. They also go on to look at the idea of extending national accounts to reflect changes in environmental assets. Examples of the varied and interesting case studies include valuing improvements to sanitation in Malaysia, the value of visits to game parks in South Africa and tropical forest values in Mexico. They highlight how valuation techniques can be applied, often with limited resources, to critical development issues. Academics and practitioners of environmental economics will draw great value from this unique and original work, as will the many multilateral and bilateral aid agencies. The book will also prove a valuable addition to graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental economics where there is a need for case material.
Author : Jules Pretty,Andy Ball,Ted Benton,Julia Guivant,David R Lee,David Orr,Max Pfeffer,Professor Hugh Ward
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781446250082
"A monumental and timely contribution to scholarship on society and environments. The handbook makes it easy and compelling for anyone to learn about that scholarship in its full manifestations and as represented by some of the most highly respected researchers and thinkers in the English-speaking world. It is wide-reaching in scope and far-reaching in its implications for public and private action, a definite must for serious researchers and their libraries." - Bonnie J McCay, Rutgers University "This is the desert island book for anyone interested in the relationship between society and the environment. The editors have assembled a masterful collection of contributions on every conceivable dimension of environmental thinking in the social sciences and humanities. No library should be without it!′ - Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society focuses on the interactions between people, societies and economies, and the state of nature and the environment. Editorially integrated but written from multi-disciplinary perspectives, it is organised in seven sections: Environmental thought: past and present Valuing the environment Knowledges and knowing Political economy of environmental change Environmental technologies Redesigning natures Institutions and policies for influencing the environment Key themes include: locations where the environment-society relation is most acute: where, for example, there are few natural resources or where industrialization is unregulated; the discussion of these issues at different scales: local, regional, national, and global; the cost of damage to resources; and the relation between principal actors in the environment-society nexus. Aimed at an international audience of academics, research students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers, The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society presents readers in social science and natural science with a manual of the past, present and future of environment-society links.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264018624
This OECD Handbook shows how public policy in the form of market creation can be used to internalise the loss of biodiversity. It promotes the use of markets to ensure that our collective preferences for conservation and sustainable use are reflected in economic outcomes.
Author : Steve Waygood
Publisher : Risk Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1904339867
Reviews the explosion in capital market campaigning and assesses the scale of risk posed to companies and their investors. This work provides a range of risk mitigation strategies that can be deployed should their firm be targeted by such campaigns. It offers a guide to assessing the impact, effectiveness and legitimacy of such NGO activity.
Author : Floor Brouwer,C. Martijn van der Heide
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136560910
The increasing demand for rural land and its natural resources is creating competition and conflicts. Many interested parties, including farmers, nature conservationists, rural residents and tourists, compete for the same space. Especially in densely populated areas, agriculture, recreation, urban and suburban growth and infrastructure development exert a constant pressure on rural areas. Because land is a finite resource, spatial policies which are formulated and implemented to increase the area allocated to one use imply a decrease in land available for other uses. As a result, at many locations, multi-purpose land use is becoming increasingly important. This notion of multi-purpose land use is reflected in the term 'multifunctionality'. This volume provides insights into viable strategies of sustainable management practices allowing multiple functions sustained by agriculture and natural resources in rural areas. It shows how the rural economy and policies can balance and cope with these competing demands and includes numerous case studies from Europe, North America and developing countries.
Author : Worldwatch Institute
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136529979
Over the last two years, Worldwatch's Nourishing the Planet team has travelled to 25 sub-Saharan African nations - the places where hunger is greatest - and uncovered a treasure trove of innovations from farmers groups, private voluntary organizations, universities, and even agribusiness companies. These innovations offer global benefits - from the continent's role in preventing disastrous climate change to the way urban farmers are feeding people in cities and why even determined locavores are sustained by the crop diversity preserved by farmers thousands of miles away. This book assesses the state of agricultural innovations from cropping methods to irrigation technology to agricultural policy with an emphasis on sustainability, diversity, and ecosystem health in the hope of guiding governments, foundations, and concerned citizens in their efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty. Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is long established as the most authoritative and accessible annual guide to our progress towards a sustainable future. It is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, development workers and law-makers for its up-to-the-minute analysis and information.
Author : Worldwatch Institute
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136556852
The environmentalist's bible' Times Higher Education Supplement. 'Essential reading' The Good Book Guide. 'The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible summaries ... on the global environment' E. O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize winner. Celebrating its 25th year of publication, State of the World 2008 suggests that something huge and even revolutionary is struggling to be born as policymakers, business leaders and others around the globe create the architecture of sustainable economies. Featuring chapters on renewable energy, innovations in clean production, commons resources, trade policy, finance for sustainability, new economic yardsticks, and many other topics, State of the World 2008 is the first global-level publication to showcase a wide range of diverse innovations and to demonstrate their near-term potential to put whole societies on a sustainable path. Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, development workers and law-makers for its authoritative and up-to-the-minute analysis and information. It is essential for anyone concerned with building a positive, global future.