Author:
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Gestión Pública de Los Recursos Naturales
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Social Security for the Informal Sector
Author: International Labour Office. Social Security Department
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ISBN:
Category : Accessibility
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accessibility
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The North American Mosaic
Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.
Fresh Tracks in the Forest: Assessing Incipient Payments for Environmental Services Initiatives in Bolivia
Author: Nina Robertson
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9793361816
Category : Forest policy
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are being considered worldwide with great interest and expectation. Proposals to create agreements in which beneficiaries of environmental services pay landowners directly for the provision or protection of these services are innovative and promising. But what real PES experiences are actually out there? This work assesses a range of PES or PES-type experiences in one country, Bolivia, in the fields of carbon sequestration, protection of watershed services, biodiversity and aesthetic landscape values. The report concludes that while none of the generally young initiatives adhere fully to the principle of PES as developed in the theoretical literature, many experiment with some of the relevant PES mechanisms. Protection of watersheds and landscape values are the most common types, though the implementing intermediaries often have underlying biodiversity-protection goals. Main obstacles to PES implementation include ideological resistance against the PES concept, the difficulty of building trust between buyers and sellers, and limited willingness to pay on behalf of service users. During their relatively short lifetime, basically all initiatives had been successful in making service sellers (PES recipients) better off in economic terms, while the effectiveness in achieving environmental objectives and securing positive social impacts so far remained more variable. In some cases, redesigning these initiatives to bring them closer to the full PES principles could also enable them to more effectively achieve positive environmental and livelihood outcomes.
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9793361816
Category : Forest policy
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are being considered worldwide with great interest and expectation. Proposals to create agreements in which beneficiaries of environmental services pay landowners directly for the provision or protection of these services are innovative and promising. But what real PES experiences are actually out there? This work assesses a range of PES or PES-type experiences in one country, Bolivia, in the fields of carbon sequestration, protection of watershed services, biodiversity and aesthetic landscape values. The report concludes that while none of the generally young initiatives adhere fully to the principle of PES as developed in the theoretical literature, many experiment with some of the relevant PES mechanisms. Protection of watersheds and landscape values are the most common types, though the implementing intermediaries often have underlying biodiversity-protection goals. Main obstacles to PES implementation include ideological resistance against the PES concept, the difficulty of building trust between buyers and sellers, and limited willingness to pay on behalf of service users. During their relatively short lifetime, basically all initiatives had been successful in making service sellers (PES recipients) better off in economic terms, while the effectiveness in achieving environmental objectives and securing positive social impacts so far remained more variable. In some cases, redesigning these initiatives to bring them closer to the full PES principles could also enable them to more effectively achieve positive environmental and livelihood outcomes.
Medellín: environment urbanism society
Author: Michel Hermelin Arbaux
Publisher: Universidad EAFIT
ISBN: 9587201140
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
In recent times what has become known as "the case of Medellín " has generated a growing interest in the international community. These urban transformation that Medellín has experimented have become a focus of attention and reference for experts in many fields, around the world. The book ́Medellin: Environment, Urbanism and Society ́, that now published the Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, Urbam, of EAFIT University is a testimony of the value given by our culture to the accomplishments of the city, to the idea of the public sphere and the growing relationship between the technical sphere and the political sphere, understood in the broad sense as a form of disciplinary knowledge and construction of civil society. This book brings together a knowledge of the city from multiple perspectives; knowledge that is, without any doubt, impressive for its extension and profoundity, as well as for its capacity to combine objective data with conceptual reflections about the scope and impact of the different perspectives concerning the theme of urban transformation and the different actors that have participated in such processes. The book weaves a broad net over the city, its history and development, adopting a multidisciplinary vision. I think that this will be the first step in creating a speech that might finally liberate itself from the strict disciplinary boundaries, building a trans-disciplinary perspective that can amplify the urban dimension of the city. This is the beginning of a profound and complex reflection that is, at the same time, a project of knowledge and an instrument of action and participation.
Publisher: Universidad EAFIT
ISBN: 9587201140
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
In recent times what has become known as "the case of Medellín " has generated a growing interest in the international community. These urban transformation that Medellín has experimented have become a focus of attention and reference for experts in many fields, around the world. The book ́Medellin: Environment, Urbanism and Society ́, that now published the Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, Urbam, of EAFIT University is a testimony of the value given by our culture to the accomplishments of the city, to the idea of the public sphere and the growing relationship between the technical sphere and the political sphere, understood in the broad sense as a form of disciplinary knowledge and construction of civil society. This book brings together a knowledge of the city from multiple perspectives; knowledge that is, without any doubt, impressive for its extension and profoundity, as well as for its capacity to combine objective data with conceptual reflections about the scope and impact of the different perspectives concerning the theme of urban transformation and the different actors that have participated in such processes. The book weaves a broad net over the city, its history and development, adopting a multidisciplinary vision. I think that this will be the first step in creating a speech that might finally liberate itself from the strict disciplinary boundaries, building a trans-disciplinary perspective that can amplify the urban dimension of the city. This is the beginning of a profound and complex reflection that is, at the same time, a project of knowledge and an instrument of action and participation.
Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas
Author: Nora Clichevsky
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558441491
Category : Land use, Urban
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Vacant urban land--the product of land market activity, the actions of private agents, and the policies of public agents--is an important challenge for policy makers. Vacant lots on the urban fringe and in central and interstitial areas have affected growth patterns in Latin America. Contributors to this book analyze the problems and opportunities related to vacant urban land in five cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; and San Salvador, El Salvador.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558441491
Category : Land use, Urban
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Vacant urban land--the product of land market activity, the actions of private agents, and the policies of public agents--is an important challenge for policy makers. Vacant lots on the urban fringe and in central and interstitial areas have affected growth patterns in Latin America. Contributors to this book analyze the problems and opportunities related to vacant urban land in five cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; and San Salvador, El Salvador.
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251096198
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
National information needs on forests have grown considerably in recent years, evolving from forest area and growing stock information to key aspects of sustainable forest management, such as the role of forests in the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. More recently, information on changes in carbon stocks, socio-economic aspects including the contribution to livelihoods and poverty reduction, governance and broader land use issues has become critical for national planning.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251096198
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
National information needs on forests have grown considerably in recent years, evolving from forest area and growing stock information to key aspects of sustainable forest management, such as the role of forests in the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. More recently, information on changes in carbon stocks, socio-economic aspects including the contribution to livelihoods and poverty reduction, governance and broader land use issues has become critical for national planning.
A New roadmap for the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Author: UNESCO
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002066
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002066
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
National Parks Without People?
Author: Stephan Amend
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Gestión y conservación de aguas y suelos
Author: MUÑOZ ANDRÉS Vicenta
Publisher: Editorial UNED
ISBN: 8436276086
Category : Nature
Languages : es
Pages : 535
Book Description
Este texto se ha diseñado para ser el material básico de la asignatura del mismo nombre, de los grados en Ciencias Ambientales y en Química, siguiendo un modelo didáctico ordenado por unidades didácticas. Su objetivo es proporcionar los conocimientos básicos sobre la gestión de los recursos edáficos e hídricos, las actuaciones necesarias para su adecuada administración, custodia y recuperación, con el fin de asegurar que un suelo está en las condiciones adecuadas para su aprovechamiento, y para asegurar el abastecimiento de agua de calidad. El libro está concebido en dos unidades didácticas, una primera donde se presentan las propiedades de corrientes acuosas, la descripción de modos de captación, almacenamiento y las actuaciones en el caso de escasez de recursos (trasvases, desalinización) y los tratamientos disponibles, desde un punto de vista ingenieril, para la recuperación de aguas contaminadas. En un segundo bloque se presentan los principios básicos de clasificación y tratamiento de suelos, con especial atención al tratamiento de suelos contaminados. Cada tema se presenta con una estructura común que incluye un espacio específico para la presentación, conceptos clave, bibliografía, ejemplos y ejercicios resueltos, con el fin de facilitar al estudiante la compresión de sus contenidos.
Publisher: Editorial UNED
ISBN: 8436276086
Category : Nature
Languages : es
Pages : 535
Book Description
Este texto se ha diseñado para ser el material básico de la asignatura del mismo nombre, de los grados en Ciencias Ambientales y en Química, siguiendo un modelo didáctico ordenado por unidades didácticas. Su objetivo es proporcionar los conocimientos básicos sobre la gestión de los recursos edáficos e hídricos, las actuaciones necesarias para su adecuada administración, custodia y recuperación, con el fin de asegurar que un suelo está en las condiciones adecuadas para su aprovechamiento, y para asegurar el abastecimiento de agua de calidad. El libro está concebido en dos unidades didácticas, una primera donde se presentan las propiedades de corrientes acuosas, la descripción de modos de captación, almacenamiento y las actuaciones en el caso de escasez de recursos (trasvases, desalinización) y los tratamientos disponibles, desde un punto de vista ingenieril, para la recuperación de aguas contaminadas. En un segundo bloque se presentan los principios básicos de clasificación y tratamiento de suelos, con especial atención al tratamiento de suelos contaminados. Cada tema se presenta con una estructura común que incluye un espacio específico para la presentación, conceptos clave, bibliografía, ejemplos y ejercicios resueltos, con el fin de facilitar al estudiante la compresión de sus contenidos.