Download or read book Biennial Report written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Annual Review of United Nations Affairs written by Clyde Eagleton and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the proceedings of the 1st- Institute for Annual Review of United Nations Affairs, New York University, 1949-

Download or read book Planindex written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Status and Potential of Commercial Bioprospecting Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Fernando Santibáñez Quezada and published by UN. This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing availability of new scientific and technological tools have enabled new levels of precision and effectiveness in the identification, collection, processing and utilization of novel substances for applications in medical, agricultural or industrial applications. The present report provides an introductory overview of biodiversity prospecting in terms of the principles and practices which have defined it both historically and currently. Discussion is offered regarding the stakeholders and the issues involved in the formulation of national policy, particularly with regard to the implementation of provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity. These include issues of access and benefit sharing, recognition of indigenous knowledge, prior informed consent, intellectual property protection and others.

Download or read book The North American Mosaic written by Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Instrumentos econ micos y financieros para la gesti n ambiental written by María del Pilar García Pachón and published by U. Externado de Colombia. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El desarrollo y la puesta en marcha de las políticas ambientales, así como de las competencias que corresponden a las autoridades ambientales por mandato legal, requiere la asignación de fondos suficientes que permitan gestionar de manera eficiente el uso, aprovechamiento, conservación y protección de los recursos naturales del país. De igual manera, el avance de la economía y de los sectores productivos depende no solo del máximo aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales sino también de la garantía de su restitución y sustitución, y del respeto por la capacidad de resiliencia de los elementos de la naturaleza. Igualmente, la generación de valor por la empresa se ve reflejada no solo en los balances financieros sino también en su capacidad de hacerlo a través de prácticas ambientalmente sostenibles". En un momento como el actual, en el que las presiones económicas son generadas por variados factores y cuando la comunidad internacional ha reconocido a la economía verde como un instrumento para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible (ONU, 2012), es necesario analizar la forma de mejorar el bienestar humano, fomentar la igualdad social y reducir los riegos ambientales mediante el uso eficiente de los recursos. En razón a la importancia del tema, el Grupo de Investigación en Derecho del Medio Ambiente de la Universidad Externado de Colombia decidió desarrollar el Proyecto "Instrumentos económicos y financieros para la gestión ambiental", a fin de estudiar la mejor forma de suscitar la asignación y el uso eficiente de los recursos naturales, buscando que sea el mercado el que promueva cambios en el comportamiento de los agentes, ya sea por medio de ventajas, ayudas o incentivos, para favorecer comportamientos favorables o por medio de obstáculos o cargas que desincentiven comportamientos ambientalmente no deseables. De otro lado, se analiza la forma como los instrumentos financieros permiten recaudar recursos para financiar actividades operativas y de inversión propias de la gestión ambiental, incluyendo aquellos calificados como fiscales o tributarios. El estudio se estructuró en tres partes: en la primera se analizan los instrumentos económicos y financieros en el derecho extranjero; en la segunda se examinan algunas de las rentas de las Corporaciones Autónomas Regionales -CAR- identificadas en la Ley 99 de 1993, y la tercera se destina al estudio de otros instrumentos útiles para el desarrollo de una economía verde.

Download or read book Education for Sustainable Development Goals written by Rieckmann, Marco and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Aplicaci n de instrumentos econ micos en la gesti n ambiental en Am rica Latina y el Caribe written by Jean Acquatella and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las instituciones reguladoras en materia ambiental en América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan el reto creciente de diseñar instrumentos de gestión ambiental que puedan ser efectivos y económicamente eficientes en el logro de las metas ambientales que se han trazado los países a nivel nacional y local. Se impone la necesidad de lograr objetivos de mejora de la calidad ambiental al menor costo económico posible. Particularmente ante la percepción que los esquemas regulatorios tradicionales no han sido exitosos para responder adecuadamente a los procesos de deterioro de la calidad ambiental que aquejan la región. Además, frente al entorno de la restricción fiscal que enfrenta la mayoría de los países de la región, las autoridades ambientales ven limitadas sus posibilidades de fortalecer su capacidad mediante mayores asignaciones presupuestales y deben explorar opciones de autofinanciar los avances en la gestión ambiental.

Download or read book Desaf os y propuestas para la implementaci n m s efectiva de instrumentos econ micos en la gesti n ambiental de Am rica Latina y el Caribe written by and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ante el entorno de restricción fiscal que enfrenta la mayoría de los países de la región, las autoridades ambientales ven limitadas las posibilidades de fortalecer su capacidad mediante mayores asignaciones presupuestarias. Se impone la necesidad de mejorar la calidad ambiental al menor costo económico posible y aumenta la percepción de que los esquemas regulatorios tradicionales no han logrado responder adecuadamente a los procesos de deterioro de la calidad ambiental que aquejan a la región. Este proyecto propone: a) evaluar las lecciones extraídas de los casos de aplicación de instrumentos económicos que se han dado en los países de la región y b) en base a la evaluación de las circunstancias locales en que deben operar estos instrumentos, desarrollar recomendaciones propositivas que le sirvan a los gobiernos en el futuro diseño y aplicación exitosa de dichos instrumentos en apoyo a sus políticas de gestión ambiental.

Download or read book VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Circular Economy and the Global South written by Patrick Schröder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-12 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The circular economy is a policy approach and business strategy that aims to improve resource productivity, promote sustainable consumption and production and reduce environmental impacts. This book examines the relevance of the circular economy in the context of developing countries, something which to date is little understood. This volume highlights examples of circular economy practices in developing country contexts in relation to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), informal sector recycling and national policy approaches. It examines a broad range of case studies, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, and Thailand, and illustrates how the circular economy can be used as a new lens and possible solution to cross-cutting development issues of pollution and waste, employment, health, urbanisation and green industrialisation. In addition to more technical and policy oriented contributions, the book also critically discusses existing narratives and pathways of the circular economy in the global North and South, and how these differ or possibly even conflict with each other. Finally, the book critically examines under what conditions the circular economy will be able to reduce global inequalities and promote human development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. Presenting a unique social sciences perspective on the circular economy discourse, this book is relevant to students and scholars studying sustainability in economics, business studies, environmental politics and development studies.

Download or read book Desarrollo sostenible y medio ambiente en Rep blica Dominicana medios naturales manejo hist rico conservaci n y protecci n written by Rafael Cámara Artigas and published by Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La publicación hace un recorrido por la geografía, el patrimonio biológico natural y la historia del manejo de los recursos naturales de república dominicana. Asimismo, incluye un capítulo de debate sobre conservación y desarrollo de la isla.

Download or read book Climate Change 2014 written by Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat. Working group 2 and published by . This book was released on with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Tourism written by Gerda K. Priestley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although widely advocated, sustainable tourism is subject to numerous interpretations -- from environmentally friendly forms of tourism to maintaining the economic viability of tourist activity in a specific place. This book explores various views on sustainable tourism and demonstrates its complexity and diversity, in order to clarify the issues in operational terms. It addresses questions such as: can tourist activity be sustainable economically; can tourism lead to sustainability from an environmental perspective; and what is the role of tourism as a sustainable development strategy? Much of the book consists of a series of European case studies, from the U.K., France, Spain, Italy and Greece. These case studies cover three main themes: recreation and tourism in natural and rural areas; coastal tourism; and islands. The book represents a valuable supplementary text for students of tourism, as well as related disciplines such as geography, economics, environmental management, and local and regional planning and development.

Download or read book Gender and Climate Change An Introduction written by Irene Dankelman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon. This new textbook, edited by one of the authors of the seminal Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future (1988) which first exposed the links between environmental degradation and unequal impacts on women, provides a comprehensive introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Over 35 authors have contributed to the book. It starts with a short history of the thinking and practice around gender and sustainable development over the past decades. Next it provides a theoretical framework for analyzing climate change manifestations and policies from the perspective of gender and human security. Drawing on new research, the actual and potential effects of climate change on gender equality and women's vulnerabilities are examined, both in rural and urban contexts. This is illustrated with a rich range of case studies from all over the world and valuable lessons are drawn from these real experiences. Too often women are primarily seen as victims of climate change, and their positive roles as agents of change and contributors to livelihood strategies are neglected. The book disputes this characterization and provides many examples of how women around the world organize and build resilience and adapt to climate change and the role they are playing in climate change mitigation. The final section looks at how far gender mainstreaming in climate mitigation and adaptation has advanced, the policy frameworks in place and how we can move from policy to effective action. Accompanied by a wide range of references and key resources, this book provides students and professionals with an essential, comprehensive introduction to the gender aspects of climate change.

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