The North American Mosaic
Title | The North American Mosaic PDF eBook |
Author | Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
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.
Resonant Violence
Title | Resonant Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Kerry Whigham |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2022-02-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1978825579 |
From the Holocaust in Europe to the military dictatorships of Latin America to the enduring violence of settler colonialism around the world, genocide has been a defining experience of far too many societies. In many cases, the damaging legacies of genocide lead to continued violence and social divisions for decades. In others, however, creative responses to this identity-based violence emerge from the grassroots, contributing to widespread social and political transformation. Resonant Violence explores both the enduring impacts of genocidal violence and the varied ways in which states and grassroots collectives respond to and transform this violence through memory practices and grassroots activism. By calling upon lessons from Germany, Poland, Argentina, and the Indigenous United States, Resonant Violence demonstrates how ordinary individuals come together to engage with a violent past to pave the way for a less violent future.
International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
Title | International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2018-09-03 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9251091870 |
The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
Title | Indigenous Peoples’ food systems PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2021-06-25 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9251345619 |
This publication provides an overview of the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples' food systems, in terms of natural resource management, access to the market, diet diversity, indigenous peoples’ governance systems, and links to traditional knowledge and indigenous languages. While enhancing the learning on Indigenous Peoples food systems, it will raise awareness on the need to enhance the protection of Indigenous Peoples' food systems as a source of livelihood for the 476 million indigenous inhabitants in the world, while contributing to the Zero Hunger Goal. In addition, the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and the UN Food Systems Summit call on the enhancement of sustainable food systems and on the importance of diversifying diets with nutritious foods, while broadening the existing food base and preserving biodiversity. This is a feature characteristic of Indigenous Peoples' food systems since hundreds of years, which can provide answers to the current debate on sustainable food systems and resilience.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017
Title | The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Publications |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2018-01-15 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789211013689 |
The aim of this report is to present an overview of the 17 Goals using data currently available to highlight the most significant gaps and challenges.
Health Promotion Planning
Title | Health Promotion Planning PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence W. Green |
Publisher | |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN |
Rev. ed. of: Health education planning / Lawrence W. Green. 1st ed.
Environmental Corrections
Title | Environmental Corrections PDF eBook |
Author | Lacey Schaefer |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2015-10-09 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1506323308 |
A new paradigm for supervising offenders in the community Environmental Corrections is an innovative guide filled with rich insights and strategies for probation and parole officers to effectively integrate offenders back into the community and reduce recidivism. Authors Lacey Schaefer, Francis T. Cullen, and John E. Eck move beyond traditional models for interventions and build directly on the applied focus of environmental criminology theories. Using this approach, the authors answer the question of what officers can do to decrease opportunities for an offender to commit a crime. Readers will learn how to recognize and assess specific criminal opportunities in an offender’s past and gain the tools and strategies they need to design an individualized supervision plan that channels offenders away from these criminogenic situations.