Economic Instruments for Tropical Forests: The Congo Basin Case
Title | Economic Instruments for Tropical Forests: The Congo Basin Case PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Karsenty |
Publisher | CIFOR |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Forest ecology |
ISBN | 2876143763 |
Tropical Forests, International Jungle
Title | Tropical Forests, International Jungle PDF eBook |
Author | M. Smouts |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2003-05-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 140398185X |
Marie-Claude Smouts looks at the issue of rain forest depletion and global environmental policies. Beginning with how the issue entered the world stage in the 1980s despite alarms over the issue in the 1950s, Tropical Forests, International Jungle explores the complexities of what are tropical forests, what role they play not only in environmentalism but in trade, health care, and almost every facet of natural and social life for those living there and beyond. Although for most in the developed world tropical forests have gained a status of part of our world heritage, these forests are not really part of the global commons or a global public good. Developing nations maintain control over the forests within their borders and often use the forests as they see fit. The international system for mediating the issue is a fractured group of non-governmental organizations and transnational networks, often with competing views of how to manage tropical forests. Despite this seemingly grim picture, Smouts is optimistic. A changing world view toward forest depletion is influencing countries both North and South. Although forests will be used commercially, it is a dynamic process that should maintain them far into the future.
Beyond Tropical Deforestation
Title | Beyond Tropical Deforestation PDF eBook |
Author | Didier Babin |
Publisher | Editions Quae |
Pages | 562 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9782876145771 |
Does the diagnosis of irreversible destruction of both forests and their biodiversity actually mask a wide range of patterns? Based on the results of natural and social scientists, this book attempts to answer fundamental questions such as: what is deforestation and how do we mesure it? What changes result from deforestation and how do human societies manage these changes? It explores the many and varied aspects of deforestation, a process whose effects are not always as negative as perceived.
Tropical Ecology
Title | Tropical Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Botany |
ISBN |
Promoting Green Economy
Title | Promoting Green Economy PDF eBook |
Author | Ayuk, Elias T. |
Publisher | United Nations University Institute for Natural Resourc |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2017-02-03 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9988633092 |
Most African national economies depend on the exploitation of both renewable and non-renewable natural resources for development. Conventional and unconventional exploitation of natural resources has left negative carbon footprints. This has also degraded hotspots across the African continent, impacting negatively on people and the environment. A Green Economy offers the continent the opportunity to achieve sustained economic development devoid of environmental degradation and inefficient utilisation of natural resources. This book, Promoting Green Economy, explores issues affecting the socio-economic development of the continent and focuses on Africa’s need for a green economy. With chapters written by seasoned authors from academia and industry across the continent, the book examines the challenges of sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources and recommends the need for the continent to transit towards green economy as this can provide opportunities for minimising environmental footprints of all economic activities. The book calls on the commitment of the public and private sectors to the development of appropriate green economy policies and regulatory frameworks to promote inclusive growth.
Publications du Département d'écologie
Title | Publications du Département d'écologie PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Botany |
ISBN |
Académie de Droit International de La Haye
Title | Académie de Droit International de La Haye PDF eBook |
Author | Académie de Droit International Law |
Publisher | Collected Courses of the Hague |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2005-05 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9789004140240 |
The Academy is a prestigious international institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. The work of the Hague Academy receives the support and recognition of the UN. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law .