The International Journal of Science in Society 2 (4):181-194. CEESP member Rosemary Hill and colleagues published a Journal article reinforcing that worldwide there are examples of ecosystems that exist in their current state due to the complex interactions between people and the environment鈥
We sometimes lose sight of the fact that Big Ag's influence extends far听beyond our own borders.听Micha Peled's documentary Bitter Seeds is a stark reminder of that fact.
Bitter Seeds exposes the havoc Monsanto has wreaked on rural farming听communities in India, and serves as a fierce鈥
WHEN nature is viewed in monetary terms, is it the nature that is valued, or the money? And what implications does this have for ecosystems and equity, given a financialised economy that rewards money products and their brokers, and that tends towards speculative and volatile dynamics?
鈥BOOK REVIEW:听Forests and Climate Change: The Social Dimensions of REDD in Latin America. Hall, Anthony. 2012. Edgar Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA, USA.
听BOOK REVIEW:听Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes, Coral J. Pierce Colfer and Jean-Laurent Pfund, Eds, Earthscan, UK and USA, 2011, 285pp, ISBN : 978-1-84971-177-7, Price A$ 88.00 (Hard copy)
听Though Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) can be useful tools they often fail to protect biodiversity and indigenous people. This paper describes some of the reasons and suggests some solutions.
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We were a relatively small group1 from the ICCA Consortium to attend Rio+20, this last June. We organized and held our events, met colleagues, discussed issues to the point of losing our voice, attended gathering, events and protest marches, did some strategic thinking and planning and went back鈥
The Center for the Advancement for the Steady State Economy (CASSE) was invited to participate in an event at the framework of the UNCSD Rio+20 Conference: the Global Mountain Pavilion. The event was organized by the government of Per煤, where as representatives of CASSE we participate with the鈥
To help compensate for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the 2012 World Conservation Congress in Jeju, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has selected a credible, sustainable project for effective offsetting. The project is Infapro, by Face the Future, and is based on improved forest management in Borneo.