Socio-economic aspects

Lemnos Island, Greece : Socio-economic sustainability of cultural practices

This document highlights the commercial prospects of several food products in the Greek island of Lemnos. The document further highlights challenges and opportunities related to the market for these products. The executive summary is in English, while the longer document is in Greek.

Gender, culture, and sustainability in the Mediterranean

This document provides a review of existing literature around women’s roles in local economies, cultural preservation and environmental conservation in the Mediterranean Basin. The paper further identifies data gaps and economic opportunities to support cultural practices in the region’s cultural landscapes.

Drivers of landscape change in the northwest Boreal region

The northwest boreal region of North America is a land of extremes.

Biodiversity and health in the face of climate change

This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public health, psychology, urban planning, and landscape architecture.

Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve evaluation 2012

The goal of this study is to evaluate the current status, the dynamics, and the ecosystem services, as well as ecosystem service values of the mangrove forest of Can Gio.

Angkor & l'eau

Les aires marines protégées et la pêche

Ce livre s'appuie sur une large synthèse de la littérature scientifique pour analyser les effets que peuvent avoir les aires marines protégées, à la fois sur les ressources halieutiques et sur les pêcheries qui en dépendent. 

The Orang Asli and the contest for resources

A gestão da Amazônia

Claro e concreto na abordagem da complexidade amazônica, este livro tem como foco a gestão do grande bioma em seus múltiplos aspectos. Expõe fluentemente as questões dominantes no debate interno ou externo sobre os seus principais desafios: biodiversidade, riqueza hídrica, ideias e projetos, desmatamento, conflitos, quadro social, estratégias empresariais. Isso é feito de forma clara, traço marcante da obra do autor. Divulga-se, igualmente, um survey exclusivo com dez grandes empresas atuantes na Amazônia, com uma minuciosa descrição de suas atividades sustentáveis.

Freshwater reviews

Freshwater Reviews is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to enhancing the understanding of inland waters. The content of review papers is primarily biological but papers covering limnology, policy and socio-economic aspects of fresh waters are acceptable if they are relevant to our understanding or management of fresh water biology. Fresh water is interpreted widely, embracing all inland waters including lakes, ponds and reservoirs, rivers and streams, as well as saline and caustic lakes, brackish waters, interstitial and groundwater environments.

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