In recent years‚ the depletion of natural resources has become a major focus of governments and organizations such as the United Nations (UN). This is evident in the UN’s Agenda 21 Section Two which outlines the necessary steps to be taken by countries to sustain their natural resources.[4] The depletion of natural resources is considered to be a sustainable development issue.[5] The term sustainable development has many interpretations‚ most notably the Brundtland Commission’s ’to ensure that it
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CONTENT Unit-6: Education for Environmental Sustainability a) Meaning of sustainable development - Concept of environmental sustainability - Sustainable development from ecological perspective & biogeophysical perspective - Situation analysis: forest cover and conservation‚ bio-diversity‚ natural parts & wild life sanctuaries‚ availability of potable water‚ toilet
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Discussion about the real situation of underemployment in Vietnam’s rural area Summary Vietnam started as a backward agricultural country. After more than 20 years of Renovations process‚ the economy of Vietnam is prospering. Human capital is one of four most important factors to develop the economy of a country. However‚ up to three-fourth (3/4) labor force of Vietnam is the rural labor and more than half of them is the labor of agriculture. Meanwhile‚ there is a significant
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its usefulness to production. A commodity is generally considered a natural resource when the primary activities associated with it are extraction and purification‚ as opposed to creation. Thus‚ mining‚ petroleum extraction‚ fishing‚ hunting‚ and forestry are generally considered natural-resource industries‚ while agriculture is not. The term was introduced to a broad audience by E. F. Schumacher in his 1973 book Small is Beautiful.[1] The term is defined by the United States Geological Survey as
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* Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. * CSR policy functions as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law‚ ethical standards‚ and international norms. * The goal is embrace responsibility for‚ and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment‚ consumers‚ employees‚ communities‚ stakeholders and all other members of
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Comprehensive Agrarian ReformPresentation Transcript 1. The 1987 Philippine Constitution 2. Article 13Social Justice and Human Rights(R.A. 6657-Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program) 3. Constitution of the Philippines the supreme law of the Philippines democratic and republican State enacted in 1987‚ during the administration of President Corazon Aquino‚ and is popularly known as the "1987 Constitution”. The Constitution is divided into 18 parts‚ excluding the Preamble‚ which are called Articles
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sediment deposition‚ extractive industries‚ urbanisation‚ disposal of industrial wastes‚ decline of plant communities‚ and the effects of noxious plants and animals. Whenever the natural balance is altered by developments for agricultures‚ mining‚ forestry‚ industry etc‚ the lithosphere is a risk. From these human interactions land degradation take places or becomes worse. It has been called the AIDS of the Earth as it leaves farmlands white with crusted salt‚ shrivelled crops and a dying landscape
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wildfire would be in france‚ motorist fires in France created 25‚000 wildfires ‚ destroying 650‚000 hectares of forest. This therefore reduced air quality with possible long-term human respiratory diseases‚ leading to deaths. Also as result of damage of forestry‚ ecosystems can be damaged‚ destroying whole species and limiting habitats surviving species have.
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Block Arrangement Essay ENG 121 Brain Davis January 19‚ 2012 Chassity Little I am going to state the differences between mountains and beaches. I. Mountain A. Climate- The temperature of the mountains are colder‚ the higher altitude gets. They attend to have much wetter climates than the surrounding flat lands. Mountains weather conditions can change dramatically from one hour to the next. For example‚ the sky is clear and a thunder storm rolls in. the weather can extremely drop
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Making New Technologies Work for Human Development. Oxford University Press‚ New York. Sharma‚ Devinder‚ 2002. “Digital Library on Indian Medicine Systems: Another Tool for Biopiracy”. Economic and Political Weekly‚ June 22. Shukla‚ R. S.‚ 2000. Forestry for Tribal Development. New Delhi: Wheeler Publications. Courtesy: http://avpayurveda.com INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE EROSION 11
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