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Governing the Provision of Ecosystem Services
Founded on the core notion that we have reached a turning point in the governance, and thus the conservation, of ecosystems and the environment, this edited volume features more than 20 original chapters, each informed by the paradigm shift in the sector over the last decade. Where once the emphasis was on strategies for conservation, enacted through instruments of control such as planning and ‘polluter pays’ legislation, more recent developments have shown a shift towards incentive-based arrangements aimed at those responsible for providing the environmental services enabled by such ecosystems. Encouraging shared responsibility for watershed management, developed in Costa Rica, is a prime example, and the various interests involved in its instauration in Java are one of the subjects examined here.
Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture
Ô. . . this book is a very useful resource for the lawyer. . . makes a good start by presenting a wide-ranging portfolio of multidisciplinary research that will assist in progressing the task, challenging though it may be.Õ Ð Chris Rodgers, Environmental Liability This book explores the interaction between climate change and the agriculture sector. Agriculture is essential to the livelihood of people and nations, especially in the developing world; therefore, any impact on it will have significant economic, social, and political ramifications. Scholars from around the world and from various fields have been brought together to explore this important topic. The contributions found here ana...
Perceptions and Representations of the Malagasy Environment Across Cultures
This book examines the history and impact of environmental change in Madagascar. Drawing on interdisciplinary, ethnographic methodologies, the book presents local and global perspectives on current environmental changes and their drivers, from mining to development and deforestation. The book emphasizes the embeddedness of Malagasy peoples’ social relationships with the natural environment, and contrasts this with the way the Malagasy environment is viewed by international conservation organizations. Through the presentation of concrete case studies, the contributors assess the current controversy over the history and nature of human impact on the environment in Madagascar, and offer innovatory insights into how these controversies, which plague current policy making, can be settled.
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Sustainability
Sustainability is one of the key concepts underlying our thinking about corporate responsibilities, particularly with respect to the environment and inter-generational justice, but also in relation to corporate governance and the long-term economic viability. The advantages of the discourse of Sustainability are that it brings together contemporary economic and moral imperatives in the context of scientific knowledge. Its disadvantages relate to its open-ended content, its systematic ambiguity, and the internal tensions between economic growth, human survival and global justice. The essays in this volume reflect these strengths and weaknesses from a variety of viewpoints - economic, scientific, social and philosophical. They illustrate and illuminate the varied and contested content and utility of this currently popular concept and point to its multiple implications for the development of corporate responsibilities.
Valeurs de la biodiversité et services écosystémiques
Dans un contexte de pressions toujours croissantes sur les milieux naturels, les travaux sur les multiples valeurs de la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques peuvent aider à mieux comprendre les interactions entre nature et société, à anticiper les bouleversements à venir et à concevoir des mesures de gestion appropriées. Cet ouvrage alimente le débat de société sur notre rapport à la nature et souligne les grandes questions qui devraient être au cœur des politiques de recherche sur la biodiversité dans les années à venir.
Parcours de recherche à Madagascar
C'est après la Seconde Guerre mondiale que la recherche française sur les pays tropicaux se structure selon un nouveau dispositif institutionnel. Dès 1946, Madagascar fait partie des pays précurseurs disposant d'un centre de recherche (PIRSM, Institut de recherche scientifique de Madagascar), de moyens logistiques et humains pour mener à bien ses objectifs scientifiques et de développement. Depuis, l'IRSM a été intégré à l'Orstom (Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer), devenu IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) en 1998, et le partenariat avec les chercheurs et universitaires nationaux s'est considérablement élargi. À travers différents parc...
