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Macroeconomic Gains from Reforming the Agri-Food Sector: The Case of France
France is the top agricultural producer in the European Union (EU), and agriculture plays a prominent role in the country’s foreign trade and intermediate exchanges. Reflecting production volumes and methods, the sector, however, also generates significant negative environmental and public health externalities. Recent model simulations show that a well-designed shift in production and consumption to make the former sustainable and align the latter with recommended values can curb these considerably and generate large macroeconomic gains. I propose a policy toolkit in line with the government’s existing sectoral policies that can support this transition.
International Co-operation for Habitat and Urban Development Directory of Non-governmental Organisations in OECD Countries
This specialised Directory provides information on over 1 700 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in the field of habitat and urban development.
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Starving people in poor nations, obesity in rich nations, increasing food prices, on-going climate changes, increasing fuel and transportation costs, flaws of the global market, worldwide pesticide pollution, pest adaptation and resistance, loss of soil fertility and organic carbon, soil erosion, decreasing biodiversity, desertification, and so on. Despite unprecedented advances in sciences allowing to visit planets and disclose subatomic particles, serious terrestrial issues about food show clearly that conventional agriculture is n...
Biodiversity and Local Ecological Knowledge in France
The knowledge of nature held by autochthonous and local communities has been the subject of international talks, notably on biodiversity, but has primarily been studied from an autochthonous angle. French experience of conserving and promoting local know-how, which is the subject of this book, is based on the notions of heritage and of terroirs. This original approach could feed international debate. The book is thus primarily intended for negotiators and political leaders, along with local players who may be interested by the global dimension of such know-how.
International Directory of New and Renewable Energy Information Sources and Research Centres
This directory details nearly 4000 new and renewable energy information centers from 170 countries. Full contact details, a description and a summary of areas of interest are listed for: * national government organizations* information resources* research centers* professional and trade associations* publications (databases, directories and journals) in each countryThe information in the directory has been compiled by UNESCO. Publication of the book has been supported by generous sponsorship from R&S Renewable Energy Systems, Helmond, the Netherlands.
Energy Geographies
Zusammenfassung: The articles collected in this anthology address highly relevant issues of energy transition from both French and German perspectives. The question of energy production beyond fossil fuels entails lines of investigation ranging from attitudes to nuclear energy, through the development of renewables, to new hopes associated with hydrogen. The authors draw on their own recent empirical research and set this specifically in relation to the French-German interface. Precisely here, where perspectives at times fundamentally differ, a productive spotlight can illuminate asymmetries and contradictions and reveal comparable patterns and approaches. The publication of research results in this form renders them accessible to an international public. The Editors Teva Meyer is Associate Professor of Geopolitics and Geography at the Université de Haute-Alsace (Mulhouse, France). Florian Weber is Junior Professor of European Studies at Saarland University (Germany), with special reference to Western Europe and border regions
The Economics of Sustainable Food
The Economics of Sustainable Food details the true cost of food for people and the planet. It illustrates how to transform our broken system, alleviating its severe financial and human burden. The key is smart macroeconomic policy that moves us toward methods that protect the environment like regenerative land and sea farming, low-impact urban farming, and alternative protein farming, and toward healthy diets. The book's multidisciplinary team of authors lay out detailed fiscal and trade policies, as well as structural reforms, to achieve those goals. Chapters discuss strategies to make food production sustainable, nutritious, and fair, ranging from taxes and spending to education, labor mar...
