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Towards an Era of Biohappiness
With overexploitation of biodiversity it is pertinent to create an economic stake in conservation and in this context rights of the primary conservers for recognition and reward assume importance. The...
On Bioculturalism, Shamanism and Unlearning the Creed of Growth
Bioculturalism is the acknowledgement that biological diversity is linked with cultural diversity in knowledges, languages and practice, and that sustaining both is necessary for ecological and cultur...
Conserve Biodiversity and Save the Earth
A commitment is required, not just from individuals but also countries and the respective governments to put an end to the destruction of biodiversity.
Sustainability and Living Marine Resources
The impact of global climate change on marine resources is inadequately understood. In order to cope with the adverse effects, a creative participatory approach that not only checks the unabated comme...
Why Women, Let Everybody Claim and Own the Stakes
Forging an organic connection between nature and women has an inadvertent outcome - some issues become women’s issues and are either sidelined in the planning process or are seen as the exclusive doma...
Environmental Sustainability Mutual Interdependencies and Human Action
Human intervention affects the mutual interdependencies within the ecosystems and ecosystem services that do not necessarily fall within the radar of public imagination. It is necessary to understand...
Food Security and Decentralisation in a Changing Climate-an African Case Study
Environmental change is affecting food security, particularly for small farmers living on the margins. It is estimated that worldwide around 850 million people are chronically hungry and six million c...
The Impact of Global Change on Water Resources
The Response of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme
State of our Cities-Environmental Social and Economic Goals
The problems in cities seem to be getting worse faster than improvements from planning strategies. Sustainability for cities means reducing the ecological footprint whilst simultaneously improving the...
The spatial dimension
Adding a spatial component to the new integrated research will help to manage not only the resources on the earth but also the earth systems.