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UNINA9910266959803321 |
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Industrial agriculture and ape conservation / / editors Helga Rainer, Alison White, and Annette Lanjouw |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2015 |
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1 online resource (xxvi, 334 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; digital, PDF file(s) |
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State of the apes ; ; 2015 |
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Apes - Conservation |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects |
Apes - Effect of human beings on |
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Monografia |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jul 2016). |
Open Access title. |
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Notes to readers; Acknowledgments; Apes overview; Introduction; Part I. Industrial Agriculture and Ape Conservation: 1. Economic development and conservation of biodiversity: understanding the interface of ape conservation and industrial agriculture; 2. Encroaching on ape habitat: deforestation and industrial agriculture in Cameroon, Liberia and on Borneo; 3. From habitat to plantation: causes of conversion in sub-Saharan Africa; 4. Legal frameworks at the interface between industrial agriculture and ape conservation; 5. From process to impact of a voluntary standard: the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil; 6. Impacts of industrial agriculture on ape ecology; Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons: 7. Ape populations over time: case studies from Gombe, Mount Halimun Salak, Sabangau and Wamba; 8. The status of captive apes; Annexes; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; References; Index. |
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Social and economic systems worldwide are changing rapidly. These changes are accompanied by an increasing demand for natural resources, including land, water, minerals, energy sources, food and timber. Today's foremost challenge lies in finding the tools to address the complexity of these interrelated trends, and in implementing strategies to balance environmental and socioeconomic needs. This |
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volume contributes to this search by presenting original research, topical case studies and emerging best practice from a range of key stakeholders to examine the interface between ape conservation and industrial agriculture. In assessing the drivers behind agricultural expansion and land investments, it sheds light on governance challenges and legal frameworks that shape land use. Intended for policy makers, industry experts, decision makers, academics, researchers and NGOs, it is designed to inform debate, practice and policy to help reconcile the goals of industrial agriculture with those of ape conservation and welfare, and social and economic development. |
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UNINA9910827219703321 |
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Autore |
Barlow Maude |
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Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever / / Maude Barlow |
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New York : , : New Press, The, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Water resources development - Economic aspects |
Water resources development - Government policy |
Water rights - Government policy |
Water-supply - Political aspects |
Water-supply - Economic aspects |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction; Principle One: Water Is a Human RIght; 1. The Case for the Right to Water; 2. The Fight for the Right to Water; 3. Implementing the Right to Water; 4. Paying for Water for All; PrInciple Two: Water Is a Common HerItage; 5. Water - Commons or Commodity?; 6. Targeting Public Water Services; 7. The Loss of the Water Commons Devastates |
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Communities; 8. Reclaiming the Water Commons; PrInciple Three: Water Has Rights Too; 9. The Trouble with "Modern Water"; 10. Corporate Control of Farming Is Extinguishing Water; 11. Energy Demands Place an Unsustainable Burden on Water |
12. Putting Water at the Centre of Our LivesPrInciple Four: Water Can Teach Us How to LIve Together; 13. Confronting the Tyranny of the One Percent; 14. Creating a Just Economy; 15. Protecting Land, Protecting Water; 16. A Road Map to Conflict or to Peace?; Notes; Further ReadIng; Acknowledgements; Index |
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"In her bestselling books Blue Gold and Blue Covenant, world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow exposed the battle for ownership of our dwindling water supply and the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement to reclaim water as a public good. Since then, the United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right-but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing crisis. In this major new book, Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a "water-secure and water-just world." Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and when the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come. "-- |
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