sustainable development
As this case study shows, women need to develop a project for themselves and be in control of it. It is suggested that women are from related groups or families and their group is small in number. A NGO can guide the group, but local women must have ultimate responsibility and credit for accomplishments is best given to the women, not the NGO. In this manner, the women acquire pride and...
The National Institute of Natural Resources (INRENA), a public agency of the Agriculture Ministry created by D.L. N9 26902, has as its primary objective the management and rational use of the renewable natural resources and their ecological surroundings to achieve sustainable development.
The enactment of D.S. N2 01 0-90-AG created the National System of Natural Areas Protected by...
From 37 June 1996, representatives from 13 African nations and more than 10 international organizations and NGOs, close to 70 delegates in all, met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the first African Intergovernmental Consultation on Sustainable Mountain Development.
African mountains are an important source of water, energy and biological diversity. They are also a source...
There is an unprecedented "greening" of American businesses, companies tapping into the market place with new green products and services. According to the U.S. Travel and Data Center's National Travel Survey, more than 85 percent of travelers claim they are likely to support or patronize travel companies that help preserve the environment. Jim Treverso of Overseas Adventure...
The participants of the Celebration of the International Year of Mountains consisting of the International Dialogue on Earth Heritage Conservation, the International Conference on the Culture and Science of Mountains and the Science Inspired Arts Camp, held in Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia, from 8 to 13 July 2002.
The importance of the world's mountain regions has been internationally recognized since the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; Agenda 21 contains a chapter specifically devoted to mountains. Mountains constitute 25% of the Earth's surface. Together with their peripheral areas, they provide a habitat for 26% of the world's population and are the source of fresh water for almost...
The representatives and experts from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, the United States of America, Finland, France, Mexico, Nepal, the Netherlands, Peru, Switzerland, Venezuela, met in Cusco, on the occasion of the "International Workshop on Mountain Ecosystems: A Vision of the Future" held on 25-27 April 2001, where they drew up the...
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