Notwithstanding a huge deposit of natural resources in West Africa, the region has consistently recorded unimpressive economic performances, thus prompting an important question: what other things, besides resources endowment, does the region need in order to grow? In an attempt to look into this, ...
Law and Justice, Environment and Natural Resources LawThe sixty cases presented in this collection of IK Notes demonstrate that indigenous knowledge (IK) is... TW Bank 被引量: 91发表: 2004年 Plant Ecology in West Africa: Systems and Processes This work brings together for the very first time...
Located in South-west Africa, Namibi a has rich natural resources and makes lots of efforts to protect the environment. Now an organization named Mammadu Trust is training Namibian women to take part in handicraft industry to recycle plastic waste.According to the manager of Mammadu Trust,the p...
This dissertation studies the political economy of natural resources and how these resources may pose an opportunity or a threat to a country and comprises three essays.The first essay explores how economic development can impact the consumption behavior of natural resources, with focus on fossil fuel...
八《自然资源与自然灾害》(Eightnaturalresourcesandnatural disasters) 1.Classificationofnaturalresources: Naturalresourcesrefertothematerialandenergythathuman beingscanobtaindirectlyfromnatureandareusedfor productionandlife.Itisanimportantcomponentofthenatural environment. (1)accordingtonaturalresources,theyaredividedinto...
It has been observed that generally populace tend to settle and cluster in places that have the resources they need to survive and prosper. The geographic factors that most influence where humans settle are water, soil, vegetation, climate, and landscape. Because South America, Africa...
Agency:Natural Resources ConservationAgency • Parent Department:Department ofAgriculture • Established in Current Form:1994 • Number of FTEs:~ 11,800 • Annual Budget:$3.9–4.5 billion • Responsibilities:Manages several conservation programs to help reducesoil erosion, enhancewater supplies, ...
Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa: policies and pitfalls This paper critically evaluates the gestion des terroirs villageois (GTV) approach to community management of natural resources. The approach is widely us... S Batterbury -...
Mozambique - Natural Resources, Economy, Tourism: Mozambique’s natural resources remained largely underdeveloped during the 1980s, but, with greater political stability after the peace accord of 1992, investment increased dramatically in a wide range of
et al. Biogeography of global drylands. New Phytol. 231, 540–558 (2021). Article Google Scholar United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World dryland areas according to UNCCD and CBD definitions. https://resources.unep-wcmc.org/products/789fcac8959943ab9ed7a225e5316...