Sentences with phrase «ecological sustainability as»

this is a historic epistle written by the nobel prize laureate of Kenya regarding her all round approach to promoting ecological sustainability as the key to expanding social justice.

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«Sustainability» is a catch - all phrase that refers to the science, or practice, of acting so as not to harm the environment, protecting (rather than depleting) natural resources and supporting long - term ecological balance.

As Birch and Cobb would put it, can Christians develop ways of thinking about God and the world that encourage ecological sustainability and social justice?

Concern for ecological sustainability and human justice for the poor and oppressed are, as I have already indicated, closely linked.

Important to AAA inspectors are ecological sustainability in an establishment's approach, as well as the use of noted technology trends such as easy to use alarm clocks with device docks and device mirroring panels.

Her highest priority is to encourage scientific critical thinking by using the farm as a living laboratory to understand sustainability, climate change, and ecological issues throughout New England.

The sphere of daily life for Marsh Arab women has shrunk as the natural resources they traditionally cultivated have vanished, reports an international team of researchers in «Effects of Mesopotamian Marsh (Iraq) desiccation on the cultural knowledge and livelihood of Marsh Arab women,» published today in the March 2016 issue of Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, a joint journal of the Ecological Society of America and Ecological Society of China.

Although it is true that the constitution of the United Nations represented itself as an effort of intergovernmental cooperation and plural unity of human diversity, creating a planetary consciousness of belonging to a community with a common destiny, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forces us to create new symbiosis between ecological sustainability and human rights.

The ability of communities and humanity as a whole, to respond, adapt, and sustain the resilience needed to maintain ecological sustainability and equity in the face of external and internal forces of change, including through respecting conditions, like diversity, enabling the resilience of nature.

The outcome statement of the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development (2012) centred around ecological sustainability.2 If countries of the world are serious about the commitment made at Rio, then the MDGs need to evolve into a new framework; sustainability was not at their heart, and it is increasingly clear that without such an orientation, various «development» goals are impossible to meet for both the current and future generations.3 As the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalAs the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalas should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalas more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalas halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goals.

Most schools need to drastically alter their approach to designing the school day, if they are ever to achieve a consensus amongst students that there is genuine value in such things as Ecological sustainability.

CSR can make a significant contribution towards sustainability and competitiveness, especially as a growing number of holiday makers prefer to stay at hotels which meet high ecological and social standards.

CSR can make a significant contribution towards sustainability and competitiveness, especially as a growing number of holiday makers prefer to book tours which meet high levels of social and ecological standards.

We find that ecological aspects and questions of sustainability are central, be it an orientation on recycling, as in both Italian factories, the change from industrial glue and solvents to organic cleaners in Vio.Me.

Moreover, without U.S. leadership as demonstrated by domestic efforts to stabilize its population and thereby mitigate further damage to the environment, other nations would be reluctant to adopt policies and practices to stabilize their populations and work toward developmental and ecological sustainability.

In 2007, The Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) pilot tested four NWEI discussion courses as part of its college semester program in Iceland focused on a theme of «sustainability through community.»

Places for urban agriculture, away from park and recreation areas, in cities, contribute to economic and ecological sustainability, as... Read article

While intended for personal and household use, this resource can also serve as a helpful guide for congregations that want to quantitatively evaluate their ecological «footprint» and take steps towards greater sustainability and social equity.

It addresses the economic and social costs of «business as usual» growth in Asia and the Pacific, discusses unexplored opportunities for increasing sustainability and ecological inefficiencies, and analyse the role of the various actors.

Amazingly, with an enrollment of only about 800 students (for the record — that's roughly the same size as my high school), the college offers majors in Environmental Studies, Renewable Energy & Ecological Design, Wilderness & Outdoor Therapy, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Production, Animal Conservation & Care and numerous minor options in the environmental and sustainability space.

• Promote reform of industrial agriculture to agro-ecological systems such as permaculture, within the context of protecting and restoring adequate terrestrial systems necessary to maintain biodiversity, ecosystems and achieve global ecological sustainability.

As the steam runs out of the climate change scare, so we can expect other ecological issues to dominate the ecological narrative: sustainability, population, and biodiversity.

World on the edge: how to prevent environmental and economic collapse — Powerpoint slideshow and PDF showing that demand for natural resources is outstripping supply (Lester Brown) The steady - state economy — Powerpoint slideshow questioning why economic growth is seen as the solution to the world's economic problems instead of a cause The steady - state economy and economic degrowth — Powerpoint slideshow arguing for «ecological ecomomics» (Blake Alcott) Review of People and the Planet — Powerpoint slideshow summarising the report (Richard Vernon) Growthbusters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 — Powerpoint slideshows about sustainability that can be used singly or combined (Sandy Irvine)

The new paper is one of a package of articles on the global ecological situation released on Wednesday by the journal Nature as part of the lead - up to Rio +20, a global sustainability summit meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

Whatever ecological disaster it is that moves you, it is a moral imperative of every conscious being to evaluate claims of sustainability as they are presented.

Other versions of this concept include the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan's championing of Gross National Happiness as an alternative measure of progress, and the New Economics Foundation's Happy Planet Index, which measures both overall human happiness and ecological sustainability.

And as for those pesky environmentalists, the developers plan to garner their support (or at least lessen their opposition) for the new cities, hotels and factories in the desert by proceeding according to sustainability principles (these principles, according to The Marker (Hebrew link) are: no construction in nature preserves, preservation of ecological corridors, basing new development on renewable energy and meeting environmental regulations.)

Productive green roofs combine food production with ecological sustainability, such as reduced rainwater run - off, temperature benefits such as potential reduction of heating and cooling requirements (resulting in reduced emissions), biodiversity, improved aesthetic value and air quality.

* 15 years» experience as a dynamic purchasing / inventory control manager in the food industry * Ordered over 1300 SKUs totaling over $ 25 million annually * Excellent negotiating skills: able to consistently obtain best competitive pricing and quality products * Innovative: instituted recycling (plastic, paper, pallets, corrugated, food waste,) program for Ecological Sustainability and...