Sentences with phrase «sustainable development based»

The goal is to promote sustainable development based on heritage values and create added tourist value for the sites.

In addition to a «do - no - harm» ethic, geotourism seeks to enhance prospects for sustainable development based on the specific character of a given place rather than on standardized international branding, generic architecture and food, etc..

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«The opportunity that is presented by this is to continue to innovate, to continue to look at rationalization and also more sustainable practices, which are also another basis to reduce cost and create a more sustainable platform for future development.»

Hence: barely sweetened iced tea and totally biodegradable tea bags (Honest Tea Inc.); garden, home, and pet products made from recycled or organic materials (WorldWise Inc.); organic, shade - grown coffee with a guaranteed base price for growers (Sustainable Harvest Inc.); Web development using urban workers (CitySoft Inc.); nonsexist, nonviolent toys (Wild Planet Toys Inc.); revitalized communities and neighborhoods (Village Real Estate Services); and recycled paper products (New Leaf Paper LLC).

This Atlantic Canada - based finalist aims to maximize the potential and sustainable development of the ocean economy.

The goal, the commission said in response to questions, was to «facilitate a standards - based, healthy and sustainable development» and to «prevent risks.»

The EPA denied the resource consent on the basis of the uncertainties and was not convinced the applicant's proposed conditions and adaptive management scenarios would ensure sustainable development (See the executive summary of the decision here).

Economists may point to technological developments now occurring that will aid in the transition from a petroleum - based economy to a sustainable one.

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«Based on these production issues and our goal to redesign and relaunch all of our packaging in a sustainable manner, with product protection and environmental concerns in mind, we decided on the new MasterBag Pyramid format and a high - barrier, paper - based outer packaging, following a lengthy development and testing phase,» confirms Thomas Holz, Managing Director and Tea Taster at TeeGschwenBased on these production issues and our goal to redesign and relaunch all of our packaging in a sustainable manner, with product protection and environmental concerns in mind, we decided on the new MasterBag Pyramid format and a high - barrier, paper - based outer packaging, following a lengthy development and testing phase,» confirms Thomas Holz, Managing Director and Tea Taster at TeeGschwenbased outer packaging, following a lengthy development and testing phase,» confirms Thomas Holz, Managing Director and Tea Taster at TeeGschwendner.

A new framework based on retailer Coles» Responsibly Sourced Seafood project has been launched by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) of Australia to help food firms secure sustainable produce.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is an evidence - based levy board with a pivotal role to make the industry sectors they support more competitive and sustainable.

Opened by Her Majesty The Queen, James Cropper's Reclaimed Fibre Facility based in Cumbria, UK is the result of a # 5million investment and has been recognised by the paper industry as a landmark development in the progression of sustainable paper production.

«The added value of certification that Solidarid was looking for (in 1986) was the development of consumer demand for sustainable products based on a distinction between sustainable and unsustainable products, to create a premium for sustainable products.

We work and look for a global society with life quality, with informed happy citizens exercising their rights and duties, based on the principles of sustainable development and democracy; integrated; upholding values of solidarity, equity and justice; open to changes; respectful regarding traditional knowledge and cultural diversity; committed with the production and consumption of organic and biodiverse products.

Project objectives include: 1) analysis of assessment data to prioritize sustainable winegrowing criteria and practices; 2) development of educational materials and web - based resources; 3) planning and facilitation of 20 + targeted education events; and 4) measurement of and reporting project progress.

Savvy packaging companies have such products in the works: The journal «Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture» keeps track of some, and a recent review of patents for meat and muscle - based food products suggests that solutions in development include «antimicrobial and antioxidant packaging coatings and inserts, sensors or indicators that identify spoilage and freshness, functional engineering customisations, improvements to packaging integrity, leak or tamper detectors and environmentally sustainable options».

While retail giants are not popularly associated with sustainable development, UK - based Marks & Spencer and Tesco, and US giant Walmart, have made progress in meeting ambitious environmental and social goals throughout their supply chains.1

Built by San Francisco - based DPR Construction and designed by ZGF Architects, based in Portland, Ore., Clif Bar's headquarters was completed in 2010 and has earned LEED Platinum by achieving high performance in energy efficiency, materials selection, sustainable site development, water savings and indoor environmental quality.

The program, which helps communities apply environmentally responsible approaches to sustainable development, is based on the idea that economic growth and conservation can go hand - in - hand, rather than being in conflict.

The Advocacy department has offices at Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester, where our Shaping the Future of Your Community program is based, and at Mass Audubon's headquarters in Lincoln, where we focus on sustainable development and other statewide policy issues.

Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially for the youth.In this regard, Government's policy objectives for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially for the youth.

It looks at the tax production and value per acre of various geographies — downtowns, village centers, shopping malls, main streets, suburban strip corridors, and others, to demonstrate that when land consumption is considered, sustainable forms of development are often the best bet for the local tax base and revenue stream.

«The WNYREDC identified MAP's Farmhouse as a priority project because it creates a model for neighborhood - based, sustainable food systems development as a key component of community revitalization.»

«Today's event marks another important chapter in the national quest for accurate and reliable demographic date for evidence based planning for sustainable development.

From this base, visit Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology campus to meet with local researchers and academics to learn about coral restoration, trap insects and input data into a research project and visit the «sustainable homes» development project — a blueprint for sustainable living.

Previously, he served as Jan Schori Fellow at the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, a coalition of energy firms and utilities working to engage policymakers for market - based solutions to sustainable energy development and climSustainable Energy, a coalition of energy firms and utilities working to engage policymakers for market - based solutions to sustainable energy development and climsustainable energy development and climate change.

The third project to recieve a 2017 Golden Goose Award resulted in the development of a sustainable, soy - based adhesive that has replaced toxic formaldehyde - based adhesives in the production of some plywood and veneer.

Also, the CMI partnership based in Cambridge has created a Master's programme in Technology Policy, and another in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development.

To reach his current position Leppan had to pay his dues, working in the areas of food security, community - based resource management, and sustainable ocean resource development in both Canada and abroad (including a 6 - year stint in South Africa).

Now the house — which floats atop a junk - filled river on a base of plastic bottles — is being touted as an icon of sustainable development.

I focus on three issues: (i) using the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) process to bridge SDGs and scientific communities, (ii) choosing targets, indicators, and roadmaps related to STI, and (iii) the imperative of building knowledge - based societies.

Based on a collection of papers from a conference in 1993 at the University of East Anglia called «Sustainable Development for a Post-Apartheid South Africa», it has the whiff of peaceful campuses rather than of raw African reality.

In an article in this week's Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, from AIP Publishing, the authors present results indicating that an optimally designed VAWT system can financially compete with fossil - fuel based power plants in urban and suburban areas, and even spearhead the development of a net - zero energy building or city.

The merits of continued trade growth should be evaluated based on the three economic, environmental, and social pillars of sustainable development.»

Richard Munang and Jessica Andrews, authors of «Harnessing Ecosystem - Based Adaptation: To Address the Social Dimensions of Climate Change,» published in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, think that we can.

By the end of the three - year development period, Connecticut - based Sustainable Innovations, LLC, a collaborator on the project, expects to deploy demonstration versions of the organic flow battery contained in a unit the size of a horse trailer.

, welcoming the continued inclusion of the successful Excellent Science pillar in FP9, and setting out our position for research priorities and mechanisms to engender a mission - based approach to close the research and innovation cycle through increasing support for collaborative basic research, encouraging increased levels of trans - disciplinarity and emphasising the importance of plant science in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

New Delhi, India (15th December 2017)-- In a precursor to the launch of a new regional agriculture research centre, Shri S.K. Pattanayak, Secretary of Indian Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare emphasized the need for improved south - south collaboration in rice - based agri - food systems to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Which is why setting a strong base of effective policy and regulations that not only reduce emissions but also encourage new, climate friendly business models are key to the region's sustainable development.

Founded in 1972, the International Ocean Institute was founded is a knowledge - based non-governmental, non-profit international organisation devoted to the sustainable development of the oceans.

Lucid is to research sustainable development on the basis of knowledge and action.

At the Opening Ceremony of World Science Forum (WSF) 2017 under the theme of «Science for Peace» a panel of global thought - leaders declared renewed intent to fight poverty and promote just, equitable and inclusive social development based on the restoration, protection and sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystems to promote greater peace and social harmony.

The Summit returns to Brussels on Nov 8 - 9 2016 under the theme «Gender - based research, innovation and development for sustainable economies and societal wellbeing».

For all these reasons it becomes imperative to establish a new economic model called «sustainable development» which is based on forms and processes which, when used, does not undermine the integrity of the environment on which they depend.

«Tostan's mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights,» Grossman says.

Firstly, two important development paradigms, namely sustainable development and knowledge - based development, have been proceeding along separate discourses and practices.

The final section assesses their respective strengths, commonalities and differences, and ponders on how their best elements can be combined towards a more effective sustainable development framework for the post-2015 period, that is after the year set for the completion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on the basis of actions by all relevant stdevelopment framework for the post-2015 period, that is after the year set for the completion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on the basis of actions by all relevant stDevelopment Goals (MDGs), on the basis of actions by all relevant stakeholders.

UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics — based in Paris — helps governments, local authorities and decision - makers in business and industry to develop and implement policies and practices focusing on sustainable development.

For this reason, all of us must work and collaborate closely together so we can efficiently contribute in creating a better world based on sustainable development and equality for all human being.