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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"Sustainable Use"”.
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Facilitating Sustainable Use of the Rio Grande: A Social-Ecological Perspective
… is proposed. Institutional diagnostics also were used to perform a comparative analysis of management attributes for ten transboundary rivers around the world to identify management options that might be transferable to the Rio Grande basin. The insights from this research suggest three feasible …
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Ion-pair based Molecular Imprinted Polymers for bioanalysis and sustainable use of organocatalysts
… by the commercially available resins which were used as controls. The recovered catalysts were reused for as many as 7 reaction cycles and polymer cartridges for as many as 100 extraction cycles without a loss in performance, confirming the validity of the hypothesis that molecular imprints can …
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Rehabilitation and sustainable use of degraded community forests in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
… of local people from decisions relating to the use and management of the forests has resulted in a situation whereby they utilise the forest resources illegally and feel no responsibility for the condition of the forests. Consequently, the country's forest resources are diminishing while the …
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Sustainable use and the laws regulating trade in threatened species in South Africa: lessons from the USA
This study focuses on sustainable use of threatened or endangered species in the international trade context. Escalating levels of illegal trade in threatened species are of major concern globally and undermines regulatory frameworks that seek to ensure the sustainable use of species for present …
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On Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources in Protected Areas as an Instrument of Biodiversity Conservation : A Bioeconomic Analysis
… biological and socio-economic conditions the sustainable use of wild species in or around protected areas is an adequate strategy for biodiversity conservation. To do this, the dynamic interaction between the use of wild species, management of protected areas, population levels of the utilized …
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Microwave -Swing Adsorption for the Capture and Recovery, or Destruction for a More Sustainable Use of Organic Vapors
… the adsorbate as liquid for recycle and reuse. The MSA-SST system allowed accurate and precise control of the organic vapor concentration. Chemical treatment of the ACFC had a significant effect on ACFC's adsorption and regeneration properties. This research contributes to the development …
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Influences of customary and statutory governance on sustainable use and livelihoods: The case of baobab, Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe
… contextual factors that shape such approaches. Uses of the baobab tree as well as factors affecting access were analysed. Two study sites were selected on the basis of similarities in resource endowment and contrasting use patterns and forms of governance. Both quantitative and qualitative …
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Sustainable use of soil resource base in the Dominican Republic:a farm level economic analysis of soil conservation practices
Income effects associated with specific levels of erosion reduction for a representative farm in the Bao watershed area in the Dominican Republic are examined in a linear programming framework. Estimation of costs expected in response to specific levels of erosion reduction and the income effects …
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Assessing sustainability performance of farms: an efficiency approach
… performance should go hand in hand with the sustainable use of natural resources. To assess sustainability, both a clear framework and empirical work measuring, explaining and evaluating contributions towards sustainability are needed. In the first part of this dissertation several existing …
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Determining the impacts of selected energy policies on Gauteng's residential energy consumption and the associated emissions using LEAP as a tool for analysis : implications for sustainable livelihoods for the poor
… to meeting basic socio-economic goals. The use and production of energy in South Africa is associated with greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and pollution problems. Gauteng‘s residential sector is faced with a slowing rate of electrification due to high in-migration rates and high pollution …
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Selection and Evaluation of Potential Stormwater Harvesting Sites in Urban Areas
… ensure water security and associated long term sustainable use. Stormwater harvesting represents one of those strategies which reduces pressure on existing urban water resources, and mitigates the detrimental environmental impacts of urban stormwater runoff on receiving water bodies. Selection …
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EXPLORING NATURAL RESOURCE SCARCITY MITIGATION APPROACHES IN SUPPLYNETWORKS
… issues. This has led to growing scrutiny on the sustainable use of natural capital, requiring firms to incorporate natural resource scarcity (NRS) risks into their operational strategies. However, as demonstrated in the review of the literature, there is a gap in understanding on how firms with …
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Sustainable ball clay mineral extraction.
… is a non-renewable resource and planning for its sustainable use involves a consideration of current and future exploitation needs to meet demand as well as the protection of the natural environment in which it is extracted. The Wareham basin is unique in that it combines rare deposits of valuable …
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New civic landscapes : manifesting cultural sustainability and civic myth in urban public spaces
… a communities social values regarding sustainable use of shared resources. This project investigates the thesis that constructive evolution and entropy of public space may be realized through architectures of landscape and gathering. The design project proposes a new city hall for New …
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Design and implementation of cantilever probe holder for tapping mode atomic force microscopy
… atomic force microscope (AFM). This AFM used a cantilever probe holder that was only capable of contact mode operation, placing limitations on imaging speed and increasing the risk of probe tip damage. Therefore, the focus of this thesis presents the improved design of a cantilever probe …
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Monitoring and Assessment of Military Installation Land Condition under Training Disturbance using Remote Sensing
… policies and procedures to achieve optimum, sustainable use of training lands. One of the programs under ITAM, Range and Training Land Assessment (RTLA) was established to collect field-based data for monitoring installation’s environmental condition.</p>
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Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity
… including biodiversity conservation and sustainable use rather than its destruction and decline. The purpose of this dissertation is not only to dilute this misconception about South African patent system but to prove that with an access and benefit sharing mechanism it is an effective …
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South Africa's implementation of the European community regulation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
… economic, social and ecological losses, making sustainable use an impossible goal. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAQ) 50 percent of the world's wild fish stocks are fully exploited, with 32 percent being over exploited, depleted or recovering from depletion. …
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