Search Results - "Social Problems"

Africa’s farmers deserve choices by Njuki, Jemimah, Nsimadala, Elizabeth

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Social tolerance for human diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa by Bangwayo-Skeete, P.F., Zikhali, Precious

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Social exclusion and labour market outcomes: evidence from eastern Europe and central Asia by Bangwayo-Skeete, P.F., Zikhali, Precious

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Availing health services—A study on social barriers and perceptions among women of reproductive age group in Bankura District, West Bengal, India by Samraggi, Roy, Ebbie, Thomas, Mahalingam, Govindaraj, Sirimavo, Nair

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Implementation of Cali's food system profile as a pedagogical tool for environmental awareness raising by Rankin S, Perez, J.M.

“…This is a pilot test that takes food as a central theme, generating different cross-cutting activities to generate applied knowledge in students, greater awareness of its environmental, socioeconomic and health impacts, and the development of a critical and vindicating spirit in the face of ecological and social problems and the promotion of responsibility and collaboration for their solution.…”
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Small ruminants in the traditional agroforestry system of Mayombe, Congo by Batalou Mbetani, A., Bourzat, D.

“…This explains why the majority of livestock owners are older people attempting to improve their income and overcome social problems through herding livestock. The integration of small ruminants into the existing system is suggested as a way by which the forest can be more rationally used and the quality of life of the populace improved.…”
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Certify sustainable aquaculture? by Bush, S.R., Belton, Ben, Hall, D., Vandergeest, P., Murray, F.J., Ponte, S., Oosterveer, P., Islam, M.S., Mol, A.P.J., Hatanaka, M., Kruijssen, Froukje, Ha, T.T.T., Little, David C., Kusumawati, R.

“…This so-called “blue revolution” requires addressing a range of environmental and social problems, including water pollution, degradation of ecosystems, and violation of labor standards.…”
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Multisectoral approaches to nutrition by Garrett, James, Bassett, Lucy, Levinson, F. James

“…Multisectoral thinking has long been attractive in the field of development, especially in the social sector, because social problems and their determinants are so complex and multifaceted. …”
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Are we there yet? : a case study on SLU carpark management policy by Jankulovski, Filip

“…With these advances a line of environmental and social problems has emerged. The United Nations has come up with a wide range of sustainable development gaols to help combat these problems. …”

Accelerating Agricultural Modernization in Developing Nations: A Summary of Findings and Suggestions from Agriculturists from Development Assistance Agencies, Bellagio, Italy, Febr... by Ford Foundation, Hardin, Lowell S.

“…Policy, management, and socioeconomic research Given the resource requirements of continuing the existing centers and expanding international agricultural research, participants suggested the possibility of creating a consortium or consultative group as tentatively proposed by the World Bank.They also recommended special attention to economic and social problems, involvement of key scientists in a series of workshops, support to informational services for researchers, and a continued emphasis on training. …”
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Working multisectorally in nutrition: Principles, practices, and case studies by Garrett, James, Natalicchio, Marcela, Bassett, Lucy, Levinson, James

“…The history of these two programs suggests that addressing complex social problems such as malnutrition often requires going beyond a single, sector-bound agency and that the resulting multisectoral efforts need a strategy for action reflective of partner needs, conditions, and context. …”
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Aesthetic appreciation of landscapes contributing for national identity by Kibebew, Kidus

“…However, the study also invests more in the identity and social problems the country is facing. The results suggest, the aesthetical value of a place holds the functionality, the physicality, historicity, and the setting of the area.…”
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Land, cows, and bullets: An untold history of cattle ranching during the armed conflict in Colombia, 1980–2010 by Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan, Pazos Cárdenas, Mateo

“…Also, the findings show that further research on these topics, i.e., related to current environmental and social problems such as climate change, food security, and new social and geopolitical challenges, is needed.…”
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Multi-stakeholder partnership in smallholding dairy farming : a case study from Bangladesh by Bilkis, Farjana

“…In this qualitative in-depth case study of smallholding dairy farming in Bangladesh, the researcher identified the economic and social problems of the small-scale dairy business and followed previous literature to find out the experts’ evidence-based opinion as empirical research background. …”

Presenting a complicated environmental issue to the public : how different newspapers report the SuHua freeway issue in Taiwan by Liao, Yi-Fan

“…In the end I found six dominant arguments of the freeway issue in the three newspapers- the freeway is the only solution for transportation problems, the freeway is the solution of tourism, agriculture and social problems, the freeway is a public opinion in Hualien, the freeway is manipulated by politicians in elections, the freeway has big impact on the environment, and the freeway affects aboriginal territories. …”

Effects of EU illegal logging policy on timber-supplying countries: A systematic review by Polo Villanueva, F.D., Tegegne, Y.T., Winkel, G., Cerutti, P.O., Ramcilovic-Suominen, Sabaheta, McDermott, C.L., Zeitlin, J., Sotirov, M., Cashore, B., Wardell, D.A., Haywood, A., Giessen, L.

“…The evidence suggests that while VPAs have contributed to the establishment of governance structures, tools, and procedures they have not been able to solve social problems (i.e., inequality and injustice) and have potentially harmed the economies of EU timber suppliers. …”
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The effects of Indonesia's decentralisation on forests and estate crops: case study of Riau province, the original districts of Kampar and Indragiri Hulu by Potter, L., Badcock, S.

“…After decentralisation, despite greatly increased available income in the districts, serious environmental and social problems remained to be tackled. While local pride was a positive outcome, signs of both xenophobia and a rush to develop at all costs were worrying aspects.…”
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Idrottens platser by Elgström, Johanna

“…One of the most rapidly growing social problems today is physical inactivity, and a topic on top of the political agenda is to increase physical activity. …”
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Vikten av närhet till natur under ett barns uppväxt och utveckling by Rangford, Elin

Digitally enhanced community-based environmental monitoring: technologically upgrading the Enviro-Champs initiative by Pattinson, N. B., Maharaj, U., Singh, K., Taylor, J., Lepheana, A. T., Dickens, Chris W. S., Graham, P. M.

“…Addressing these challenges requires diversified involvement that includes local community members who are disproportionately impacted by environmental and social problems. In the late 2000s, the non-profit Duzi-uMngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT) helped establish the Enviro-Champs, a community-based citizen science-driven monitoring initiative, in the Mpophomeni and Shiyabizali townships in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), South Africa. …”
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