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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ambientalismo, Organizações Não Governamentais e a busca pela sustentabilidade no Turismo

Revista Turismo em Análise, 2011
<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 0.35cm" class="western" align="JUSTIFY"> Discute-se os conceitos de participação e sustentabilidade aplicados por ONGs atuantes na ...
Andrea Rabinovici
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ORGANIZAÇÕES NÃO GOVERNAMENTAIS NA EDUCAÇÃO: MAPEAMENTO DE ATUAÇÃO NOS PAÍSES AFRICANOS DE LÍNGUA OFICIAL PORTUGUESA – PALOP

Caminhos da Educação
Este artigo apresenta resultados de pesquisa que buscou  mapear as organizações não governamentais que atuam no campo educacional dos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (PALOP).
Felipe de Souza Araujo, Rui da Silva
doaj   +1 more source

Simulated elephant foraging alters tree root exudation rates: Species‐specific responses and implications for belowground carbon dynamics in tropical forests

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Asian elephants play crucial roles in ecosystem functioning, and their interactions with plants influence above‐ and belowground carbon cycling. We tested whether their mechanically destructive foraging triggers short‐term, stress‐induced shifts in tree root exudation, an underappreciated pathway linking herbivory to belowground carbon processes.
Pratibha Khatri, Bimal Sharma, Lisa Ong, Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cooperação entre uma ONG e os Estados "anfitriões" no controle da hanseníase na América Latina

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2003
A proliferação das Organizações Não-Governamentais (ONGs), pode ser considerada como um resultado da incapacidade do sistema democrático atual de desempenhar todas as tarefas desejadas pelos seus cidadãos.
Kalk Andreas
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Psicologia Escolar em ONGs: Desafios Profissionais e Perspectivas Contemporâneas de Atuação

Psicologia Escolar e Educacional
Resumo A existência de psicólogos escolares em ONGs educativas é uma realidade recente no Brasil. Esse contexto agrega peculiaridades históricas, políticas e pedagógicas que imprimem características específicas ao trabalho do psicólogo, especialmente por
Pollianna Galvão, Claisy Maria Marinho-Araujo   +1 more
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Como fomentar y fortalecer la vida civil a con información que promueve la acción: el rol de las ONGs = How to foster and strengthen civic life through information for action : the role of NGOs = Comment stimuler et reinforcer la vie civique a travers l'information pour l'action : le role des ONGs [PDF]

, 2004
NGOs have a remarkable role in strengthening democracies in developing countries. One of their roles is usually associated to the custody of civic values and minority rights. In this paper I discuss the particular usage of information by NGOs, a use that
Palomino, Norma
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The Perspectives of University Students Working With Rural Schools: Developing a Virtual Science Role Models and Mentors Framework

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of university science majors who served in the Science Role Models and Mentors (SRM2) program through virtual participation in science classroom visits with high‐needs, third‐grade rural students across Texas, United States.
Beverly J. Irby, Cindy L. Guerrero, Kara L. Sutton‐Jones, Henan Zhang, Rafael Lara‐Alecio, Fuhui Tong, Huiwen Pang, Abbey Bachmann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontologies for Sustainability: Theoretical Challenges

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The lack of sustainable practices in key sectors of human societies is a global concern, posing threats for the whole planet. This paper provides the first review of ontologies for sustainability efforts, outlining their roles in assessing and advancing such efforts. Section 2 outlines three major challenges associated with sustainability: (1)
Giorgio A. Ubbiali, Matthew C. Lange, Andrea Borghini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Naturalisation marchande, rationalité technique et (dé-)politisation du bien commun. Les standards agricoles "durables" dans les "Initiatives multi partie prenante" [PDF]

, 2009
Depuis 2001, différentes initiatives d'élaboration de "standards durables" touchant les secteurs de commodités agricoles (café, cacao, palmier à huile, soja, biocarburants, etc.) se sont développées à travers un processus de tables rondes.
Cheyns, Emmanuelle
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