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Global warming in the Wet Tropics: issues in tropical forest landscapes [PDF]

, 2003
Humans are rapidly changing the nature of our planet in profound ways. Global changes include alterations to the vegetation cover of the land, the chemical composition of the earth’s atmosphere, global climate and climate variability, and the rapid and ...
Rainforest CRC
core   +1 more source

Citrus Essential Oils in Food Safety and Health: Advances in AI‐Assisted Authentication, Antimicrobial Applications, Sustainable Extraction, and Regulatory Translation

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Citrus essential oils combine sustainable extraction, AI‐assisted authentication, multi‐omics profiling, antimicrobial activity, and regulatory safety to enhance food quality, detect adulteration, and promote consumer health, and support intelligent, sustainable food systems through innovative industrial applications and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Md. Hassan Bin Nabi, Liza Akter, Yusuf Chowdhury, Mohima Akther Any, Nazmul Islam, Erni Sofia Murtini, Nurul Huda, Wahidu Zzaman   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary sustainability standards’ role in economic and social upgrading: the cases of Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance

Management international
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) influence agri-food global value chains (GVCs) governance, yet their impact remains contested. This paper explores the unintended consequences of VSS mechanisms in economic and social upgrading in the context of GVCs through a qualitative multiple case study of Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade within the ...
Marie-Eugénie LAMARE, Natalia AGUILAR DELGADO, Viviana PILATO   +2 more
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An integrated forest‐to‐market approach to promote lesser‐known timber species (LKTS) in a domestic timber market in the Congo Basin

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
In the Congo Basin, domestic timber markets account for ~40% of timber consumption, yet demand is concentrated on a few high‐value species also sought after on international markets, raising concerns about their long‐term availability. We combine market, wood, and forest data to assess the potential of lesser‐known timber species (LKTS) to support a ...
Mbusa Wasukundi, Marie Caroline Momo Solefack, Chadrack Kafuti, Hans Beeckman, Nils Bourland, Jean‐Pierre Mate Mweru, Benoît Jourez, Kévin Liévens, Michael Monnoye, Félix Laurent, Falonne Osiveri, Robin Doucet, Paul Katembo Vikanza, Silvia Ferrari, Jean Gérard, Nestor Luambua, Joris Van Acker, Jan Van den Bulcke, Wannes Hubau, Tom De Mil   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Mitigation Towards the Lens of Urban Heat Island under Urban Forest Development

Jurnal Sylva Lestari
Rapid urbanization and land-use change in Indonesian cities have led to urban heat islands, exacerbating air pollution. This situation elevates sensible heat, thereby compromising human thermal comfort.
Siti Badriyah Rushayati, Namira Nur Annisa, Yudi Setiawan, Aryo Adhi Condro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avatar in the Amazon - Narratives of Cultural Conversion and Environmental Salvation between Cultural Theory and Popular Culture

Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 2015
In 2010 the New York Times reported that ‘[t]ribes of Amazon Find an Ally Out of “Avatar”’, James Cameron. The alliance was against the building of Belo Monte, a hydroelectricdam in the Xingu River in Brazil.
John Ødemark
doaj   +1 more source

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE: UMA ESTRATÉGIA DE RESPONSABLIDADE SOCIAL OU SIMPLESMENTE GREENWASHING?

Casos de Marketing Público y no Lucrativo, 2021
O rumo do marketing está a mudar. Com o passar dos anos e tendo em conta a atual preocupação com o meio ambiente, as empresas começaram a apostar numa estratégia socialmente responsável, convertendo os consumidores conscientes em público-alvo. No entanto, nem todas as empresas praticam o marketing verde por nele acreditarem.
openaire   +1 more source

A Generic Approach to Creating a National Soil Security Strategy

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil is a living and non‐renewable resource that underpins our very existence. It produces our food, filters our water, stores vast amounts of carbon, cycles essential nutrients, and sustains the rich tapestry of biodiversity on which our planet depends.
Alex McBratney, Pasquale Borrelli, Sandra J. Evangelista, Julia Feeth, Damien Field, Nicolas Francos, Irene Heuser, Anilkumar Hunakunti, Daniel Irving, Thilini Jayasekara, Bruce Lascelles, Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira, Budiman Minasny, Cristine L. S. Morgan, Wartini Ng, Julio C. Pachón Maldonado, Mercedes Román Dobarco, Amin Sharififar, Quentin Styc, Mara Thiene, David Watt, Jae E. Yang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aftermath of the Forest Carbon Credit Crisis as Experienced by Restoration and Conservation Organisations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2023, The Guardian reported on several scientific studies denouncing the role of certain forest carbon credits in mitigating climate change. Subsequently, credit prices on the voluntary carbon market (VCM) plummeted—providing a quantitative indication of its impact.
Benjamin S. Thompson, Sara Löfqvist, Felicia H. M. Liu, Jack L. Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

Ecology and Society, 2013
Eco-certification of food and other agricultural products has been promoted as a way of making markets work for sustainability. Certification programs offer a price premium to producers who invest in more sustainable practices.
Ximena Rueda, Eric F. Lambin
doaj   +1 more source