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1 Relevance of Green Marketing on Environmental Degradation
UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS RESEARCH JOURNAL – Volume 21 – 2015 University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius Relevance of Green Marketing on Environmental Degradation: An Empirical Study of Consumers’ of Green Products in Benin- City, Nigeria R A Gbadeyan * Department of Marketing University of Ilorin Nigeria E-mail: [email protected] O J Omolekan Department of Business Administration University of Ilorin Nigeria, E-mail: [email protected] Paper accepted on 04 June 2015 Abstract Business organisations need to contribute significantly to healthily environment through the adoption of green marketing. The activities of some of this business may result to environmental pollution which makes the environment becomes inimical to human habitation. Green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally preferable to others through product, process, packaging and advertising modification(s). Most times, products’ remnants and packages pose serious danger to our environment. This paper examines the effect of green marketing on environmental degradation. Non- experimental descriptive research method was used and the data gathered were analysed. It was observed that the concept of green marketing is not popular among selected consumer in Benin metropolis of Nigeria and thus appropriate strategies for effective application of green marketing are lacking. Besides, adaptability, compatibility and relative advantage by consumers of green products remains the hiccups to the successful application of green marketing in Nigeria. Applicable recommendations were made for business enterprises to produce ecological products which not only must not pollute the environment but should protect it and even liquidate existing environmental damages. 1 Relevance of Green Marketing on Environmental Degradation: An Empirical Study of Consumers’ of Green Products in Benin- City, Nigeria Also, ecological packaging (i.e. -
Experimental Ecosystem Accounting Revision Draft Glossary of Terms
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS STATISTICS DIVISION UNITED NATIONS ___________________________________________________________________________________ System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 - Experimental Ecosystem Accounting Revision Draft glossary of terms V4.0 July 2020 Disclaimer: This draft glossary has been prepared under the auspices of the SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting Technical Committee as part of the work on the SEEA EEA Revision being coordinated by the United Nations Statistics Division. The views expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent the views of the United Nations. 1 Note This glossary has been drafted to support the global consultation review of draft ecosystem services chapters (Chapters 6 & 7) for the revised SEEA EEA. This version focuses on terms of most relevance for discussion of monetary valuation of ecosystem services and ecosystem assets. The definitions have been drawn from draft chapters and other supporting materials. However, they are not considered final definitions and revisions are expected as a result of the global consultation process. New terms will be added to the draft glossary as the remaining chapters are being drafted. _______________________________ B Benefits: Goods and services that are ultimately used and enjoyed by people and which contribute to individual and societal well-being. Two broad types of benefits are described in ecosystem accounting - SNA benefits and non-SNA benefits. Biodiversity: The variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems (Convention on Biological Diversity, article 2, entitled “Use of Terms”). C Capital services: The sum of consumption of fixed capital and the value of the return to capital (SNA2008, 6.245). -
MS SCR 2016.Indd
MISSISSIPPI 2016 State Report Part of the America’s River Initiative The America’s River Initiative seeks to restore MAJOR SPONSOR REPORT the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley through Congratulations to the Mississippi State Campaign Committee! Th ey achieved habitat conservation, science and policy that Top 10 results in 2015! Led by Scott Forrest, Mississippi fi nished in a tie for 10th secures wintering, migration and breeding habitat place. Th eir accomplishments were impressive, including 16 new Life Sponsors, 12 for millions of waterfowl and reinforces the upgrades and 6 new Feather Society commitments. In addition, this team secured region’s rich waterfowling legacy. It also supports more than $265,000 in new cash to benefi t DU’s highest conservation priorities. conservation on the breeding grounds most Clearly, major sponsors in Mississippi are making a diff erence for the future of important to Mississippi Flyway waterfowl. Th e wetlands, waterfowl and waterfowl hunting. One such donor is Bobby America’s River Initiative is a crucial part of Ducks Massey, the Southern Region’s Unlimited’s Rescue Our Wetlands Campaign, a Director of Conservation seven-year, $2 billion eff ort aimed at changing the Services. A member of the face of conservation in North America. Rescue DU conservation staff , Bobby Our Wetlands is the largest wetlands and waterfowl has committed to becoming a conservation campaign in history. Diamond Life and Grand Slam Life Sponsor. Bobby grew up in the Mississippi Delta, and he knows well the importance of wetland conservation in the Magnolia State. “I believe in Ducks Unlimited. I work for DU and I know how dedicated this organization, its staff , sponsors and volunteers are to habitat conservation,” Bobby said. -
Effects of Scale and the Biophysical Environment on Sense of Place in Northeastern Wisconsin's Bioregions Francis R
Bates College SCARAB All Faculty Scholarship Departments and Programs 2018 Effects of scale and the biophysical environment on sense of place in northeastern Wisconsin's bioregions Francis R. Eanes Bates College, [email protected] Janet M. Silbernagel Patrick Robinson Follow this and additional works at: https://scarab.bates.edu/faculty_publications Recommended Citation Eanes, F.R., J.M. Silbernagel, and P. Robinson. (2018). Effects of scale and the biophysical environment on sense of place in northeastern Wisconsin's bioregions. Human Ecology Review. 24(1). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Departments and Programs at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Faculty Scholarship by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Effects of scale and the biophysical environment on sense of place in northeastern Wisconsin's bioregions Francis R. Eanes1, Janet M. Silbernagel2, Patrick J. Robinson3, and David A. Hart4 1Program in Environmental Studies, Bates College 2Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison 3Environmental Resources Center, University of Wisconsin Extension 4University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute Abstract: Understanding individuals’ and groups’ sense of place can provide insights into how people interact with and treat both natural and built environments, and inform understandings of proenvironmental behavior, place-protective action, management of regional amenities, participatory landscape planning, and environmental education initiatives. Notwithstanding these invaluable contributions, the empirical place scholarship has paid relatively little attention to several key dynamics, including the existence and implications of broad-scale sense of place, whether sense of place occurs in low- or mixed-amenity areas, and the biophysical (and bioregional) dimensions of sense of place. -
1 2017 National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grants Project
2017 National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grants Project Summaries Region 1 Barnum Point The Washington Department of Ecology, partnering with Island County, will acquire a 67-acre waterfront property on the east side of Camano Island in Puget Sound, Washington. The project is situated in Port Susan Bay, within the Greater Skagit and Stillaguamish Delta, which is considered one of the most important places on the northwest coast for estuarine and nearshore conservation for its biodiversity and key role in the life histories of dozens of internationally important estuarine- dependent species. A total of 102 acres will be added to an existing 27-acre county natural area. This project will benefit a wide range of saltwater, nearshore and forest dependent species. Federal and state listed endangered salmon and other marine benthic organisms use the eelgrass beds in the intertidal zones and the upland forests provide habitat for federal and state listed species including pileated woodpecker and peregrine falcon. State/Territory Grant award Non-federal cost Other federal Total project cost share funds Washington $1,000,000 $507,500 $1,507,500 Dosewallips Floodplain and Estuary Restoration The Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE), partnering with Wild Fish Conservancy will restore five acres of tidally-influenced floodplain and enhance 25 acres of salt marsh and mudflats at Dosewallips State Park in Jefferson County, Washington. The goal of the project is to improve ecosystem processes that create and maintain wetland habitats in the delta of the Dosewallips River by recreating a distributary network on the right bank of the river, which will reconnect the mainstem channel to salt marsh to the south of the river. -
Locking Carbon in Wetlands for Enhanced Climate Action in Ndcs Acknowledgments Authors: Nureen F
Locking Carbon in Wetlands for Enhanced Climate Action in NDCs Acknowledgments Authors: Nureen F. Anisha, Alex Mauroner, Gina Lovett, Arthur Neher, Marcel Servos, Tatiana Minayeva, Hans Schutten and Lucilla Minelli Reviewers: James Dalton (IUCN), Hans Joosten (Greifswald Mire Centre), Dianna Kopansky (UNEP), John Matthews (AGWA), Tobias Salathe (Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands), Eugene Simonov (Rivers Without Boundaries), Nyoman Suryadiputra (Wetlands International), Ingrid Timboe (AGWA) This document is a joint product of the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) and Wetlands International. Special Thanks The report was made possible by support from the Sector Program for Sustainable Water Policy of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany. The authors would also like to thank the Greifswald Mire Centre for sharing numerous resources used throughout the report. Suggested Citation Anisha, N.F., Mauroner, A., Lovett, G., Neher, A., Servos, M., Minayeva, T., Schutten, H. & Minelli, L. 2020.Locking Carbon in Wetlands for Enhanced Climate Action in NDCs. Corvallis, Oregon and Wageningen, The Netherlands: Alliance for Global Water Adaptation and Wetlands International. Table of Contents Foreword by Norbert Barthle 4 Foreword by Carola van Rijnsoever 5 Foreword by Martha Rojas Urrego 6 1. A Global Agenda for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation 7 1. 1. Achieving the Goals of the Paris Agreement 7 1.2. An Opportunity to Address Biodiversity and GHG Emissions Targets Simultaneously 8 2. Integrating Wetlands in NDC Commitments 9 2.1. A Time for Action: Wetlands and NDCs 9 2.2. Land Use as a Challenge and Opportunity 10 2.3. -
Glossary and Acronyms Glossary Glossary
Glossary andChapter Acronyms 1 ©Kevin Fleming ©Kevin Horseshoe crab eggs Glossary and Acronyms Glossary Glossary 40% Migratory Bird “If a refuge, or portion thereof, has been designated, acquired, reserved, or set Hunting Rule: apart as an inviolate sanctuary, we may only allow hunting of migratory game birds on no more than 40 percent of that refuge, or portion, at any one time unless we find that taking of any such species in more than 40 percent of such area would be beneficial to the species (16 U.S.C. 668dd(d)(1)(A), National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act; 16 U.S.C. 703-712, Migratory Bird Treaty Act; and 16 U.S.C. 715a-715r, Migratory Bird Conservation Act). Abiotic: Not biotic; often referring to the nonliving components of the ecosystem such as water, rocks, and mineral soil. Access: Reasonable availability of and opportunity to participate in quality wildlife- dependent recreation. Accessibility: The state or quality of being easily approached or entered, particularly as it relates to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Accessible facilities: Structures accessible for most people with disabilities without assistance; facilities that meet Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards; Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible. [E.g., parking lots, trails, pathways, ramps, picnic and camping areas, restrooms, boating facilities (docks, piers, gangways), fishing facilities, playgrounds, amphitheaters, exhibits, audiovisual programs, and wayside sites.] Acetylcholinesterase: An enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetycholine to choline and acetate. Acetylcholinesterase is secreted by nerve cells at synapses and by muscle cells at neuromuscular junctions. Organophosphorus insecticides act as anti- acetyl cholinesterases by inhibiting the action of cholinesterase thereby causing neurological damage in organisms. -
Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands: an Introduction
ONE Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands: An Introduction RebeCCA R. SHARITZ, DAROLD P. BATZER, and STeveN C. PENNINGS WHAT IS A WETLAND? WHY ARE WETLANDS IMPORTANT? CHARACTERISTicS OF SeLecTED WETLANDS Wetlands with Predominantly Precipitation Inputs Wetlands with Predominately Groundwater Inputs Wetlands with Predominately Surface Water Inputs WETLAND LOSS AND DeGRADATION WHAT THIS BOOK COVERS What Is a Wetland? The study of wetland ecology can entail an issue that rarely Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and needs consideration by terrestrial or aquatic ecologists: the aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or need to define the habitat. What exactly constitutes a wet- near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. land may not always be clear. Thus, it seems appropriate Wetlands must have one or more of the following three to begin by defining the wordwetland . The Oxford English attributes: (1) at least periodically, the land supports predominately hydrophytes; (2) the substrate is pre- Dictionary says, “Wetland (F. wet a. + land sb.)— an area of dominantly undrained hydric soil; and (3) the substrate is land that is usually saturated with water, often a marsh or nonsoil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow swamp.” While covering the basic pairing of the words wet water at some time during the growing season of each year. and land, this definition is rather ambiguous. Does “usu- ally saturated” mean at least half of the time? That would This USFWS definition emphasizes the importance of omit many seasonally flooded habitats that most ecolo- hydrology, soils, and vegetation, which you will see is a gists would consider wetlands. -
2019 National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grants Project Summaries
2019 National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grants Project Summaries Region 1 Baird Cove Acquisition The Washington State Department of Ecology, in partnership with Nisqually Land Trust, will protect Baird Cove, an 88-acre estuarine complex in southern Puget Sound. The project will protect 4,200 feet of intact estuarine shoreline surrounding 7.8 acres of estuarine intertidal wetlands, 42 acres of intact freshwater forested wetlands and 38 acres of mature forested uplands surrounding the estuary. The project builds on prior investments in coastal protection and restoration, including the 900-acre Nisqually Delta restoration project and establishment of the 14,800-acre Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve. Baird Cove’s coastal wetlands sustain many state and federally listed species. Key stakeholders include the Nisqually Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Ducks Unlimited, Nisqually Land Trust, Nisqually Delta Association, as well as commercial and recreational fishers, commercial shellfish growers and recreational boaters. State/Territory Grant request Cost share Other federal Total project cost funds Washington $995,000 $1,431,667 $1,426,667 Elwha Estuary Acquisition The Washington State Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Coastal Watershed Institute, will acquire a 2.4-acre parcel, including 210 feet of marine shoreline in Clallam County, Washington. The project will conserve and restore 1.4 acres of critical coastal wetlands at the mouth of the Elwha River. This parcel is one of six essential conservation acquisitions identified by the state to allow for the restoration of the historic Elwha River delta and reconnection of the estuary to Puget Sound. -
Deception in Environmental Advertising: Consumers’ Reactions to Greenwashing
DECEPTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVERTISING: CONSUMERS’ REACTIONS TO GREENWASHING By STACI ANN STOKES B.A., Kansas State University, 2007 A THESIS submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE Department of Journalism and Mass Communications College of Arts and Sciences KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan, Kansas 2009 Approved by: Major Professor Charles Pearce Abstract The present research explored whether consumer reactions to a deceptive environmental ad differs from consumers’ reactions towards a similar true green ad. The deceptive ad used in this study violates all FTC regulations for acceptable environmental claims. The practice of deceptive environmental advertising, known as greenwashing, is an increasing problem for consumers and advertisers as environmental products and services are offered at an increasing rate in the marketplace. Undergraduate college students participated in the experiment testing four hypotheses. As predicted, consumers were not able to identify a greenwashed ad as deceptive. Similarly, a measurement of consumers’ perceived overall ethics associated with the ad revealed low ethical concerns towards both greenwashed and true green ads. Attitudes towards greenwashing were also measures, and, as hypothesized, consumers have equally positive attitudes towards greenwashed and true green ads and brands. Additionally, stronger levels of environmental concern decreased the consumers’ ability to detect deception in greenwashed ads. Implications indicate that consumers cannot perceive -
Biophysical Interactions
BIOPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS Lorraine Chaffer, Vice President GTANSW & ACT Image source: Shutterstock EXPLORING THE CRYOSPHERE INTRODUCTION: ‘When I don’t know what my students know’ The topic “Biophysical Interactions” in Year 11, is about year 11. Due to variations in how extensively and investigating the biophysical processes and interactions deeply biophysical processes are investigated in that underpin environmental functioning, and the Stage 5, particularly the Environmental Change and importance of understanding these processes for Management topic, the problem becomes determining sustainable management. The topic is foundational the level prior knowledge and understanding. learning for Year 12, explicitly for Ecosystems at Risk A more long-time issue is teaching students you did but also for evaluating the ecological sustainability of not teach in Stages 4 and 5 and having confidence in economic activities and urban places. the knowledge, understanding and skills they bring With the implementation of the new K–10 Geography with them into Stage 6. It is important to minimise the Syllabus, there is significant overlap in content, reuse of resources and stimulus and reteaching what is conceptual understanding, the investigation of known. biophysical processes and issues currently studied in Often Biophysical Interactions is taught with a study Stage 6. See Figure 1. Students also study components of each component of the biophysical environment, of the biophysical environment in Science, and followed by an investigation of the biophysical potentially in electives subjects such as Elective interactions in one environment and an issue within Geography 7–10, Agricultural Technology 7–10 and that environment. I call this the textbook approach. It is Marine and Aquaculture Technology 7–10. -
Waterfowl & Wetlands Conservation
CFR | FWRC KENNEDY ENDOWED PROGRAM WATERFOWL & WETLANDS CONSERVATION 2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 1 2017-2018 Kennedy Endowed Program in WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS CONSERVATION Annual Report Table of Winter 2017–2018 was stamped with Contents periodic, punishing blows of snow and bitter cold, but these in turn moved water- fowl to Mississippi and other southern clines. I hope FROM THE DIRECTOR ............................................. 4. you found some hotspots amidst the birds either in open water prior to or simultaneous with freeze-up, FEATURE ............................................................... 6. on ice itself, or in the slush and some open water. As fellow colleagues/hunters and I reminisced late- STUDENT ABSTRACTS ............................................ 10. ly, there were likely generations of mallards and other waterfowl that had never ventured this far NEW MEMBERS OF TEAM DUCK .............................. 16. south. It was not uncommon this winter to watch a small bunch of ducks swell ever-so-quickly into UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCES............ 18. a swarm over grain fields, pressed to access vital carbohydrates during bouts of severe cold or snow. FIELD TRIPS .......................................................... 20. It was a rare winter that senior colleagues in Mis- sissippi had not witnessed since the late 1980s. SERVICE ................................................................ 24. This year was also marked by some unique professional experiences. I traveled to the campus GUESTS