... policies they have on palm oil, whether they are enforced, and whether they can identify the source of their palm oil d) To the Indonesian Government Friends ofthe Earth demands that the Indonesian ... agreement withthe parent estate, which is appointed as the manager ofthe land The parent still guarantees the repayment ofthedevelopment loan from the bank.124 However, from another point of view, ... used the land in the way they stated they would (e.g in the case of logging/ oil palm companies, whether the companies did develop oil palm plantations as they said they would, or whether they...
... related to use ofthe trail sample responded that their use of will continue the trail had influenced a pur- Since the opening ofthe first chase(s) within the past year withthe average purchase(s) ... their studies Montpelier to the Center and is of westward expansion The Center’s Allinger Community thriving as a result During the first Theatre was built in the style of an 1860s theatre, and ... and athletic gear The trail also provides economic the opportunity to recreate safely andthesocial opportu- 83 shop Existing businesses along the popularizing the trail of community with other...
... affect the daily lives of all Californians – from the quality of our public schools to the roads we drive on andthe air we breathe Many ofthe decisions made as part of budget deliberations ... spending, and a structural imbalance between the cost of programs and services andthe revenues raised by the state’s tax system The budget agreement included $41.6 billion in “solutions” to close the ... of corporate profits If corporations had paid the same share of their profits in taxes in 2006 as they did in 1981, corporate tax collections would have been $8.4 billion higher – The yield of...
... cheapen the production of all goods and services, permit thedevelopmentof new products and self-assembly modes of production, and allow the further miniaturisation of control systems They see these ... by the Department of Trade and Industry to investigate the current state of nanotechnology research anddevelopment in the UK, and produced under the chairmanship ofthe Director General ofthe ... between the emergence of nanotechnology andof GM 15-20 years ago The lack of democratic consultation keeps the assessment of any risk within the realm ofthe ‘expert’; the public is then considered...
... some ofthe widespread mythsand misconceptions aboutthe nature of Chinese characters and to restore a degree of common sense and clear-headed sobriety to our understanding ofthe form and function ... surrounding the origin and formation ofthe Chinese script in the second half ofthe second millennium B.C., andof its reformation and standardization in the eh'in-Han era a thousand years later ... clothed them, and therefore that they are connected with sounds, not indeed as the lellers of our a lphabet separately taken, but as the groups formed by them when joined together in the fonn of...
... at the time ofthe study, in its third year of training The purpose of this research is to describe and analyse the profile of medical students currently (2007) in the medical faculties ofthe ... their education and their professional career Page of Results Students background The median age ofstudents varied between 22 years (Mozambique) and 26 (Angola) Withthe exception of Guinea-Bissau, ... 1) Most students were born and received their primary and secondary school education in the Province/Region ofthe Capital City, where the medical school is located (with the exception of Guinea-Bissau,...
... restoration and research in China Journal of Plant Ecology, 2(2), 45-54 Chen, L Z., Wang, W Q & Lin, P (2005) Photosynthetic and physiological responses of Kandelia candel L Druce seedling to duration of ... scientific and indigenous forms of knowledge in the management of natural resources for the future Environment, Developmentand Sustainability, 8(4), 467-493 Rivera-Monroy, V H., Branoff, B., Meselhe, ... Beibu Gulf Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 74(1), 254-262 80 Hilderbrand, R H., Watts, A C., & Randle, A M (2005) Themythsof restoration ecology Ecology and Society, 10(1), 19 Hoang Tri,...
... The thesis provides support that strengthens the main guiding principle of EMR whereby rehabilitation should work within the physical boundary conditions that control mangrove establishment and ... root development in stranded propagules to withstand disturbances such as removal by tidal flooding and wave energy Balke et al (2011) coined the term “Windows of Opportunity” to describe these ... further expands knowledge beyond two species as the data collected corresponds to the spatial distribution of mangroves across 14 species and life stages (seedling, sapling and trees) Taken together,...
... (Akaike, 1974) The AIC is a measure ofthe parsimony of models, and is based on a trade-off between deviance reduction andthe number of parameters fitted in the model Finally, for the remaining ... inundation of h and (iii) long inundation of h, semidiurnal tidal regime The short and medium inundation treatments were chosen as they were within the typical inundation durations in Southeast Asian ... (R development core team, 2014) Using only data from the 11th week, the response variable was defined as the “Status” of each seedling, and assigned a binary code of either (alive) or (dead) The...
... sea level, thereby promoting the occurrence of sufficiently long inundation-free periods for the establishment of stranded propagules The creation of substrate mounds in the middle of ponds could ... polyculture These ponds were created in the early 1980s and originally operated by a Korean venture They were then bought and managed by the University of Muhammadiyah, Makassar (UNISMUH) In the past, ... through the trial deployment of a pile of broken branches over an area of 770 m2 and surface elevation range of 0.641 m to 0.748 m WGS 84 Compared to other areas which had been graded up andof similar...
... implications on the stranding and subsequent rooting of propagules, before 20 propagule viability is lost Propagule buoyancy, period of obligate dispersal, rooting time, andthe action of tides and currents ... hydroperiod and surface elevation, andthe establishment and subsequent survival of mangrove vegetation has been acknowledged by rehabilitation practitioners, and is evident in their use of a comparable ... this theory statistically The study quantified the relationship between species’ dominance and hydroperiod (defined in the study as the duration of inundation in a year), soil salinity and water...
... and objectives The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of hydrologic management in the success of mangrove rehabilitation projects The focus is on how surface elevation and ... deforestation and aquaculture activities were responsible for huge expanses of derelict land For example, Philippines lost 67% of their mangroves between 1951 and 1987, of which conversion of mangroves ... formerly forested with mangroves The study focused on (i) tidal inundation regime – by restoring a gradient of tidal regime in the abandoned ponds to study the effects of inundation and (ii) surface...
... wetlands, andthe aims and objectives of this thesis in contributing to this set of rehabilitation knowledge Chapter starts with an introduction and review of literature regarding coastal wetland ... succession The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of hydrologic management in the success of mangrove rehabilitation projects The focus is on how tidal inundation and surface ... gratitude for the guidance received and for sharing the countless opportunities that allowed me to learn from and communicate with other academics and like-minded people The academic and personal...
... passed from the moment ofthe diagnosis may have offered the first patient the chance to cope better withthe psychological aspects of his condition over time In the past, the burden ofthe problem ... role in the diagnosis andthe monitoring ofthe long-term impact of lymphedema on physical andemotional or social domains The SF-36 seems to be a suitable tool for the assessment of quality of life ... same as in other chronic illnesses and conditions Assessing not only the severity ofthe physical limitation but also the related psychosocial dimensions and quantifying the burden of this complex...
... morning and a nice cup of tea at night And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea with their tea, and before ... mentioned The men, especially the husband andthe grandfather, sip alcohol and tell their family members what they see and hear or remind them of right or wrong things in life The others also ... denoting the objects covered by the scope ofthe notion expressed in the word, andthe significative function is the function of expressing the content ofthe respective notion The function of rendering...
... auditing of warehouses, and outlet limits are among the types of laws that impact the three tiers The framework for the post-Prohibition control of alcohol consumption began withthe repeal ofthe ... California and Illinois Raymond W Cox III is a professor in the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the University of Akron He is the author of some fortyfive academic and professional ... at the Miami Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center with adjunct faculty appointments in the University of Miami School of Arts and Sciences (Department of Psychology) andthe School of...
... thedevelopmentofthe meaning of “land”, the history ofthe land concessions, from the first beginnings to the present, rights and powers in the management and use of land, andthe process of ... context ofthe management and use of forest and land resources in the midst ofthe transition process of economic developmentofthe country Changes in the meaning of “land” in Laos “Land ofthe ... 1989 raised the importance ofthe forest for the livelihood ofthe Lao people, the economic andsocialdevelopmentofthe country andthe warning signals sounding at the destruction ofthe forest...
... minimizing the subjectivity ofthe judgments and accepts the vertical measure ofthe results ofthe study subjects The weaknesses ofthe quantitative method include: + Cannot give researchers the information ... products but also the cost ofthe product In the elderly, they are born and raised in war, their lives devoted to the protection and restoration ofthe country, so they have awareness of environmental ... issues of environmental standards in production and supply of goods and services are the needs ofthe company, from the interests ofthe company While companies in many developing countries is often...
... decrease the ffects ofthe tax rate increase on the quantity of labour supplied and he quantity of leisure demanded Estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds: In Australia and other OECD ... the low price prevails q is the probability ofthe high price prevailing (1-q) is the probability ofthe low price prevailing r is the rate of interest The expected value of information is: The ... work out the cost to the economy of displacing $50 worth of private consumption and $50 worth of private investment: • the loss of $50 worth of private consumption costs $50 • the $50 worth of private...