... famous 1851 painting The Monarch ofthe Glen’, with reddeer stag Copy of frontispiece ofThe Book ofthe Tiger’ Map of Nunavut Territory showing communities where polar bear hunting was investigated ... a chapter onthe historic role of tiger hunting in India Hannam focuses onthe importance of tiger hunting in India for the reproduction and maintenance ofthe British colonial State Hunting tigers ... socio-cultural and economic effects of CWT Part III opens with a study by Foote and Wenzel of conservation huntingof polar bear in Nunavut, Canada The chapter discusses the concept of conservation hunting, ...
... perspectivesonthe effect of shrimp farming onthe sea-grass condition in Tam Giang lagoon (N=294 rspondents) 37 Table 20 Local perspectivesonthe effect of shrimp farming expansion onthe reduction ... in the lagoon (PCP, 1998) “Con”s are considered as the core zone in the Marine Protected Are proposal (MPA) prepared by PCP (1998) and DOFI (2004) argued that the rapid conversion of lagoon into ... Local perspectivesonthe effect of shrimp farming expansion onthe reduction of fishery production in the lagoon (N=294 respondents) Effect level (%) Very serious Shrimp farmers (100 respondents)...
... change on agriculture in Mekong River Delta, one ofthe most important two rice granaries ofthe country, alongside Red River Delta in the North, and one ofthe largest inland fisheries in the world ... efficient production practices that are more resilient in adverse soil and weather conditions Research should be carried out onthe construction of sea and river dykes, the construction of fresh water ... having a big impact on agricultural production and onthe lives ofthe people because ofthe intensified drought, the saline water coming in, as well as the stormy weather They’ve all had a very...
... development needs The renovation ofthe training of tourism personnel according to international standards is a necessary but love the program content and physical conditions are not met; therefore, ... transportation of passengers when the country became the preferred destination for international visitors, to promote the progress of upgrading and expand the international airport, increasing the aircraft, ... suit the characteristics and needs of international markets and domestic customers, every step Others products of Vietnam tourism to the ground level ofthe tourism product ofthe region and the...
... total N2O emissions from animal excreta in 2004 Livestock production system N2O emissions from manure management, after application/deposition on soil and direct emissions (million tonnes CH4 per ... Livestock's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions Parameter Value Comments Livestock’s contribution climate change in CO2 equivalent 18percent Includingpasture degradation and assuming that two- thirds ... 3161 Table Global methane emissions by livestock production system in 2004 Livestock production system Emissions (million tonnes CH4 per year by source) Dairy cattle Other cattle Buffalo Sheep and...
... above The concentration of some chemicals (e.g NH4, BTEX, organic acid anions) may be reduced also by volatilization Onthe other hand, evaporation generally increases the concentrations of dissolved ... high concentrations of Ca, Mg (Fig 3), Sr, Ba and NH4, but very low amounts of SO4, HCO3 (Fig 4) and H2S With the exception of Fe, the concentrations of trace metals are low, and the values of organic ... active tank battery, the injection well/pit, and the old tank battery to the lake edge Two small creeks cross the northern and southern parts ofthe site The upper part ofthe site is characterized...
... promising hypotheses onthe societal impacts of housing and examine the growing body of research supporting these hypotheses This paper focuses onthe impact of housing on education Other papers ... pollution and other toxic substances The use of green building techniques in the construction of new homes and the renovation of existing units leads to lower levels of energy consumption, which ... leave for fear of being homeless” (Economic Stability Working Group ofthe Transition Subcommittee ofthe Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence 2002) In addition to the shortage of affordable...
... information onthe supply side through the staggered rollout of Crediref, and Section VI gives the corresponding changes when demand-side information improves Section VII concludes onthe impact of credit ... application decisions based onthe degree to which the bureau reveals positive or negative information about them Because we lack an exclusion restriction onthe separate effects of these two kinds of ... the treatment effect onthe treated (TET) It gives a downward estimation ofthe impact of acquiring the information onthe functioning of a credit bureau To the extent that a nonexperimental program...
... Working Group on Effects ofthe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to support the revision ofthe 1999 Gothenburg Protocol The following ... this Convention has contributed to lower transboundary air pollution through policy measures based on scientific studies and collaborations These agreements on emission reductions cover the following ... Ground-level Ozone This Protocol is one ofthe eight multilateral environmental agreements under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) Since its ratification in 1979,...
... the effects of this work on their health The purpose of this publication is to share the information we have gathered on these issues, and to promote further study of working conditions and health ... addition to the above mentioned lack of showers; the absence of extractors in enclosed places –only the plants have air-conditioning– and the high temperatures there, in addition to the omission on ... are rats Only some hunting is possible in the surroundings ofthe plantation and further away in the mountain area All this is a consequence ofthe destruction ofthe tropical forest by the company...
... at the provincial level At this moment, however, the process ofthe preparing the ICZM strategy has not yet considered the changes in climate as well as their impacts on natural conditions ofthe ... development ofthe coastal zone [2] The ICZM strategy document was promulgated at the national level in 2003 The strategy of ICZM agrees with the strategy of adaptation to climate change in the approach, ... aquatic environment in the coastal zone and salinity intrusion ofthe Huong River lead to water scarcity This in turn results in conflicts in the use of natural and water resources Impacts on tourism...
... determinant of health For the population as a whole, greater levels of education help to create wealthier economies However the benefits of education go far beyond economic ones Education can impact ... earnings potential In the second section, links between education, employment and income and their impact on health are considered The health impacts of some other benefits of education including social ... of international literature conducted as part ofthe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Social Outcomes of Learning project, concluded that there is reasonably strong...
... have onthe regional economy in terms of total economic output (i.e., a general measure of total economic effect) and employment, of construction of each Alternative and of operation ofthe airport ... descriptions ofthe existing environmental conditions in and around LAX, and the potential impacts ofthe improvements associated with each ofthe LAX development concepts onthe physical environment ... future conditions linked to forecasts for the national, state and regional economies This is referred to as a “control” forecast Second, it forecasts the future condition of that same regional economy...
... flows of money into and out ofthe area Their magnitudes vary depending onthe technology ofthe industry in which spending occurs and the size ofthe area economy which affects the portion of these ... Measures The selection ofthe most appropriate measure of economic impact depends onthe purpose ofthe analysis For example: A public information study is aimed at representing the impacts of an ... trace the total effects over time of changing economic conditions in a study area They include all ofthe functions of input/output models, plus additional functions to forecast effects of future...
... adapted their lifestyles to the rainforest environment and pass this knowledge on through a strong oral history The adaptation to their environment included the use of hundreds of products from the ... The macro-economic contributions ofthe oil palm sector are honoured by the appearance ofthe oil palm tree onthe Indonesian Central Bank’s Rp 1,000 coins Having acknowledged these advantages, ... 17% of all species of birds, 12% of all species of mammals, 16% of all species of reptiles, and 16% of all species of amphibians.36 PNG covers only 0.3% ofthe Earth's surface but holds 5% of the...
... at the time ofthe analysis for reductions from agriculture of 10–20 Mtonnes [126] 2.5 Consumption—Related Considerations Here we consider consumption related issues that could impact onthe ... some of their modeling was based onthe work of Williams et al [70] The key comparative factor is the high feed conversion rates obtainable in conventional production Sonesson et al [77], from their ... Additionally, conventional production is associated with the degradation of hundreds of millions of hectares of land worldwide according to the FAO, and much farmland globally is assigned to non-food...
... development concerns They considered the provisions on environmental protection as a burden to the production management of their business In particular, the concept needs to factor in 20 environmental ... supported ofthe 14 companies at the bottom ofthe list less than 0.01% ofthe profits It is not fun is total revenues in 2004 ofthe charity, the contributions from the business accounts for only ... researchers the information about the context ofthe circumstance where the phenomenon occurs; + Not able to control the environment in which respondents provide answers to questions in the survey; + The...