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Ecosystem Degradation

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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The Amazon has seen a fair amount of environmental degradation and humans have been degrading the environment since the use of fire. Thomas Lovejoy argues that we need…

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Ecosystem Conversion

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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This chapter covers ecosystem conversion, and specifically the ways in which humans convert natural landscapes so that they have a productive form for human ends whether…

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Thresholds and Tipping Points

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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The natural state of the environment is continually changing because of human impact, which is called “shifting baselines.” This change is not only gradual;…

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Fragmentation and Landscape Management

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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The consequences of habitat fragmentation are huge but they accumulate over time. Thomas Lovejoy uses the example of the Forest Fragments Project from the Amazon, which…

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The Savanna Grasslands

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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This chapter provides an overview of grasslands. They are highly vulnerable to development pressures; in the United States, this is the prairie biome. Prairie soils are…

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Evaluation of International Policies Related to…

Evaluation of International Policies Related to SDG 15

From SDG Academy on 6 August, 2019

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The modern international environmental movement started with the Stockholm Environment Conference convened by the United Nations in 1972, followed by the Earth Summit in…

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Integrating SDG 15 Into Local, National, and…

Integrating SDG 15 Into Local, National, and Development Strategies

From SDG Academy on 6 August, 2019

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While almost every country in the world has a ministry of environment, these are not particularly powerful, so sustainable development must be an integrated effort…

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Enabling Environments for SDG 15: The Case of…

Enabling Environments for SDG 15: The Case of Bhutan

From SDG Academy on 6 August, 2019

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In Bhutan, things are not measured in terms of Gross National Product, but in terms of Gross National Happiness. They are very careful about what increments of…

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