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Markets and Supply Chains

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be…

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Thinking about Alternatives

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the first video of his series Freedom Now: The Economic and Political Alternative, philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger argues that traditional progressive politics…

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How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

From SDG Academy on 6 August, 2019

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Sustainable Development means precisely the interconnection of economic, social, and environmental objectives. Therefore, it is important to try to achieve all of the…

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What is Food Security?

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses food security and how food security is measured, who is food insecure and where they are located, as well as progress to date on addressing the…

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Valuing Ecosystem Services

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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Ecosystem services can be divided among those that are provisioning; those that produce market goods that are consumed by human beings; those that regulate the provision…

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Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial…

Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial Ecosystems

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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Terrestrial ecosystems are important for social and economic reasons through both their products – such as timber, fruits, etc. – and their services –…

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The New Dilemma of Development

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the third video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger explains that traditional means of promoting economic…

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The Scope of a Progressive Program

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the second video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out the three axis points of his progressive alternative: democratization…

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Introduction to SDG 15

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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This chapter provides an overview of the nine targets associated with SDG 15, which relates to terrestrial ecosystems or Life on Land. The targets focus on: preserving…

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Mechanisms to Stimulate Change

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Three mechanisms that are important for terminating transformative changes are the need for more coordinated action, the need for good policies that enable change, and…

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Socio-economic Dynamics of Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the drivers that impact food systems and health and nutrition outcomes, first focusing on natural resource capital, and then climate change,…

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Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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The post-2015 agenda for sustainable development for the first time has agriculture play a significant role. Sustainable development can be traced to sustainable forest…

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The Capable Agent: Education

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the ninth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out his four-part vision of a truly progressive approach to…

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The Knowledge Economy and Its Future

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the fourth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger outlines the characteristics of the knowledge economy and discusses what…

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Human Dimension of Ecosystem Protection and…

Human Dimension of Ecosystem Protection and Management, Part I

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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The human dimension of terrestrial ecosystems is often neglected or poorly addressed. Virgilio Viana argues that the best long-term solution for good stewardship of…

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Global Challenges Around Food

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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The first big challenge that the world suffers from is malnutrition, which means that people eat a diet that contains too few or too many nutrients: at this point, 800…

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