Global Value ChainsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the movement of products long distances through multinational companies, as well as the challenges presented by the global scales of production for many…
From SDG Academy
| 118
118 plays
|
|
Putting Sustainable Forest Management Into ActionThis chapter serves as a conclusion to the course From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems. Professor Virgilio Viana invites students to be active actors in taking care…
From SDG Academy
| 9
9 plays
|
|
The Cost of InactionPeter May profiles different frameworks for evaluating the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems. One such framework is the Pressure-State-Response Framework (PSR), which has to do with the…
From SDG Academy
| 32
32 plays
|
|
Terrestrial and Inland Freshwater Ecosystems, Part IThis chapter looks into different types of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and differing definitions of ecosystems, including: A human-determined transition between different types of…
From SDG Academy
| 26
26 plays
|
|
Social and Economic Importance of Terrestrial EcosystemsTerrestrial ecosystems are important for social and economic reasons through both their products – such as timber, fruits, etc. – and their services – such as water vapor. Although…
From SDG Academy
| 46
46 plays
|
|
Introduction to SDG 15This 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 freshwater, sustainably…
From SDG Academy
| 102
102 plays
|
Unless otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.