New Publication: Human Rights and the Environment co-authored UNEP and OHCHR

June 20, 2012by Murray A new report released on June 20th, in conjunction with an event held at the Rio+20 Conference, co-authored by UNEPand the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), addresses human rights and the environment.“This report addresses how human rights and the environment can play an integral, indivisible role in achieving sustainable development and equality of access to basic needs such...

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New Publication: Climate Change Policy and Subjective Well-Being

Climate Change Policy and Subjective Well-Beingby Felix FitzRoy, Jennifer Franz-Vasdeki, Elissaios PapyrakisEnvironmental Policy and GovernanceVolume 22, Issue 3, pages 205–216, May/June 2012ABSTRACTA small (but increasing) number of economists has recently started to recognize that the costs of climate change mitigation measured as reduced growth in GDP need not reduce welfare in view of the weak correlation between the two in richer economies,...

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Call for Papers: International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 23-25 January 2013, Japan

The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Ninth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability and the call for submissions to the peer-reviewed International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability.  The Sustainability Conference will be held 23 – 25 January 2013 at the International Conference Center...

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New Book:Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Promises and Concerns

Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Promises and ConcernsEdited by Jose Antonio Puppim de OliveiraPUBLICATION DATAISBN-10: 92-808-1216-5ISBN-13: 978-92-808-1216-9LANGUAGE: EnglishPAGES: 360PRICE: US$37.00PUBLISHER: United Nations University PressPUBLISHED: June 2012Much of the debate on green growth and environmental governance tends to be general in nature, and is often...

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Sustainable Mobility Transition Seminar and Consultation, 28 June 2012, Hong Kong

Sustainable Mobility Transition Seminar and Consultation28 June 2012 (THURSDAY) 1:30-5:00pmRoom 303, 3/F., T.T. Tsui Building, PokfulamThe University of Hong KongJointly organized by Kadoorie Institute and the Initiative om Clean Energy and Environment 13:30 – 13:50 Registration 13:50 – 14:00 Welcome SpeechProf. Peter Hills, Director and Chair Professor,...

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第三屆海峽兩岸生物多樣性與森林保護文化研討會, 29-30 June, Taiwan

第三屆海峽兩岸生物多樣性與森林保護文化研討會免費開放參加 本校生物多樣性研究中心與森林環境資源系及園藝系主辦第三屆海峽兩岸生物多樣性與森林保護文化研討會，將於6月29~30日於本校森林系一樓演講廳舉行。大陸方面參加者包括來自復旦大學、廈門大學、華東師範大學、中科院城市環境研究所等學者專家，及國家林業局，福建省林業廳、環保廳、發改委等廳處長，地市林業局長，及武夷山與戴雲山二國家自然保護區管理局局處長等。台灣方面則有本校生農、生科兩院、臺師大、東海大學、龍華科技大學、台南科技大學等學者專家發表演講。研討會免費開放，歡迎參加。聯繫請電本校生物多樣性研究中心，3366-2121吳小姐。For more details:  http://bc.zo.ntu.edu.tw/biodivctr/jsp/content.jsp?SlaveNo=20&NotifyNo=...

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3rd International Conference on "Forests and Water in a Changing Environment", 18-20 September 2012, Japan

3rd International Conference on "Forests and Water in a Changing Environment" (Combating Desertification Group)Ecohydrologic science has tremendous value for maintaining, restoring, and enhancing water quality and supply. In order to provide a forum for experts from around the world on ecohydrology, restoration ecology, forest ecology, watershed management and global change sciences to share knowledge and research experiences, and develop long-term...

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Chinese Updates: Wen Urges Joint Efforts for Sustainable Development

Wen Urges Joint Efforts for Sustainable Development2012-06-21Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday called on the international community to make joint efforts to promote sustainable development, and pledged that China is going to live up to its responsibilities as a major developing country on this issue.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 summit), which opened in Rio de jaeiro Wednesday....

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Korean Updates: Environment Minister attends ‘Rio+20’ and introduces green growth of Korea

Date: 2012.06.18Minister of Environment Yoo Young-sook will attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, which will take place June 20-22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and discuss about green economy for sustainable development.The conference is the world’s biggest environmental event with the participation of heads of more than 190 countries along with leaders of civil, industrial and academic societies and...

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HK Updates: 粵港澳共同公布《共建優質生活圈專項規劃》

粵港澳共同公布《共建優質生活圈專項規劃》＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊　　香港環境局、廣東省住房和城鄉建設廳及澳門運輸工務司今日（六月二十五日）共同發布《共建優質生活圈專項規劃》（《專項規劃》），在環境生態、低碳發展、文化民生、優化區域土地利用及綠色交通組織等五個主要領域訂定長遠合作方向。　　為落實《珠江三角洲地區改革發展規劃綱要（2008-2020年）》，三地政府於二○○九年十月共同開展《專項規劃》的編制工作，並於去年九月就《專項規劃》的初步建議，共同展開為期三個月的公眾諮詢。　　環境局副局長潘潔博士說：「我們在公眾諮詢期間收到不少意見及建議，大部分均支持粵港澳三地共同編制《專項規劃》，並認同《專項規劃》提出的願景。回應者認為大珠三角地區有很大的合作空間及潛力，希望三地政府攜手，共同將大珠三角打造成宜居和可持續發展的區域。公眾意見經深入分析及歸納後已適當地納入《專項規劃》內。」　　潘潔說：「《專項規劃》是首份粵港澳三地共同編制的區域性專項規劃，提出了共同將大珠三角地區打造成優質生活圈的願景，通過構建一個低碳、高科技、低污染的優質生活城市群，提升大珠三角地區的競爭力和吸引力。」　　在粵港澳共同提升環境生態質量方面，《專項規劃》建議加強區域大氣污染物減排控制合作，粵港兩地將在落實《珠江三角洲地區空氣質素管理計劃（2002－2010年）》的基礎上，完成並公布2011至2020年香港及珠三角地區空氣污染物減排計劃；並會優化區域大氣監測網絡；以及探討控制大珠三角海域大氣污染，包括研究在大珠三角港口推動船舶泊岸轉用更清潔能源的措施。　　《專項規劃》亦建議三地共同促進低碳發展，推進區域應對氣候變化的合作，包括在總結「清潔生產伙伴計劃」經驗的基礎上，研究進一步推動企業實行清潔生產的方向；促進環保產業發展，透過環保博覽會及貿易考察活動，為區內環保產業確立優越的品牌；與及支持新能源及再生能源發展，促進新能源與可再生能源產品的廣泛應用等。　　潘潔表示：「為落實《專項規劃》所建議的具體措施和項目，粵港澳三地政府將會善用現有的粵港、粵澳合作聯席會議機制，將《專項規劃》提出的合作建議納入相關專責小組的議事日程積極考慮，並會根據實際情況協調推進落實合作建議，同時會按既定機制及程序進行項目審批及諮詢。在落實合作建議時，將會優先考慮推行共識較高的建議。一些具備合作基礎，或有延續性的建議，屆成熟時會陸續落實推行。...

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New Book: Reforming Justice: A Journey to Fairness in Asia by Livingston Armytage

Reforming Justice: A Journey to Fairness in AsiaLivingston ArmytageThe Centre for Judicial Studies and The University of SydneyHardback  (ISBN-13: 9781107013827) Published May 2012'Reforming Justice' calls for justice to be repositioned more centrally in evolving notions of equitable development. Justice is fundamental to human well being and essential to development. Over the past fifty years, however, overseas development assistance...

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International Conference on Biodiversity & Sustainable Energy Development, 14-15 September 2012, India

OMICS Group invites all the participants across the globe to attend the International Conference on Biodiversity & Sustainable Energy Development during September 14–15, 2012 at Hyderabad, India.Biodiversity-2012 paves a path to move towards the nature respecting the beautiful lives comprising the diversity. The conference states a call to the scientific community to take the Social responsibility saving the Mother Nature...

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The 4th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health: Sustaining Ecosystems, Supporting Health, 15 - 18 October 2012, China

The 4th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health: Sustaining Ecosystems, Supporting Health 15th   to  18th October 2012Kunming City, Yunnan, ChinaEcoHealth 2012 is for experts, practitioners, health leaders, policy makers, stakeholders & students globally who are interested in transdisciplinary approaches to health research conducted at the human-animal-ecosystem interface.Organized by: International...

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2012 International Forum on Social Responsibility of Social Fairness and Management Education,June 29 to July 2 2012, Taiwan

2012 International Forum on Social Responsibility of Social Fairness and Management EducationDate: 2012/07/02By: Taiwan Social Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society, Social Enterprise Research CenterDate: June 29 to July 2, 2012Sponsors: Taiwan Social Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society,SocialEnterpriseResearchCenterInformation:The number of disadvantaged persons has grown exponentially and their condition worsened due...

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GARC Public Forum - Hong Kong’s Governance: Retrospect and Prospect, 30 June 2012

SynergyNet and Governance in Asia Research Centre of City University of Hong Kong are going to co-host a public forum for discussing the retrospect and prospect HKSAR’s governance. Details are as follows:Date: 30 June 2012 (Saturday)Time:  2:00 pm to 6:00 pmPlace:  SCOPE Admiralty Learning Centre, City University of Hong Kong (Room UR8, 8/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong)Language: Cantonese and English (Cantonese-English...

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New Publication: Ideas for a Sustainable Development Outlook by Laguna-Celis, Jorge.

Ideas for a Sustainable Development OutlookSubmitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-05-15 09:40   Author(s):      Laguna-Celis, Jorge.   Reference:      Ideas for a Sustainable Development Outlook. Earth System Governance Working Paper, No.24 2012.   Type:      working papers        Abstract:...

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New Book: Gender, Development and Environmental Governance Theorizing Connections by Seema Arora-Jonsson

Gender, Development and Environmental GovernanceTheorizing ConnectionsBy Seema Arora-JonssonTo Be Published 16th July 2012 by Routledge – 288 pagesA major challenge in studies of environmental governance is dealing with the diversity of the people involved at multiple levels – villagers, development agents, policy-makers, private resource users and others – and taking seriously their aspirations, conflicts and collaborations. This book examines...

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4th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2012), 24-25 July 2012, Japan

ISAP2012, under the umbrella theme of "Steering towards a sustainable and resilient future", will be convened focusing on four timely issues - follow-up to Rio+20, climate change, resilience, and green economy. ISAP2012 will also serve as a platform to introduce new publications - the fifth Global Environmental Outlook (UNEP/GEO5); Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies; and the fourth IGES White Paper entitled "Greening...

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New Publication: Environmental governance and its implications for conservation practice

Environmental governance and its implications for conservation practiceDerek Armitage, Rob de Loë, Ryan PlummerArticle first published online: 24 APR 2012DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00238.xCopyright and Photocopying: ©2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Issue AbstractGovernments are no longer the most important source of decision making in the environmental field. Instead, new actors are playing critical decision-making roles, and new mechanisms...

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New Book: Risk and Social Theory in Environmental Management by Measham, Thomas., Stewart Lockie

Risk and Social Theory in Environmental ManagementAuthor(s):Measham, Thomas., Stewart Lockie (editors).Reference:Risk and Social Theory in Environmental Management. CSIRO Publishing. 2012.Type:BooksAbstract:Risk and Social Theory in Environmental Management marks a timely contribution, given that environmental management is no longer just about protecting pristine ecosystems and endangered species from anthropogenic harm; it is about calculating...

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New Publication: ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GREEN GROWTH IN CHINA by Wanxin Li and Duoduo Li

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GREEN GROWTH IN CHINAWanxin Li, Duoduo LiArticle first published online: 18 JUN 2012DOI: 10.1002/pad.1626Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Public Administration and DevelopmentSpecial Issue: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTUREVolume 32, Issue 3, pages 324–334, August 2012SUMMARYEnvironmental information transparency...

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