In particular, Nigeria's over-reliance on the petroleum industry for economic growth — which is resulting in the loss of biodiversity and unsustainable development — has had terrible ramifications on living conditions.
As leader of Earth University, or Escuela de Agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda, Dr. Zaglul was passionate about teaching the importance of biodiversity and sustainable development of natural resources.
Keeping trees standing would protect biodiversity and help development of the right sort, they said.In lines that could have come from a green campaigner, Gordon Brown said the forests "provide a global service in soaking up the pollution of the world".
We act as a conduit for the international scientific community to inform the U.S. community on issues of policy and scientific importance across the bioscience disciplines, ranging from biodiversity and sustainable development to gene patenting and bioterrorism.
Some protection measures are suggested to maintain biodiversity and sustainable development of these coastal landscapes and to improve their current condition.
This calls for policy instruments that can govern land use dynamics, simultaneously meeting demands for conservation (i.e. no net loss of biodiversity) and economic development.
Therefore to reconcile agricultural expansion, biodiversity and sustainable development, it is important to adopt a stronger regulatory and enforcement framework at different administrative levels, as well as incentive schemes focusing on small holders.
Instead, a row erupted over shifting methods of accessing biodiversity for research and development.
Improved approaches to recycling, resources conservation, energy and water efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction, biodiversity, local enterprise development, and community development programs all meet the aims of good sustainability practice and require innovative techniques to move away from the 'business as usual' paradigm.
