There has been an increasing global demand for more sustainable production systems, especially in what concerns goods produced from natural tropical forests. The lumber industry in the Brazilian Amazon region produces a significant volume of lumber, and as a consequence of frequent non-optimal procedures, considerable amounts of waste are generated. In order to optimize the timber production and to

This contribution analyses the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and focuses on agricultural emissions in Spain regarding sociodemographic characteristics (age and sex). Spanish CAP covers emissions regulation based on the application of agriculture management according to the EU-ETS and agricultural management (soil and energy). The analysis of the Spanish legal rules and policy identified empirical

The institution of social distancing and punitive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 through human-to-human transmission has environmental, health and economic impact. While the global pandemic has led to the enhancement of the health system and decline of emissions, economic development appears deteriorating. Here, we present the global environmental, health and economic dimension of the effect

The Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) and the National Forest Fire Danger Rating System (NFFDRS) were exercised under the Mediterranean forest type conditions of Crete Island, Greece in 2008–2009. The CFFDRS shows a high association between the assessed values of the duff moisture content on one hand and the Fine Fuel Moisture Code and the Duff Moisture Code on the other hand. During

Conservation agriculture is a global response to rampant land degradation, soil nutrient mining, declining crop yields and climate change and variability in southern Africa. In Zimbabwe, digging of planting basins is the main archetype of conservation agriculture practiced by a majority of smallholder farmers. Yet, a majority of smallholder farmers have complained about the labour demand of this typology

While the literature on adaptation to drought has increasingly focused on investigating farmers’ understanding of drought, no comprehensive study has been conducted on behavior determinants and farmers’ adaptation strategies so far. To address this research gap, the current study was performed to investigate the effective factors and determinants on applying adaptation strategies by farmers in Iran

This paper analyzes whether the environmental information disclosure level practiced by firms listed on the Brazilian Stock Market affects their profitability and value. The results show some disclosure by most of the sample firms, and significant differences in characteristics between firms that disclose and those that do not disclose environmental information. The paper contributes to the extant

Sustainability of environmental, economic, and social systems aims to not destroy the resources that future generations should have in today's shacks. However, for many years, the concept of sustainability has only been examined in the economic and environmental contexts, and the concept of social sustainability has been neglected. The social dimension, which is a very important factor besides economic

Sustainability assessment of buildings gained importance during the early 2000s and is still topical. Numerous building sustainability assessment systems exist worldwide, and there are several systematic reviews of sustainability assessment systems for buildings, especially on Green Building Rating Systems. However, only a trickle of studies documented and summarized the published literature on the

Tree-based systems in arid region of India are an integral part of livelihood and environment security. Traditionally, the maintenance of scattered trees on farm to reap several tangible and intangible benefits is a way of life. Presently, these systems are often known as low-hanging fruit and become a key weapon to fight climate change evil by offsetting greenhouse gas (GHG) emission through carbon

Co-author, Weena Gera’s institutional affiliation at the time of publication also includes the University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu, Philippines.

Groundwater and surface water qualities are evaluated using geographic information system (GIS)-based geo-statistical and multivariable statistical methods. This research aims to investigate the water quality of Kızılırmak River, that remain within the provincial boundaries of Sivas, using geo-statistical and multivariable statistical methods, and to provide the water quality map of Kızılırmak River

The present research work accentuates the hydrogeological evaluation for Devdari watershed of Maharashtra, Central India, using remote sensing, GIS, and multi influencing factor (MIF). The thematic layers of land use/land cover, groundwater depth, slope, drainage, flow direction, flow accumulation and geomorphology were prepared using IRS-LISS-III satellite data coupled with Shuttle Radar Topography

Debates about safeguarding the rights of people displaced by mining focus on three levels of governance. The first is the international system of sustainability polices and performance standards preferred by lenders such as the World Bank and the IFC. The second is the commitments and enacted performance of mining corporations. The third is the country-level mechanisms of host jurisdictions as they

Landslide susceptibility map provides a useful tool to the decision-makers to prevent and mitigate landslide hazards. For this study 16 spatial parameters and past landslide inventory have been taken into consideration and these are categorized under six factors clusters. For providing relative importance to the parameters modified analytic hierarchy process is taken into consideration. Landslide susceptible

The Kuwait Oil Company currently pumps about 10 Mm3/yr from one of its well fields in central Kuwait (Eocene Aquifer) and plans to increase this rate to 30 Mm3/yr to meet its water demand. The objective of this study is to investigate the sustainability of brackish groundwater resources for oil operations in the mentioned well field in a way to identify the consequences of increasing the pumping rates

Quality potable water it is of utmost importance for public health. Coagulation plays an important role in the chemical and physical characteristics and aesthetics of water, to separate suspended solids from water. The present work evaluates four coagulants clarification efficiency in high-turbidity waters, by comparing alternative coagulants such as Moringa Oleifera oily seed extract and recovered

The present investigation discusses the capacity of Cephalosporium species (sp.) and Mucor species (sp.) to degrade polystyrene. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were carried out to analyze the degradation of polystyrene with fungal cultures. Shifting in the position of peaks after fungal treatment was observed

The headwater stream Bal Ganga is a famous perennial, snow-fed tributary of the River Bhilangana. It emanates from the Khatling glacier and then mixed with the Dharam Ganga in Chamiyala and ultimately merges with the River Bhilangana in Muniprayag near the Ghansali town. The altitudinal gradient of Bal Ganga stream is not very high. The total basin reflects a network of various streams, rivulets of

Particulate matter pollution, especially in an urban environment, is a health risk that affects many people, and the current trend shows that these problems will increase in the near future. To combat this form of air pollution, many different strategies and policies are investigated: from reducing the emission of particulate matter to finding ways of filtering the air. In this study, we explore the

Based on continuous turbidity values (T) and water quality modeling, one methodology was proposed to estimate phosphorus (P) flux into the sea through the river. There are three steps in the procedure: (1) analyzing the relationship of P and total suspended solid (TSS), TSS and T; (2) estimating P concentrations with high temporal and spatial density along the river; and (3) calculating the amount

Over the past decade, rising water and energy consumption in educational institutions has become a topic of increasing attention among the scientific and policy communities. This work assesses the potential for water and energy savings in 100 public schools in southern Brazil. There was great variation in the water consumption (0.81–35.43 l/student/day) and also great variation in the energy consumption

Methane (CH4) is the simplest hydrocarbon in the atmosphere and is the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG) after carbon dioxide (CO2) whose concentration is changing due to human activities. The main objective of this study is to examine the spatial distribution of CH4 concentration for Iran in 2013 based on the level 2 GOSAT data using the ordinary kriging technique. For this purpose, first

Solar still is a promising device used worldwide for water distillation due to its simple design, easy construction and low cost. However, the freshwater output from a solar still is moderate. Several active techniques have been emerged over the years to solve this problem. In this paper, an experimental study is carried out on a single-slope solar still augmented with an evacuated tube collector (ETC)

The present study tries to utilize the advantage of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods in the selection of an ideal location for installation or relocation of surface water treatment plant (SWTP). But among the existing MCDM methods, the selection of features and their importance is determined by the decision-maker. Also a decision from the method varies with a change in the decision-maker

The uncertainty in the water-based renewable energy systems reduces the plant capacity. However, real-time monitoring of hydropower plants ensures optimality and continuous faultless performance from the plant. But the implementation of real-time systems has always increased the overall operation cost of the power plant due to the continuous monitoring, analysis and decision-making (MAD) to assure

Residue management is the emerging challenge for sustainable growth of Indian agriculture and environmental protection mainly in Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). Out of 620 MT crop residues produced annually in the country, 234 MT is surplus and 30% of it is contributed by rice and wheat. Approximately 16% of total crop residue being burnt, 62% is contributed by rice and wheat. At present, we do not have

The present study on chemistry, environmetrics and quality index of 116 groundwater samples collected in pre- and post-monsoon periods in the years of 2014 and 2015 from the drought-prone Rajshahi City Corporation area, Bangladesh, is carried out for its drinking suitability from management perspective. According to the Bangladesh Drinking Water Standards (2005), parameters like pH, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−