Editors Walter Leal Filho (Germany), Diana Mihaela Pociovalisteanu (Romania)
and Abul Quasem Al-Amin (Malaysia) invite submissions for chapters in their forthcoming book, Sustainable Economic Development: Green Economy and Green Growth. Abstracts due January 20, 2015. Continue reading
“Ecosystem services” has become one of the most popular concepts in the management and governance of natural resources. Since Costanza et al. 1997’s paper and the Catskill, Costa Rica and Vittel schemes, it has generated a huge body of literature and the mushrooming of projects in watersheds, forests (REDD), biodiversity and wildlife conservation, as well as carbon. Yet many theoretical and practical questions remain unanswered. What has been gained and lost in the passage from the concept of “ecosystem services” to “payments for ecosystem services”? What are the limits of the concept, the uncertainties and the aspects on which further theoretical development is required? Isn’t the concept overstretched and overused? Can it cope with its own popularity and with the complexity of real-life situations? In what contexts and under what conditions are the ES inspired schemes been the most efficient? Are social, ecological and economic efficiencies compatible? These are some of the questions that could be addressed by the contributors to this panel.
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Send abstract to Cécile Bidaud |
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BIOdiversity and Economics for CONservation |
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Ecosystem Services from Theory to Practice: a Critical Perspective |
Queen of the Sun
Category: Ecosystem Services
Release Date: 2010
Duration: 83 minutes
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In 1923, Rudolf Steiner, a scientist, philosopher & social innovator, predicted that in 80 to 100 years honeybees would collapse. His prediction has come true with Colony Collapse Disorder, where bees are disappearing in mass numbers from their hives with no clear single explanation. In an alarming inquiry into the insights behind Steiner’s prediction QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? examines the dire global bee crisis through the eyes of biodynamic beekeepers, scientists, farmers, and philosophers. On a pilgrimage around the world, the film unveils 10,000 years of beekeeping, highlighting how our historic and sacred relationship with bees has been lost due to highly mechanized industrial practices. Featuring Michael Pollan, Vandana Shiva, Gunther Hauk and beekeepers from around the world, this engaging, alarming and ultimately uplifting film weaves together a dramatic story that uncovers the problems and solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature. 2010 nominee at the Seattle International Film Festival; Official Selection International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
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