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The Way Forward
Published in Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke, BLUE GOLD, 2017
Equally, we know that looking at the larger ecological needs of a whole system can give us the answers to water shortage. Watershed planning based on soil water conservation in drought-affected regions of central India has increased crop production and reduced hunger in the communities involved. The UN has designated several areas around the world as Biosphere Reserves — terrestrial and coastal ecosystems where watersheds must be conserved while still being used by humans in a sustainable way. These Biosphere Reserves are characterized by a holistic approach to the protection of Nature and human development through the promotion of cooperation at local, regional, and international levels. As just one example, Friends of the Earth International and others are calling for the whole Dead Sea Basin to be declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve in order to save the Dead Sea itself.
Stemming A Dirty Tide: Long Point Bay, Lake Erie
Published in J. Rose, Water and the Environment, 2017
Thomas H. Whillans, George R. Francis, A. P. (Lino) Grima, Henry A. Regier, Fikret Berkes
The Long Point Ecosystem has been designated as a “biosphere reserve” under MAB. It represents the Great Lakes biogeographic province in the classification system used by MAB to identify regions requiring biospheric reserve representation. Biosphere reserves tend to have a protected “core zone,” in this case Long Point itself, and a surrounding “buffer zone.” The focal point of a biosphere reserve is the core and buffer zone environment and the human use and management of these relevant surrounding areas.
Analysis of the energy service in non-interconnected zones of Colombia using business intelligence
Published in Cogent Engineering, 2021
Ramón Fernando Colmenares-Quintero, Gina Paola Maestre-Gongora, Lina Judith Pacheco-Moreno, Natalia Rojas, Kim E. Stansfield, Juan Carlos Colmenares-Quintero
About the characteristics of the territory, it should be noted that San Andrés and Providencia’s department is part of the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, the largest in the world. Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial or coastal/marine ecosystems or a combination thereof, recognized internationally under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program (MinAmbiente et al, n.d.). On the other hand, the municipalities of Leticia, Puerto Carreño, and Mitú are part of the Amazon rainforest that supplies moisture to all of South America, contributes to the stabilization of the global climate and has the highest biodiversity in the world (Gentry, 1986). Approximately 6.3% of Chocó is protected by ecological reserves and national parks.
A comprehensive policy framework for the development of green markets in European Islands
Published in Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 2022
Angeliki Kylili, Paris A. Fokaides, Aravella Zachariou, Byron Ioannou, Phoebe-Zoe Georgalli, Savvas Vlachos, Myrto Skouroupathi, Nikola Matak, Ljubomir Majdandzic, Elizabeth Olival, Hugo Vasconcelos, Vittoria Cherchi, Daniele Groppi, Davide Astiaso Garcia, Alkisti Florou, Kostas Komninos, Stelios Procopiou, Thodoris Kouros, Arne Håkon Sandnes, Malene Aaram Vike, May Britt Roald, Lina Vassdal, Salvador Suárez García, Ülo Kask, Janita Andrijevskaja, Kerli Kirsimaa
The current renewable energy penetration in Madeira’s island electricity production is 24.5%, while Porto Santo is 15.3%. According to the Sustainable Energy Actions Plans, the goal is to increase the RES use to 20% in primary energy demand, 50% in electricity production, and reduce by 20% the energy intensity in GDP, in relevance to 2005 values (AREAM 2012a), (AREAM 2012b). Concerning the energy efficiency of buildings, a total of 2,017 large refurbishment interventions were concluded in the mainland within 2018, while in the Autonomous Region (AR) of Madeira, 30 were completed, and 145 were in the project phase with a pre-energy certificate. Under the Green Growth Commitment initiatives, a decrease of 30% in energy consumption in buildings is expected by 2030. This is to be achieved through various routes, including an increase in the percentage of buildings with energy certification, promotion of cogeneration, decrease in energy costs, and reduction of energy consumption in central public buildings, for which there is a specific reduction target of 35% in 2030 (CCV 2019). In addition, good practices for sustainable tourism are already in place in Portugal and Madeira islands (Alvarenga 2015). The Regional Government is also making efforts to classify Porto Santo Island as a Biosphere Reserve attributed to UNESCO. Biosphere Reserves are living labs where the main tasks developed are landscaping, ecosystems and species conservation, and sustainable development on a social, financial, cultural, and ecological level (AREAM 2019). The transport sector represents 54.9% and 42.9% of the final energy consumption in Madeira and Porto Santo islands, respectively. Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans for 2030 and 2050 are being developed, for the AR of Madeira and seven (7) municipalities, in the scope of the H2020 European project C-Track 50 (2019), which aims to achieve the mobilization of the public local and regional authorities for achieving climate resilience and carbon neutrality by 2050. Also, Porto Santo has set the objective to become a fossil-free island by 2050. With relevance to the mobility sector, the Interreg Atlantic Area project SEAFUEL (2019) tests hydrogen production from RES and seawater as an alternative fuel for remote Atlantic Regions, such as the AR of Madeira, so as to provide a pathway for isolated regions to become energetically independent.