Promoting Mountain Biodiversity Through Sustainable Value Chains

The Value of African Taboos for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Many ecologists and experts on sustainable development have long recognized that traditional worldviews and practices are more earth-friendly and consistent with biodiversity than modern or western ways of life. They also recognize that biodiversity is not just an important component of sound ecology, but a necessary condition for both sound ecology and sustainable development. While the expert...

Mountain biodiversity in Brazil

(Mountain biodiversity in Brazil). The high species richness and diversity found in tropical montane habitats are often related to: 1) an effect of climatic and geological history on biotic evolution; 2) the various environmental impacts on species adaptation mechanisms; and 3) the continuous dispersal of fauna and flora in time. However, little is known about how these factors shaped species r...

Sustainable value creation through new industrial supply chains in apparel and fashion

This paper explores the inter-organizational value creation, in apparel supply chain context, through circularity and digitalization for sustainability, by gathering evidences from vivid research experiences. It can be highlighted that inter-organizational value creation in both circularand digitalapparel supply chains largely builds upon a variety of collaborative initiatives, and among a rang...

Promoting Sustainable Land Development Patterns Through Impact Fee Programs

Sustainable urban growth is generally defined as development that meets the need of current residents without compromising the ability of future residents to meet their development needs. Rapid growth can place pressures on local public infrastructure systems, fail to preserve open-space amenities, increase traffic congestion, and degrade local environmental quality. If these problematic outcom...

Sustainable Mountain Development in China