This study was initiated owing to concern that removal of the invasive ground cover, Tradescantia fluminensis, might adversely effect the rare, giant predatory land snail, Powelliphanta traversi. Of 18 sites surveyed in the Horowhenua District, seven sites provide habitat for P. traversi and do not contain Tradescantia. Five colonies of P. traversi are affected by Tradescantia, these are: Waiop...

Recently, more and more cities and regions are increasing their interest in sustainability, specifically on the issues related to climate change. Clear evidence is the big amount of European cities (576, in July 2009), which have already joined the Covenant of Mayors. The Covenant of Mayors is a voluntary agreement to fight against climate change at municipal level, with which the signatory cit...

© Association of Christian Economists Abstract: The focus of this paper is on understanding biblical relationships between God, the chosen people of Israel, and the Promised Land. That is done by examining the covenantal relationships between these three entities and considering the economic implications for property ownership, land use, and valuation that result. The objective is to determine ...

Preamble The member States of the Council of Europe, the other States and the European Community, signatories hereto, Bearing in mind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948; Bearing in mind the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950; Bearing in mind the European Soc...

Weeks presents here his findings on the differing forms treaties and covenants can take throughout ancient Near Eastern governments and cultures and what those forms can reveal about the people employing them. He presents his work in a terse manner, which allows him to be comprehensive in his evaluation of the evidence within the confines of such a diminutive book. Along with this terseness Wee...