the main objective of this research was to study the factors affecting the sustainability level of greenhouse cultivation system in jiroft and kohnuj region the research method of the study was a descriptive-correlational one. the statistical population of the study consisted of all the greenhouse owners in jiroft and kohnuj region in six rural districts (n=1862). according to the cochran'...

Strong sustainability, according to the common definition, requires that different natural and economic capital stocks have to be maintained as physical quantities separately. Yet, in a world of uncertainty this cannot be guaranteed. To therefore define strong sustainability under uncertainty in an operational manner, we propose to use the concept of viability. Viability means that the differen...

Unprecedented poaching levels triggered by demand for ivory in Far East Asia are threatening the persistence of African elephant Loxodonta africana. Southern African countries make an important contribution to elephant conservation and could soon become the last stronghold of elephant conservation in Africa. While the ecological factors affecting elephant distribution and densities have extensi...

deforestation in the past decades has risen. so, the proper development of human activities in forests requires the environmental limitations to be considered during forests management process. one of the appropriate measures is the determination of ecological vulnerability. in the present study, patom district of kheyrud forest was classified based on the ecological sustainability, using objec...

abstract. from the perspectives of many environmental and conservative policy makers, improving and diversifying the livelihoods have been found as a mechanism to promote the livelihoods and persuade people to avoid the overexploitation and degradation of natural resources. due to the fragility of the environment and inconsistency of incomes, the alternative income sources may be promised to wa...

abstract guilan is a famous province in growing rice in iran. recently, due to shortage of water, farmers' desire to use groundwater in order to grow rice in northern part of iran has been increasing rapidly. the fact that rice is sensitive to water quality, caused concern about rice cultivation sustainability in the area, especially in drought years. this study was done to investigate the spat...

degradation of zagros forests has been continuing since a long time ago because of traditional and often improper exploitations due to poverty, unemployment, and livelihood. in this study, in order to reduce forest degradation and improve sustainability, the feasibility of multipurpose using of zagros forest was assessed in baneh forests by using gis, rs and ahp. all of the possible land-uses a...

Purpose This article discusses issues and strategies of developing practices of ecological sustainability in organizations. Three questions guide the discussion: How are practices of social responsibility and ecological sustainability developed and maintained in organizations? What learning in particular is involved in developing practices of ecological sustainability in organizations? How migh...

purpose: the main object of this research is to investigate the effective factors on wheat producers' knowledge of soil management in ardabil province. mythology: this study is quantitative in terms of its nature, non-experimental in terms of controlling variables, applied in terms of its objectives and descriptive- analytic in terms of data-gathering procedure. the number of samples was 17500 ...

Introduction.........................................................................................................76 Scope and purpose of the paper.......................................................................79 Sustainability, globalisation and organic agriculture ..........................................79 Dimensions of sustainability ................................................