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Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops.
Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. Efforts are therefore required to try to minimize further degradation and restore tropical forests in a sustainable way. This is the first research-based book to examine this problem in East Africa. The specific focus is on the forests of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, but the lessons learned are shown to be applicable to neighbouring countries and others in the tropics. A wide range of forest types are covered, from dry Miombo forest and afromontane forests, to forest-savannah mosaics and wet forest types. Current management practices are assessed and examples of good practice presented. The role of local people is also emphasized. The authors describe improved management and restoration through silviculture, plantation forestry and agroforestry, leading to improvements in timber production, biodiversity conservation and the livelihoods of local people.
Includes University catalogues, President's report, Financial report, etc.
This book is designed to explore the social demands, challenges and imperatives associated with conducting business operations across national borders. Its content is predicated upon the following basic premises:Cross-border business operators have a moral obligation to seek socially beneficial results along with economically beneficial results in their policies, decisions and actionsCross-border business operations need to be conducted in ways that are consistent with host countries' commonly honored ethical standardsCross-border business owners and managers, like their host-country counterparts, have an express duty to comply with existing laws, rules and regulationsCross-border business operators need to be responsive to the needs, rights, concerns, and expectations of customers in all the countries where their operations are undertakenCross-border business operators have a moral obligation to conduct their operations in ways that have negligible or no potential to exacerbate the depreciation of the quality of the natural environment in their host countriesThe need to develop sound relations with all the external groups in their host countries which have a stake in their corporate policies, programs, and overall existence is an imperative cross-border business entities can shirk or slight only at their own peril.Mr. Kyambalesa is an adjunct member of the MBA faculty in the School for Professional Studies at Regis University, and an independent Business and Management researcher and consultant. He is the author of several other books on business innovation and competitiveness, small business management and entrepreneurship, general management, marketing management, technological development, and economic development.
First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Understanding the governance of complex social-ecological systems is vital in a world faced with rapid environmental change, conflicts over dwindling natural resources, stark disparities between rich and poor and the crises of sustainability. Improved understanding is also essential to promote governance approaches that are underpinned by justice and equity principles and that aim to reduce inequality and benefit the most marginalised sectors of society. This book is concerned with enhancing the understanding of governance in relation to social justice and environmental sustainability across a range of natural resource sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. By examining governance across various sectors, it reveals the main drivers that influence the nature of governance, the principles and norms that shape it, as well as the factors that constrain or enable achievement of justice and sustainability outcomes. The book also illuminates the complex relationships that exist between various governance actors at different scales, and the reality and challenge of plural legal systems in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The book comprises 16 chapters, 12 of them case studies recounting experiences in the forest, wildlife, fisheries, conservation, mining and water sectors of diverse countries: Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Cameroon.Through insights from these studies, the book seeks to draw lessons from the praxis of natural resource governance in Sub-Saharan Africa and to contribute to debates on how governance can be strengthened and best configured to meet the needs of the poor, in a way that is both socially just and ecologically sustainable.