35th Himalayan-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop (HKT) “Geosciences for People’s Prosperity and Sustainable Development” November 02-04, 2022

Faculty of Geosciences Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation Marko Hekkert

Faculty of Geosciences Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation Marko Hekkert , Simona Negro

Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability

There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now be defined-at all scales-in the context of rapidly rising global environmental changes in the Anthr...

Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development

Discussion Paper No . 2007 / 02 Peace , Prosperity , and Pro - Growth

Support for entrepreneurship is widely seen as a mechanism to facilitate prosperity and peace in a growing number of post-conflict states. In this paper I critically evaluate this view. I argue that entrepreneurship is a ubiquitous quality in post-conflict states but not necessarily always for the good. Unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship may inhibit the resurgence of the private sect...