Key points • Regions where community forest enterprises dominate the landscape have low to non-existent deforestation, sustainable forest management, enhancement of carbon stocks, forest conservation and substantial generation of sustainable livelihoods. Corruption and deforestation are also associated with some Mexican forest communities, but these regions have created a sector with hundreds o...

One hundred leading researchers, practitioners, and advocates in public health, health care, nutrition, obesity, economics, sustainable agriculture, and food systems met at the Airlie Conference Center in April 2009 to discuss creating linkages among food systems, public health, and sustainable agriculture in order to achieve healthier diets, healthier communities, and a healthier planet. Parti...

The private sector has a crucial role in sustainable development internationally. Private investments and public-private partnerships that are sustainable in environmental, social, and economic terms facilitate socially inclusive growth creating jobs and innovation necessary to raise the quality of life. This is especially important in developing countries, where the private sector provides up ...

1. In accordance with decision XI/14 A, on progress in the implementation of Article 8(j) and related provisions, and decision XI/3 B, on indicators relevant to traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use, the Executive Secretary has prepared this document to report on progress made on adopted indicators for traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use. The document provides an o...

extended abstract 1. introduction in recent years, so many countries have paid many attention to tourism as a strategy to make money and benefit for the local communities. many researchers consider tourism an appropriate strategy for economic and social development of developing countries know. despite all the benefits of community-based tourism, in most developing countries, little authority i...

The idea of sustainable cities is linked to an older concept of sustainable plant communities. The theoretical basis for both is a closed system where everything is continuously recycled. Natural resources are renewed rather than depleted. In undisturbed natural areas a kind of sustainability is achieved through the natural cycles of the biosphere. However, this kind of sustainability for trees...

Children living in rural and Appalachian communities are at high risk for childhood obesity. The purpose of this manuscript was to review existing childhood and family obesity interventions targeting Appalachian and rural communities to explore recommendations for intervention development. Peer-reviewed studies were selected through a systematic literature search. Seventeen studies met inclusio...

Background Development institutions constantly seek effective ways to work with local communities to build sustainable change. Research has shown that diffusion of information and adoption of new practices becomes sustainable when they are tailored to the local context (Sugden et al., 2014). This requires recognition of and a familiarity with the unique relationships and distribution and availa...