The role of Earth and environmental science in addressing sustainable development priorities in Eastern Africa

Gill, Joel C.; Mankelow, J.M.; Mills, Keely

doi:10.1016/j.envdev.2019.03.003

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“…Among these factors, the poor institutional environment in the sub‐region characterized by the lack of democracy, poor enforcement of forestry laws and regulation and the lack of land‐use planning represent a major challenge to environmental sustainability in the SDGs era (Kuenzer, van Beijma, Gessner, & Dech, 2014; Partzsch, Zander, & Robinson, 2019; Vanwambeke, Linard, & Gilbert, 2019). Recently, some studies concluded that lower environmental awareness and poor enforcement of renewable natural resource agreements negatively influence cleaner production strategies and, thus, environmental sustainability (Gill, Mankelow, & Mills, 2019; Lubchenco, Barner, Cerny‐Chipman, & Reimer, 2015; Omisore, 2018). Although this link has been confirmed in previous studies, no study has empirically verified the effect of natural resources on environmental sustainability in the SSA region where the levels of environmental governance is lower vis‐à‐vis of the rest of the world and the reliance of natural resource base for food security and income generation is critical to boost economic prosperity (De Pauw & Ramasamy, 2020).…”

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The role of natural resources abundance and dependence in achieving environmental sustainability: Evidence from resource‐based economies

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Çakar

Ulucak

et al. 2020

Sustainable Development

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Proper use and efficient management of natural resources are critical to shaping a sustainable future in many resource‐rich countries in Africa. It is also well‐known that globalization creates a great awareness for sustainable resource extraction and provides cleaner production technology transfers to underdeveloped countries and enables them to establish a sustainable development pattern. However, evidence on the role of globalization in reducing the environmental impacts of natural resources in resource‐based economies is relatively scant. This study investigates sustainable future strategies by examining the role of natural resources, globalization, human capital, and urbanization in shaping the ecological footprint that is a broader indicator of environmental sustainability. To this end, Sub‐Saharan African countries—endowed with a rich natural resource base ranging from arable land, forest, freshwater, marine resources, oil, natural gas, minerals, and wildlife—are analyzed through advanced estimation techniques. Empirical results show that both resource dependence and abundance complicate to design a sustainable future by increasing the pressure on the environment. Similarly, urbanization deteriorates ecological conditions in Sub‐Saharan African countries. However, globalization and human capital seem the main sources of a cleaner and sustainable environment. The findings of the study shed new light on the main role of globalization in providing cleaner practices to reverse the negative influence of natural resource dependence and/or abundance on environmental quality.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of natural resources abundance and dependence in achieving environmental sustainability: Evidence from resource‐based economies

Erdoğan

Çakar

Ulucak

et al. 2020

Sustainable Development

169

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“…The emphasis on building interdisciplinary research partnerships for development by the UK Government (e.g., through the Global Challenges Research Fund 5 ) is not common, but provides a model by which such partnerships could be encouraged. (Gill et al 2019). Participants highlighted problems including data being in analogue rather than digital form, and digital data not being backed up or placed on a secure server (Fig.…”

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Reshaping Geoscience to Help Deliver the Sustainable Development Goals

Gill

2021

Geosciences and the Sustainable Development Goals

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The SDGs (and frameworks embedded into the SDGs 1 ) have the potential to transform society, giving human beings everywhere dignity and equality, meeting the needs of present and future generations in a responsible manner, and ensuring a healthy planet where environmental protection is valued and prioritised. This is an exciting vision, and one that communities across the globe would recognise as being positive and fundamental to their successful future. This vision is also highly ambitious and enormously complex and challenging to deliver by 2030, in all contexts, leaving no one behind.Chapters relating to SDGs 1-17 have highlighted that while the world has made steps towards ending poverty, and improving health, gender equality, and access to drinking water, significant hurdles remain. 'Business as usual' will not realise the vision expressed through the SDGs (Spangenberg 2017). The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) SDG Scorecard 2030 forecasted that unless there are significant changes, we would not achieve any of the SDGs (Nicolai et al. 2015). Data and analyses published since then have examined progress towards the goals as a whole (e.g., an SDG Tracker 2 by Ritchie et al. 2018), in specific national contexts (e.g., through voluntary national reviews 3 ), and in sector-specific reports (e.g., FAO reports on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 4 ). In the case of some regions, we are decades (if not centuries) away from realising specific ambitions of the SDGs. For example, all thing being equal, the World Economic Forum (2018) indicates that it will take more than 160 years to achieve gender parity in East Asia and the Pacific, and North America (see SDG 5). Achieving universal access to even a basic sanitation service (SDG 6) by 2030 will require the current annual rate of progress to be doubled (United Nations 2019).Decisive actions, new approaches, and a willingness to change can all support progress. This responsibility extends beyond governments, to also require engagement (in terms of active participation in the design, promotion, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of J. C. Gill (&)

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“…According to development and basic concepts of environmental education [20], the implementation of environmental education learning in schools has several obstacles, including the methods and materials used which are not yet sufficient so that students' understanding is incomplete [21]. Therefore, in the delivery and learning process, there need to be exciting innovations.…”

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Developing Kamishibai and Hologram Multimedia for Environmental Education at Elementary School

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Darmawan²,

Septiana³

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Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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A Japanese method in teaching at classroom show good result by implementing Kamishibai. On the other hand, technology is inseparable from daily life. Computer-based learning media innovations are fast and diverse, ranging from 2D animation to 3D environments. The hologram is one example of 3D object visualization to deliver the learning material. Based on Kamishibai's opportunity and hologram multimedia utilization to enhance the environmental education teaching activity, research about the adaptation of 3D pyramid hologram for teaching environmental education in elementary school is proposed. Firstly, the kamishibai model for teaching environmental education from Japan is explored and modified to fit Indonesia's condition. The kamishibai and hologram multimedia utilization in teaching environmental education has been experimented with in class. The results of learning kamishibai and multimedia holograms show that students will improve their abilities in environmental problems. The students lead the literacy and caring attitudes were following their level of knowledge and skills as well as their attitudes about caring about disposing of garbage in its place, learning to clean sewerage at school, learning to farm in the yard of schools, and understand how plants exist in school gardens.

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The role of Earth and environmental science in addressing sustainable development priorities in Eastern Africa

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

The role of natural resources abundance and dependence in achieving environmental sustainability: Evidence from resource‐based economies

The role of natural resources abundance and dependence in achieving environmental sustainability: Evidence from resource‐based economies

Reshaping Geoscience to Help Deliver the Sustainable Development Goals

Developing Kamishibai and Hologram Multimedia for Environmental Education at Elementary School

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