The study analyzed sustainable agricultural resource use in Nigeria using the Ecological Footprint Approach. The results showed that the emergy density of the earth and the country were 3.10E+10 sej/m2/year and 1.33E+11 sej/m2/year respectively, indicating that a total energy of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23348
This study reviews the state of play of on-going Nigeria’s environmental policy and pinpoints key issues for Nigeria in the area of environmental and climate policies. In addition to traditional themes that require urgent actions (biodiversity, forestry, land use, water, agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22874
Aims: The degradation of phenothiazine with the filamentous fungus Beauveria bassiana was studied under different fermentation conditions. The objective was to demonstrate methods to increase substrate conversion in wild type B. bassiana using phenothiazine as a screening substra...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/22703
The state of Qatar falls in one of the driest regions in the world with average rainfall of 76.8 mm year-1, and with zero surface water. The limited available natural water sources puts Qatar under huge pressure to balance between available water and water demands for different w...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/21807
Aims: To understand the characteristics of the communities that applied Communication for Behavioural Impact (COMBI) approaches actively as compared with other areas where activity levels have waned. More of an understanding of these attributes will inform future COMBI approaches...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/21581
This paper assessed the indicators that presumably impact sustainable tourism in the region of Madaba, one of the most attractive sites in the Middle of Jordan. The indicators were classified into 5 subgroups and include managerial, economic, social, cultural and environmental im...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/20725
Aims and Place: The increase in greenhouse gas emissions in recent decades, especially CO2, is attributed to the increasing burning of fossil fuels and the expansion of agricultural activities. Therefore, more information should be garnered about the mechanisms that control car...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2015/18144
Public heritage buildings (PHBs) were evaluated with the aim to determine their operational energy performance and the objectives of identifying improvement potentials for their long term sustainable reuse. Six listed churches initially used for worship and later converted to com...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2015/19791
Effects of salic conditions on soil properties under a given land use type and the methods for reclamation has not received the desired research attention in Nigeria. Understanding of how soil properties and crop yield respond to the influence of salic conditions is needed for em...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17187
One challenge is to make food consumption healthful and sustainable. Tools to achieve this include science-based documented dietary advice (here: 'dietary guidelines'), and policy-based initiatives and legislation (here: 'dietary guidance'). These two scientific and political too...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17435
In Nigeria, project sustainability has always been a serious issue. The evolvement of participatory approach to community development in the country is expected to improve infrastructural development and sustainability of the facilities. The study was carried out to examine the e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15756
Aims: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the self-coordination of private regulation and self-regulation schemes in food industry to promote sustainability. Study Design: This study uses sustainable development to achieve a common goal for the business and public sectors. Di...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/18286
This study reviews peer reviewed journal articles on microfinance impacts, sustainability, and outreach over the period 1997 to 2011. The review suggests mixed results on the impacts of microfinance worldwide, and fails to discover a concrete relationship between outreach and sus...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16513
Crops, livestock and trees are major components of farming systems in Ethiopia. Crop production is dominant in Ethiopian agriculture as well as in the farming system. Legumes are among the various crops produced in all regions of the country in different volumes after cereals. Mo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11253
Vegetation in cities and suburbs are important in making built environments more livable, economically and ecologically more sustainable. Urban forestry benefits include erosion control, flood control, fruits and some fuel wood supply. Urban forests play several roles such as rel...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14613