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Ecological Economics


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Ecological economics posits that human capital cannot be exchanged for natural capital and, as such, that natural capital is undervalued in the current economic system. Ecological economics, which places economics as a subset of ecology, differentiates itself from neoclassical economics by accounting for physical reality; in particular the laws of physics and thermodynamics and an understanding of biological systems. Ecological economics also distinguishes growth from development, finding that only the latter raises quality of life.

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An Introduction to Ecological Economics was among the first comprehensive introductions to the field of ecological economics. You can read the e-book version for free.




The
Ecological Economics web-log
is designed to daylight and refine economists’ and ecologists' views, agreements, and disagreements on current environmental and natural resource issues.


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The European Society for Ecological Economics is dedicated to advancing understanding of the relationships among ecological, social and economic systems for the mutual well-being of nature and people.




Earth Economics is devoted to promoting ecosystem health and ecological economics and to halting the globalization of unsustainable economic policies, focusing on the vital areas of toxics, forests, fisheries and global trade policy.

Ecological Economics


"Decision making requires either explicit or implicit valuation, so it is important to recognize the relationship between valuation and the goals being served. There are at least three broad goals which have been identified as important to managing economic systems within the context of the planet's ecological life support system:

1. ecological sustainability
2. social fairness
3. resource allocation efficiency

Ecological Economics is an attempt to incorporate the above ideas in a transdisciplinary effort including a full range of natural and social sciences. It has made significant progress in redefining broad social goals, valuation of human, natural and social capital relative to those goals and developing adaptive institutions to implement the new goals"

~ Dr. Robert Costanza source


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Keywords

environmental accounting, natural capital, natural capitalism, ecology, externalities, external costs, valuing ecosystem services, natural life-support structure, economic value, ecocentric, economy, alternate economies, scarcity, green business, human well-being, biosphere well-being, green economics, sustainability, sustainable development, growth, welfare, supply and demand, fungible, triple bottom line, practical economics, Herman Daly, steady-state economy

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Hello all,

I am here to provide consumers with the chance of shopping GREEN from home!!

Products that we use on a daily basis that are manufactured by companies filled with chemicals and toxins. These products that we use constantly in our households filled with contaminants don't only put pollutants into the clean water we use, but as well as are unsafe for our own physical/personal wellness. Think about how many products you may have in your household that have a "child proof" cap on them? What if you could have all those kitchen, bathroom, laudry products with out those caps? Products that you use already that are ecologically safe for everyday use with absolutely no negative impact on our lives, our environment, or the lives we touch.

If this is something you feel you would be interesting in learning more about, please do not hesitate to contact me. Message me directly through wiserearth.org's system or simply email me at zeepsjeeps@live.com">zeepsjeeps@live.com. I am here to provide this knowledge for others to get it across the USA and other countries that there are better more natural ways to follow through our daily routine. I hope that you will read this in confidence and allow me the time to share with you the way to a cleaner, safer world for ourselves and our future children.

 

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Dear all,

BBC World News is repeating the Zer0-M video by Joshka Wessels and TVE, Waste not Waste.
While I write this TVE is still working at getting the dates of the broadcastin right on their homepage. But below are the correct broadcasting times.

You find the complete treatment of the film on the webpage of TVE. Appreciate also the research about interesting links TVE has done, a who is who of ecosanitation.

'Waste not Waste' is broadcast on BBC World News at the following times (all times quoted as UK time zone currently GMT):
Friday 16 January at 20:30, with repeats on
Tuesday 20 January at 15:30 and
Wednesday 21 January at 02:30.


I wish you good fun.

Best regards,
Martin
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Greetings to all

I have just created a new group and membership applications are now being accepted

 

Site: http://www.wiserearth.org/group/uniecobudget

 

looking for about 24 or so qualified members from the following demograph.

 

thanks

 

Alfred Jonas

 

 

The G-20  plus The Four

 

One qualified member only from each please....

 

please submit resumes

 

these are currently only volunteer positions for a working group

 


The Four
North America

There is no accepted special name for all indigenous peoples in North America as a whole, although Native American is sometimes used. The term North American Indian is often used for a member of the more restricted group comprising the First Nations in Canada together with the Native Americans in the United States. This term is usually understood to exclude the Alaskan Natives and the Inuit and Métis of Canada, and the indigenous peoples of Mexico. In Mexico, the preferred expression is Indigenous Peoples (pueblos indígenas in Spanish, however, Indians (indios, índios) is often used too, even by indigenous peoples themselves, since this expression is not seen as derogatory.[citation needed]

South America

In South America, like in Mexico, the preferred expression is Indigenous Peoples (pueblos indígenas in Spanish, povos indígenas in Portuguese). However, Indians (indios, índios) is often used too, even by indigenous peoples themselves, since this expression is not seen as derogatory.[
The Indigenous peoples in Brazil (Portuguese: povos indígenas) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the arrival of Europeans around 1500. Unlike Christopher Columbus, who thought he had reached the East Indies, the Portuguese, most notably by Vasco da Gama, had already reached India via the Indian Ocean route when they reached Brazil.

West Oceania

In most parts of Oceania, indigenous peoples outnumber the descendents of colonists. Exceptions include Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. According to the 2001 Australian census, Indigenous Australians make up 2.4% of the total population, while in New Zealand 14.6% of the population identify at least partially as indigenous Māori, with slightly more than half (53%) of all Māori residents identifying solely as Māori. Indigenous Hawaiians make up nearly a quarter of the general Hawaiian population.

East Africa

Although the vast majority of African peoples can be considered to be indigenous in the sense that they have originated from that continent and nowhere else, in practice identity as an "Indigenous people" as per the term's modern application is more restrictive, and certainly not every African ethnic group claims identification under these terms. Groups and communities who do claim this recognition are those who by a variety of historical and environmental circumstances have been placed outside of the dominant state systems, and whose traditional practices and land claims often come into conflict with the objectives and policies promulgated by governments, companies and surrounding dominant societies.
The G-20

The Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was established in 1999 to bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy. The inaugural meeting of the G-20 took place in Berlin, on December 15–16, 1999, hosted by German and Canadian finance ministers.

1. Mandate

The G-20 is an informal forum that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability. By contributing to the strengthening of the international financial architecture and providing opportunities for dialogue on national policies, international co-operation, and international financial institutions, the G-20 helps to support growth and development across the globe.

2. Origins     

The G-20 was created as a response both to the financial crises of the late 1990s and to a growing recognition that key emerging-market countries were not adequately included in the core of global economic discussion and governance.
Prior to the G-20 creation, similar groupings to promote dialogue and analysis had been established at the initiative of the G-7. The G-22 met at Washington D.C. in April and October 1998. Its aim was to involve non-G-7 countries in the resolution of global aspects of the financial crisis then affecting emerging-market countries. Two subsequent meetings comprising a larger group of participants (G-33) held in March and April 1999 discussed reforms of the global economy and the international financial system. The proposals made by the G-22 and the G-33 to reduce the world economy's susceptibility to crises showed the potential benefits of a regular international consultative forum embracing the emerging-market countries. Such a regular dialogue with a constant set of partners was institutionalized by the creation of the G-20 in 1999.

3. Membership     

The members of the G-20 are the finance ministers and central bank governors of 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The European Union is also a member, represented by the rotating Council presidency and the European Central Bank. To ensure global economic fora and institutions work together, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the President of the World Bank, plus the chairs of the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee of the IMF and World Bank, also participate in G-20 meetings on an ex-officio basis.
The G-20 thus brings together important industrial and emerging-market countries from all regions of the world. Together, member countries represent around 90 per cent of global gross national product, 80 per cent of world trade (including EU intra-trade) as well as two-thirds of the world's population. The G-20's economic weight and broad membership gives it a high degree of legitimacy and influence over the management of the global economy and financial system.
By Alfred G. Jonas Sunday November 16, 2008 Earth

 

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