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The protection of the environment and the consolidation of sustainable development in the market are simultaneously achievable, and constitute part of the foundation of European law. This law highlights their viability, in the area of financial mechanisms that support the production of renewable energy in an effort to address climate change. The harmony of these mechanisms, provided, for example, in Directive 2009/28/EC and its adoption by the Member States of the European Union with the free movement of goods, is analyzed by the Court of Justice in the case of Ålands Vindkraft AB v. Energimyndigheten (C-573/12). In this case, the Court highlighted how compatibility among the climate, green energy production and the development of the market is a necessity. In this area, the European Commission has proposed to the Parliament and the Council a framework and package of measures, which they will implement together, based on their functions, in accordance with the provisions of European law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is a review of the historical background and the evolution of the concept of metabolism applied to human systems, till the evaluation of the metabolism of the antrophosphere using the methodology of Material Flow Analysis (MFA). Different international and national experiences that are evidence of the applicability of the method are presented. We show that the MFA is a flexible and suitable tool for environmental management that can be applied as a tool for the comprehensive analysis of the environmental problems generated by human activity. Additionally, the MFA can be used to detect and estimate material flows and stock of material that could be undesirable or potentially dangerous, allowing the establishment of efficient management strategies material flows from the point of view of sustainability and making an estimate of future emissions to anticipate problems and take early action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent public policies in favor of family farming in Uruguay face a lot of tension with the dominant neoliberal logic of Uruguayan agriculture. This paper analyzes the public policy innovations in the management of natural resources, land use and rural development decentralization. It also examines their effects, especially on the area of family livestock farming. Uruguay is in the process of integrating international standards in environmental policies (conservation of water and soil) and regional sustainable development. But the implementation of new regulatory instruments (territorial, environmental, land use, etc.) has problems as they come in tension or conflict with the interests of the corporate sector or with the identity of family farmer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A pesar de que se atisba una recuperación del mercado de productos desde hace ya varios meses, el retorno al modelo de crecimiento que se desplomó en 2008-2009 exacerbaría los desequilibrios nacionales y mundiales que causaron la crisis. Saldrían malparados la economía real, el desarrollo equitativo y el empleo, y se volvería a un modelo que es ecológicamente insostenible. Por ello, la autora aboga por la reforma del sistema financiero internacional, las estrategias de desarrollo basadas en la demanda interna y la agricultura viable, las bonificaciones fiscales a las tecnologías respetuosas con el medio ambiente y las políticas sociales redistributivas que reduzcan las desigualdades y sirvan de estabilizadores macroeconómicos durante las recesiones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the predictability of a landscape sustainability assessment model for Bogotá, based upon primary and secondary sources. The model's predictability lies on the relevance of considered variables, as well as the consistent interaction among those variables in order to explain multifactor phenomena, such as the sustainable mobility of a city. Finally, a set of possible scenarios, which are aimed to improve the implementation of a sustainable mobility policy, will be presented. This set will be the result of the sustainable mobility assessment model created as a predictive model for the city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Several persons and institutions are interested in knowing what it can happen in a specific zone or natural resource, since they are interested in empowering and managing their own projects, either environmental or not, and they are also interested in having present and future benefits. Identifying such interests as well as the way for optimizing them with the purpose of achieving a more equitable and efficient use of resources in principle requires a knowledge of the interests which may arise in relation to a natural resource or a specific zone and possible tendencies, and then establish relevant strategies which allow having an appropriate social-environmental management. There is not a specific methodology for determining environmental interests of the structure applied to a specific natural resource or territorial space. However, some situations can be established to obtain a result: approach, people involved, and strategies for applying actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The importance of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) has increased along with growing concern on deforestation, and the need to diversify and increase the value of forest resources. The NTFP include a number of products which are important in the daily life of local communities, because they contribute to obtain additional earnings and employment. In the present investigation, the available NTFP information for Mexico is reviewed, in order to identify production patterns, and to contribute to generate sustainable management proposals. According to governmental sources, in Mexico there are 20 000 plant species, 950 of them provide NTFP, but only 10% of this last figure has commercial value and is subjected to regulation. Currently, NFTP are classified in seven categories. In the period 1985-2003, NFTP mean annual production was 135 667,158 tons. The category "other products" was the most important, followed by "resins", "fibres", "waxes", "gums" and "rhizomes". During this period, the production of "resins" tended to be stable, "fibres" and "waxes" tended to decline, but "gums" and "rhizomes" rail down. In 2003, the NFTP national value was $498 098,712 pesos. The categories "other products" and "resins" accounted for 68,9% and 22,5%, respectively of total value. In contrast, "forest soil" (used for gardens) represented 62,3% of production in tons, but accounted only for 2,63% of the total PFNM value. It is concluded that NTFP official information is scanty and incomplete. Because of this, it is necessary to develop a new classification, especially to divide "other products", since it includes a number of important products not properly quantified, such as medicinal plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El artículo se enfoca en el taller internacional Cubasolar (Sociedad Cubana para la Promoción de las Fuentes Renovables de Energía y el Respeto Ambiental) que se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Morón, provincia de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba en 2008. Se discutieron de los temas relacionados a la energía renovable, incluyendo el desarrollo sustentable, la lucha contra la desertificación y la educación energética.