sustainable development

Fostering the Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere approach to translate global goals into local actions: Lessons from national scoping workshops in ASEAN countries
Keywords:

Regional Circular and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES) · Regional development · Resiliency · Resources management · Rural-urban linkage · Sustainable development · Urban-rural

Fostering the Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere approach to translate global goals into local actions: Lessons from national scoping workshops in ASEAN countries

The Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES) is a guiding concept for environmental policies to support the achievement of the sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in urban and rural communities with maximum utilisation of local strengths and resources. To promote the Regional-CES concept as a useful guiding principle, a scoping project was designed to engage key...

Kojima, S., Mitra, B.K., Tachibana, M., Pulhin, J.M., Anders, C., Pal, I., ... Imanari, Y. (2024). Fostering the Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere approach to translate global goals into local actions: Lessons from national scoping workshops in ASEAN countries. APN Science Bulletin, (). doi:10.30852/sb.2024.2633

Plausible alternative future of mangroves and their ecosystem services: Case studies from Asia-Pacific region
Keywords:

Ecosystem services · Land change simulation · Mangrove · Scenarios · Sustainable development

Plausible alternative future of mangroves and their ecosystem services: Case studies from Asia-Pacific region

Over the past few decades, scenario analysis emerged as a useful tool for environmental decision-making amidst multiple uncertainties. Using the influential drivers of change, scenarios portray the range of plausible alternative futures useful for quantifying the synergies and trade-offs of vital ecosystem services across multiple development trajectories. In this research, we demonstrate two case examples...

Hashimoto, S., Dasgupta, R., Saito, O., Johnson, B.A., Takahashi, Y., Kumar, P., ... Robaigau, A. (2024). Plausible alternative future of mangroves and their ecosystem services: Case studies from Asia-Pacific region. APN Science Bulletin, (). doi:10.30852/sb.2024.2469

Pathways to strengthening capabilities: A case for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan
Keywords:

Adaptation · Capacity building · Climate-smart agriculture · Food security · High-efficiency irrigation systems · Sustainable development

Pathways to strengthening capabilities: A case for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan

Pakistan has an agro-based economy with a high dependency on the sector, contributing 19.2% to the country’s GDP. The country's geographical position makes agriculture highly vulnerable to climate change as it frequently faces periods of extreme weather events - flooding, droughts, and heatwaves. Due to growing environmental issues and institutional incapacities, there is an observed...

Sultan, M.S., Khan, M.A., Khan, H., & Ahmad, B. (2022). Pathways to strengthening capabilities: A case for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.2021