172 research outputs found
Literally “powerless” discursive coherence versus performed coherence. Policy coherence for development and the EU as a normative actor driving biofuel production in Mozambique
The Lisbon Treaty has made Policy Coherence for Development a legal obligation for the EU, thus the Union’s has a clear institutionalised commitment to makes sure that non-aid policies are not undermining the objectives in the development policy. EU’s energy policy with the 10% target of biofuels in the transport sector have been a point of great debate. Biofuels have been contested both within the EU and internationally and the EU's policy in this areas has created a surge for land in developing countries in order to meet the demand for biofuels. To analyse the interplay between EU energy and development policy, it is examined how biofuel production in Mozambique, one of the world's poorest countries and receipient of EU development assistaince, is coherent with the objectives for the development policy. Despite a set of sustainability criteria, issues of land rights violations have been occuring in Mozambique and this study shows that there is a discrepancy between the discursive coherence and the de facto coherence in the case of biofuels in Mozambique. This can create loss of the Union's legitimacy as well as undermine the developmental objectives pursuited in a developing country
Adsorption and desorption behavior of zinc oxide nanoparticles at the soil-water interface using standardized soil LUFA 2.2 and 2.3
Trophic transfer of differently coated zinc oxide nanoparticles using crustaceans (Daphnia magna) and zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Trophic transfer of differently functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles from crustaceans (Daphnia magna) to zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Influences of the coating on silver nanoparticle toxicity in a chronic test with Daphnia magna
Uptake and localization of fluorescent labelled gold nanoparticles in living zebrafish (Danio rerio) using Light Sheet Microscopy
The effects of food availability on growth and reproduction of Daphnia magna exposed to silver nanoparticles
Uptake and depuration of gold nanoparticles in Daphnia magna - influence of size, coating and feeding
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