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Human Dimensions of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries: An Overview of Context, Concepts, Tools and Methods
This document aims to provide a better understanding of the role of the economic, institutional and sociocultural components within the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) process and to examine some potential methods and approaches that may facilitate the adoption of EAF management. It explores both the human context for the ecosystem approach to fisheries and the human dimensions involved in implementing the EAF. For the former, the report provides background material essential to understand prior to embarking on EAF initiatives, including an understanding of key concepts and issues, of the valuation of aquatic ecosystems socially, culturally and economically, and of the many policy, legal, institutional, social and economic considerations relevant to the EAF. With respect to facilitating EAF implementation, the report deals with a series of specific aspects: (1) determining the boundaries, scale and scope of the EAF; (2) assessing the various benefits and costs involved, seen from social, economic, ecological and management perspectives; (3) utilizing appropriate decision-making tools in EAF; (4) creating and/or adopting internal incentives and institutional arrangements to promote, facilitate and fund the adoption of EAF management; and (5) finding suitable external (non-fisheries) approaches for financing EAF implementation
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A section of the ICUN European Green Belt: the cross-border peace park (Albania/Montenegro/Kosovo)
YesNelson Mandela, speaking of peace parks said âI know of no political movement, no philosophy, no ideology, which does not agree with the concept of peace parks ⊠in a world beset by conflict and division peace is one of the cornerstones of the future ⊠in the entire worldâ
The IUCN publication, Transboundary Protected Areas for Peace and Co-operation[1], lists over 600 such regions and defines Parks for Peace as: âtransboundary protected areas that are formally dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and to the promotion of peace and co-operationâ.
The single Prokletije mountain range is divided by three borders. It is one of the most beautiful and untouched areas of high natural habitat in Europe. One of the aims here is to preserve this most outstanding area of natural beauty and value, as well as making a contribution towards peace and stability in the region, promoting the growth of community between ethnic and religious groups. Interest in a peace park for this area has already been activated in Belgrade, PeÄ, Plav, Podgorica, Shkodra, Tirana, Plav and elsewhere, although, as Franz Stummann observed, âPoliticians donât see whatâs happening on the bordersâ [2].
It has been said that "borders constitute the main cause of wars ... neighboring countries are the most prone to fight. The danger of violence creeps around borders" [3]. Despite considerable skepticism initially, a "peace park", covering a wide geographical area has been developing for the past decade in the area surrounding the meeting point in the high remote mountains of Kosovo/Albania/Montenegro. Each of these aspire to EU membership. There are already many people, NGOs, local and national authorities working on ongoing relevant projects within the area, as well as dialoguing, across the borders
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Old tradition to new reality: Environmental, social and economic impacts of tourism in Thethi, Albania
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It takes a village to protect a child
This article presents a case for taking a concerted community approach to protecting children. It does this through acknowledging that: child protection is indeed âeveryoneâs businessâ (Landgren, 2005) and extending this into promoting a collective response rather than relying solely on child protection authorities to work with individual families; revisiting the âbest interestsâ criterion of child rights in protecting children; reiterating the argument (Young, McKenzie, Omre, Schjelderup, & Walker, 2014) for a much more nuanced understanding of, and response to, keeping children safe; and presenting some descriptions and analyses of community approaches to protecting children
The Fabric of Myth
Group exhibition at Compton Verney
This exhibition will explore the theme of myths through the medium and history of textiles. From Ariadne's thread to the story of Arachne transformed from weaver to spider, these narratives have communicated associations including redemption, protection, metamorphosis and communication.
The exhibition will explore the way textiles have shaped both cultural and personal myths. The Fabric of Myth will include historic textiles, sculpture and work by artists such as:
Louise Bourgeois, William Morris, William Holman Hunt, Henry Moore, Mary Queen of Scots, Edward Burne-Jones, Joseph Beuys, Delaine De Bas, Ray Materson, Elaine Reichek, Alice Kettle, Judith Scott, Shane Waltner, Tilleke Schwarz and Annie Whiles
Annie Whiles exhibited two pieces "The Moment Ago" 2005 and "Hover Boys" 200
Curated Collections for Educators: Five Key Papers on Clinical Teaching
The ability to teach in the clinical setting is of paramount importance. Clinical teaching is at the heart of medical education, irrespective of the learnerâs level of training. Learners desire and need effective, competent, and thoughtful clinical teaching from their instructors. However, many clinician-educators lack formal training on this important skill and thus may provide a variable experience to their learners. Although formal training of clinician-educators is standard and required in many other countries, the United States has yet to follow suit, leaving many faculty members to fend for themselves to learn these important skills.
In September 2018, the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) 2018-2019 Faculty Incubator program discussed the topic of clinical teaching techniques. We gathered the titles of papers that were cited, shared, and recommended within our online discussion forum and compiled the articles pertaining to the topic of clinical teaching techniques. To augment the list, the authors did a formal literature search using the search terms âteaching techniques", "clinical teaching", "medical education", "medical students", and "residentsâ on Google Scholar and PubMed. Finally, we posted a call for important papers on the topic of clinical teaching techniques on Twitter.
Through this process, we identified 48 core articles on the topic of clinical teaching. We conducted a modified Delphi methodology to identify the key papers on the topic. In this paper, we present the five highest-rated articles based on the relevance to junior faculty and faculty developers. This article will review and summarize the articles we found to be the most impactful to improve oneâs clinical teaching skills
âSWORN VIRGINSâ AS ENHANCERS OF ALBANIAN PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY IN CONTRAST TO EMERGING ROLES FOR ALBANIAN WOMEN
Kultura patrijarhata ugraÄena u tradicionalni ĆŸivot planinskih podruÄja sjeverne Albanije, juĆŸne Ccrne Gore, Kosova i zapadne Makedonije i dalje prevladava u tim podruÄjima. Ta kultura zahtijeva prisutnost muĆĄkog nasljednika ili, ako ga nema, zahtijeva transformaciju ĆŸene u ulogu muĆĄkarca. Kao virdĆŸina, ĆŸena se otima podreÄenoj ulozi ĆŸene u druĆĄtvu, ali i uÄvrĆĄÄuje i odrĆŸava kulturu patrijarhata i tradicionalne rodne uloge u druĆĄtvu. Rrazgovori s virdĆŸinama od 1990-ih do danas pokazuju njihovu neprekinutu podrĆĄku tradicionalnom sustavu rodnih uloga u Albaniji. Promjene koje su se u albanskom druĆĄtvu poÄele dogaÄati 1991., najviĆĄe u veÄim gradovima, pomaĆŸu u prihvaÄanju netradicionalnih obiteljskih skupina i rodnih uloga. S obzirom na to da se smanjuje potreba za muĆĄkom glavom obitelji i poÄinje se razgovarati o pitanjima rodne jednakosti, druĆĄtveni fenomen virdĆŸina i njegova podrĆĄka patrijarhatu se smanjuju.Northern Albania is known for its patriarchal social system - strict traditional oral laws dictate definitive gender roles. As a âsworn virginâ a woman breaks from societal expectations but also reinforces the traditional culture. The need for the âsworn virginâ may be reduced as changes in society bring acceptance of non-traditional family groups and roles
MICESE: a new method used for the formulation of key messages from the scientific community for the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy
The European Union (EU) 2020 Biodiversity strategy will soon come to an end and may not have been as successful as envisioned. In the current context of the global biodiversity crisis, the European Commission, the research community, and broader society cannot risk another, likely ineffective, attempt by the EU to halt biodiversity loss after 2020. Through the development of the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, the scientific community of the ALTER-Net and EKLIPSE networks saw a unique opportunity to make a difference for biodiversity in Europe by better involving scientists, policy makers, and society. We developed an innovative, transparent, and collaborative processâcalled the multiphased, iterative, and consultative elicitation of scientific expertise (MICESE) method. This process allowed us to produce a set of 12 key messages developed by scientists for the EU to prioritize in the development of the new post 2020 biodiversity strategy. These key messages were structured according to their systemic value, scale, and nature. We provide insights and analyses of the new MICESE method before reflecting on how to improve the future involvement of scientists in scienceâpolicy interfaces
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