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Im Koalitionsvertrag der rot-grünen Bundesregierung von 1998 wurden neue Zeichen in der Umweltpolitik gesetzt: Einleitung eines längerfristig angelegten Ausstiegs aus der Atomenergie, Einstieg in die ökologische Steuerreform, Vorbereitung einer nationalen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie, Inkrafttreten des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes (EnEG) usw. Im vorliegenden Papier wird ein kurzer Überblick über die Begriffsbildung und Entstehungsgeschichte der Umweltpolitik als Querschnittsaufgabe, über die Akteure und das Instrumentarium der Umweltpolitik sowie über Modelle umweltpolitischer Strategien gegeben. (ICI)

A new vocabulary for Environmental StudiesUnderstandings of "nature" have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Keywords for Environmental Studies analyzes the central terms and debates currently structuring the most exciting research in and across environmental studies, including the environmental humanities, environmental social sciences, sustainability sciences, and the sciences of nature. Sixty essays from humanists, social scientists, and scientists, each written about a single term, reveal the broad range of quantitative and qualitative approaches critical to the state of the field today. From "ecotourism" to "ecoterrorism," from "genome" to "species," this accessible volume illustrates the ways in which scholars are collaborating across disciplinary boundaries to reach shared understandings of key issues—such as extreme weather events or increasing global environmental inequities—in order to facilitate the pursuit of broad collective goals and actions. This book underscores the crucial realization that every discipline has a stake in the central environmental questions of our time, and that interdisciplinary conversations not only enhance, but are requisite to environmental studies today.Visit keywords.nyupress.org for online essays, teaching resources, and more

he local governments in Malaysia have been tasked with conserving the environment and addressing ecological deficiencies. This paper explores three distinct Malaysian local governments' commitment to the environment and their partnership strategies. This qualitative study has discovered that the selected local governments have similar environmental-related programmes, and the stakeholders' engagement is evident in their localities. This study is essential to SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) to foster the community-based efforts to increase environmental stewardship. Future research may include exploratory studies on the environmental commitments of local governments in Sabah and Sarawak. Keywords: Environmental Conservation ; Local Government ; Malaysia ; SDG17 eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3494

Environmental problems as a result of unsustainable development require holistic solution to be solved. One of the solutions is the reimplementation of local wisdom. In the past, people lived in harmony with the environment and almost all ethnic groups in Indonesia have the wisdom to preserve and manage the environment inherited by their ancestors. Local wisdom is invaluable tradition that has influenced people's attitude and behaviour towards nature. However, this wisdom is abandoned by modern developments. This study aims to analyse the reimplementation of local wisdom as an environmental conservation strategy. Difficulties in learning and using local wisdom practiced in the past are encountered in the reimplementation process. This is due to unavailability of local wisdom official records. Another difficulty is society's unwillingness to re-implement local wisdom. Local wisdom is considered as outdated by many people. Reimplementation of local wisdom can be conducted through systematic approach in education system, integrated socio cultural approach and consistent government development policies. The re-implementation of local wisdom should be adapted to current times. It should not simply adopt local wisdom in the past as it was because it will not suitable with the present time. Renewal of existing local wisdom can be used by the government to create sustainable development. Environmental conservation should be conducted by considering local situation and condition as Indonesia has a very diverse population and environmental conditions. Keywords: environmental conservation; local wisdom.

Introduction: Should African philosophers care about the sub-Saharan environment? -- Peripherality and non-philosophy in African philosophy : Womanist philosophy, environmental philosophy and other provocations / Bruce B. Janz -- Gaia hypothesis from an African perspective / Alexander O. E. Animalu and Jeff Unaegbu -- How to ground animal rights on African values : a constructive approach / Thaddeus Metz -- An African account of the moral obligation to preserve biodiversity / Kevin G. Behrens -- Transformation of urban space in South-West Nigeria, 2011 to present : ethical issues in development and aesthetics / Olatunji A. Oyeshile -- Animal rights vs. animal care ethics : interrogating the relationship to non-human animals in Yorùbá culture / Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwole and Ademola Kazeem Fayemi -- Women and the environment in Africa / Workineh Kelbessa -- Women's identities in African environmental ethics : a conversational approach / Ademola Kazeem Fayemi and Oladele Abiodun Balogun -- Ohanife : an account of the ecosystem based on the African notion of relationship / Jonathan O. Chimakonam -- Hermeneutics of trees in an African context : enriching the understanding of the environment 'for the common heritage of humankind.' /Angela Roothaan -- Global warming as an ontological boomerang effect : towards a philosophical rescue from the African place / Victor C. A. Nweke -- Laudato Si and the ecological crisis / Ralph Okechukwu Madu -- Catalysing climate change action in Nigeria : moderate anthropocentrism and the African perspective of the cosmos / Ada Agada -- Zimbabwe's environmental crisis : questioning ubuntu? / Fainos Mangena -- Exploring the African traditional belief systems (totems and taboos) in natural resources conservation and management in Ghana / Francis Diawuo and Abdul Karim Issifu.

The government of Malaysia is committed and receptive to environment conservation efforts. The study's explicit goals will now be as follows: a) Determine community participation techniques in environmental conservation programmes; b) Detect concerns and hindrances to community participation in environmental conservation programmes; and c) Suggest the most effectual community participation approaches in environmental conservation programmes. We spoke to eight main informants from three tiers of local governments. The observations were organised using NVivo. Community participation is hampered by a lack of enthusiasm and understanding, as well as a lack of workforce and finance. 9AN Keywords: Community participation, environmental conservation, local government, SDGs eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3502

Conserving wildlife has been much in the news in early 2014, owing to the rapid growth of wildlife crime since 2000. This is now a problem measured in tens of billions of dollars, with large, organized and violent criminal activity pushing rhinos towards extinction, and losses of African elephants measured in the thousands per year. Tigers, lions and other top predators are under severe pressure as well.