Public health is a not only a national issue but a world-wide issue, that affects all individuals regardless of age, color, nationality, beliefs, orientation or any other factor which makes us all different. Even though all of us come from different walks of life, understanding public health is essential to our overall wellbeing. Public health is much bigger than taking care of ourselves and doing what we need to do to have proper hygiene and good health. To understand what public health truly is
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maintain and innovate new ideas to sustain environmental health. The principal impediment to a sustainable society is our internal wiring. Put simply, humans evolved in an environment of scarcity and our brains are poorly adapted to restrain our appetites in a climate of abundance even when our ‘executive’ brain warns us that our civilization has overextended the limits of the biosphere. The human mind is not used to dealing with novel global environmental threats such as pollution, plastic, chemicals
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Pattern of rapid economic growth characterized by: High consumption of energy and natural resources Environmental pollution & biodiversity loss Growing social tension and inequality • Recognition that administrative measures need to be coupled with market-based policies • Turning to the power of the market: Environmental economic policies Environmental Tax Ecological Compensation Mechanism Green Trade Policy Green Government Procurement Green Insurance
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GLOBAL ISSUES – Possible Topics Human Conflicts: Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, terrorism Digital Divide Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Biotechnology Rules Illegal Drugs Trade, Investment, and Competition Rules Intellectual Property Rights International Labor and Migration rules Third World Debt Oil Consumption Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses (Extinction) Global Warming / Climate Change Genetically Engineered Food Human Population Growth Global Infectious Diseases
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has increased considerably within the last couple of decades, and is today a hot topic especially in the EU. Influence of Trans National Corporations (TNC), such as Royal Dutch Shell is significant on the environmental agenda (Lawrence & Weber, 2004). Today it is not just enough to have a superior quality product, if it is not produced in an ethical correct way, regarding employees, environment, NGO’s and other essential stakeholders1 to the company. Being social
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....................... 3.1 The free trade policy............................................................. 3.2 Global Market........................................................................ 3.2.1 NAFTA & MERCOSAR................................................. 3.2.2 APEC........................................................................... 3.2.3 EU Vs Global Markets................................................. 4. Corporate Social Responsibility.......................
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Introduction Global climate change due to human activity is a major concern to millions of informed citizens. The U.S. government and scientific community have acknowledged the threats posed by global warming are real and stem from the unprecedented emission of greenhouse gases such as C02 and methane in the last 75 years (U.S. EPA, 2013). The United States is a major source of world greenhouse gas emissions including CO2 (U.S. EPA, 2013). The specific effects of climate change on human health and safety
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Public health is a not only a national issue but a world-wide issue, that affects all individuals regardless of age, color, nationality, beliefs, orientation or any other factor which makes us all different. Even though all of us come from different walks of life, understanding public health is essential to our overall wellbeing. Public health is much bigger than taking care of ourselves and doing what we need to do to have proper hygiene and good health. To understand what public health truly is
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time the negative environmental externalities of economic growth have escalated and are causing concern not only within China itself but also globally. China has suffered severe ecological destruction and serious environmental problems which threaten both its economy and the health of its people. Apart from air and water pollution, unprecedented growth in household and industrial waste, loss of biodiversity, felling of rain rainforests and overfishing has occurred. On a global level, China’s air
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The Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC Partnership) is a coalition of 27 organizations working together to foster increased understanding of sustainable tourism practices and the adoption of universal sustainable tourism principles. The Partnership was initiated by the Rainforest Alliance, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Foundation, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Objectives Sustainable tourism is on the rise:
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