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What is Millennium Development Goals

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Developing Sustainable Food Systems, Policies, and Securities
First accepted globally sustainable development goals Including 8 basic goals to achieve until 2015.
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Seafood Security and Sustainability Through Sustainable Development: A Review of Turkish Seafood Market
Seda Yildirim (Tekirdag Namık Kemal University, Turkey) and Merve Kaplan (Kocaeli University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2599-9.ch002
Abstract
The world has understood that hunger is one of the most dangerous problems for the future. Accordingly, food security and sustainability are both important issues through sustainable development. This chapter highlights the role of seafood security and sustainability for sustainable development. In this context, seafood security and sustainability for Turkish seafood market was investigated. Turkey is a coastal country, which has accepted 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, with a seafood market and a good sample to investigate seafood sustainability. This study employed secondary data from TURKSTAT and FAO websites to determine Turkish seafood market profile. The study determined seafood security and sustainability based on five dimensions as availability, economic access, physical access, utilization, and stabilization. Seafood sustainability is vital for coastal countries because seafood market brings economic, social, and environmental benefits at the same time.
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Social Capital Accounting: The Social Capital Protocol and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Eight international development goals identified by the United Nations’ Millennium Summit to, for example, eradicate poverty and achieve universal primary education.
Published in Chapter: Social Capital Accounting: The Social Capital Protocol and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals; From: Green Finance for Sustainable Global Growth
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COVID-19, Poverty, Education, and Technology in Ghana: Challenges and Resolutions
These international goals, eight in total, were set by the United Nations in 2000 in an attempt to bridge the gap between the developed, developing and under-developed countries.
Published in Chapter: COVID-19, Poverty, Education, and Technology in Ghana: Challenges and Resolutions; From: Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education
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Powering the Sustainable Development Goals for Green Growth in Nigeria
The eight goals promoted by the United Nations for performance up till 2015. The goals address the issues of poverty and basic human existence.
Published in Chapter: Powering the Sustainable Development Goals for Green Growth in Nigeria; From: Handbook of Research on Economic and Political Implications of Green Trading and Energy Use
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Solid Waste Management in the Context of Public Policies and Private Sector Participation: Thoughts on the Need of a Comprehensive Approach
At the Millennium Summit took place in 2000, a number of targets were identified and a commitment was made to a global partnership. Ensuring environmental sustainability is one of the targets set.
Published in Chapter: Solid Waste Management in the Context of Public Policies and Private Sector Participation: Thoughts on the Need of a Comprehensive Approach; From: Ethical and Sustainable Supply Chain Management in a Global Context
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