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Etnografica (Etnografica)

Publicada em Portugal, a Etnográfica é uma revista quadrimestral de antropologia social e cultural. Publica artigos originais em português, inglês, espanhol e francês. Abordando uma grande diversidade de contextos etnográficos, privilegia a qualidade da pesquisa empírica, a diversidade de perspectivas analíticas e a inovação teórica. Os artigos são selecionados pela comissão editorial com base num sistema de arbitragem por pares em regime de anonimato.

From China to America, via Palestine, Africa and Europe, Études rurales explores the main aspects of the rural world through studies on territories, activities, lifestyles, political organisations, representations, beliefs, heritages and perspectives. With contributions from writers of all disciplines, the journal examines the world though academic enquiry as well as history, philosophy and anthropology. The journal is part of a collective effort to find new representations of rural life.

European Commission


The European Commission represents the general interest of the EU and is the driving force in proposing legislation (to Parliament and the Council), administering and implementing EU policies, enforcing EU law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and negotiating in the international arena.

EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. It was established in September 2002 as a merger of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) and the European Union of Geosciences (EUG), and has headquarters in Munich, Germany.

European Research Studies Journal is a refereed publication and is designed to cover a wide variety of topics in the fields of Business and Economics in general including Banking, Financial Services and Internal Controls, Accounting and Finance, Health Economics, Tourism, Maritime Studies, Transport and Logistics, Energy and Environment with reference to European Integration. It aims to act as a guide for new developments and prospects in different aspects of economic thought and business methodologies and it is programmed to come out two to four times a year.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.

What does ESA do?

The European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) is a network on forests and development, which aims to ensure that European research contributes to conservation and sustainable use of forest and tree resources in tropical and subtropical countries.

ETFRN was established in 1991 in response to the growing concernes on the rapid deforestation occurring particularly in the tropics, and the European Commission's desire to mobilise European research to address this challenge.

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The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 European countries that together cover much of the continent.


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The EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to foster economic cooperation: the idea being that countries that trade with one another become economically interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict.


Evidence on Demand was a resource service providing high-quality information in the fields of climate, environment, infrastructure, and livelihoods. The information hub provided access to a broad range of documents, learning resources and technical expertise. One of the key functions of the service was to assist U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) advisers and the wider international development community in making informed, evidence-based decisions. The expert team behind Evidence on Demand was co-led with IMC Worldwide Ltd in a joint venture.

 

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Launched in October 2015 by founding editor Robert Kadar with support from Joe Brewer, David Sloan Wilson, The Evolution Institute, and Steve Roth — who now serves as publisher — Evonomics has emerged as a powerful voice for the sea change that is sweeping through economics. Evonomics’ content attracts hundreds of thousands of readers a month, and it touches millions of people a week across the web.

Expertise France, also known an Agence Francaise d'Expertise Technique Internationale, is the French agency for international technical expertise created by the merger on 1 January 2015 between six French technical assistance operators (FEI, ADETEF, ADECRI, SPSI, ESTHER, INTER).

FLACSO

A Faculdade Latino-Americana de Ciências Sociais (Flacso) é um organismo internacional, autônomo e de natureza intergovernamental, fundado em 1957 pelos Estados Latino-Americanos que acolheram uma recomendação da XI Conferência Geral da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (Unesco).

Atualmente, é composta por 18 Estados-membros que desenvolvem atividades acadêmicas, pesquisas e modalidades de cooperação em 13 países da América Latina e do Caribe. Todas essas unidades compõem o Sistema Flacso.

La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO- Chile) es un organismo internacional con más de medio siglo de existencia, autónomo, regional, de carácter académico e interdisciplinario con una visión amplia y crítica de las Ciencias Sociales. Es un centro de Pensamiento Latinoamericano orientado a promover el desarrollo económico de la sociedad, la reducción de la desigualdad, el fortalecimiento integral de la democracia y el libre intercambio de ideas y visiones críticas de la realidad.

La Sede de FLACSO en Ecuador fue establecida en 1974, mediante un acuerdo entre el Estado ecuatoriano y el sistema internacional de FLACSO. La institución forma parte del sistema universitario ecuatoriano y fue reconocida por la Ley de Educación Superior en el año 2000. La Sede goza de autonomía administrativa y financiera en concordancia con su acuerdo constitutivo.

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FLACSO-Guatemala inicia actividades en 1987, en coincidencia con el ambiente propicio que ofrecía la transición a la democracia. Fue reconocida por el Estado de Guatemala por medio del Decreto Legislativo 96-87.


Principió como Proyecto para convertirse en Programa en agosto de 1989 (CS XIII/08, México D.F., 8/28/1989), y luego en Sede Académica en 1998 (Resolución AGO XII/05, México D.F., el 15 de mayo de 1998), al ratificar la Presidencia de la República el acuerdo inicial firmado en 1987.


Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente provides international postgraduate education, research and project services in the field of geo-information science and earth observation using remote sensing and GIS. The aim of ITC's activities is the international exchange of knowledge, focusing on capacity building and institutional development in developing countries and emerging economies.

ITC is the University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation.

Our mission is to develop capacity, particularly in less developed countries, and to utilize geospatial solutions to deal with national and global problems.

Our vision is that spatial solutions will play an increasingly important role in meeting many of mankind’s complex challenges (often wicked problems), such as climate change, population growth, and related claims for sufficient and secure food, water, energy, health, land and housing provision.

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The Regional Office for Africa advocates for strong regional partnerships and timely Country Office support.


The substantive technical work of the Regional Office focuses on co-ordinating normative work and its policy dimensions and leadership of the regional dimension of the Organization’s technical networks.


Three main areas characterize the African regional dimension: priority setting and strategic planning, partnership development, and resource mobilization.


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FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO Asia & the Pacific)

The vision of the FAO office in Bangkok is a food-secure Asia and the Pacific region.


Its mission is to help member countries halve the number of undernourished people in the region by raising agricultural productivity and alleviating poverty while protecting the region’s natural resources base.


Agricultural growth in Asia-Pacific has stagnated in recent years, with a serious decline in agricultural investment, and depletion and degradation of natural resources in the face of continued population growth.