An experimental study and sustainability assessment of plastic waste as a binding material for producing economical cement-less paver blocks

Autor: Karma Tempa, Nimesh Chettri, Gautam Thapa, Phurba, Cheki Gyeltshen, Dawa Norbu, Dikshika Gurung, Ugyen Wangchuk

Publikováno v: Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 101008- (2022)

Recycling of plastic waste (PW) is one alternate approach to reduce the adverse impact on environment despite many control measures adopted around the world. Current study introduces various types of PW as a binding material to completely substitute

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Wastewater management in urban Bhutan: Assessing the current practices and challenges

Autor: Sherub Phuntsho, Gem Tshering, Ho Kyong Shon, Ugyen Dorji, Ugyen M. Tenzin, Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko, Pema Dorji, Cheki Dorji, Ugyen Wangchuk

Publikováno v: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 132:82-93

This study reviews the current wastewater management practices and their challenges in urban Bhutan. The study data was collected from the local authorities of 35 classified towns, and the field survey was conducted for the two representative towns o

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.09.023

FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF PET BOTTLE FIBRES IN CONCRETE

Autor: Chimi, Darjay, Karma Tshering, Phuntsho, Karma S., Lhakpa W. Thingh Tamang, Phuntsho Namgyal, Tshering Wangmo, Ugyen Wangchuk, Tshering Cheki.

Plastics and plastic bottles are adjustable for any common use due to its properties like durability, light weight and its ability to be moulded, however it excessive production and use has become a serious man made a threat to the environment. Dispo

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The impact of insect herbivory on biogeochemical cycling in broadleaved forests varies with temperature.

Autor: Hwang BC; Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. bernice.hwang@uibk.ac.at.; Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Linnaeus väg 6, Umeå, Sweden. bernice.hwang@uibk.ac.at.; Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sterwartestraße 15, Innsbruck, Austria. bernice.hwang@uibk.ac.at., Giardina CP; Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, HI, USA., Adu-Bredu S; CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana: Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana.; Department of Natural Resources Management, CSIR College of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Barrios-Garcia MN; Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.; CONICET, CENAC-APN, Universidad Nacional del Comahue (CRUB), Bariloche (8400), Argentina., Calvo-Alvarado JC; Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica., Dargie GC; School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Diao H; CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland., Duboscq-Carra VG; Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA)-CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina., Hemp A; Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany., Hemp C; Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany., Huasco WH; Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK.; Asociación Civil Sin Fines De Lucro Para La Biodiversidad, Investigación Y Desarrollo Ambiental En Ecosistemas Tropicales (ABIDA), Urbanización Ucchullo Grande, Avenida Argentina F-9, Cusco, Perú., Ivanov AV; Institute of Geology and Nature Management Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Relochny lane, 1, Blagoveshchensk, 675000, Russia., Johnson NG; Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, Hawai'i, USA., Kuijper DPJ; Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Stoczek 1, 17‑230, Białowieża, Poland., Lewis SL; School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.; Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK., Lobos-Catalán P; Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile., Malhi Y; Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK., Marshall AR; Forest Research Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia.; Reforest Africa, PO Box 5, Mang'ula, Kilombero District, Tanzania., Mumladze L; Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, 3/5 Cholokashvili Ave, 0169, Tbilisi, Georgia., Ngute ASK; Forest Research Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia., Palma AC; College of Science & Engineering and Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Qld, Australia., Petritan IC; Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brașov, Șirul Beethoven 1, 500123, Brașov, Romania., Rordriguez-Cabal MA; Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.; Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA)-CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina., Suspense IA; Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et de Foresterie, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, République du Congo.; Laboratoire de Biodiversité, de Gestion des Ecosystèmes et de l'Environnement, Faculté des Sciences et techniques, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, République du Congo., Zagidullina A; Forest Research Institute, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC, Canada.; Department of Physical Geography and Environmental Management Problems, Institute of Geography, Russian Science Academy, Moscow, Russia., Andersson T; Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland., Galiano-Cabrera DF; Asociación Civil Sin Fines De Lucro Para La Biodiversidad, Investigación Y Desarrollo Ambiental En Ecosistemas Tropicales (ABIDA), Urbanización Ucchullo Grande, Avenida Argentina F-9, Cusco, Perú.; Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de La Cultura 773, Cusco, Cusco Province, 08000, Peru., Jiménez-Castillo M; Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile., Churski M; Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Stoczek 1, 17‑230, Białowieża, Poland., Gage SA; Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, 47 Mayers Road, Nambour, 4056, Australia., Filippova N; Yugra State University, 628012, Chekhova street, 16, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia., Francisco KS; Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, HI, USA., Gaglianese-Woody M; Appalchian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28608, USA., Iankoshvili G; Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, 3/5 Cholokashvili Ave, 0169, Tbilisi, Georgia., Kaswamila MA; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany., Lyatuu H; Reforest Africa, PO Box 5, Mang'ula, Kilombero District, Tanzania., Mampouya Wenina YE; Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et de Foresterie, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, République du Congo.; Laboratoire de Biodiversité, de Gestion des Ecosystèmes et de l'Environnement, Faculté des Sciences et techniques, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, République du Congo., Materu B; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany., Mbemba M; CongoPeat Project, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et de Foresterie, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, République du Congo., Moritz R; Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry SB RAS, 664033, Irkutsk, Lermontova str., 132, Russia., Orang K; Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Forest Research and Training, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Lamai Goempa, Bumthang, Bhutan., Plyusnin S; Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, 455 Oktyabrsky prosp., 167001, Syktyvkar, Russia., Puma Vilca BL; Asociación Civil Sin Fines De Lucro Para La Biodiversidad, Investigación Y Desarrollo Ambiental En Ecosistemas Tropicales (ABIDA), Urbanización Ucchullo Grande, Avenida Argentina F-9, Cusco, Perú.; Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland., Rodríguez-Solís M; Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica., Šamonil P; The Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Květnové náměstí 391, Průhonice, 252 43, Czech Republic., Stępniak KM; Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Stoczek 1, 17‑230, Białowieża, Poland.; Department of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-086, Warsaw, Poland., Walsh SK; Department of Science and Conservation, National Tropical Botanical Garden, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalāheo, HI, 96741, USA., Xu H; Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, 510520, China., Metcalfe DB; Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.; Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Linnaeus väg 6, Umeå, Sweden.

Publikováno v: Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2024 Jul 17; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 6011. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 17.

Designing and Evaluating Bamboo Harvesting Methods for Local Needs: Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge and Science.

Autor: Darabant A; Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan Strasse 82, 1190, Vienna, Austria. darabant@gmail.com., Rai PB; Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research, Lamai Goempa, Bumthang, Bhutan., Staudhammer CL; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870344, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA., Dorji T; Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research, Lamai Goempa, Bumthang, Bhutan.

Publikováno v: Environmental management [Environ Manage] 2016 Aug; Vol. 58 (2), pp. 312-22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 25.