Human Resource System Challenges

Edited by : Eleonora Barbieri-Masini,

Faculty of Social Sciences, Gregorian University, Italy

1. Indigenous People and Their Life Support Systems: A Perspective on Production Processes

Savyasaachi, C24-Press Enclave, India

The Forest Culture of the Adivasi People of Bastar, India

Madhu Ramnath, An independent researcher based in Amsterdam and Bastar, India

Tribal Autonomy and Life Support Systems

Ritambhara Hebbar, Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India

Emerging Environmental Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Northern Australia

Marcia Langton, Center for Indigenous Natural and Cultural Resource Management, Northern Territory University, Australia

2. Cultivation and Household: The Basics for Nurturing Human Life

Hilkka Pietilä Independent Researcher and Author, Finland

Gender, Men and Masculinities

Robert William Connell, School of Social, Policy and Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, Australia

3. Gender Dimensions to Life Sustainable Systems

Thais Corral, REDEH-Rede de Desenvolvimiento Humano, Brazil

Women and Family and Sustainable Development

Eleonora Barbieri-Masini, Faculty of Social Sciences, Gregorian University, Italy

Gender and Environment: Lessons to Learn

Irene Dankelman, Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Women and Work

Ines Smyth, Policy Department, Oxfam, UK

4. Environment and New Generations: An Opportunity for a New Social and Economic Development

Doriana (Teodora) Giudici, National Committee of Economy and Labour, Italy

Environmental Education in Italy: Training Supply and Possible Scenarios

Elena Battaglini, Economic and Social Research Institute (IRES), Italy

Flavia Ferringo, Economic and Social Research Institute (IRES), Italy

Youth Towards the Third Millennium: A Risk and A Promise - The Role of Mass Media for an Ecological Awareness -

Giovanna Ricoveri, Telematic Quarterly Ecologia Politica-Cns, Italy

Habitat: Youth and Environment

Gian Matteo Apuzzo

5. The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Creating a New Global Ethic for Children

Jane M. Page, Department of Learning and Educational Development, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Education and Children's Rights: Challenges and Choices for the future

Jane M. Page, Department of Learning and Educational Development, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Immunisation and Children's Health

Gustav Nossal, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Australia

International Regulation of Children's Rights

Margaret M. Coady, Education Faculty, University of Melbourne, Australia