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'The discussion on language rights is affected by some confusion on the nature and status of rights. In this paper, a rigorous characterisation of language rights is proposed. It is argued that the general assimilation or equation between language rights and human rights is not only erroneous as far as it is inaccurate, but it leads to a distorted image of the relationship between law and politics. While human rights do limit (at least, ideally) state behaviour, language rights are, more often than not, an issue devolved to the political process. The point being made in this paper is that recognition of language rights (as such or as part of minority rights) is based primarily on contingent historical reasons. Some tentative explanations on the poor status or unequal recognition of language rights in international and domestic law will also be offered throughout the paper.' (author's abstract)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Nature of Desert Nature: A Deep History of Everything that Sticks, Stinks, Stings, Sings, Swings, Springs, or Clings in Arid Landscapes // Gary Paul Nabhan -- NATIVE WAYS OF ENVISIONING DESERTS -- Where Wilderness Begins // Ofelia Zepeda -- Heeno // Alberto Mellado Moreno -- I Commit to Memory the Desert Village, My Family, and My Home // Octaviana V. Trujillo -- GROWING UP DESERTED -- A Sense of Place and a Sense of Self: The Acquisition of Compassion from the Desert // Paul Dayton -- My Childhood Desert // Alberto Búrquez -- Reconciling Cooperation vs. Competition Among Desert Creatures // Ray Pierotti -- At the Desert's Edge // Benjamin T. Wilder -- DESERT CONTEMPLATIVES -- The Insurmountable Darkness of Love // Douglas Christie -- Falling in Love // Tessa Bielecki -- Encountering Openness // Thomas Lowe Fleischner -- A Hoosier's Desert // Father David Denny -- Listening to Our Sibling Deserts: Restoring Indigenous Mindfulness // Jack Loeffler -- DESERT AS ATZLÁN AND DIVIDED TURF -- Clearly Marked Ghosts // Francisco Cantú -- A White Body Out in the Desert // Homero Aridjis -- The Desert Dark // Rubén Martínez -- DESERTS SEEN FROM OTHER PLACES -- Desert Epiphany // Larry Stevens -- Longing for el Monte // Exequiel Ezcurra -- Oriented Southwest // Curt Meine -- A Thousand Miles from Inhabited Land // James Aronson -- Desert City / Ocean Home: Five Offerings of Gratitude // Alison Hawthorne Deming -- DESERT AS ART / ECOLOGY NEXUS -- On the Edge: Listen to Your Plants // Thomas M. Antonio -- Empty and Full | Far and Near | Alone and Together // Ellen McMahon -- A Bright and Shining Place // Stephen Trimble -- Desert Sonnet // Andy Wilkinson -- Color Plates -- Postscript. Staring at the Walls: Views of the Desert in Southern Arizona Public Art // Paul Mirocha -- Contributors.

PUBLISHED ; Nature-based solutions (NBS) to address societal challenges have been widely recognised and adopted by governments in climate change and biodiversity strategies. Nevertheless, significant barriers exist for the necessary large-scale implementation of NBS and market development is still in its infancy. This study presents findings from a systematic review of literature and a survey on private sector agents in the planning and implementation of NBS, with the aim to identify them. In this study, we propose a typology for organisations delivering NBS and a categorisation of their economic activities. The most common organisation type found is nature-based enterprise which offers products or services where nature is a core element and used sustainably and engages in economic activity. Moreover, eleven categories of economic activities were identified, ranging from ecosystem restoration, living green roofs, and eco-tourism to smart technologies and community engagement for NBS. Nature-based enterprises contribute to a diverse range of sustainable economic activities, that standard industry classification systems do not adequately account for. The recognition of the value created by these activities is essential for designing effective policy support measures, and for market development of the sector and its potential to facilitate the wider adoption of NBS. ; Nature-based solutions (NBS) to address societal challenges have been widely recognised and adopted by governments in climate change and biodiversity strategies. Nevertheless, significant barriers exist for the necessary large-scale implementation of NBS and market development is still in its infancy. This study presents findings from a systematic review of literature and a survey on private sector agents in the planning and implementation of NBS, with the aim to identify them. In this study, we propose a typology for organisations delivering NBS and a categorisation of their economic activities. The most common organisation type found is nature-based enterprise which offers products or services where nature is a core element and used sustainably and engages in economic activity. Moreover, eleven categories of economic activities were identified, ranging from ecosystem restoration, living green roofs, and eco-tourism to smart technologies and community engagement for NBS. Nature-based enterprises contribute to a diverse range of sustainable economic activities, that standard industry classification systems do not adequately account for. The recognition of the value created by these activities is essential for designing effective policy support measures, and for market development of the sector and its potential to facilitate the wider adoption of NBS.