Stakeholder expectations for environmental assurance in agriculture: Lessons from the pastoral industry

This paper outlines the expectations of a wide range of stakeholders for environmental assurance in the pastoral industries and agriculture generally. Stakeholders consulted were domestic consumers, rangeland graziers, members of environmental groups, companies within meat and wool supply chains, and agricultural industry, environmental and consumer groups. Most stakeholders were in favour of the application of environmental assurance to agriculture, although supply chains and consumers had less enthusiasm for this than environmental and consumer groups. General public good benefits were more important to environmental and consumer groups, while private benefits were more important to consumers and supply chains. The 'ideal' form of environmental assurance appears to be a management system that provides for continuous improvement in environmental, quality and food safety outcomes, combined with elements of ISO 14024 eco-labelling such as life-cycle assessment, environmental performance criteria, third-party certification, labelling and multi-stakeholder involvement. However, market failure prevents this from being implemented and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. In the short term, members of supply chains (the people that must implement and fund environmental assurance) want this to be kept simple and low cost, to be built into their existing industry standards and to add value to their businesses. As a starting point, several agricultural industry organisations favour the use of a basic management system, combining continuous improvement, risk assessment and industry best management practice programs, which can be built on over time to meet regulator, market and community expectations.

EMS in the pastoral industries of western Queensland: From customisation to implementation

This paper outlines the customisation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for the pastoral industry of western Queensland, the recruitment and training of pastoral producers, and their development and implementation of EMS. EMS was simplified to a 7-step process and producers were recruited to trial this customised EMS. Producers from 40 properties received EMS training, either as groups or individually. Of these, 37 commenced Pastoral EMS development through a facilitated approach that allowed them to learn about EMS while developing an EMS for their property. EMS implementation has been more effective with producers who were trained in groups. At this stage, however, most producers do not see value in EMS as there are currently no strong drivers to warrant continued development and implementation. Key findings resulting from this work were that personal contact and assistance is vital to encourage producers to trial EMS, and that a staged approach to EMS implementation, commencing with a self-assessment, is recommended. EMS training is most successful in a group situation; however, an alternative method of delivery should be provided for those producers who, either by choice or isolation, have to work alone. A support network is also necessary to encourage and maintain progress with EMS development and implementation, particularly where no strong drivers exist.

Pastoral care in times of high stakes testing and accountability

The unknown future is a challenge to educators in preparing young people for life post school. While history can be said to repeat itself, the reality is that each generation is faced with new challenges and threats. Therefore, the challenge for contemporary schooling is to prepare students to live in a fast paced, complex world where threats such as terrorism, cyberbullying and depleted resources are juggled with high stakes testing and curriculum accountability. This presentation draws on the notion of a future of supercomplexity while critically examining current pastoral care delivery in schools to develop a new model of practice in preparing students for an unknown future.

Paimen vailla hiippakuntaa : Kenttäpiispan viran synty ja vaikutus sotilaspapiston asemaan Suomen puolustusvoimissa ja kirkossa vuosina 1939 - 1944

The main purpose of this research is to shed light on the factors that gave rise to the office of Field Bishop in the years 1939-1944. How did military bishophood affect the status of the head of military pastoral care and military clergy during these years? The main sources of my research are the collections in the Finnish National Archives, and I use a historical-qualitative method. The position of the military clergy was debated within both the Church and the Defence Forces before 1939. At that stage, Church law did not yet recognize the office of the leading military priest, the Field Dean. There had been a motion in 1932 to introduce the office of a military bishop, but the bishops' synod blocked it. The concept of Field Bishop appeared for the first time in 1927 in a Finnish military document, which dealt with pastoral care in the Polish military. The Field Dean in Finland had regularly proposed improvements to the salary of the military clergy before the Winter War. After the Winter War, arguments were made for strengthening the position of the military clergy: these arguments were based on the increased respect shown towards this clergy, especially due to their role in the care of the fallen, which had become their task during the war. Younger members of the military clergy in particular supported the demands to improve their position within the Church and the army. The creation of a Field Bishop was perceived as strengthening the whole military clergy, as the Field Bishop was envisioned as a bishop within the Church and a general within the Defence Forces. During that time the Field Dean was still without any military rank. The idea of a Field Bishop was recommended to Mannerheim in June 1940, after which the Defence Forces lent their support to the cause. The status of the military clergy, in Church law, made it to the agenda of the Church council in January 1941, thanks largely to the younger priests' group influence and Mannerheim's leverage. The bishops opposed the notion of a Field Bishop mostly on theological grounds but were ready to concede that the position the Field Dean in Church law required further defining. The creation of the office of Field Bishop was blocked in the Church law committee report issued close to the beginning of the Continuation War. The onset of that war, however, changed the course of events, as the President of the Republic appointed Field Dean Johannes Björklund as Field Bishop. Speculation has abounded about Mannerheim's role in the appointment, but the truth of the matter is not clear. The title of Field Bishop was used to put pressure on the Church, and, at the same time, Mannerheim could remain detached from the matter. Later, in September 1941, the Church council approved the use of the Field Bishop title to denote the head of military pastoral care in Church law, and Field Bishops were assigned some of the duties formerly pertaining to bishops. Despite all expectations and hopes, the new office of Field Bishop did not affect the status of the military clergy within the Defence Forces, as no ranks were established for them, and their salary did not improve. However the office of the Field Bishop within Army HQ was transformed from a bureau into a department in the summer of 1942. At the beginning of the Continuation War, the Field Bishop was criticized by certain military and Church clergy for favouring Russian Orthodox Christians in Eastern Karelia. Björklund agreed in principle with most of the Lutheran clergy on the necessity of Lutheranizing East Karelia but had to take into account the realities at Army HQ. As well, at the same time the majority of the younger clergy were serving in the army, and there was a lack of parish priests on the home front. Bishop Lehtonen had actually expressed the wish that more priests could have been released from the front to serve in local parishes. In his notes Lehtonen accused Björklund of trying to achieve the position of Field Bishop by all possible means. However, research has revealed a varied group of people behind the creation of the office of Field Bishop, including in particular younger clergy and the Defence Forces.

Studies in sesquiterpenes-XVIII. The proton magnetic resonance spectra of some sesquiterpenes and the structure of humulene

The nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of longifolene, zerumbone, humulene, and their hydroderivatives have been studied in order to gauge the potentialities of this new tool in the field of sesquiterpenes. On the basis of present study, it has been possible to unequivocally fix the positions of the ethylene linkages in humulene and thus provide a straightforward solution of this hitherto unsolved problem.

Teología, 2005, Tomo XLII nº 088 (número completo)

Nota del Director. Nuestra brújula segura -- La crisis de los cuarenta / María Josefina Llach -- Hacia una nueva imaginación. Sobre el laicado y las mujeres en la Iglesia / Virginia R. Azcuy -- Logros y tareas a 40 años de la promulgación de la Constitución Dogmática sobre la Divina Revelación / Claudia Mendoza -- La Constitución Pastoral Gaudium et Spes como “acontecimiento”. Un ingreso desde las “redes” / Marcelo González -- De una cultura ritual a una cultura secular. Críticas a la reforma litúrgica conciliar / Osvaldo Santagada -- El misterio de la Iglesia, pueblo de Dios en comunión / José Carlos Caamaño -- El movimiento ecuménico a 40 años del Concilio Vaticano II / Jorge A. Scampini -- Una articulación del binomio Iglesia universal/ Iglesia particular-local / Antonio Fidalgo -- Nuestra facultad de teología en perspectiva histórica: desde su origen (1915) y hacia su centenario (2015) / Carlos M. Galli -- En torno al misterio de Dios. El pensamiento de Ricardo Ferrara / Carlos A. Castro -- Notas Bibliográficas -- Instrucciones para los colaboradores

Teología, 1971, Tomo IX nº 020 (número completo)

Presentación / Juan F. Radrizzani -- El tema sacerdotal y el clero en América Latina / Equipo de Reflexión Teológico-Pastoral del CELAM -- El ideal humano y las tipologías políticas / Eduardo Briancesco -- El apóstol “amigo del Esposo” / Juan F. Radrizzani -- La oración por los pecadores / Luis Alessio -- Compendio popular de nuestra fe católica / Francisco De Vos -- Crónica de la Primera Semana Argentina de Teología / Osvaldo D. Santagada -- Notas bibliográficas -- Libros recibidos -- Crónica de la facultad -- Índice del Tomo IX

El acompañamiento espiritual como práctica eclesial : apuntes a partir del pensamiento de H-J. Gagey, D. Tracy e I. Baumgartner

Resumen: En este texto la autora retoma algunas afirmaciones sobre teología práctica que hacen tres autores contemporáneos: Henri-Jerôme Gagey, David Tracy e I. Baumgartner. Se propone observar cómo esas afirmaciones arrojan luz sobre el acompañamiento espiritual como práctica eclesial. Finalmente, hace una breve reflexión en orden a la continuidad en el estudio del tema.

Teología, 1985, Tomo XXII nº 045 (número completo)

Las tradiciones sobre el maná y el capítulo VI del Evangelio de San Juan / Luis Herberto Rivas -- Eucaristía y reparación. Reflexión teológico-Espiritual / Leonardo Capelluti -- ¿Qué se entiende por Teología Espiritual Sistemática? / Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo -- Algunas reflexiones para una enseñanza pastoral de la Teología Dogmática a los futuros Presbíteros / Carmelo Giaquinta -- Notas bibliográficas -- Libros recibidos

Teología, 1969, Tomo VII nº 015-016 (número completo)

Presentación -- Asamblea extraordinaria del Sínodo de Obispos, octubre 1969 / Grupo de Obispos y expertos del CELAM -- Reflexión teológica sobre la realidad actual en Argentina / Eduardo F. Pironio -- Valor de los documentos de Medellín / Jorge Mejía -- Medellín: un caso de teología y pastoral / Eduardo Briancesco -- Medellín y el Ecumenismo / José Miguez Bonino -- Rol sacerdotal y cambio social / Francisco M. Suarez y Marta Mo Rigou -- Humanae Vitae, el magisterio episcopal y la conciencia /Rafael Braun -- La Escuela de Teología de la Universidad Católica de Mar del Plata / Oscar Amado -- Notas bibliográficas -- Libros recibidos -- Crónica de la Facultad -- Índice del Tomo VII (1969)

XXXI Semana de Teología de la Sociedad Argentina de Teología

La XXXI Semana de Teología tuvo lugar en la diócesis de Lomas de Zamora del 16 al 19 de Julio y contó con la participación de 89 teólogos y teólogas de diferentes provincias de nuestro país. Los participantes recibieron la visita de Mons. Jorge Rubén Lugones SJ, quien fuera Obispo de Orán y actualmente se desempeña como Obispo de Lomas de Zamora (Buenos Aires) y Miembro de la Comisión Episcopal de Comunicación Social y de Pastoral Aborigen...

Teología, 2001, Tomo XLI nº 078 (número completo)

El servicio de la Iglesia al intercambio entre Europa y América Latina. Una aproximación teológico-pastoral latinoamericana / Carlos Galli -- La amistad con Dios y la materia: dimensión corpórea y cómica de la gracia / Víctor M. Fernández -- El principio antropológico y la interpretación teleológica del universo / Oscar H. Beltrán -- La primera división parroquial de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, 1769 / Ernesto R. Salvia -- Crónica de la Facultad 2001 -- Notas bibliográficas -- Libros recibidos