https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/ees/issue/feedEconomic and Environmental Studies2020-12-07T10:29:27+00:00Marta Maciejasz-Świątkiewiczmarta.m-s@wp.plOpen Journal Systems<div class="default-style"><strong>Z przykrością informujemy, że aktualnie publikacja artykułów w czasopiśmie została zawieszona do odwołania.</strong></div> <div class="default-style"><strong>We regret to inform that the submission of articles in the journal has been suspended until further notice.</strong></div> <div class="default-style"> </div> <p>Economic and Environmental Studies is an online international, English-language scientific journal that welcomes research papers, review articles and scientific communications with special emphasis on issues regarding economics and the environment. Today’s world faces various challenges related to unsustainable development. Research as well as development of policies and instruments are needed to deal with these challenges. The journal provides an international forum for discussion among different disciplines such as economics, environmental studies, social studies and related fields.</p>https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/ees/article/view/1860Determinants of Income Diversification among Support Zone Communities of Nigeria National Parks2020-12-07T10:29:26+00:00Daniel Etim Jacobdanieljacob@uniuyo.edu.ng<p>This paper examined determinants of income diversification among households in support zones communities of national parks in Nigeria. This involved the use household data collected through questionnaires administered randomly among 1009 household heads in the study area. The data obtained were analyzed using probability and non-probability statistical analysis such as regression and analysis of variance to test for mean difference between parks. The result obtained indicates that majority of the household heads were male (92.57%0, between the age class of 21 – 40 years (44.90%), had non-formal education (38.16%), were farmers (65.21%), owned land (95.44%), with a household size of 1 – 5 (36.67%) and an annual income range of ₦401,000 - ₦600,000 (24.58%). Mean Simpson index of diversity showed a general low (0.375) level of income diversification among the households. Income, age, off-farm dependence, education, household size and occupation where significant (p<0.01) factors that affected households’ income diversification. The study recommends improvement in the existing infrastructures and social capital in the communities as avenues to improve the livelihood and ensure positive conservation behaviors in the study area.</p>2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2020 Economic and Environmental Studieshttps://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/ees/article/view/1960Public attitude to food waste: the case of Lithuania2020-12-07T10:29:27+00:00Skaidrė Žičkienėskaidre.zickiene@su.ltAla Kovierienėala.kovieriene@su.ltVaiva Griščiūtėvaiva.grisiute@gmail.com<h3>The purpose of the research is to investigate consumers’ perception concerning food wastage and their awareness of economic, social and environmental costs concerning the issue. The research focused on the concept of food waste in context of consumers’ attitude regarding this problem. Comparative analysis, synthesis and evaluation of scientific literature and legal documents, statistical data collection and analysis was performed together with the results of on-line survey of 500 households representing 1494 inhabitants from all Lithuanian counties<em>. </em>Data was analysed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS): descriptive statistics, frequencies, crosstabs. Lithuanians discard relatively small amounts of wholesome edible food in comparison with averages for EU 27, but most of them have the limited knowledge of the meaning of “best-before” dates, consumers are strongly influenced by retail promotions, and wasting food for them is primarily associated with a waste of money. State waste management policy is focused on waste sorting, while this research provides the evidence that households are insufficiently informed about economic, social and environmental costs concerning food waste. This underlines the necessity to review the current state policy with emphasis on public education as an important factor in minimizing household food waste. Lithuanians recognize that the consumers are mostly responsible for food waste, but food wasting is treated mainly as financial lost. The added value of this article is the proposal to create information campaigns that will cause a sense of guilt for food squandering.</h3>2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2020 Economic and Environmental Studies