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The colour of seawater: colour perception and environmental change in Dominican seascapes★
Abstract The colour of seawater is a topic of daily discussion among diver fishermen in the Dominican Republic, who navigate shifting ocean environments alongside conservation politics. While conservation policies often target fishing as the main cause of declines in the health of marine ecologies, fishermen use colour to create alternative narratives ...
Kyrstin Mallon Andrews
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The pragmatism of continual failure: environmental policy as experimentation in China
Abstract Faced with stifling levels of airborne pollution, Chinese citizens hold the state accountable, demanding solutions through effective environmental policy. To reduce emissions, the state has set up experimental pilot carbon markets, where potential failure is cast as integral to continuing improvement.
Charlotte Bruckermann
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Burn to harvest, burn to sabotage: Between fire and water on a sugar plantation in Madagascar
Abstract Since 2009, the Chinese state‐owned corporation SINLANX has been managing the Anjava Sugar Plantation, previously managed by French, Malagasy, and Mauritian companies, in northern Madagascar. Built upon the infrastructure constructed by the French colonial regime and operating based on a collaboration agreement between SINLANX and the Malagasy
Mingyuan Zhang
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Abstract Using the lens of the baobab tree, this paper explores the ecological outcomes of different tenurial arrangements and implications for resource sustainability. With the emergence of markets for baobab products, a central concern is to confirm whether use patterns differ across different tenure regimes and, if so, their ecological outcomes. The
Witness Kozanayi +2 more
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Abstract L'article s'inscrit dans une démarche de mesure d'impacts territorialisés de la durabilité de I'Economie sociale et solidaire (ESS). La portée plurielle d’évaluation posant l'utilité sociale et la durabilité renvoie à considérer l'inscription de l'action évaluée « dans » un territoire donné.
Valérie Billaudeau +4 more
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Abstract Objective The cosmetic industry endeavours to strengthen the greener and safer claims of processes to respond to the high demand from customers for natural and environmentally friendly products. High‐frequency ultrasonication technology (HFUT) is a physical process enabling the stabilization of emulsions without requiring additional ...
Hichem Kichou +9 more
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Évaluation de l’état de l’hydromorphologie des cours d’eau : retour d’expérience sur le bassin Adour-Garonne (France) [PDF]
Pour préparer la mise en oeuvre de la directive 2000-60-CE du Parlement et du conseil européen, établissant un cadre pour une politique communautaire dans le domaine de l’eau, l’Agence de l’Eau Adour-Garonne a réalisé une évaluation de l’état de l ...
Beaufrère, Christian +2 more
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Proposition d’une méthodologie d’inventaire et de cartographie écologique; le cas de la MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent [PDF]
Au Québec, les rapports entre écologie et aménagement sont encore ténus. La législation, après avoir privilégié la notion de conservation des sites, ne s'est dotée que récemment de lois d'aménagement impliquant des principes de planification écologique ...
Bergeron, Yves +4 more
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Misplaced fears? What the evidence reveals of the ecological effects of tidal power generation
Marine energy (tidal range and stream/flow) is a dependable and clean power source that stands out as a compelling alternative to fossil fuels. Despite widespread concerns surrounding the ecological effects of tidal energy infrastructure, we find few of these are substantiated by evidence or long‐term monitoring of existing tidal power projects.
Sylvia E. Ascher +2 more
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La lagune de Ghar El Melh : Diagnostic écologique et perspectives d'aménagement hydraulique [PDF]
La lagune de Ghar El Melh, située au Nord de la Tunisie (dans le Golfe de Tunis), est caractérisée par une superficie de 28,5 km2, une faible profondeur et une faible communication avec la mer.
Baccar, L., Ben Khemis, R., Moussa, M.
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