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The colour of seawater: colour perception and environmental change in Dominican seascapes★

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 533-552, September 2023., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

The pragmatism of continual failure: environmental policy as experimentation in China

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 29, Issue S1, Page 133-150, April 2023., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

Burn to harvest, burn to sabotage: Between fire and water on a sugar plantation in Madagascar

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 125, Issue 1, Page 100-111, March 2023., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

Does tenure influence sustainable use? The ecological impacts of harvesting baobab (Adansonia digitata)

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Ecology, Volume 60, Issue 4, Page 1246-1256, December 2022., 2022
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
wiley   +1 more source

Vers une conception d’évaluation plurielle et collective de la mesure d'impacts de projets en ESS. Inscrire territoires et durabilité au cœur de la démarche

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 93, Issue 2, Page 435-455, June 2022., 2022
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
wiley   +1 more source

Highlighting the efficiency of ultrasound‐based emulsifier‐free emulsions to penetrate reconstructed human skin

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, Volume 44, Issue 2, Page 262-270, April 2022., 2022
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
wiley   +1 more source

Évaluation de l’état de l’hydromorphologie des cours d’eau : retour d’expérience sur le bassin Adour-Garonne (France) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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]

open access: yes, 1985
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
core   +1 more source

Misplaced fears? What the evidence reveals of the ecological effects of tidal power generation

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 4, October–December 2025.
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
wiley   +1 more source

La lagune de Ghar El Melh : Diagnostic écologique et perspectives d'aménagement hydraulique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
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.
core   +1 more source

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