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Classification of direct threats to the conservation of ecosystems and species 4.0

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 3, June 2025.
Abstract Identifying and assessing the magnitude of direct threats to ecosystems and species are critical steps to prioritizing, planning, implementing, and assessing conservation actions. Just as medical clinicians and researchers need a standard way to talk about human diseases, conservation practitioners and scientists need a common and ...
Nick Salafsky   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Impacts and the Food vs. Fuel Debate: A Critical Review of Palm Oil as Biodiesel

open access: yesGCB Bioenergy, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2025.
Palm oil is widely used for biodiesel production due to its high yield and cost efficiency. However, its rapid expansion raises serious environmental and food security concerns. This review explores the environmental impacts of palm oil biodiesel—including deforestation, emissions, and peatland loss—as well as the tension between energy goals and food ...
Indra Purnama   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Emergency Measures: Assessing Preexisting Social Policy and Labor Program Expansion in Latin America During COVID‐19

open access: yesLatin American Policy, Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of the Covid‐19 pandemic on preexisting cash transfers and labor programs across Latin America, analyzing their temporal expansion and identifying the determinants of changes in their generosity and coverage, with a particular focus on the inclusion of informal workers.
Luis Vargas‐Faulbaum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feedback Loops Added to Four Conceptual Models Linking Land Change with Driving Forces and Actors

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2011
Meine van Noordwijk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Allowing for the multifunctionality of agroforestry systems – lessons from a legal perspective with a focus on Germany

open access: yesEarth System Governance
In view of the multiple challenges faced by agriculture, agroforestry can promote multifunctional farming landscapes. While the law is a decisive factor for the adoption of agroforestry, it is not as yet comprehensively addressed in agroforestry and ...
Marina Klimke   +2 more
doaj  

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