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Marine Conservation: Moving Beyond Malthus [PDF]

open access: yes, 1906
SummaryA new study has shown that maximum overfishing of coral reefs occurs among countries at intermediate levels of socio-economic development; can managers and policy makers help countries dependent on these ecosystems avoid the resulting poverty ...
Steneck, Robert S.
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The Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change: Rethinking Justice, Responsibility, and Collective Obligation

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the most profound ethical and existential challenges of the 21st century. Beyond its physical, economic, and environmental consequences, it raises fundamental moral questions about justice, equity, responsibility, and the right to a livable planet.
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

The ecomics of ecosystems and biodiversity: scoping the scale [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The G8 decided in March 2007 to initiate a “Review on the economics of biodiversity loss”, in the so called Potsdam Initiative: 'In a global study we will initiate the process of analysing the global economic benefit of biological diversity, the costs of
Balmford, A.   +6 more
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A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
There has been a recent increase and diversification in the use of participatory mapping in the field of conservation, however, methodological standards remain both disjointed and confounding. We conducted a comprehensive review of the conservation participatory mapping literature and synthesized geographical, temporal, and topical trends across a ...
Michael B. Kowalski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Araguainha Dome, Brazil: A polygonal impact structure due to a complex pre‐impact regional structural framework

open access: yesMeteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigated the structural framework of the north–northwestern Paraná Basin in Brazil to test whether the pre‐impact structures in this region may have had any influence on the first‐order formation and morphostructure of the Araguainha impact structure (AIS).
Renato B. Bernardes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Brink: The Climate and Nature Crisis and Risks of Nuclear War

open access: yesPhilippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2023
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, signaled the beginning of two of the most recent wars to make international headlines.
José Florencio Lapeña
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Urbanization and Economic Growth in Latin America and Caribbean Damaging Air and Water Quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a biologically rich region with complex political, social and natural contrasts. However, economies share a heavy reliance on primary products and natural resources, which account for approximately 50 per cent of ...

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Metabolomic Differentiation of Malpighiaceae From Dry and Humid Tropics via UHPLC‐MS/MS and Chemometrics

open access: yesAnalytical Science Advances, Volume 7, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Various factors can trigger water stress in plants, particularly in those growing in dry tropical regions. To survive under such conditions, plants produce metabolites with adaptive functions. However, metabolomic data on the leaves of Malpighiaceae species cultivated in both dry and humid tropical areas of Brazil remain scarce.
Jaqueline Munise Guimarães da Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From the Galalpagos to Tongariro: Recognizing and saving the most important places in the world [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Protected areas are one of the less glamorous areas of international environmental law. They are commonly overshadowed by what are perceived as much more dramatic topics, which capture the public attention to a much greater degree.1 This is a highly ...
Gillespie, Alexander
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A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1091-1119, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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