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Rethinking Public Administration Reform: Institutional Layering of Bureaucratic, Managerial and Community Logics Over Time in Nigeria's Tax Administration

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The reform of public institutions has attracted sustained attention in both scholarship and policymaking. Increasingly, however, there is growing recognition that reforms are rarely implemented in an institutional vacuum. Instead, new reforms are layered onto existing arrangements, producing hybrid institutional landscapes shaped by prior ...
Edidiong Bassey
wiley   +1 more source

Wolves respond differently to human cues as they expand into urban landscapes. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Lazzaroni M, Brogi R, Brivio F, Bassi E, Boromello A, Teichmann T, Range F, Apollonio M, Marshall-Pescini S.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Considering Intermediaries as Relational Localizers: A Case Study of Localization in the Thai–Southeast Myanmar Border Humanitarian Response

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Two conceptualizations of pathways to moderating power asymmetries in humanitarian practice have emerged in localization discourse—one emphasizing procedural reforms and the other highlighting relational transformation. Dominant Global North‐mediated localization frameworks emphasize procedural approaches with a focus on shifting to a direct ...
Meghan Sullivan
wiley   +1 more source

The Zoonosis Council: establishing clarity on zoonotic diseases for the general public. [PDF]

Anim Front
Sanders L, Haydon MC, Messman R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway, Eline van Remortel, Sophie B. Cowling, Divya Kumar, Hanna Mroczka, Emilija Rudzinskaite, Georgina Sturgeon, Sasha Woods, Daniel B. Hayhow   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unpredictable aggressive defence of the venomous snake, Crotalus ravus, towards predators and humans. [PDF]

Biol Open
Núñez-Valdez OA, Plasman M, Hugo Reynoso V.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seascapes, personhood and humanity: Conceptualising the contribution of international human rights law to sustainable governance of the marine environment

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite longstanding research on human rights and the environment, scholarship has only recently moved towards an explicit connection to the marine environment. At the same time, research on human rights and oceans focuses on people at sea, not environmental protection.
Laura Major, Elaine Webster
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological and evolutionary influences on the elemental composition of birds. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
Duvall ES, Derry LA, McIntyre PB, Flecker AS.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Place attachment and attitudes to landscape change for tree planting and net zero

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract To reach net zero by 2050 the Paris Agreement on Climate Change recommended tree cover expansion and tree planting to support Nationally Determined Contributions. We use place attachment in the context of historical events to explore landscape change and attitudes towards tree planting.
Sheena Carlisle, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Natasha Constant, Tom Finch, Melissa Minter, Alix Syder   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dance behaviour in cockatoos: Implications for cognitive processes and welfare. [PDF]

PLoS One
Lubke N, Held SDE, Massaro M, Freire R.
europepmc   +1 more source