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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton, Tom Lansley, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Graeme M. Buchanan, David P. Edwards   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic notes on the genus <i>Hexanchorus</i> Sharp, 1882 and <i>Heterelmis</i> Sharp, 1882 from Bolivia (Coleoptera, Elmidae). [PDF]

Zookeys
Linský M, Čiampor F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reforms and Counter-Reforms in Bolivia [PDF]

This paper analyzes the process of reforms and counter-reforms witnessed in Bolivia over the last two and a half decades, and the effects these processes have had on productivity. In addition, the paper discusses the changing nature of the policy- making
Fernando Candia, José Luis Evia, Luis Carlos Jemio   +2 more
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A framework for maximizing the benefit from retaining regrowth on private land

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation interventions often have lower‐than‐desired positive impacts, as revealed by retrospective counterfactual‐based evaluations. To address this, a prospective counterfactual‐based approach can be used to estimate potential benefits and design conservation interventions to maximize outcomes. We developed a framework for estimating the
Hannah Thomas, Jeremy S. Simmonds, Michelle S. Ward, Laura J. Sonter, Martine Maron   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergence of dengue at high altitude: characterization of the 2024 outbreak in Cochabamba, Bolivia. [PDF]

Virol J
Saba Villarroel PM, Sen S, Klitting R, Pezzi L, Piorkowski G, Villavicencio Siles N, Wichit S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Letter from Julia to Family August 29, 1939

, 1939
Julia talks in this letter about the lack of clocks or keeping of strict time in Bolivia. People seem to do things when they please and if they do not get around to it one day they can always do it the ...
George Fox University Archives
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1167. Eupatorium maculatum L.

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Eupatorium maculatum L. (Compositae: Eupatorieae: Eupatoriinae) is described and illustrated. Notes are provided for the species’ cultivation, propagation, likely pests and diseases, and availability, along with useful contrasting planting in a prairie garden or specimen border planting.
Nicholas Hind, Joanna Langhorne
wiley   +1 more source

Operationalizing Pro-Poor Growth - Country Case Study: Bolivia [PDF]

This case study examines to what extent Bolivia has been able to achieve pro-poor growth, what the mechanisms of achieving (or failing to achieve) pro-poor growth have been, and what options are available to ensure higher rates of pro-poor growth.
Jann Lay, Julius Spatz, Manfred Wiebelt, Melanie Grosse, Rainer Thiele, Stephan Klasen   +5 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional distinction of Bolivian Quinoa Real compared to global varieties. [PDF]

NPJ Sci Food
Peñarrieta JM, Loayza E, Linares-Pastén JA.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source