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On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega, Kanchi Gandhi, Alfonso Delgado‐ Salinas, Benjamin Deloso, Javier Francisco‐ Ortega   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Update on Ouratea cidiana Sastre (Ochnaceae), a microendemic species from the Amazon: enlightening the identity and conservation status

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Ouratea cidiana (Ochnaceae) is a microendemic shrub species from the Brazilian Amazonia, occurring along the banks of the Trombetas River and restricted to the Cachoeira Porteira region, in western Pará State. Since the original collection nearly forty years ago, no additional records have been made, which is concerning given the continuous decline in ...
Clebiana de Sá Nunes, Mayara Dias Caldas, Fúvio Rubens Oliveira‐da‐ Silva, Anna Luiza Ilkiu‐ Borges, André dos Santos Bragança Gil   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dicrananthera hedyotidea C. Presl. (Melastomataceae) in Maranhão state, Brazil: first record and ecological niche model of the species

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Dicrananthera C. Presl. is a monospecific genus of the tribe Marcetieae, comprising perennial herbs typically occurring in areas adjacent to wetlands. The species exhibits a disjunct distribution, with confirmed records in both the Amazon and Atlantic Forest domains.
Elias Julio Oliveira Correa, Sandro Márcio dos Santos Junior, Antônio Fernando Costa da Silva, Kalynne Nayara Lima dos Santos, Eduardo Bezerra de Almeida Jr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Politics Shapes Administration: Bureaucratic Autonomy, Policy Role Separation, and Organizational Capacity in an Institutionally Weak Public Administration

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of administrative autonomy and the separation of roles in public policy on organizational capacity within hybrid public administration systems, particularly in Colombia. It explores the dynamics between elected officials and civil servants, focusing on how the division of responsibilities and the autonomy granted
Camilo Ignacio González, Pablo Sanabria‐Pulido   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands and conservation: A systematic literature review

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract A growing body of peer‐reviewed literature is focused on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands (Indigenous lands) and conservation outcomes. We performed a systematic review of this English reported peer‐reviewed literature (n = 111) to examine: the key characteristics; the conservation outcomes documented; the methods used in ...
William Nikolakis, Victoria Gay, Garry Merkel, Terry Sunderland, Joe Morrison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The Amazon is rapidly approaching an ecological tipping point driven by deforestation, forest degradation and global climate change. These are visible issues that receive increasing political and public attention. However, the accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon, including the extinction of Indigenous languages, the disruption of ...
Torsten Krause, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Jesica López, Karolin Obert, Juan A. Samper, Ana Maria Vargas   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

PrEP public policies for HIV prevention in South America: an intersectional analysis. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
de Oliveira KH, de Oliveira Ferreira B, da Silva Junior FJ, Barp LFG, de Menezes Guerra CB, da Silva Câmara FD, de Almeida Soares MA, Bercht G, Honorato IB, Gagliolo AA, García MG, Dos Reis RP, Passamani GR, Kauss BS, Vallejo FR, Hurtado JCA, das Neves ALM.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marzenna Guzicka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Regulatory frameworks and access to assisted fertilization in continental Latin America: comparative reviewMarcos regulatórios e acesso à fertilização assistida na América Latina continental: revisão comparativa]. [PDF]

Rev Panam Salud Publica
Oliva-Retamal C, Ramírez-Lazo D, Valdés-Campos F, Vásquez-Cortez K, Caro P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source