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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

Descontinuidades na Política Externa de Direitos Humanos brasileira pós-redemocratização [PDF]

, 2017
Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento da matéria de Direitos Humanos na Política Externa Brasileira no período da pós-redemocratização. Observa-se que o processo de redemocratização, legitimado com a adoção da Constituição Federal de 1988, consagra a
Silva, Ronaldo
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Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper, Hester M. Steyn, Cláudia Baider, Benny Bytebier, Anisha Dayaram, F. B. Vincent Florens, Nivohenintsoa Rakotonirina, Domitilla Raimondo, Marc Sosef, M. Marianne le Roux   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign language writing assessment and brazilian educational policies

, 2022
Little is known about foreign language assessment in Brazil, and much less about foreign language writing assessment. This chapter addresses to what extent foreign language writing assessment has been included in Brazilian educational policy in Years 1-3 of high school.
de Oliveira, Luciana C., Aranha, Solange, Zolin-Vesz, Fernando   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The illusion of choice: the European Union and the trade-labour linkage [PDF]

, 2011
Why has the European Union refrained from pushing for economic sanctions in the promotion of labor standards? In this paper we argue that a cost-effectiveness approach is not fully capable to grasp this decision.
Adriaensen, Johan, Garibay, Monsterrat Gonzalez   +1 more
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Can Artificial Intelligence Technologies Advance Environmental Sustainability? The Role of Institutional Adaptability and Skill‐Biased Technological Transformation

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ubiquitous proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across contemporary global economic systems necessitates a comprehensive empirical examination of their environmental ramifications, particularly with respect to environmental sustainability paradigms.
Brahim Bergougui
wiley   +1 more source

Product Innovation for Sustainable Development in the Fashion Industry: A Bibliometric Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a systematic review of new product development (NPD) in the textile and fashion industry, conducted through bibliometric techniques and thematic synthesis under the PRISMA 2020 protocol. By combining performance analysis, science mapping, and qualitative coding, the research aims to clarify how the literature has addressed ...
Irene Ricciardi, Martina Percuoco, Anna Prisco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Ministries of Food to National Food System Committees: A Global Mapping and Typology of Multisectoral Food System Governance Institutions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transforming the ways food systems are governed is key to achieving better social, environmental, and economic outcomes, all crucial to sustainable development. Strong multisectoral governance is critical to achieving this, but there is little evidence on the structure and function of governance mechanisms in this context.
Dori Patay, Holly Rippin, Gastón Ares, Erica Reeve, Carolina Venegas Hargous, Penny Farrell, Belinda Reeve, Jose‐Luis Vivero‐Pol, Anne Marie Thow   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational Policies for Integrating College Competencies and Workforce Needs [PDF]

, 2009
Explores the challenges of workforce development for a global economy in Brazil, Mongolia, Ukraine, and the United States, with a focus on basic skills development, internships, and the role of stakeholders.

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Disclosure Information on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Criteria in Latin America

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) information is important for companies seeking to balance their financial and non‐financial performance, enhancing consumer trust, creating shareholder value, and promoting sustainable corporate development.
Carolina Reyes Bastidas, Guadalupe del Carmen Briano Turrent, Lázaro Rodríguez Ariza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source