ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY OF ITABIRA NATURAL MONUMENT, ES, BRAZIL [PDF]
Revista Árvore, 2023 The institution of biological value areas through the creation of Natural Protected Areas is an essential tool for protecting the country’s environmental resources to face advanced anthropic development in natural areas, either to increase agriculture ...
Larissa Marin Scaramussa +6 more
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Complex Small-Holder Agriculture in Rainforest Buffer Zone, Sri Lanka, Supports Endemic Birds
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The Sinharaja rainforest in southwestern Sri Lanka is a protected forest in a largely agriculture-dominated landscape. In keeping with global UNESCO global biosphere reserves planning, the Sinharaja is surrounded by a buffer zone of regenerating forest ...
Juliana Hanle +2 more
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A novel method to determine buffer strip effectiveness on deep soils [PDF]
, 2012 Unfertilized buffer strips (BS) generally improve surface water quality. High buffer strip effectiveness (BSE) has been reported for sloping shallow aquifers, but experimental data for plain landscapes with deeply permeable soils is lacking.
Noij, I.G.A.M. +6 more
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Retention of phosphorus in peatland buffer zones at six forested catchments in southern Finland
Silva Fennica, 2008 Our current knowledge of the P retention efficiency of peatland buffer zone areas used to reduce sediment and nutrient leaching from forestry areas is insufficient.
Väänänen, Riitta +6 more
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Supply of an ecosystem service—Farmers’ willingness to adopt riparian buffer zones in agricultural catchments [PDF]
, 2012 peer-reviewedTeagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme Phase 1 (2008-2011) and Phase 2 (2012-2015)In the European Union, mitigation measures to abate diffuse pollution from agricultural land are implemented under the direction of the EU Nitrates and ...
Buckley, Cathal +2 more
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Environmental Systems Research, 2022 Background Land use-land cover change (LULCC) resulting from anthropogenic activities has been one of the major causes of loss of biodiversity globally.
Temesgen Yadeta +4 more
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Assessment of encroachment of urban streams in Ghana: a case study of Wa Municipality
Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 2014 This paper assessed encroachment of streams due to physical development in Wa Urban Area of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The assessment was informed by the recognition that the roles played by streams in flood control are undermined by physical ...
Raymond Aabeyir, Michael S. Aduah
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Study on water purification effects and microbial community compositions of the estuarine wetland buffer zones during a low-temperature period [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The estuarine wetland buffer zone of the Fuhe river plays an important role in terms of improving water quality of Baiyangdian lake. In this study, the water purification effect and microbial community composition of an estuarine wetland buffer zone ...
Sun Jiajun +7 more
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Pengenalan Konsep Buffer Zone di Desa Teluk Sinar, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara: Introducing Buffer Zone Concept in Teluk Sinar Village, North Hulu Sungai Regency [PDF]
, 2023 A buffer zone is an area designated to protect a conservation area from being disturbed by the surrounding environment. The concept of a buffer zone can be adopted to protect an area or land from contamination by factories, household, and agricultural ...
Saman, Said Muhammad +5 more
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Nurturing the buffer zone: conducting collaborative action research in contemporary contexts
Qualitative Research, 2020 There is a shift in university-based social research towards interdisciplinary working and collaboration with non-academic partners, which requires a reconsideration of methodological concepts and research practices. In this article, we draw on intensive
Hayley Bennett, R. Brunner
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