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Improving compliance around protected areas through fair administration of rules. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Protected area management often depends heavily on law enforcement to secure compliance with rules. However, this can contribute to conflict between protected area authorities and local people, negatively affecting both human well‐being and conservation outcomes. Compliance is affected by many factors, including whether those who enforce rules
Ibbett H   +14 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The neoliberal multicultural state and the urban Indigenous associative model in Santiago de Chile

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, Volume 74, Issue 5, Page 957-970, December 2023., 2023
Abstract This article argues that since the recovery of democracy in Chile in the early 1990s, the state has been reshaping the Indigenous socio‐political landscape by adopting neoliberal multiculturalism as a governance model. By not posing significant challenges to the state's neoliberal political and economic priorities, Indigenous cultural activity
Dana Brablec
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Cavity‐nesting birds are limited by nesting habitat in Neotropical agricultural landscapes

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 1045-1057, September 2023., 2023
Although cavity‐nesting bird diversity is highest in the tropics, little is known about how tropical birds use cavities, how agriculture affects their reproductive biology, and how effective nest boxes could be as a conservation strategy in tropical agriculture.
Alison Ke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early meteorological records from Corrientes and Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Initial ACRE‐Argentina data rescue and related activities

open access: yesGeoscience Data Journal, Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 328-346, July 2023., 2023
Weather observations transcribed from the original records of ‘Anales de la Oficina Meteorológica Nacional’ and taken every hour during the years 1860–1879 at Bahía Blanca and from 1873–1886 at Corrientes, are presented. The digitization was carried out through the project Meteorologum ad Extremum Terrae (MET) launched in the Zooniverse interface ...
Susan Gabriela Lakkis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re‐evaluating the behavioral change from conditional cash transfers: Evidence from the Avancemos National Program in Costa Rica

open access: yesPoverty &Public Policy, Volume 15, Issue 1, Page 29-47, March 2023., 2023
Abstract Conditional cash transfers (CCT) have become a common solution aiming to reduce poverty by increasing the human capital of children. In 2006, the Government of Costa Rica introduced Avancemos, a nationwide CCT program, with the premise that a monetary subsidy, conditional on school attendance, would offset adolescents' opportunity cost from ...
Jaime A. Meza‐Cordero   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous Language Revitalisation: Mapuzungun Workshops in Santiago de Chile

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 69-84, January 2022., 2022
Most Indigenous peoples' languages are considered severely endangered, and Mapuzungun is no exception. Mapuche associations in Santiago de Chile have implemented a series of workshops to revitalise the language and revert this trend. This article uses ethnographic data to analyse two interconnected aspects that have motivated members of Mapuche ...
Dana Brablec
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling runoff processes in Andean basins in northern Ecuador through hydrological signatures

open access: yesHydrological Processes, Volume 35, Issue 9, September 2021., 2021
We unveil processes in a set of volcanic mountain catchments (latitude 0°30’N) showing dissimilar regimes in the same hydrological unit. The soil‐bedrock interface and lithology exert a first‐order control on hydrologic partitioning suggesting two hydrological mechanisms.
Jonathan Gordillo, Luis E. Pineda
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Quality of Corruption Surveys for Comparative Research and Sustainable Development

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page 1144-1172, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Reliable and accurate corruption measurement is crucial for effective governance, evidence‐based policymaking, and the monitoring of global goals such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While perception‐based corruption metrics are widely used, they face criticism due to conceptual ambiguities and vulnerability to ...
Giulia Mugellini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community monitoring interventions to curb corruption and increase access and quality of service delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 1-204, 2016., 2016
This Campbell systematic review assesses the effectiveness of community monitoring interventions in reducing corruption. The review summarises findings from 15 studies, of which seven are from Asia, six from Africa and two from Latin America. Community monitoring interventions can reduce corruption.
Ezequiel Molina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dos Miradas a la Autenticidad: Nostalgia Sensorial y Nostalgia de Conquista en el Campo Culinario Mexicano de la Ciudad de Nueva York

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the different expressions of authenticity, fidelity, and genuineness surrounding the Mexican culinary scene in New York. On the one hand, self‐identified Mexicans express sensory and memory nostalgia during the production and consumption of foods they recognize as their own.
Axel G. Elías Jiménez
wiley   +1 more source

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