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Monitoring and Evaluation of Coastal Ecological Carrying Capacity in the Context of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Shandong Province

Land
The research on coastal ecological carrying capacity holds great significance for the sustainable development of coastal areas and is a focal point of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Hao Li, Yuxin Zhang, Xiaoli Wang, Peng Guo, Kai Liu   +4 more
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ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE NEAR–SHORE ZONE OF LAKE ONEGO: CURRENT STATE AND DYNAMICS

Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2016
The two-kilometer coastal zone of Lake Onego is exposed to much more intensive anthropogenic load than the rest of the drainage basin. More than 80% of the catchment’s human population live in this coastal zone and about 95% of catchment-total water ...
Alexandr Litvinenko, Maria Bogdanova, Irina Litvinova   +2 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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The coastal environmental profile of Ban Don Bay and Phangnga Bay, Thailand [PDF]

Environmental profile, Coastal zone management, Coastal zone, Ban Don Bay, Phangnga Bay, Thailand, Environmental Economics and Policy,
Anonymous, Bunpapong, Sirikul, Sadorra, Marie Sol M., White, Alan T.   +3 more
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of artificial reefs as coastal protection measures at the Danube Delta coast, Romania

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Introduction: The Danube Delta coast is part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, thus being aimed to preserve its typical natural habitats. Over the last decades, human interventions along the Danube River, as well as coastal navigation and harbour ...
Irina Dinu, Vicente Gràcia, Manuel García-León, Jue Lin-Ye, Adrian Stănică, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla   +5 more
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L’évaluation des dimensions territoriale et institutionnelle du developpement durable

Développement Durable et Territoires, 2013
This paper studies to what extent public policy evaluation practices need to be revised whilst considering sustainable development as a system of references regarding transversality, the long-run as well as public participation.
Hélène Rey-Valette, Sébastien Roussel
doaj   +1 more source

The coastal resources of Brunei Darussalam: status, utilization and management [PDF]

Marine resources, Resource management, Coastal zone management, Brunei Darussalam,
Chua, T.E. (eds.), Matdanan, H.J.H., Sharifuddin, P.H.Y., Silva, M.W.R.N. de, Silvestre, G.   +4 more
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Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli, Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga, Paolo Biancone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Inter-Method Comparison of Drones, Side-Scan Sonar, Airplanes, and Satellites Used for Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Mapping and Management

Geosciences
Remote sensing is heavily relied upon where eelgrass maps are needed for tracking trends, project siting and permitting, water quality assessments, and restoration planning.
Jillian Carr, Todd Callaghan
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