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A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area networks: The ProNet metric

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2022
Measuring connectivity is key to track progress toward broad conservation goals, such as the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity's proposed Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
David M. Theobald   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal patterns in the size of conservation land transactions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The full or partial acquisition of land remains a predominant focus of terrestrial conservation strategies. Non-governmental organizations play an important role in habitat protection, yet few studies investigate their contribution to conservation ...
Armsworth, Paul R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of the wind erosion risks in GIS

open access: yesSoil and Water Research, 2007
The paper refers to the possibilities of the evaluation of the wind erosion risks by using a model created in GIS. The model exploits the pedological information database for determining the potential risks of soils by wind erosion.
Jana Podhrázská, Ivan Novotný
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing landscape services as foundation for Green Infrastructure functionality: the case of the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve.

open access: yesLandscape Online, 2020
Biosphere Reserves are considered as means for the people who live and work within them to attain a balanced relationship with the natural and semi-natural environment.
Mita Drius   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management costs for small protected areas and economies of scale in habitat conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Protected area management must be resourced adequately to achieve its conservation objectives. The variability in management costs across candidate sites for protection therefore should inform conservation planning.
Armsworth, Paul R.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Sensitivity analysis of conservation targets in systematic conservation planning [PDF]

open access: yesEcological Applications, 2015
Systematic conservation planning has rapidly advanced in the past decade and has been increasingly incorporated in multiple studies and conservation projects. One of its requirements is a quantitative definition of conservation targets. While the Convention on Biological Diversity aims to expand the world's protected area network to 17% of the land ...
Levin, Noam   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Resilience Thinking in Spatial Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptation

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Spatial Development
Resilience thinking, with its focus on adaptability and transformability, offers a holistic, systems-based approach to planning that promotes flexibility, participatory processes, and long-term sustainability.
Birthe Uhlhorn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ten things to get right for marine conservation planning in the Coral Triangle [version 3; referees: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2015
Systematic conservation planning increasingly underpins the conservation and management of marine and coastal ecosystems worldwide. Amongst other benefits, conservation planning provides transparency in decision-making, efficiency in the use of limited ...
Rebecca Weeks   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Discursive Narrative On Planning For Urban Heritage Conservation In Contemporary World Heritage Cities In Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article analyses the structure of heritage conservation in the national context of Portugal. It assesses the political context in which planning operates, and the place of conservation and heritage planning within the planning system.
Cidre, Elisabete M. P.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Treatment planning in conservative dentistry

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2012
A patient attending for treatment of a restorative nature may present for a variety of reasons. The success is built upon careful history taking coupled with a logical progression to diagnosis of the problem that has been presented. Each stage follows on from the preceding one. A fitting treatment plan should be formulated and should involve a holistic
Andamuthu Sivakumar   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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