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A critical analysis of the discourses of conservation and science on the Galápagos Islands [PDF]
, 2011 Conservation of the world’s biodiversity is a paradigmatic example of a ‘wicked problem’, a problem that resists resolution because it is defined, experienced and measured differently by different people, in ways that are inseparable from a range of ...
Cairns, Rose
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Credibility and advocacy in conservation science. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2016 Conservation policy sits at the nexus of natural science and politics. On the one hand, conservation scientists strive to maintain scientific credibility by emphasizing that their research findings are the result of disinterested observations of reality.
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A toolkit for open and pluralistic conservation science [PDF]
, 2022 Conservation science practitioners seek to pre-empt irreversible impacts on species, ecosystems, and social-ecological systems, requiring efficient and timely action even when data and understanding are unavailable, incomplete, dated, or biased.
Fidler, Fiona +9 more
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Conservation Science Education Online (CSEO) – A heritage science resource
Chemistry Teacher International, 2023 Conservation Science Education Online (CSEO) is a new online resource that shares strategies for teaching science in art conservation and related cultural heritage fields.
Murray Alison +15 more
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A Critical Review on the Analysis of Metal Soaps in Oil Paintings
ChemistryOpen, 2021 Up to 70 % of the oil paintings conserved in collections present metal soaps, which result from the chemical reaction between metal ions present in the painted layers and free fatty acids from the lipidic binders.
Prof. Francesca Caterina Izzo +3 more
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Chemistry Teacher International, 2023 Introduction to Conservation Science (ICS) is a curricular unit (CU) from the bachelor’s degree in Conservation-Restoration at NOVA School of Science and Technology. This CU was created in 2017 to fill a gap in the academic degree – the need for a bridge
França de Sá Susana +1 more
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The nature and role of experiential knowledge for environmental conservation [PDF]
, 2010 Understanding the nature and role of experiential knowledge for environmental conservation is a necessary step towards understanding if it should be used and how it might be applied with other types of knowledge in an evidence-based approach.
Fazey, Ioan Raymond Albert +4 more
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Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology
Technologies, 2016 Cultural Heritage scientists need methodologies to examine Art and Archaeology in order to understand artistic materials and techniques and devise better conservation procedures.
Antonino Cosentino
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Animal WelfareThe use of camera traps in wildlife conservation and ecological research is a popular method of data capture due in large part to the perceived low interference levels for the animals being studied.
Emeline Nogues +2 more
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Selling Conservation? Scientific Legitimacy and the Commodification of Conservation Tourism
Ecology and Society, 2009 Conservation tourism is a rapidly growing subsector of ecotourism that engages paying volunteers as active participants in conservation projects. Once the preserve of charities, the sector now hosts a proliferation of private companies seeking to make ...
Jenny A. Cousins +2 more
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