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Evolutionary history and identification of conservation units in the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis. [PDF]

, 2011
The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, occupies a range including the major drainage basins of South America, yet the degree of structure that exists within and among populations inhabiting these drainages is unknown.
Jordan, WC, Groombridge, JJ, Ariani, CV, S. Kundu, Pickles, R., Jordan, W.C., Gotelli, D., W.C. Jordan, Pickles, RSA, Van Damme, P., J.J. Groombridge, Kundu, S, A. Iyengar, Gottelli, D., Ariani, C.V., Groombridge, J., R.S.A. Pickles, Bodmer, R, P. Van Damme, Kundu, S., D. Gottelli, Ariani, C., Jordan, W., C.V. Ariani, V.D. Zambrana Rojas, Pickles, R.S.A., Groombridge, Jim J., Iyengar, A., Iyengar, A, R. Bodmer, Zambrana Rojas, V.D., Gottelli, D, Zambrana Rojas, VD, Rojas, V., Van Damme, P, Bodmer, R.   +35 more
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Geoconservation Initiatives in the State of Paraná (Brazil)

Geoconservation Research, 2023
Even though geoconservation has advanced significantly in the last few decades, general awareness of its importance is limited, especially in Brazil. Here, we present an overview of geoconservation actions and initiatives in the state of Paraná.
Luiz Alberto Fernandes, Fernanda Caroline Borato Xavier, Kimberlym Tábata Pesch Vieira, Liliane Maia Tcacenco-Manzano   +3 more
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Pilot study to find potential new sites for genetic conservation units for native trees in Scotland [PDF]

, 2022
Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) are a Europe-wide network of sites recognised for their protection of genetic diversity and natural processes in forest trees.
Perry, Annika, Lobo-Guerrero, Juan Pablo, Cavers, Stephen   +2 more
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Challenges of Participatory Community Monitoring of Biodiversity in Protected Areas in Brazilian Amazon

Diversity, 2018
Participatory community monitoring programs (PCM) have become an important methodological innovation for the management of biodiversity conservation in protected areas.
Daniel C. Costa, Henrique S. Pereira, Guillaume A. E. L. Marchand, Suzy C. P. Silva   +3 more
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Uncertainty in coarse conservation assessments hinders the efficient achievement of conservation goals [PDF]

, 2012
Conservation planning is sensitive to a number of scale-related issues, such as the spatial extent of the planning area, or the size of units of planning.
Kennard, Mark, Kennard, Mark J, Hermoso Lopez, Virgilio, Hermoso, Virgilio   +3 more
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Field sports and conservation in the United Kingdom [PDF]

Nature, 2003
Many natural habitats exist on privately owned land outside protected areas, but few governments can afford to enforce or subsidize conservation of this biodiversity. Even in some developed countries, conservation subsidy schemes have only achieved limited success.
Oldfield, Thomasine E. E., Smith, Robert J., Harrop, Stuart R., Leader-Williams, Nigel   +3 more
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Contribution of the Amazon protected areas program to forest conservation [PDF]

, 2023
Established in 2002, the Amazon Protected Areas Program (ARPA) supports 120 Conservation Units (CUs) in the Brazilian Amazon, covering 62 Mha. Here, we quantified the impact of ARPA support on reducing deforestation and CO2 emissions between 2008 and ...
Ubirajara Oliveira, Fernanda Figueiredo Constant Marques, Amanda Ribeiro de Oliveira, Fábio Ribeiro Silva, Mariana Napolitano Ferreira, Jan Börner, Britaldo Silveira Soares Filho   +6 more
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Integrated Landscape Change Analysis of Protected Areas and their Surrounding Landscapes: Application in the Brazilian Cerrado

Remote Sensing, 2020
Remote sensing tools have been long used to monitor landscape dynamics inside and around protected areas. Hereto, scientists have largely relied on land use and land cover (LULC) data to derive indicators for monitoring these dynamics, but these metrics ...
Beatriz Bellón, Julien Blanco, Alta De Vos, Fabio de O. Roque, Olivier Pays, Pierre-Cyril Renaud   +5 more
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Geographic information system-based decision support for soil conservation planning in Tajikistan [PDF]

, 2010
Soil erosion on sloping agricultural land poses a serious problem for the environment, as well as for production. In areas with highly erodible soils, such as those in loess zones, application of soil and water conservation measures is crucial to sustain
Wolfgramm, Bettina, Sanginov, Sanginboy, Maselli, Daniel, Hurni, Hans, Liniger, Hanspeter, Bühlmann, Erik   +5 more
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Rainfall analysis and its influence in forest fire occurrence in the Serra de Itabaiana National Park, Sergipe, Brazil

Revista Ambiente & Água, 2011
The objective of this research was to verify the influence of the climatic variable precipitation in the forest fire occurrence at the National Park Serra de Itabaiana.
Adauto de Souza Ribeiro, Benjamin Leonardo Alves White   +1 more
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