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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
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Estimation des calories supplémentaires liées à la consommation d'alcool comme facteur potentiellement négligé de l'obésité chez les jeunes

Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada, 2017
Introduction : Les taux d'obésité chez les jeunes ne cessent d'augmenter au Canada. Dans cette étude, nous avons réalisé des estimations conservatrices des calories excédentaires susceptibles de découler de la consommation d'alcool en fonction des ...
Kate Battista, Scott T. Leatherdale
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125 years of exploration and research at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK) 125 ans d'exploration et de recherches à Gough's Cave (Somerset, Royaume‐Uni)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello, Mark D. Lewis, Simon A. Parfitt   +2 more
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Amidst (waste) abundance: world‐making and struggles in hosting a municipal landfill in the Bolivian lowlands Au milieu de l'abondance (de déchets) : fabrication du monde et luttes liées à la gestion d'une décharge municipale dans les basses terres de Bolivie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In recent decades, solid waste has proliferated worldwide, becoming a pressing global issue. This article explores the role of Indigenous people dwelling within and upon emerging waste scenarios, with a specific focus on involved forms of sociality and ontological contestation. Drawing on the case of a municipal landfill sited on a Guarani community in
Vanesa Martín Galán
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Utiliser l’âge de la première consommation d’alcool pour prédire la consommation d’alcool, la consommation excessive d’alcool et le mélange d’alcool et de boissons énergisantes chez les élèves de 12e année en Ontario dans le cadre du projet COMPASS

Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada, 2019
Introduction. Cette étude vise à examiner l’incidence de l’âge de la première consommation d’alcool sur la consommation actuelle d’alcool et les comportements connexes chez un large échantillon de jeunes Canadiens. Méthodologie.
Simone D. Holligan, Katelyn Battista, Margaret de Groh, Ying Jiang, Scott T. Leatherdale   +4 more
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Will European Consumers and Stakeholders accept New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in Food Production? Les consommateurs et les parties prenantes européens accepteront‐ils les nouvelles techniques génomiques (NTG) dans la production alimentaire ? Werden europäische Verbraucher und Interessengruppen neue genomische Verfahren (NGV) in der Lebensmittelproduktion akzeptieren?

EuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) can be an important tool to achieve the goals set out in the European Green Deal like food security, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. However, the success of NGT‐derived products in the market depends on their acceptance by consumers and stakeholders.
Jan Pokrivcak, Miroslava Rajcaniova, Ema Lazorcakova   +2 more
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Strategic Pathways to Sustainable Food Choices: Insights from Sweden Voies stratégiques vers des choix alimentaires durables : enseignements tirés de l’expérience suédoise Strategische Wege zu nachhaltigen Ernährungsentscheidungen: Erkenntnisse aus Schweden

EuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary Current food production and consumption drive serious health and environmental problems, including obesity, nutrient deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, climate change, biodiversity loss and social inequalities. These issues threaten future food security, making more sustainable consumer choices essential. Global and regional policies such as
Sara Spendrup, Richard Tellström, Fredrik Fernqvist   +2 more
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Product heterogeneity, price index bias, and their link to provincial urban size: Evidence from urban China's beverage market

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.
Abstract Conventional price indexes partially address product heterogeneity. This paper considers the variety and quality of products in each market, the combination of region and year, and constructs panel price indexes using household scanner data on non‐alcoholic beverages in urban China.
Soye Shin
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Is local all that matters?: An experiment on Canadian consumers’ preferences for produce

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.
Abstract Controlled environment agriculture is important in regions where traditional farming is constrained by short growing seasons. Of particular relevance, vertical farming is an innovative agricultural technology that enables year‐round production in Canada. However, Canadian consumers’ preferences for vertically farmed products remain a knowledge
Emily Gibson, Tongzhe Li
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