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Growing trees on farms: Navigating the goals and values of farmers

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural landscapes represent critical contexts for advancing policy objectives related to tree cover expansion. This paper explores how farmers' values influence their willingness or ability to grow trees on farms. Research is based on 49 interviews and two focus groups with farmers in England and draws on two social science research ...
Stephen McConnachie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the criminal law to protect the environment: Possibilities and problems

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Global biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades, and existing laws have proven insufficient to protect the environment from harm. There is no ‘silver bullet’ to remedying species population declines and extinctions and loss of ecosystems, but criminal law could be a crucial tool.
Kellie Toole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Pollination in Urban Food Production: The Importance of Data Validation and Participant Feedback for Citizen Science Project Design

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Urban agriculture depends on insect pollination, but knowledge gaps persist due to difficulties accessing diverse growing spaces. We developed a citizen science approach for monitoring insect visits to crops and compared grower‐collected data to that of a trained researcher while also gathering participant feedback.
Elizabeth Nicholls   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recovering nutrients from urine – A golden opportunity for sustainable fertiliser production

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Agricultural industrialisation has led to levels of nutrients in the environment that are well above safe operating limits, yet fertiliser use is necessary to feed a growing population. The recovery of nutrients from human urine in large, developed cities may offset some of the ecological and economic impacts associated with fertiliser production, as ...
Hanxia Yu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An overview of agricultural neonicotinoid regulation in the EU, Canada, and the United States

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Grounded in broad environmental coalition and place‐based research, the European Union, Ontario and Québec in Canada, and several US states placed restrictions on agriculturally‐applied neonicotinoids. The exact regulations and how they were implemented are explored.
Katherine Dentzman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydropower Effluent as a Marine Pollutant; Impacts of River Regulation on Estuarine and Coastal Ecology

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The confluence of rivers with the ocean creates biological hotspots where temperature, salinity, and nutrients mix to provide excellent conditions for rearing, growth, and refuge to a multitude of organisms. Worldwide, estuaries are highly productive and biodiverse.
Robert J. Lennox   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Attitude Problems’: Racializing Hierarchies of Affect in Post‐Brown U.S. Science Education

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Attending to the affect of minoritized students now appears crucial to promoting just and dignity‐affirming science education. Yet, elevating affect as an objective of science learning has a history that predates equity reforms. This study explores the politics of scientific uptakes of affect that have long served to mark hierarchical ...
Kathryn L. Kirchgasler
wiley   +1 more source

AI‐Driven Risk Management to Promote SDGs? An Exploratory Study in Jordan Construction Sector

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of risks controlled by AI on the sustainable performance of the building sector in Jordan. 240 responses were obtained using the survey method from March to May 2024, while respondents from different positions, the size of the company, and demography for a wide representation.
Shatha Mustafa Abdallah Al Qudah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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