Brazil's Amazon Fund: A “Green Fix” between Offset Pressures and Deforestation Crisis
Abstract Emissions trading and nature‐based solutions, particularly REDD+, have lent themselves to the critical literature on the “socioecological fix” in neoliberal capital accumulation and state regulation. Prone to reversals, land conflict, and leakage, these mechanisms displace the burden of carbon emissions reductions to global South countries ...
Claudia Horn
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Forecasting the spread of emerging crop pests can help prioritise and target control efforts. We compare CLIMEX and statistical models, and provide computational tools to evaluate, compare and integrate results. Abstract BACKGROUND Forecasting the spread of emerging pests is widely requested by pest management agencies in order to prioritise and target
Regan Early +3 more
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Abstract The recognition of land title and demarcation of indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands and the guarantee of the rights of consultation and free, prior and informed consent in the context of large infrastructure projects represent some of the major challenges for indigenous peoples and communities in the Amazon States.
Ricardo Pereira
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Summary In recent years, there has been an explosion of categories and labels to account for the expansion of forms of cooperation beyond the membership of the Development Assistance Committee. Such hype has led to the construction of the so‐called southern model as the archetype of development cooperation coming from non‐Development Assistance ...
Valeria Lauria, Corrado Fumagalli
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Universal droop controller for DC–DC converter interfaces onto a modular multi‐tiered DC microgrid
Microgrids are usually based on single voltage levels, supporting a number of distributed generation sources and loads. This paper describes a multi‐tier DC microgrid, with multiple voltage levels able to source and supply different power demands. A universal droop controller is developed for this multi‐tier microgrid, able to connect uni‐ and bi ...
Samuel J. Williamson +3 more
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An Integrated Engineering Approach to Creating Health‐Modulating Postbiotics
Postbiotics have emerged as a promising alternative to live probiotics, offering comparable health benefits while overcoming challenges related to safety, stability, and shelf life. The review addresses current challenges in standardizing postbiotic definitions and production processes, and by outlining future research directions necessary to unlock ...
Michael Leonidas Chikindas +10 more
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Gender gaps in perceptions of social protection: Insights from the OECD Risks that Matter Survey
Abstract Reflecting their weaker labour force attachment and lower earnings, women consistently report feeling greater economic insecurity than men across the Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD). Similar gender gaps emerge in perceptions of social protection systems: women are far less confident than ...
Valerie Frey +2 more
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Brief communication International cooperation in a non-ideal world: the example of COVAX. [PDF]
Luna F, Holzer F.
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Transfer of knowledge in international cooperation: the Farmanguinhos - SMM case. [PDF]
Silva SAGD, Duarte RG, Castro JM.
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[Epistemic communities and the challenges of training health technicians during the COVID-19 pandemicComunidades epistémicas y retos en cuanto a la educación de los técnicos en salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19]. [PDF]
Batistella CEC +2 more
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