Illegal Wildlife Trade in a Tourism and Biodiversity Hotspot
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There are clear connections between tourism, development, and sustainable use—particularly in biodiversity hotspots, where tourists may unknowingly purchase souvenirs made from protected wildlife. This issue is explicitly recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG15, Life on Land, and SDG16, Peace, Justice, and Strong ...
Jessica Chavez +11 more
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Coastal Capital: Dominican Republic: Case Studies on the Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystems in the Dominican Republic [PDF]
, 2010 Illustrates the benefits coralline beaches, reefs, and mangroves in various parts of the country offer, including providing protection against beach erosion, habitats for fisheries, potential tourism growth in protected marine areas, and local ...
Emily Cooper +3 more
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Interspecific gamete compatibility and hybrid larval fitness in reef-building corals: Implications for coral reef restoration [PDF]
, 2019 Wing Yan Chan +2 more
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The Socio‐Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions on Non‐Marketed Environmental Valuation
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The present review aims to strengthen both the theoretical foundation and real‐world relevance of environmental valuation methods, especially in regions marked by cultural diversity or spiritual significance. Its goal is to explore how embracing socio‐cultural pluralism can support more inclusive, meaningful, and accepted environmental ...
George E. Halkos +1 more
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Automated, objective texture segmentation of multibeam echosounder data - Seafloor survey and substrate maps from James Island to Ozette Lake, Washington Outer Coast [PDF]
, 2007 Without knowledge of basic seafloor characteristics, the ability to address any number of critical marine and/or coastal management issues is diminished. For example, management and conservation of essential fish habitat (EFH), a requirement mandated by
Beaudoin, Jonathan D. +2 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a topic of growing scholarly importance. While existing literature has mapped the thematic scope of this field, a critical diagnosis of its intellectual structure and inherent biases is missing.
Juan Martinez Alvarez +3 more
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Site-Dependent Differences in Artificial Reef Function: Implications for Coral Reef Restoration [PDF]
, 2001 There is an increasing use of artificial structure in coral reef restoration (for references, see Spieler et al., this volume). Often artificial reef structures are chosen for a restoration project simply because they were used elsewhere.
Gilliam, David S. +2 more
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"Acropora cervicornis" (Lamarck, 1816) spawning at Guanahacabibes National Park, Western Cuba.
Revista de Investigaciones Marinas, 2022 Coral reefs are in decline, expecting to get even worse if protection and restoration actions are not established immediately. Coral restoration´s efforts assist the recovering of coral colonies in degraded areas of the reef. Although it has been proven
Sandra Delfín de León +6 more
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