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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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The Value of Cultural Heritage Sites in Armenia: Evidence from a Travel Cost Method Study [PDF]
This paper applies the travel cost method to visits to cultural sites in Armenia by domestic visitors. Respondents intercepted at four cultural monuments provided information on their visitation patterns, experience at the site, perception of the state ...
Alberto Longo, Anna Alberini
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Western Tien-Shan World Heritage Site (Kyrgyz Part): From Traditional to Modern Management Challenges [PDF]
, 2018 The Western Tien-Shan World Heritage Site (WTS WHS) includes sites in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, in Central Asia. The Kyrgyz part of the WTS WHS includes the Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve (also UNESCO Biosphere Reserve), Besh-Aral State Nature ...
DOMASHOV Ilia
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski +19 more
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Guardians of the Sigiriya Frescoes: A Legal Perspective on Cultural Heritage Management in Sri Lanka
Asian-European Music Research JournalThe frescoes of Sigiriya, depicting the ethereal “Maidens of the Clouds,” represent a pinnacle of Sri Lanka's artistic and cultural heritage. As integral components of the Sigiriya World Heritage Site, these fifth-century wall paintings demand ...
Medha de Alwis
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The impact of climate change on cultural heritage: evidence and response [PDF]
, 2005 This paper presents the first broadbased research on the impact of climate change on historic buildings, buried archaeology, parks and gardens. Research coincided with the publication of the UKCIP02 climate change scenarios and other studies assessing ...
Cassar, M, Pender, R
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi +3 more
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Conceptualising Supply Chain Resilience Within Social Enterprises
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research seeks to conceptualise supply chain resilience (SCRes) in a social enterprise (SE) context, focusing on SEs with a social mission to tackle food insecurity and food poverty. Despite the increasingly mature field of SCRes and awareness of the critical role SEs play in tackling social challenges such as food poverty, no studies ...
Alexander James Jones +3 more
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Industrial Heritage and Pathways for Cultural-Creative Development in Bamberg, Germany
Urban PlanningThis article contributes to the ongoing authorized heritage discourse, following recent heritage concepts such as open heritage, and examines the industrial heritage and pathways for cultural-creative development in the city of Bamberg, Germany.
Heike Oevermann +2 more
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