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A nature‐positive world is more than the sum of its parts

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Adoption of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM‐GBF) has led to further growth in attention being directed to the challenge of bending the curve of biodiversity loss to achieve a nature‐positive world. However, concerns have been raised that, unless progress towards achieving net gain in biodiversity can be measured ...
Simon Ferrier
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic Roadmap for Addressing Microplastic Pollution in the Global South: Bridging Monitoring Gaps, Harmonizing Methods, and Building Analytical Capacity

open access: yesEnvironmental Quality Management, Volume 35, Issue 4, Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT Microplastic (MP) pollution represents a growing environmental challenge, especially in tropical and subtropical coastal regions of the Global South, where methodological fragmentation, funding discontinuity, and dependence on external analytical infrastructure limit the production of comparable data and the formulation of evidence‐based ...
Guilherme Malafaia   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avoiding the ‘One‐Size‐Fits‐All’ Trap in Policy‐Based Monitoring

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 732-746, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Policy‐based monitoring programmes often fail to yield the information required to assess and improve policies and plans. A dominant cause of this problem is the ‘one‐size‐fits‐all’ (OSFA) trap—a failure to recognise that several, complementary types of monitoring are required to support effective policy.
Rick J. Stoffels, Ross M. Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

USE OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MODELING THE POLLUTION PRESSURE OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE SEYBOUSE VALLEY (NORTH-EASTERN ALGERIA)

open access: yesFood and Environment Safety, 2021
The water supply environment in Seybouse Valley (North East of Algeria) is sensitive and fragile as the aquifer is highly vulnerable to various sources of pollution, must recognize the pollution sources and water quality integration.
Aissam GHRIEB   +5 more
doaj  

Impacts of the renewable energy transition on global plant diversity: A review

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 87-115, January 2026.
People and nature need a renewable energy transition to help address the growing, and catastrophic, effects of climate change. A sustainable energy transition involves rigorously examining the potential impacts on nature – including plant life – and creating pathways for impact mitigation that strike a clear balance between energy production and ...
Rachael V. Gallagher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chains of Social Sustainability and the Potential of the DPSIR Framework

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 111-117, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT For more than 20 years, the Driver‐Pressure‐State‐Impact‐Response (DPSIR) framework has contributed to clarifying causal chains for environmental sustainability issues. This study aims to answer the question of whether the framework can extend its usefulness to structuring social sustainability issues, to which it has not been applied so far ...
Stefan Mann
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability Implications of Deficit Irrigation in a Mature Water Economy: A Case Study in Southern Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Deficit irrigation (DI) is an agricultural practice in which the volume of irrigation water applied during the crop cycle is below the irrigation requirements for maximum production, the aim of which is to increase irrigation water productivity.
Berbel, Julio, Expósito, Alfonso
core   +2 more sources

A Systems Thinking Approach to Mitigating Xenophobia in South Africa for Socio‐Economic Development

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 247-256, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT Economic growth in South Africa has led to significant influx of migrants, especially from the African continent, searching for greener pastures. The influx of migrants in South Africa has given rise to competition for scarce resources between locals and migrants.
Y. S. Nyam, O. Kunguma, O. T. Selelo
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Environmental State and Developing Management Strategies for Alagol Wetland Using the DPSIR Model [PDF]

open access: yesمحیط زیست و توسعه فرابخشی
Introduction: Each ecosystem provides essential goods and services that support human needs and community well-being. However, wetlands in both Iran and globally are confronted with significant challenges, including reduced area, water pollution, and ...
Ramtin Parnak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Study on Ecological Security Evaluation of the Minghu National Wetland Park

open access: yesDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Comprehensively analyzing Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park ecological safety impact factors including environment, resources, ecology, economy, and society, utilizing the Driver force‐Pressure‐State‐Impact‐Response‐Management (DPSIRM) framework model to build Minghu National Wetland Park ecological security DPSIRM evaluation index system and ...
Qu Qin, Bin Wen, Jingjing Li, Deepali
wiley   +1 more source

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