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ECOLOGY AND VIOLENCE: THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF WAR [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Research reported by Thomas Homer-Dixon characterizes five social effects that can significantly increase the likelihood of violence in the emerging world, effects that are far deeper than can be controlled by security forces: (1) constrained ...
Fort, Timothy L., Schipani, Cindy A.
core   +1 more source

Does Shift in Vegetation Abundance After Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions Play a Key Role in Regulating Fungal Community Structure in a Northern Peatland?

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Soil fungal communities are key players in biogeochemical processes of peatlands, which are important carbon stocks globally. Although it has been elucidated that fungi are susceptible to environmental changes, little is known about the intricate and ...
Chenhao Cao   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Land Ecological Security and Diagnosis of Obstacle Factors for Oasis Land in Yili River Valley from Perspective of Ecological Civilization

open access: yesShuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] The ecological security of oasis land in Yili River valley was studied from the perspective of ecological civilization, and the main factors influencing the ecological security of land in this area were analyzed, in order to promote the ...
Liu Zhiyou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First description of the male and hemipenial morphology of Opisthotropis haihaensis Ziegler et al., 2019 (Serpentes, Natricidae), with updated diagnosis and distribution [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal
The Haiha Mountain Stream Keelback, Opisthotropis haihaensis Ziegler, Pham, Nguyen, Nguyen, Wang, Wang, Stuart & Le, 2019, was originally described based on a single female specimen from northern Vietnam.
Tierui Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Forest Ecological Security and Its Influencing Factors in Multi-Climatic Zones: A Case Study of Yunnan Province

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Forest ecological security is related to national ecological security. Yunnan Province has a significantly stereoscopic climate characterized by diverse and complex vegetation.
Zhe Chen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological foundations of the philosophical content of the systemic concepts of “ecological state” and “environmental security” in the use of water resources

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to assess the philosophical categorical meaning of the concepts of “ecological state” and “environmental security” in the space and time of zones of influence of a water management facility, hereinafter referred to as the “Object of Activity” as part of the natural technical system “Natural Environment-Object of Activity ...
Bondarenko V.L.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A REVIEW OF FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT AND IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY, ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND ECONOMY OF IBARAPA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

open access: yesEPH-International Journal of Educational Research, 2023
In Nigeria, thousands of people die in violent clashes between groups of farmers and nomadic pastoralists. Due to better access to weapons and communication tools, the war has been worse in recent years. The old and the well-established systems of negotiation between the groups have mostly broken down.
Ayinla Ahmed Jimoh   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Foreword [PDF]

open access: yes, 1935
This paper offers a critical look at how energy security-, food and agriculture-, and climate change-oriented international organizations frame biomass energy production in developing countries, in particular, ethanol production in Brazil.
C., D. F.
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The human security dimension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Despite the geopolitical calculations associated with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and how this will allow Beijing greater influence in transregional relations, the human security dimension goes to the heart of China’s wider regional strategy.
Dellios, Rosita, Ferguson, R. James
core   +1 more source

Theoretical Analysis and Simulations of the Generalized Lotka-Volterra Model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The dynamics of generalized Lotka-Volterra systems is studied by theoretical techniques and computer simulations. These systems describe the time evolution of the wealth distribution of individuals in a society, as well as of the market values of firms ...
Biham, Ofer   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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