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Who Holds the Strings? Hybrid Governance in Small States

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how governance in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) is reshaped by enduring postcolonial legacies, recurrent crises, and deepening global interdependence. It highlights turbulence, understood as a structural, generative condition of fragmented and recombining authority, as its central analytical contribution ...
Dana‐Marie Ramjit
wiley   +1 more source

On the Problem of Vague Terms: A Glossary of Clearly Stated Assumptions & Careful, Patient, Descriptions [PDF]

Coase 1930 endures through the decades as one of the most-cited papers in economics due to the fact that it highlights a fundamental and equally enduring problem: "Economic theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions ...
Funk, Matt
core   +1 more source

‘They are not predators: They are a higher power’—Relational values and principles framing human–predator relationship in Noongar Country, Southwestern Australia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–predator coexistence presents urgent conservation challenges that demand approaches extending beyond mere conflict mitigation. Indigenous knowledge systems, though historically marginalised by Western science, offer vital insights into ethical, sustainable relationships with nature.
Rocío Almuna, Cristina E. Ramalho, Lynette Knapp, Carol Pettersen, Iris Maude Bonshore, Elizabeth M. Woods, Gail E. Yorkshire‐Selby, Mick Hayden, Rhys Bonshore, Larry Blight, Peter Speldewinde, José Tomás Ibarra, Stephen D. Hopper   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unburnable carbon in the rapidly warming Arctic: Mapping spatial relationships among oil and gas development, ecologically sensitive areas and Indigenous Peoples' lands. [PDF]

PLoS One
Codato D, Vezzelli D, Ammaturo F, Lazazzera G, Stralla A, Pappalardo SE, De Marchi M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic approaches for the protection of our oceans and marine environments. [PDF]

NPJ Clim Action
Koundouri P, Akinsete E, Capon T, Colwell RR, El-Beltagy AS, Elouafi I, Falk J, Garabato AN, Kennel CF, Landis C, Leinen M, Mashayek A, Murray CA, Serageldin I, Takeuchi K, Taniguchi M, Toli E.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Balancing risk and reward—Perceptions of bats and their ecological role in Reunion island

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Context: Bats provide vital ecosystem services but can also generate disservices or sanitary concerns, particularly where human–bat interactions are frequent. Understanding public perceptions of bats is essential for effective conservation and risk communication.
Rachel Leong, Anne Atlan, Camille Lebarbenchon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ocean Equity Index. [PDF]

Nature
Blythe JL, Claudet J, Gill D, Ban NC, Epstein G, Gurney GG, Jupiter SD, Mahajan SL, Mangubhai S, Turner R, Bennett NJ, D'Agata S, Franks P, Lau J, Ahmadia G, Andrachuk M, Annasawmy P, Brun V, Darling ES, Di Franco A, Evans L, Lazzari N, Naggea J, Relano V, Pertuz MC, Villasante S, Zafra-Calvo N.   +26 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A review of blue carbon credit projects' socio‐economic activities

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses and saltmarshes) are critical for climate regulation and biodiversity, yet significant funding gaps persist in marine conservation. While blue carbon credits are increasingly used to bridge these gaps, concerns remain regarding their efficacy in delivering socio‐economic benefits.
Nata Tavonvunchai, Holly J. Niner, Abigail McQuatters‐Gollop, Siân E. Rees   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change, geography and trade agreements: A perspective of Asian bilateral trade. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liang Q, Shao L, Hussain Z, Chao Y, Liu H, Wang C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source