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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, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public resources and communities: the role of the university in ecological transition

Techne
The promotion of participatory processes in initiatives such as Energy Communities (ECs) can prompt behavioural change in ecological transition. The paper presents the experience of the Municipality of Cesena and the University in the EN-ACTION project ...
Beatrice Turillazzi, Andrea Boeri, Saveria Olga Murielle Boulanger , Francesca Sabatini, Carlotta Trippa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education for sustainable development and global citizenship: analysis of self-assessment reports for work-based learning (information document) [PDF]

, 2010
Under the Quality and Effectiveness Framework for post-16 learning in Wales, Work Based Learning (WBL) providers are required to submit an education for sustainable development and global citizenship (ESDGC) self-assessment report and action plan to ...

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Including Limited Partners in the Diversity Jurisdiction Analysis [PDF]

, 1986
This paper presents the results of the Dynamic Pricing Challenge, held on the occasion of the 17th INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Conference on June 29–30, 2017 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bayliss, C., Currie, C.S.M., den Boer, A.V., Ellina, A., Esders, M., Haensel, A., Lei, X., Maclean, K.D.S., Martinez-Sykora, A., Riseth, A.N., van de Geer, R., Zachariades, S., Ødegaard, F.   +12 more
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Participation and Energy Citizenship

AbstractThis chapter connects the discourse on participation and energy citizenship to reframe participation as a vehicle for citizens’ agency, rather than a mechanism for government authorities to gain legitimacy, acceptance, or control. The chapter explores how existing modes of participation can be enriched by incorporating a view of energy ...
Niall P. Dunphy, Breffní Lennon, Alexandra Revez, Bin Bin J. Pearce   +3 more
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Does social value matter in energy saving behaviors?: Specifying the role of eleven human values on energy saving behaviors and the implications for energy demand policy

Energy Strategy Reviews
Energy saving is a critical factor in addressing the global energy crisis. This study analyzes the role of 11 values (ideology, post-materialism, environmentalism, global citizenship, religiosity, science and technology (S&T) optimism, hedonic value ...
Sohee Kim, Seoyong Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Pengaruh Iklim Psikologis terhadap Komitmen Afektif yang Berdampak pada OCB Karyawan di PT. Petrokimia Gresik

Binus Business Review, 2015
Seeing the considerably high increased in the growth of fertilizer industries in Indonesia, the company in the line business of fertilizer will have a lot of challenges and it needs to be handled in extra energy, especially the human resources of the ...
Jerry Marcellius Logahan, Harsya Rahman
doaj   +1 more source

Decarbonization Roadmaps and Community Transition Pathways: empowering Energy Citizenship in the EU

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment
The European energy transition is currently emphasizing advancements in regulations and technologies, with a focus also on social justice. Citizens are perceived as key players in the energy systems, as their direct involvement can contribute to the wide
A. Boeri, Saveria Olga Murielle Boulanger, D. Longo, B. Turillazzi   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conceptualising Energy Citizenship

AbstractThis chapter moves the discussion on by examining the conceptualisation of energy citizenship. Situating the reader within the authors’ understanding of energy systems as fundamentally social structures, the chapter adopts an inclusive perspective of the citizen in the energy domain. It posits that an energy citizen is not something one becomes,
Niall P. Dunphy, Breffní Lennon, Alexandra Revez, Bin Bin J. Pearce   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source