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Evaluating the use of taxonomy in the IUCN Red List
Abstract Taxonomy defines the units that conservationists strive to preserve for future generations. However, the discovery of new species and the taxonomic revision of existing species affect conservation efforts. Despite the importance of taxonomy for a species’ conservation, there is currently no overview of how those leading species extinction risk
Stephen T. Garnett +8 more
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Identifying hotspots of faunal data deficiency to direct urgent research and monitoring
Abstract Data deficiency is a substantial challenge for extinction risk assessments because incomplete data means we cannot accurately identify priority protected areas for conservation. Here, we use the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) distributions of amphibians, sharks and rays, fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles to identify ...
Matt W. Hayward +4 more
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Esfuerzo fiscal municipal en Guatemala
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 37-40).
Bonet Morón, Jaime +1 more
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¿Es necesario agotar esfuerzos para lograr un equilibrio fiscal?
Interviewed: Hector Dada Hirezi (Deputy CDU); Jorge Barraza Ibarra (UTEC); Javier Ibizate (UCA); Carlos Briones (FLACSO); Rafael Rodríguez Loucel (UTEC); Roberto Rubio (FUNDE). I do not think it is possible to reach a fiscal balance in the short term. What needs to be generated is a fiscal policy that progressively closes existing gaps and distributes ...
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Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is a critical measure of global aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity status. It is also the basis for the Red List Index, which tracks extinction risk over time.
Brittany Finucci +10 more
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En el complejo entramado de la gestión pública en Colombia, dos elementos fundamentales emer-gen como protectores del Estado: el control fiscal y la defensa jurídica.
Paula Robledo Silva +2 more
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Abstract Confronted by daunting environmental risks and disasters, communities in the Caribbean–particularly those in economically disenfranchised areas–face disproportionate consequences from climate change, such as hazardous air and water quality.
Kristin B. Raub +7 more
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Fiscal institutions, which are responsible for the delegation of tax and spending powers among different tiers of governments, are important determinants of the size and efficiency of public redistribution. In this paper we develop a comparative analysis
Raul A. Ponce-Rodriguez +1 more
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? The Impact of Issue Proximity on Policy Choice at the Individual Level
ABSTRACT Scholars have extensively studied the link between issue definition and policy choice. However, empirical evidence on the role of issue proximity on policy support at the individual level remains scarce. The study draws on policy and management literatures to examine whether framing an issue as more or less spatially proximate to an individual
Vaiva Kalesnikaite, Ana Maria Dimand
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Medicina prepaga: la mala fe del afiliado y su consecuencia jurídica
En el presente comentario a fallo nos proponemos abordar la decisión adoptada por la Cámara Federal de Mar del Plata y la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación en relación a la consecuencia jurídica que tiene el hecho de que un afiliado a la medicina ...
Cinthia N. Aguirre
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