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Importance of methodological pluralism in deriving counterfactuals for evidence‐based conservation
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.Abstract Most protected area impact research that uses counterfactuals draws heavily on quantitative methods, data, and knowledge types, making it valuable in producing generalizations but limited in temporal scope, historical detail, and habitat diversity and coverage of ecosystem services.
Petra Holden +8 more
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An ecological perspective for analysing rural depopulation and abandonment
People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 490-506, April 2024.Abstract Population loss in rural areas is rapidly increasing in high‐income countries, raising concerns and debate, given its socio‐economic consequences. Despite the evident environmental dimension of the phenomenon, ecological knowledge has been neglected in the analysis of actions aiming to reverse rural depopulation.
Francisco Lloret +3 more
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Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, April 2024.Abstract The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is an important tool for biological invasion policy and management and has been adopted as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) standard to measure the severity of environmental impacts caused by organisms living outside their native ranges.
Sabrina Kumschick +24 more
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Threats to conservation from national security interests
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2024.Abstract There is a growing trend of nation states invoking national security and emergency declarations to build state‐sponsored infrastructure projects for border defense, energy production, and transportation. Established laws, regulations, and agreements for the protection of nature and cultural heritage within and between countries are becoming ...
Katarzyna Nowak +5 more
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Evaluación de los focos contaminantes que afectan el río Pontezuelo, Mayarí, Holguín
Ciencia & Futuro, 2014 El municipio de Mayarí (provincia de Holguín) presenta una situación adversa referente al manejo de lo residuales líquidos domésticos, destacándose como caso más crítico el núcleo urbano Mayarí.
Marlen Torres-Beltrán
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Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, 2022 Los pasivos ambientales (PA) generados en las regiones mineras han provocado la fragmentación de los ecosistemas y la contaminación de las aguas superficiales y subterráneas.
Noel Caridad Bruguera Amarán +5 more
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Los Estudios de Impacto Ambiental y su Implicancia en las Inversiones de los Proyectos
Industrial Data, 2012 Los Proyectos de inversión al intervenir en distintos medios generan un conjunto de impactos, ya sean propios del proyecto como también en los aspectos sociales y ambientales, los que se deben incorporar en la evaluación para determinar su viabilidad.El ...
Walter Andía V.
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Evaluating hybrid speciation and swamping in wild carnivores with a decision‐tree approach
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2024.Abstract Hybridization is an important evolutionary force with a principal role in the origin of new species, known as hybrid speciation. However, ongoing hybridization can create hybrid swamping, in which parental genomes are completely lost. This can become a biodiversity threat if it involves species that have adapted to certain environmental ...
Laura Tensen, Klaus Fischer
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Evaluación de impacto ambiental al proyecto de dragado Marina Periquillo cayo Las Brujas
Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, 2015 Una evaluación de impacto ambiental efectiva de obras ingenieriles que se ejecuten en ecosistemas marinos costeros, que analice los riesgos potenciales en la etapa constructiva, a sabiendas que estas conllevarán acciones extremadamente impactantes ...
Yuniey Quiala Armenteros +2 more
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Impacto provocado por la minería en la zona de Santa Lucía: evaluación físico–química
Minería y Geología, 2015 En el trabajo se presenta la evaluación de los impactos ambientales provocados por la actividad minera en el campo mineral Santa Lucía-Castellanos, ubicado al noroeste de la provincia de Pinar del Río, Cuba.
Damaris Gallardo-Martínez +3 more
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