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Understanding the drivers of expert opinion when classifying species as extinct. [PDF]
Abstract The criteria as laid out by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List are the gold standard by which the extinction risk of a species is assessed and where appropriate biological extinctions are declared. However, unlike all other categories, the category of extinct lacks a quantitative framework for assigning this
Roberts DL +3 more
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Understanding author choices in the current conservation publishing landscape. [PDF]
Abstract Conservation literature addresses a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary questions and benefits. Conservation science benefits most when a diverse range of authors are represented, particularly those from countries where much conservation work is focused.
Yoh N +5 more
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Meta-analysis of landowner participation in voluntary incentive programs for provision of forest ecosystem services. [PDF]
Abstract Many voluntary incentive programs for provision of forest ecosystem services (ES) have low participation rates, insufficient enrollment areas, and inefficient ecological outcomes. Understanding participation behavior in such programs has therefore become a crucial part of policy success.
Mitani Y, Lindhjem H.
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Understanding why consumers in China switch between wild, farmed, and synthetic bear bile products
Abstract An important rationale for legally farmed and synthetic wildlife products is that they reduce illegal, wild‐sourced trade by supplying markets with sustainable alternatives. For this to work, more established illegal‐product consumers must switch to legal alternatives than new legal‐product consumers switch to illegal wild products.
Amy Hinsley +10 more
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Valuing high‐seas ecosystem conservation
Abstract The high seas provide a variety of ecosystem services that benefit society. There have, however, been few attempts to quantify the human welfare impacts of changes to the delivery of these benefits. We assessed the values of several key ecosystem service benefits derived from protecting ecosystems in the high seas of the Flemish Cap through ...
Bui Bich Xuan +4 more
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Resumen Aunque se han hecho avances en el desarrollo y aplicación a gran escala de intervenciones eficaces contra la obesidad infantil, los retos siguen siendo importantes. Nuestro objetivo era comprender las causas del éxito de Estados Unidos y los países latinoamericanos en la implementación de políticas y programas (PYP) contra la obesidad e ...
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla +6 more
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Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan +11 more
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En el método del experimento de elección se supone que el entrevistado es perfectamente racional, está informado y maximiza su utilidad siguiendo una regla de elección perfectamente compensatoria.
Sergio Colombo, Nick Hanley, Glenn Bush
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Resumen El alto impacto ambiental de la demanda por proteina animal para la alimentacion humana hace imperativo que los individuos modifiquen sus patrones de consumo hacia dietas mas sostenibles. El uso de etiquetas ambientales en los alimentos puede ser
S. Gutiérrez, A. Pérez
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El presente trabajo trata de evaluar los efectos externos de la erosión del suelo mediante el uso del método del Experimento de Elección (EE). Tras una breve revisión de la literatura socioeconómica sobre el problema de la erosión y de los métodos ...
Sergio Colombo, Javier Calatrava Requena
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