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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 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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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.
Yohei Mitani, Henrik Lindhjem
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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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Los experimentos de elección se han convertido en una importante herramienta para la valoración de bienes y servicios ambientales. Sin embargo, existen evidencias que demuestran que los principios de racionalidad asumidos en esta metodología a menudo no ...
Beatriz Rocamora Montiel +2 more
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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles [PDF]
Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Zhao J +7 more
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Los problemas de salud y la producción de alimentos diferenciados influyen en las decisiones de los consumidores y los orienta a optar por productos con características organolépticas particulares.
Miriam Susana Hernández Valdivia +5 more
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Este trabajo estima el cambio en el bienestar social por la aplicación de medidas adicionales de prevención de incendios forestales en los bosques mediterráneos.
Verónica Farreras, Robert Mavsar
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