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Co-operative Bank System: The Spanish Case [PDF]

open access: yes
In practically all European countries, co-operative credit societies have evolved towards a system which is comparable to other financial groups. This paper explores the recent evolution of Spanish credit co-operatives and especially rural savings banks.
Navarro, Amparo Melian
core   +1 more source

Threats to and management of Natura 2000 protected areas relative to agricultural practices

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network combines biodiversity protection and socioeconomic targets. Human activities, such as agricultural practices, can affect biodiversity in N2K sites in diverse ways. Limiting activities with negative impacts while enforcing land management that supports biodiversity is crucial for effective conservation.
Giorgio Zavattoni   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic farming on grasslands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Sustainable agriculture has currently been considerably supported by the EU which positively affects development of organic farming in EU member states.
Friebel, Ludvik   +3 more
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Effects of landscape context on avian specialist response to increased surface temperature in protected areas

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Human development is a driver of global change and a major threat to biodiversity. Protected areas maintain and support biodiversity, but outside stressors, such as climate change and land use change, can negatively influence natural resources within protected areas.
Leah J. Rudge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landwirtschaft auf stadtnahen Flächen

open access: yesProjets de Paysage, 2017
« L’agriculture dans la ville, pour la ville » est le slogan adopté par le Reyerhof, une ferme en polyculture-élevage biodynamique. Ce slogan traduit certes un argument commercial mais aussi un état de fait.
Dominique Henry
doaj   +1 more source

Elephant barrier behaviors in response to conflict mitigation fences

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation issue, particularly in lower income countries, where it affects marginalized people and leads to the extirpation of threatened species. Managers increasingly use fences to reduce this conflict but lack evidence on the effectiveness of these barriers, especially on whether this reduces the number ...
Dominique Gonçalves   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pluriactivité et mode de financement des exploitations agricoles [PDF]

open access: yesÉconomie rurale, 2005
Cet article se propose de mettre en relation les décisions de pluriactivité des familles d'agriculteurs et les choix qu'ils opèrent en matière de financement de leurs exploitations. Les résultats obtenus à partir d'un panel d'exploitations individuelles françaises font ressortir d'importantes spécificités des exploitations pluriactives, tant en matière
openaire   +8 more sources

PERFORMANCES ENVIRONNEMENTALE ET SOCIOECONOMIQUE DES EXPLOITATIONS AGRICOLES AU BENIN QUELQUES PISTES D'INNOVATIONS POUR UN DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL DURABLE EN AFRIQUE [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
N° ISBN - 978-2-7380-1284-5International audienceLa production agricole dans les pays du Sud présente de grands écarts au regard de la situation dans le Nord.
Georges Ale, Agbachi
core   +1 more source

Field‐based evidence of impaired sperm quality associated with conventional farming in two passerine birds

open access: yesIbis, EarlyView.
The detrimental effects of conventional farming on bird biodiversity are increasingly documented. Despite this, the specific impacts of both organic and conventional farming practices on bird coloration and sperm quality in natural settings remain unexplored. This study aimed to determine whether these farming practices differentially affect body mass,
Ségolène Humann‐Guilleminot   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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