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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Scabiosa trenta Hacq. was first described in 1782 by Balthasar Hacquet, with its specific epithet referring to the Trenta Valley in Slovenia. Since then, S. trenta has been the focus of numerous mountaineering and botanical expeditions, particularly by the alpinist Julius Kugy during the Golden Age of Alpinism, a period in the second half of 19th ...
Valentina Boscariol +5 more
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JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2007 This paper relates to a special case of science-society mediation set up during the Science et Cité festival 2005. This national event took place in about twenty cities in Switzerland to promote a closer cooperation between science and society via art ...
Fabienne Crettaz von Roten +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion +6 more
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DIBUJOS ANIMADOS EN LA ENSEÑANZA [PDF]
Gondola, 2010 We present some reflections about using cartoons as an innovative tool for teaching science, as well as for contribute in the practice by teacher researchers. This ideas were part of the results obtained in the seminar "Cartoons", offered by the research
MARTIN BARRERA PATIÑO +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan +5 more
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Urban Folklore and Folk Crafts Festivals in the Context of a Pandemic:The Case of Shumen
Проблеми на постмодерността, 2022 The study presents the results of an empirical research conducted in the summer and autumn of 2021 in the town of Shumen within the project “Local festivals: a resource of local communities for crisis management,” financed by the Bulgarian National ...
Tchavdar Marinov
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Activity of Information Specialist Student Association in academic year 2007/2008
Toruńskie Studia Bibliologiczne, 2008 One of the most important initiatives of Information Specialist Student Association in academic year 2007/2008 was Course of information searching for students of Nicolaus Copernicus University.
Paulina Łapińska
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Intangible drivers of tolerance shape human–elephant coexistence in Southwest China
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Southwest China is home to a small but rapidly expanding population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), whose growth has intensified conflicts with people living in shared landscapes. These conflicts result in substantial economic losses and occasional human casualties. This coexistence paradox—where conservation success leads to significant
Xiaoyu Yu +4 more
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Festival of Science 2010, 19th–25th April 2010
Kartografija i Geoinformacije, 2010 Universities in Zagreb, Split, Osijek and Rijeka, in collaboration with the Technical Museum in Zagreb and the British Council and under auspices of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of the Republic of Croatia organised the new, eighth ...
Brankica Cigrovski Detelić +2 more
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Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu +4 more
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