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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

Uso da vegetação nativa pela população local no município de Ingaí, MG, Brasil Use of native vegetation by the local population in Ingaí municipacity, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2006
O objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar um levantamento etnobotânico no município de Ingaí, MG, para se conhecer os usos que a população local atribui à vegetação nativa da região e investigar se tais usos se destinam à subsistência ou comercialização.
Rejane Tavares Botrel, Luciene Alves Rodrigues, Laura Jane Gomes, Douglas Antônio de Carvalho, Marco Aurélio Leite Fontes   +4 more
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Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Over 80% of the population in rural Sub‐Saharan Africa relies on biomass cooking fuel, a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. We use a field experiment in Zambia to investigate the impact of solar stoves on biomass fuel use and cooking habits.
Laura E. McCann, Jeffrey D. Michler, Maybin Mwangala, Osaretin Olurotimi, Natalia Estrada Carmona   +4 more
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Representation increases women's influence in climate deliberations: Evidence from community‐managed forests in Malawi

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Women's inclusion is now the norm in global and local initiatives to combat climate change. We examine how women's representation affects climate deliberations using the case of community‐managed forests in Malawi. We run a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment randomly varying the gender composition of six‐member groups asked to deliberate on policies ...
Amanda Clayton, Boniface Dulani, Katrina Kosec, Amanda Lea Robinson   +3 more
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Demand for cooking fuels in a developing country. To what extent do taste and preferences matter? [PDF]

Overreliance on biomass energy, such as firewood and charcoal, for cooking in developing countries has contributed to high rates of deforestation and resulted in substantial indoor pollution which has negatively impacted the health of many individuals ...
Isaac Dasmani, Peter B. Aglobitse, Wisdom Akpalu   +2 more
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Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula, Lucas N. Perillo, Gianluigi Ottaviani, Flávio F. Carmo, Mandar N. Datar, Katherine C. Enebeli‐Ekwutoziam, Bruno Fogliani, Stephen D. Hopper, Aboli Kulkarni, Hans Lambers, Rafael F. Magalhães, Frederico S. Neves, Jean‐François Ponge, Stefan Porembski, Bruno H. P. Rosado, Fernando M. G. Santos, Elycée Tindano, Bram Vanschoenwinkel, Aparna Watve, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +19 more
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COMPARAÇÃO DOS NÍVEIS DE POLUENTES EMITIDOS PELOS DIFERENTES COMBUSTÍVEIS UTILIZADOS PARA COCÇÃO E SUA INFLUÊNCIA NO AQUECIMENTO GLOBAL

Química Nova
Global warming is one of the most worrying environmental problems nowadays. A joint effort has been made by many countries to minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, responsible for global warming. The evidences indicate that global warming is occurring
Adriana Gioda
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Selection of native trees for intercropping with coffee in the Atlantic Rainforest biome [PDF]

, 2010
A challenge in establishing agroforestry systems is ensuring that farmers are interested in the tree species, and are aware of how to adequately manage these species.
Bonfim, V.R., Cardoso, I.M., Carvalho, A.F., Fernandes, J.M., Garcia, F.C.P., Mendonca, E.S., Santos, A.C., Souza, H.N., de   +7 more
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What's the worth of a promise? Evaluating the long‐term effects of a programme to reduce early marriage in India

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the long‐term effects of ‘Apni Beti Apna Dhan’ (ABAD), a unique conditional cash transfer programme implemented in the north Indian state of Haryana from 1994 to 1998. The programme provided bonds to female beneficiaries at birth, redeemable on attaining 18 years of age, if they remained unmarried. In particular, we examine
Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das
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Perception and Barriers to Indoor Air Quality and Perceived Impact on Respiratory Health: An Assessment in Rural Honduras [PDF]

, 2014
Objective. The aim of this study was to identify household-specific factors associated with respiratory symptoms and to study the perceived impact of indoor air pollution (IAP) as a health issue. Methods.
Bearman, Gonzalo, Le, Audrey, Sanogo, Kakotan, Stevens, Michael P.   +3 more
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