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Opening-up of Forests for Fire Extinguishing Purposes
Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, 2012 Information on the existence of forest roads as well as their quality is important not only for planning forest management activities, but also for fire management, which includes fire risk assessment and fire suppression.
Andrea Majlingová
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Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeSevere forest fires have erupted in numerous tropical regions globally, threatening carbon storage in tropical ecosystems, the survival of plant species, and human health.
Xiaohua Chen +8 more
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FIREFIGHTS AND FUEL MANAGEMENT: A NESTED ROTATION MODEL FOR WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION [PDF]
Scientists and policymakers are increasingly aware that wildfire management efforts should be broadened beyond the century-long emphasis on suppression to include more effective efforts at fuel management.
Marian Lankoande, Jonathan Yoder
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Vegetation response to a short interval between high-severity wildfires in a mixed-evergreen forest [PDF]
, 2009 1 Variations in disturbance regime strongly influence ecosystem structure and function. A prominent form of such variation is when multiple high-severity wildfires occur in rapid succession (i.e. short-interval (SI) severe fires, or ‘re-burns’).
Kauffman, J.B. +4 more
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Beyond Structural Interventions: The Human Architecture Shaping ESG Integration in Corporate Systems
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the promotion of ESG in corporate discourse, substantive integration of ESG principles into business practices remains challenging. This study applies and extends Meadows' leverage framework to examine ESG integration in UAE‐listed firms.
M. Schulte, Dimitris Christopoulos
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Forest fire in the Eeyou cultural landscapes of Nemaska and Wemindji
FACETSForest fires are central to the construction of Indigenous cultural landscapes in the boreal forest. This study documents how the Eeyouch (Eastern Cree) of Nemaska and Wemindji (Eeyou Istchee, Quebec, Canada) interact with forest fires in shaping ...
Guillaume Proulx +2 more
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Fire Detection And 3D Fire Propagation Estimation For The Protection Of Cultural Heritage Areas [PDF]
, 2010 Beyond taking precautionary measures to avoid a forest fire, early warning and immediate response to a fire breakout are the only ways to avoid great losses and environmental and cultural heritage damages.
Grammalidis, N. +8 more
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang +5 more
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The conservation of saproxylic beetles in boreal forest [PDF]
, 2006 Forest management has altered the age structure, tree species composition and dead wood availability of Swedish boreal forests. As a consequence, many saproxylic (wood living) insect species have decreased in abundance and many species are threatened ...
Johansson, Therese
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Circular Innovations in Complex Systems: A Blueprint of Four Design Archetypes
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular innovations (CI), defined as the redesign of products, services or practices to minimise waste, reduce resource use and regenerate natural systems, are essential for advancing the circular economy. Despite growing recognition, their deployment in systems of linked parts with unpredictable interactions (complex systems) remains limited
Sophie Führer +2 more
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