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Regulatory compliance and support for altered management of the exotic pet trade
Abstract Globally, the exotic pet trade has contributed to species invasion, disease, and animal welfare risks. Although scientists have advocated for increased trade regulation, the success of management and regulatory efforts depends on compliance by participants in the exotic pet trade. We used a regulatory compliance framework to investigate exotic
Elizabeth N. Pratt +3 more
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Marco metodológico para aplicar un modelo de gestión de riesgos financieros en la UNED
Este artículo expone resultados de una investigación realizada en el 2013. Propone el Marco Técnico de Referencia para la construcción de un Modelo de Gestión de Riesgos Financieros aplicado a una institución pública universitaria.
Jorge Luis Arce Solano
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La gestión del riesgo de desastres tiene como máxima la protección de derechos, finalidad que adquiere respaldo en diversas figuras jurídicas y políticas, nacionales e internacionales.
Jorge Eduardo Vásquez Santamaría +1 more
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Abstract Bycatch in fisheries is one of the most serious threats to pelagic seabirds, causing major population declines. Mitigation measures can reduce bycatch substantially, but many fisheries fail to apply best practices, and seabird mortality remains high.
V. Warwick‐Evans +2 more
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El aumento de los asentamientos informales en Chile junto a la identificación de más de 399 asentamientos ubicados en zonas de riesgo, revela un panorama preocupante y un llamado a complejizar la mirada sobre la situación de este grupo de población. Este
Katherine Campos-Knothe
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Abstract Bioinvasions are considered mostly as a biodiversity and conservation hazard, but in specific situations, introduced species can bring ecological or socioeconomic benefits. We assessed the social–ecological role of marine introduced species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea—a global hotspot of bioinvasions and extirpations—and their potential ...
Stelios Katsanevakis +7 more
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Improving the use of expert opinion in disease risk analysis for conservation translocations
Abstract Conservation translocations are subject to considerable uncertainty and risk, of which disease is one of the most recognized. To address disease risks, several protocols for qualitative disease risk analysis (qDRA) exist and are used for responsible conservation translocation planning.
John G. Ewen +13 more
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Combined phylogenetic and geographic data can predict plant–pest interactions with high accuracy
Schematic overview of the study pipeline. Summary Non‐native plant pests can pose major threats to biodiversity, with destructive ecological and economic consequences. The ability to predict future threats would allow limited resources to be concentrated on managing the most serious risks. We built a Bayesian model to predict hosts at risk from Agrilus,
Elvira Hernández‐Gutiérrez +2 more
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Implementing nature-based solutions (NbSs) for wildfire risk management and other hazards has been challenging in emerging economies due to the high costs, the lack of immediate returns on investment, and stringent inclusion criteria set by organizations
Stella Schroeder, Carolina Ojeda Leal
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Perspectiva territorial de la gestión de riesgos de desastres en Colombia
La prevención y atención de desastres en Colombia se consideraba hasta hace una década como algo novedoso, actualmente, la gestión del riesgo de desastres es proyectada en diferentes dimensiones del desarrollo en correlación con otras políticas del ...
Martha Teresa Martínez Rubiano
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