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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gouvernance du patrimoine forestier au Congo-Kinshasa. Focus sur l’exploitation et la gestion durable de la forêt équatoriale [PDF]

Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux, 2023
Cette recherche porte sur la gouvernance du patrimoine forestier de la RDC. L’attention est essentiellement portée sur l’exploitation et la gestion durable.
Daniel FURAHA UMA, Ludovic MBWINGA BILA , Albert NDJADI VODU , Olivier MAKOLO KAMBA   +3 more
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Digital fire technologies and community networks: Cultivating just sociotechnical practices for living with planetary change

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Fires are expanding in frequency and intensity worldwide due to climate change and land‐use transformations. At the same time, fire often plays a regenerative role in ecosystems. Traditional and cultural practices incorporate fire use for landscape management and landscape renewal. In this complex matrix of fire ecologies, digital technologies
Jennifer Gabrys, Paula Tiara Torres, Pablo González Rivas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Construction d’un modèle d’estimation du nombre de lamproies sur frayère en utilisant un simple comptage de nids

Sciences, Eaux & Territoires
L’estimation des effectifs d’une population nécessite de prendre en compte la biologie de l’espèce mais aussi des contraintes logistiques comme le coût humain et matériel.
Marius DHAMELINCOURT, Cédric TENTELIER, Laurent BEAULATON   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of fragmented urbanization on observed precipitation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
This study investigates the impact of fragmented urban landscapes on downwind precipitation by applying an innovative observation‐centered approach to an extensive rain gauge network in Belgium. The approach classifies the observations based on the upwind urban land cover fraction, and compares precipitation indices between rural‐ and urban‐labeled ...
Amber Jacobs, Kwinten Van Weverberg, Steven Caluwaerts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Sustainability in Circular Bioeconomy Business Models: Insights From Argentina

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on circular bioeconomy business models (CBEBM) has largely prioritised environmental and economic aspects, leaving out the social pillar. To address this gap, this paper analyses to what extent and in what ways social sustainability is integrated into CBEBM, based on 12 cases from northern Argentina, a region with high potential for ...
Celina N. Amato, Mónica Buraschi, Karen M. Siegel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Determinants of Environmental Disclosure for Sustainable Development: The Moderating Role of Gender‐Diverse Boards

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the institutional determinants of environmental disclosure in the context of sustainable development and analyses the moderating role of board gender diversity in this relationship. Using an international sample of 26 countries over the period 2014–2023, we explore how macro‐level socioeconomic, cultural, political, and ...
Carmelo Reverte, María Consuelo Pucheta‐Martínez, Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation of methyl orange using hydrodynamic Cavitation, H2O2, and photo-catalysis with TiO2-Coated glass Fibers: Key operating parameters and synergistic effects

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are eco-friendly, and promising technology for treating dye containing wastewater. This study focuses on investigating the removal of methyl orange (MO), an azo dye, from a synthetic wastewater through the use of ...
Ryma Merdoud, Farid Aoudjit, Lotfi Mouni, Vivek V. Ranade   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

La gestion non–durable de la steppe algérienne

VertigO, 2014
Land of the Algerian steppe undergo a process of continuous degradation which contributed overgrazing and inadequate farming. Alteration of the natural environment (affecting both private land and common land) by the behavior of economic agents, is ...
Abdelkader Khaldi
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Unveiling the “Gray Zone”: Characterizing Young People's Moderate STEM Identities

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how students identify with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) is crucial for fostering broader and more equitable participation within these fields. While existing research has focused on students who either strongly identify with STEM or disengage from it, this study explores the moderate STEM identities of ...
Carme Grimalt‐Álvaro, Digna Couso, Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source