Exploring the phytoremediation potential of plant species in soils impacted by gold mining in Northern Colombia. [PDF]
Córdoba-Tovar L +5 more
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Abstract Conservation performance payments are becoming an increasingly popular instrument to tackle human–wildlife conflicts. In Sweden, Sámi communities practicing reindeer husbandry receive performance payments as compensation for reindeer losses caused by lynxes and wolverines.
Josef Kaiser +3 more
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Land use/land cover changes due to gold mining in the Singida region, central Tanzania: environmental and socio-economic implications. [PDF]
Lameck AS +5 more
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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer +12 more
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Hematological Parameters and Mercury Exposure in Children Living Along Gold-Mining-Impacted Rivers in the Mojana Region, Colombia. [PDF]
Palomares-Bolaños J +2 more
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The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon
Abstract The Amazon is rapidly approaching an ecological tipping point driven by deforestation, forest degradation and global climate change. These are visible issues that receive increasing political and public attention. However, the accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon, including the extinction of Indigenous languages, the disruption of ...
Torsten Krause +5 more
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Legacy effects of historical gold mining on floodplains of an Australian river. [PDF]
Colombi F +10 more
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Biosurfactant was produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa using andiroba waste from Amazonia. A biosurfactant–alginate composite (Alg/BioS) was successfully synthesized via ionotropic gelation, and achieved up to 70% Cr6+ removal from water. Abstract Environmental contamination by heavy metals represents a significant challenge due to their persistence in ...
Paulo Diniz Austriaco +11 more
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Effect of Boiling on Heavy Metal and Cyanide Concentrations and Associated Health Risks in Cassava and Cocoyam From a Gold Mining Area in Kade, Ghana. [PDF]
Fobi CO +4 more
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