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Evaluation of waste dynamics at the local level: The search for a new paradigm in national waste management

Environmental Challenges, 2021
With the global proliferation of waste, many countries are seeking new ways to effectively manage waste generation. An integrated waste management strategy often incorporates a participatory approach involving the communities in the waste disposal and ...
Temitope D. Timothy Oyedotun, Stephan Moonsammy, Temitayo Deborah Oyedotun, Gordon Ansel Nedd, Ronika Natoya Lawrence   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the determinants and outcomes of intimate partner violence during pregnancy for Guyanese women: Results from a nationally representative cross-sectional household survey

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. To determine predictors associated with physical violence during pregnancy, and to determine the relationship between exposure to intimate partner violence during pregnancy and women’s health and suicide ideation in Guyana. Methods.
Lior Miller, Manuel Contreras-Urbina
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating SAR, Optical, and Machine Learning for Enhanced Coastal Mangrove Monitoring in Guyana

Remote Sensing
Mangrove forests are a biodiverse ecosystem known for a wide variety of crucial ecological services, including carbon sequestration, coastal erosion control, and prevention of saltwater intrusion.
Kim Chan-Bagot, Kelsey Herndon, A. Nicolau, Vanesa Martín-Arias, Christine Evans, H. Parache, Kene Mosely, Zola Narine, Brian Zutta   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Temporal and spatial dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum clonal lineages in Guyana

bioRxiv
Plasmodium parasites, the causal agents of malaria, are eukaryotic organisms that obligately undergo sexual recombination within mosquitoes. However, in low transmission settings where most mosquitoes become infected with only a single parasite clone ...
Mathieu Vanhove, Philipp Schwabl, C. Clementson, A. Early, Margaret Laws, Frank Anthony, Célia Florimond, L. Mathieu, Kashana James, Cheyenne Knox, Narine Singh, C. Buckee, L. Musset, H. Cox, Reza Niles-Robin, D. Neafsey   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sharing Multiple Perspectives on Burning: Towards a Participatory and Intercultural Fire Management Policy in Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana

Fire, 2019
Although there is convincing scientific research for the role of Indigenous fire practices in sustainable land management, Indigenous peoples’ involvement in policy-making is limited.
B. Bilbao, J. Mistry, A. Millán, A. Berardi   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Drivers of medium- and large-bodied terrestrial mammal communities within a savannah–forest mosaic on Makushi and Wapichan customary lands in the Rupununi, Guyana

Oryx
The savannah–forest mosaic of the Rupununi region of Guyana is a dispersal corridor between large tracts of intact Guiana Shield forests and a subsistence hunting ground for Indigenous Makushi and Wapichan communities.
Matthew T. Hallett, Francesco Rovero, Nathalie Van Vliet, Fernando M. Li, Rhomayne Li, Jeremy Melville, Asaph Wilson, Howard Barnabas, Andrew Albert, Dexter Da Silva, Erin Earl, Oswin David, Simón Quintero   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
wiley   +1 more source

Survey of Methylmercury Exposures and Risk Factors Among Indigenous Communities in Guyana, South America

Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020
Background. Gold mining activities in forested areas across Guyana have been a common practice for more than a century. The intensification of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in recent decades caused by global market demand is contributing ...
L. C. Watson, Jorge L. Hurtado-Gonzales, C. Chin, Juliana Persaud   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainable and Resilient Supply Networks: Digitalisation, Regulation and Climate Vulnerability in a Global Context

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing frequency of global crises has intensified concerns regarding climate vulnerability and the resilience of global production systems. This study examines the heterogeneous effects of supply chain development and supply chain digitalisation on climate vulnerability across countries, while accounting for institutional and investment ...
Ziwei Li, Zhi Zhan, Kingsley Imandojemu, Romanus Osabohien, Damilola Felix Eluyela   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source