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Nature‐Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation: Review of Barriers to Adoption and Guidelines for Policymakers

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NBS) for climate adaptation encompass a range of approaches that work with nature to increase resilience to climate change while providing ecological, economic and social co‐benefits. These solutions have frequently been put forward for application in urban contexts, such as the creation of urban forests, but can ...
Anita Vollmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditionally utilization of Selaginella; field research and literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui manfaat Selaginella dalam pengobatan tradisional dan pemanfaatan lainnya, melalui penelitian lapangan dan telaah pustaka, khususnya di Jawa dan Kepulauan Nusantara. Sebanyak 200 dari 700-750 spesies Selaginella
SETYAWAN, AHMAD DWI
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Framing Effects on Public Support and Behavioral Responses to Sustainable Forest Management in South Korea

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite South Korea's extensive forest coverage, which accounts for approximately 63% of its total land area, the country imports over 83% of its timber needs and has shown a gradual decline in forest carbon sequestration capacity. The Circular Forest Management Policy (CFMP) addresses these challenges through systematic forest resource ...
Seoryeon Son   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Will high heatwave risk be the new normal over high-elevation regions of northwestern High Mountain Asia in the future?

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Communications
The rise in temperature as a consequence of climate change has significantly impacted the environmental, social, and economic systems worldwide, especially over complex terrains like High Mountain Asia (HMA). Assessment of the associated climate risks is
Anju Vijayan Nair   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tectonic evolution of a continental collision zone: A thermomechanical numerical model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
We model evolution of a continent-continent collision and draw some parallels with the tectonic evolution of the Himalaya. We use a large-scale visco-plasto-elastic thermomechanical model that has a free upper surface, accounts for erosion and deposition
Avouac, J.-P., Burov, E., Toussaint, G.
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Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing dataset of classified drainage areas based on surface water-supply patterns in High Mountain Asia

open access: yesBig Earth Data, 2020
The High Mountain Asia (HMA) region, ranging from the Hindu Kush and Tien Shan in the west to the Himalaya in the south with an altitude between 2000 and 8844 m, holds the largest reservoir of glaciers and snow outside Earth Polar Regions.
Jieyu Lu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production of Innovations within Farmer–Researcher Associations Applying Transdisciplinary Research Principles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan West Africa depend heavily on local resources and local knowledge. Science-based knowledge is likely to aid decision-making in complex situations.
Fliessbach, Andreas, Nicolay, Gian L.
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De‐Carbonizing the Transport Sector on the University Campus: A Techno‐Economic‐Environment Assessment and Optimization of PV Fed Electric Bicycles Amid Global Fuel Crisis

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This study develops and evaluates a solar PV‐fed electric bicycle system optimized for university campuses in Pakistan. The techno‐economic analysis demonstrates significant fuel savings, emission reductions, and sustainability benefits, promoting a cost‐effective, eco‐friendly, and renewable transportation alternative amid rising global fuel and ...
Muhammad Abdullah Khan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Mongolian horsepacking adventure through my paranoid poetics of digital ontology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This is not quite an essay. It is more of a scientific experiment conducted with words. It titrates the paranoid poetics of critique with the narrative practices of social media to precipitate a postcritical theory of digital ontology.
Hazera, Eduardo Iskender
core   +1 more source

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