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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Northern Bostwana human wildlife coexistence project : project evaluation report [PDF]

, 2017
The Northern Botswana Human Wildlife Coexistence Project is a six year project (2010 – 2016) implemented by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks and supported by the Global Environment Facility in partnership with the Government of Botswana. The
Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Department of Wildlife & National Parks
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the human dimensions of coexistence between carnivores and people: A case study in Namibia [PDF]

, 2015
Many carnivore populations were in decline throughout much of the 20th century, but due to recent conservation policies, their numbers are stabilising or even increasing in some areas of the world.
Rust, Niki
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C2C— conflict to coexistence: A global approach to manage human–wildlife conflict for coexistence [PDF]

Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) presents a growing challenge to conservation and development worldwide. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and experts on human–wildlife coexistence strategies have responded to this challenge by developing a holistic ...
Elliott, Wendy, Kinnaird, Margaret F., Cranston, Jenny, Vannelli, Kate, Hilderink‐Koopmans, Femke, Gils, Elke van., Cranston, Kayla, Clemens, Kate, Petrone, Sandra, Vanelli, Kate, Marchini, Silvio, Moore, Jennifer F., Kansky, Ruth, Jayasinghe, Nilanga, van Gils, Elke, Bhatia, Saloni, Hilderink-Koopmans, Femke, Tenzin, Sither, McVey, Drew, Banasiak, Natalia, Klenzendorf, Sybille, Klenzendor, Sybille, Gross, Eva M., Boron, Valeria, Glikman, Jenny Anne, Dahal, Smriti, Glikman, Jenny A., Frances, Diana   +27 more
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Achieving Immanent Organizational Ethics: Managing Paradoxical Tensions in Packaging

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms face strategic tensions in packaging materials through their conflicting but complementary social, environmental and economic goals in achieving sustainability. Reducing and repurposing plastics, glass, paper and cardboard in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture is proving a challenge.
Sitong Michelle Chen, Ralph J. Bathurst
wiley   +1 more source

The EU Deforestation Regulation: Challenges, Opportunities and the Potential Impacts on the Producing Countries of Cocoa and Coffee

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a policy that prohibits access to the EU market for commodities that are linked to deforestation. We did a systematic review to understand perceived challenges, opportunities and potential impacts of the EUDR on producing countries of cocoa and coffee.
Alexi Van Loco, Marco Campera
wiley   +1 more source

Potential for conflict between urban coyotes and people experiencing unsheltered homelessness

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Across North America, both unsheltered homelessness and human–coyote (Canis latrans) conflict are increasing, but the relationship between these phenomena has not been thoroughly explored. We synthesize literature‐based evidence with anecdotal observations that occurred during a 15‐year study of coyotes in Edmonton, Canada, to describe three likely ...
Sage Raymond, Jeff Rose, Colleen Cassady St Clair   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deciphering transcriptome complexity via long‐read sequencing

iMeta, EarlyView.
Long‐read sequencing is transforming transcriptomics from gene‐level quantification to isoform‐resolved interpretation by directly resolving full‐length transcript structures, transcription in repetitive regions, and linked molecular features. This review provides an end‐to‐end roadmap covering sequencing platforms, library preparation strategies ...
Chuwen Xu, Jia Li, Chenxi Yin, Keying Li, Tian Wang, Shiwen Gao, Yue Yu, Cheng Chang, Ye Wang, Guoqing Tong, Liang Gong, Wen Hu, Guoliang Chai, Yilai Han, Qian Qin, Suoqin Jin, Xiufen Zou, Bo Li, Tianyuan Zhang, Ana Conesa, Yunhao Wang, Dingjie Wang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human-Wildlife Coexistence: Business as Usual Conservation or an Opportunity for Transformative Change?

Conservation & Society, 2022
The term 'coexistence' is increasingly being used by academics and practitioners to reflect a re-conceptualisation of human-wildlife interactions (HWI).
Valentina Fiasco, Kate Massarella
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