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The rhetoric of closed borders: quotas, lax enforcement and illegal migration [PDF]
In 2008, approximately 12 million immigrants lived illegally in the United States, and large numbers of undocumented foreigners resided also in other advanced destination countries. Hence, attempts at controlling immigration flows seem to often fail.
Cecilia Testa, Giovanni Facchini
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how a local environmental NGO in southern China transformed Guantouling Hill, once a prominent poaching hotspot along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, into a recognised model of community‐based biodiversity conservation.
Zheng Lin, Miao Chen
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo +8 more
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Russia’s economic security in the context of migration processes
Вестник университетаThe specifics of the migration processes in Russia in the context of ensuring national and economic security of the state has been studied. The purpose of the study is to classify and describe the rapidly increasing threats to the indigenous population ...
O. A. Ageeva +2 more
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Urbanization and food transition in the Brazilian Amazon: From wild to domesticated meat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urbanization is expected to influence food transitions, resulting in a shift from wild foods to more domesticated foods. Concomitantly, food insecurity and urban demand for natural resources, including wildlife, are expected to increase overall, even when the per capita consumption is expected to decrease.
Willandia A. Chaves +7 more
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United Europe: the Challenge of Illegal Migration
RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2015 The article deals with one of the crucial issues of the European policy - illegal migration, its reasons, consequences and collaborative mechanisms of member states in solution of the problem.
Y O Krutikov
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Can migration reduce educational attainments? depressing evidence from Mexico [PDF]
, 2006 This paper examines the impact of migration on educational attainments in rural Mexico. Using historical migration rates by state to instrument for current migration, we find evidence of a significant negative effect of migration on schooling ...
Rapoport, Hillel +3 more
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The importance of wild meat and freshwater fish for children's nutritional intake in the Congo Basin
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Wild meat and freshwater fish are widely consumed in the Congo Basin, but in some areas, they are at risk of disappearing due to unsustainable hunting and fishing and changes in their habitat. Wild meat is also at risk of being eliminated from local diets due to potential policy changes such as wild meat bans.
Amy Ickowitz +6 more
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An Exploration of Community-Based Security Interventions in Addressing Cross-Border Criminality by Illegal Migrants: The Case of Rural Limpopo, South Africa [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesThe exacerbation of illegal migration has significantly impacted South Africa, particularly compromising the safety of communities in proximity to the Limpopo River.
Rendani Tshifhumulo
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan +5 more
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