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What does coexistence mean? Insight from place‐based trajectories of pastoralists and bears encounters in the Pyrenees

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The recovery of large carnivores in Europe raises issues related to sharing landscape with humans. Beyond technical solutions, it is widely recognized that social factors also contribute to shaping coexistence. In this context, scholars increasingly stress the need to adopt place‐based approaches by analysing how humans and wildlife interact ...
Alice Ouvrier   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Végétaliser les retenues d’altitude pour atténuer leur impact sur la biodiversité

open access: yesSciences, Eaux & Territoires
Les retenues d’altitude constituent aujourd’hui une part significative du réseau de plans d’eau de montagne, mais leur création entraîne souvent la destruction de zones humides et d’habitats fonctionnels.
Florent ARTHAUD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The African elephant and food security in Africa: experiences from Baringo District, Kenya

open access: yesPachyderm, 2014
Elephants often impose costs including threats to human life and the destruction of crops and property on the people who share their range. Incidents of human–elephant conflict (HEC), especially crop destruction, are increasing in Africa, undermining ...
Dorothy Amwata, Kevin Mganga
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact de l'intensité des prélèvements de coupe sur la biodiversité de l'entomofaune forestière. Rapport d'étape

open access: yes, 2008
[Notes_IRSTEA]Convention FCBA-Cemagref 2008-2009 PNRB (Programme National de Recherche sur les Bioénergies) 2005/2009. Projet REGIX Volet Impact des prélèvements sur l'écosystème forestier [Departement_IRSTEA]GT [TR1_IRSTEA]SET / BIOFORDans le contexte d'
Bouget, Christophe
core   +1 more source

Avant-propos

open access: yesINRAE Productions Animales, 2013
Le lait n’est pas tout à fait un aliment comme les autres puisqu’il est aussi produit par l’Homme. Cet aliment est indispensable à l’alimentation de l’enfant, car sa richesse nutritionnelle combinée à sa forme liquide en font une ration « tout en un ...
P. FAVERDIN, C. LEROUX
doaj   +1 more source

Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing risk and reward—Perceptions of bats and their ecological role in Reunion island

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Context: Bats provide vital ecosystem services but can also generate disservices or sanitary concerns, particularly where human–bat interactions are frequent. Understanding public perceptions of bats is essential for effective conservation and risk communication.
Rachel Leong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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