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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha, Anselmo Nogueira, Matheus Colli‐Silva, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efectos sociales y políticos de la actual crisis financiera internacional [PDF]

Ola Financiera, 2012
Se esboza un mapa de algunas de las manifestaciones de la crisis financiera a partir de los acontecimientos sociales y políticos en varios países pertenecientes o asociados a la Unión Europea; tales como Letonia, Gran Bretaña, Holanda, Portugal, Irlanda,
Samuel Lichtensztejn
doaj  

Social Sustainability in Circular Bioeconomy Business Models: Insights From Argentina

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on circular bioeconomy business models (CBEBM) has largely prioritised environmental and economic aspects, leaving out the social pillar. To address this gap, this paper analyses to what extent and in what ways social sustainability is integrated into CBEBM, based on 12 cases from northern Argentina, a region with high potential for ...
Celina N. Amato, Mónica Buraschi, Karen M. Siegel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

LAICIDAD, CIUDADANÍA Y POLÍTICA EN EL URUGUAY CONTEMPORÁNEO: MATRICES Y REVISIONES DE UNA CULTURA LAICISTA

Revista Cultura & Religión, 2013
En este artículo se propone un análisis a propósito de algunas revisiones de importancia que en tiempos recientes se han verificado sobre las matrices clásicas del modelo de laicidad predominante en la sociedad uruguaya.
Gerardo Gaetano
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La Unión Europea y la nueva integración latinoamericana: parámetros de comparación aplicados en diferentes estudios sobre los procesos de integración [PDF]

, 2008
A nivel académico es necesario tener mucha prudencia para utilizar la comparación como método de análisis, en vista de que no todas las instituciones, experiencias sociales y de política pueden ser replicables en diferentes contextos, incluso si ...
Levi Coral, Michel
core  

As above, so below: A perspective into the application of land‐forest monitoring methods for the assessment of marine animal forests

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Marine animal forests (MAFs) are benthic ecosystems dominated by vertically structuring filter‐ and suspension‐feeders. As terrestrial forests, they are considered biodiversity hotspots, forming canopies, serving as a refuge, nursery, reproduction and feeding shelters for many species.
Torcuato Pulido Mantas, Camilla Roveta, Martina Coppari, Cristina Gioia Di Camillo, Joaquim Garrabou, Nils Lucas Jacobsen, Marco Palma, Ubaldo Pantaleo, Manuja Promodya Hendawitharana, Carlo Cerrano   +9 more
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Assessing the integration of social marketing principles in ivory demand management interventions in China and Southeast Asia

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Consumer demand for ivory perpetuates the unsustainable and illegal killing of African elephants and other wildlife species. Interventions that aim to change consumer behavior are increasingly recognized as a crucial element of demand management. However, poor design and implementation have limited their effectiveness.
Molly R. C. Brown, Victoria K. Wells, Colin M. Beale   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brasil y la integración regional

Estado & Comunes, 2019
Las iniciativas de integración política, física y comercial de América del Sur han recibido atención especial desde el último cuarto del siglo XX. La intelectualidad brasileña trata ampliamente dicho tema, pudiendo ser encontrado en los estudios de Mário
Vinícius de Carvalho Castro Madureira, Carolina Paula de Souza   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A practical, adaptive compliance management framework for improving marine protected area effectiveness

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Noncompliance regularly undermines the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. The reasons for and drivers of noncompliance depend on the context (e.g., insufficient funding, capacity, neocolonialism, historical conflict), but the prevalent solution offered to curtail noncompliance tends to be more or better enforcement.
B. Bergseth, C. Moltzen, A. Arias, J. Aumend, M. Guilbeaux, R. Oyanedel, R. Parsons, C. Pukini, A. Quintana, C. Wilcox, J. C. Day   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source