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Navigating ecosystem service assessment tool selection for food-energy-water nexus: An interdisciplinary versus intradisciplinary perspective [PDF]

One Ecosystem
The interconnected nature of the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus underscores its significant impact on ecosystem services. Despite its importance, limited progress has been made in incorporating ecosystem service assessment tools into FEW nexus analysis ...
Mei Hua Yuan, Te-Hsiu Huang, Hoda Fakour, Moslem Imani, I Chou   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Integrated Multi-Level Assessment of Ecosystem Services (ES): The Case of the Casal del Marmo Agricultural Park Area in Rome (Italy)

Land, 2022
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the ES assessment within a “place-based policy-mix model” for urban planning testing and integrating three ES assessment methodologies: (1) mapping and assessment, (2) expert-based evaluation and (3 ...
Davide Marino, Giampiero Mazzocchi, Davide Pellegrino, Veridiana Barucci   +3 more
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Adequacy of ecosystem services assessment tools and approaches to current policy needs and gaps in the European Union Overseas entities [PDF]

One Ecosystem, 2021
The paper presents the current policy needs and gaps identified in the European Union (EU) Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories to implement Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem and their Services (MAES) methodology.
Ewan Trégarot, Pierre Failler
doaj   +3 more sources

LAND USE POLICY AREA (LUPA) CONCEPT MODEL [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2021
The paper presents a Land Use Policy Area (LUPA) Concept Model adding the three basic elements: (i) ecosystem-based land use regarded as the intersection of the ecosystem and land use elements, (ii) subwatershed-based land use as the intersection of the ...
A. M. R. Abante, C. G. R. Abante, A. M. Mascariñas, C. J. V. Cortez, M. A. B. Guiriba, E. C. Alfane, P. N. Rojas, R. S. Dioneda, D. Mirabete, J. N. Bartolome, A. J. M. Maceres, R. Garcia, R. E. Bautista, E. T. M. Livica, N. L. Ibo, V. Orozco, C. D. A. Bausing   +16 more
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Spatial-temporal characteristics of ecosystem health in Central Asia

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2021
Land-use/land-cover change in Central Asia has led to ecological disasters such as draining of the Aral Sea, salinization, desertification that ultimately affect the ecosystem's health. However, only a few studies have systematically assessed the spatial-
Ayinuer Yushanjiang, Fei Zhang, Mou Leong Tan   +2 more
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Integrating ecosystem services into conservation assessments: A review [PDF]

Ecological Economics, 2007
Abstract A call has been made for conservation planners to include ecosystem services into their assessments of conservation priority areas. The need to develop an integrated approach to meeting different conservation objectives and a shift in focus towards human wellbeing are some of the motivations behind this call.
Benis Egoh, Mathieu Rouget, Belinda Reyers, Andrew T. Knight, Richard M. Cowling, Albert S. van Jaarsveld, Adam Welz   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Implementing Ecosystem Approaches to Fishery Management: Risk Assessment in the US Mid-Atlantic

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Fishery managers worldwide are evaluating methods for incorporating climate, habitat, ecological, social, and economic factors into current operations in order to implement Ecosystem Approaches to Fishery Management (EAFM).
Sarah K. Gaichas, Geret S. DePiper, Richard J. Seagraves, Brandon W. Muffley, Mary G. Sabo, Lisa L. Colburn, Andrew J. Loftus   +6 more
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Improved ecological monitoring for urban ecosystem protection in China

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Ecological monitoring (EM) is a significant scientific topic recognized for its potential for providing basic, but vital, data for ecosystem assessment to address sustainability issues.
Min Wang, Bo Jiang, Juha M. Alatalo, Yang Bai, Qing Wang, Juan Tan, Junjie Ruan, Jinghua Su   +7 more
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Integrated ecosystem assessment around islands of the tropical South Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
The South Mid Atlantic Ridge comprises three main oceanic islands in the equatorial and tropical portions of the Atlantic Ocean. These islands are isolated from each other and equidistant from both the continental margins of South America and Africa ...
Amanda R. Rodrigues, Sergio R. Floeter, Vicente Gomes, Débora S. Ferrari, Vinicius J. Giglio, Fernanda C. Silva, Ana M. R. Liedke, Carlos E. L. Ferreira, Kerry Howell, Maria A. Gasalla   +9 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source