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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review on status of mammals in Meghalaya, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
In this paper we present an updated checklist of mammals found in Meghalaya.  Using online databases and search engines for available literature, we provide the scientific names, accepted English names, conservation status as per IUCN Red List, Indian ...
Adrian Wansaindor Lyngdoh, Honnavalli Nagaraj Kumara, P.V. Karunakaran, Santhanakrishnan Babu   +3 more
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Assessing the Contribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Towards Organisational Biodiversity Footprints

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organisations play a key role in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, which are closely connected. Biodiversity footprinting has initially suggested that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may contribute to a large proportion of many organisations' biodiversity impacts.
Charlotte Maddinson, Sami El Geneidy, Maiju Peura, Janne Kotiaho, Joseph Bull   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder‐Driven Food Policy and Multilevel Governance for Agri‐Food Systems Resilience: Integrating Climate Change, Food Security, and Biodiversity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate‐resilient food systems require simultaneously addressing climate mitigation, food security, and biodiversity conservation. Yet most policy frameworks treat these interdependent goals as separate challenges, fragmenting action across sectors.
Nikolaos Syndoukas, Konstadinos Mattas, Efthimia Tsakiridou, Foivos Anastasiadis, Ioannis Manikas, Christos Staboulis, Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Claire Morelle   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illuminating Firefly Diversity: Trends, Threats and Conservation Strategies

Insects
Fireflies are a diverse group of bioluminescent beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae. Recent research on their diversity, evolution, behavior and conservation has greatly advanced our scientific understanding of these charismatic insects.
Sara M. Lewis, Wan F. A. Jusoh, Anna C. Walker, Candace E. Fallon, Richard Joyce, Vor Yiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Making Value‐Chain Risks Visible: Extending ENCORE for Systemic Insights

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Businesses in all sectors, including downstream segments, depend on biodiversity and the ecosystem services it sustains, yet firms also exert pressures that accelerate biodiversity loss. The latter generates material risks for both companies and their financial stakeholders.
Hjalmar Funke, Emmy Wassénius, Beatrice Crona, Christophe Christiaen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish Diversity and Its Threatened Status of the Dharla River in Bangladesh

Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 2021
Fish diversity of a riverine ecosystem became reduced due to different manmade and natural calamities. This study investigated the present fish biodiversity status of the Dharla River located (25.8103° N, 89.6487° E) in the northern part of Bangladesh ...
Alam Md. Ashraful, Ara Yeasmin, Parvez Imran, Roy Jayanto Kumar, Khan Macksood Alam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria : version 2.0

The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is the global standard for ecosystem risk assessment and a framework for monitoring the status of the world’s ecosystems.
Ferrer, Jose, IUCN
core   +1 more source

A Typology of Corporate Actions for a Nature‐Positive Future

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving the global goal of halting and reversing biodiversity loss requires a step up in corporate action and accountability. This includes addressing indirect, diffuse or historical impacts on nature across the value chain—forming a complex landscape of potential actions for businesses as they develop their corporate nature strategy.
Ashley H. Y. Bang, Thomas B. White, Leon Bennun, Hollie Booth, Talitha Bromwich, Joseph W. Bull, Éilish Farrelly, Rachel N. Martin, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Malcolm Starkey, Laura J. Sonter   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source