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Analysis of Natural Resource Governance in Iran Based on the NRGF Framework [PDF]

open access: yesWater Harvesting Research
This study assesses natural resource governance in Iran based on the IUCN standard. Iran, characterized by an arid and semi-arid climate, grapples with challenges such as unsustainable resource exploitation, environmental degradation, and social ...
Ehsan Tamassoki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Typology of Corporate Actions for a Nature‐Positive Future

open access: yesBusiness 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   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Nonfinancial Reporting to Management Control: A GRI‐Based Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The integration of sustainability into strategic management systems has shifted from a reporting‐oriented exercise to a challenge of implementation, control, and accountability. Although the SBSC is widely acknowledged as a suitable framework to embed environmental and social objectives into strategy execution, its practical application ...
Piedad Ortiz‐Fernández   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Biodiversity Positive Business Strategy: The MCRV (Monitoring, Conserving, Restoring, Valorizing) Framework

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite mounting regulatory pressure and growing scientific consensus on biodiversity loss, most corporate action remains reactive, fragmented, and strategically peripheral. Existing frameworks address what firms should report rather than how they can build the organizational capabilities required to act strategically.
Jacopo Cricchio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment

open access: yesConservation Letters
Conservation funding is currently limited; cost‐effective conservation solutions are essential. We suggest that the thousands of field stations worldwide can play key roles at the frontline of biodiversity conservation and have high intrinsic value.
Timothy M. Eppley   +172 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global analysis suggests nitrogen deposition as an underestimated driver of vegetation greening

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
The local effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on plants are well established, yet a global empirical analysis of nitrogen deposition effects on vegetation dynamics is missing. Here, we assess how nitrogen deposition, alongside other global change drivers such as fire, and changes in temperature, precipitation and human land use, is related to ...
Jonas Trepel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

NOTES ON Arabis kaynakiae Daşkın (Brassicaceae), A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES ENDEMIC TO TURKEY

open access: yesTrakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 2020
This study reports on the evaluation of the taxonomical, macro- and micro morphological, anatomical, palynological and cytological features, together with the geographical distribution of Arabis kaynakiae Daşkın (Brassicaceae), a Critically Endangered ...
Cengiz Karaismailoğlu, Emrah Şirin
doaj   +2 more sources

Applying the Key Biodiversity Area Standard to Important Sites for Sharks

open access: yesConservation Letters
The Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commits nations to conserving 30% of coastal and marine areas, “especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity.” Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) provide a standardized approach for recognizing ...
Charlotte Boyd   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutraceutical Benefits of Anchomanes difformis Rhizome and Its Effects on Blood Glucose and Hepatorenal Function in Normoglycemic Rats

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Scientific analysis of Anchomanes difformis roots confirms significant nutraceutical potential, containing high levels of carbohydrates, proteins, and essential minerals. Phytochemical screening revealed antioxidants such as phenols and flavonoids, and although the extracts effectively lowered plasma glucose, safety testing showed dose‐dependent risks.
Lawrence Folorunso Dada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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