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Policy entrepreneurship for transformative governance
Abstract Scholarship is growing on societal transitions, describing radical societal change involving multiple sectors and scales, and transformative governance, describing how public, private, and civil society actors use tools of policy to pursue this fundamental change, aiming to build resiliency and sustainability.
Gwen Arnold +4 more
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International consensus principles for the sustainable harvest of polar bears
Abstract Multilateral agreements are required for the effective management of large carnivores with ranges that cross geopolitical boundaries. This is particularly important for species subject to rapid changes in distribution or demographic status due to climate warming. We considered 3 international consensus principles for the sustainable harvest of
Eric V. Regehr +7 more
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Abstract When Sweden adopted its carbon tax in 1990, it was as one of the first of its kind worldwide. While the adoption of the tax has been attributed to its inclusion in the Swedish tax reform, undoubtedly playing a crucial role, the reform does not in itself explain how the Swedish carbon tax came about or why it became part of the reform package ...
Åsa Knaggård, Roger Hildingsson
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Assessing disturbances in surviving primary forests of Europe
Abstract Primary forests are of paramount importance for biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services. In Europe, these forests are scarce and threatened by human activities. However, a comprehensive assessment of the magnitude of disturbances in these forests is lacking, due in part to their incomplete mapping.
José I. Barredo +2 more
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Abstract Canada implemented the legalization of nonmedical cannabis use and supply in 2018. Initial blueprints for the legalization policy framework emphasized public health protection as a priority principle and objective, including related policy design parameters and regulatory restrictions (e.g., strict access and distribution control ...
Benedikt Fischer +3 more
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Design and management considerations for the Kenya–Tanzania marine transboundary conservation area
Abstract Although transboundary conservation areas (TCAs) are critical tools for protecting ecosystems and ecological processes that transcend national jurisdictions, they are challenging to create due to the differences in governance contexts and capacity and power dynamics among countries.
Vera Horigue, Arthur Tuda, Joseph Maina
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Non‐Status Citizenship and the Paradoxes of Immigration Regimes in a Sanctuary City
Abstract Non‐status people face a socio‐legal precariousness that contradicts the promises of an inclusive city. Marking Toronto's tenth anniversary of its “sanctuary city” policy, our research assesses the progress and potential of social planning and municipalist agendas to support irregularised residents.
Liette Gilbert, Luisa Sotomayor
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El Tribunal Internacional de Derecho del Mar
La existencia del Tribunal Internacional de Derecho del Mar se encuentra prevista en la Convención de Derecho del Mar de 1982 (Convemar). Técnicamente este tribunal no pertenece al sistema de Naciones Unidas ya que no surge de su carta constitutiva, como
juan Manuel Rivero Godoy
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Abstract This paper explores selective aspects of the historical processes of organization of the kichwa peasantry in the Andes of Ecuador. Based on the analysis of two representative cases of confrontation between peasants and landowners over access to land in the province of Chimborazo, it discusses the relevance of the concept of “gamonalismo” as ...
Víctor Bretón
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Horacio Acosta y Lara, "leader" de la causa profesional en Uruguay
En este artículo se analiza al arquitecto Horacio Acosta y Lara (Montevideo, 1875-1966) en tanto figura relevante de la profesión: primer presidente de la Sociedad de Arquitectos, primer decano de la Facultad de Arquitectura, primer presidente de los ...
Santiago Medero
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