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History, Volume 110, Issue 389, Page 24-48, January 2025.Abstract Scholars have largely blamed shipbuilding for maritime expansion for being the main driver of deforestation in early modern Portugal. This article sets out to revisit the origins and reproduction of this narrative by analysing three interconnected elements in a case study of Lisbon's shipyards.
KOLDO TRAPAGA‐MONCHET
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The role of wild palms in agroforestry systems in the Neotropics: A review
People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 2200-2227, December 2024.Abstract Wild palms are among the most important plants in the Neotropics due to their wide distribution, species richness and cultural relevance for humans. In addition to their presence in forests, these plants also occur in anthropogenic systems throughout their range of distribution, but their role in these systems is often overlooked.
Viviana Andrade +3 more
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Construcción de las ecuaciones en la ciencia física
Revista Científica, 2011 ¿Cómo se obtienen las “formulas” de la física? No hay respuesta simple o única, porque construir las ecuaciones algebraicas con las reglas de composición que asocian magnitudes experimentales cuando cambia o varía una en función de la otra durante un ...
Carlos Arturo Holguín Tabares
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The need for a socioecological harm reduction approach to reduce illegal wildlife trade
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2024.Abstract The burgeoning illegal trade in succulents in southern Africa presents a critical conservation and social development challenge. Drawing parallels with the trajectory of the response to rhinoceros poaching, we considered the consequences of conservation law enforcement measures, particularly the militarization of antipoaching efforts.
Annette Hübschle, Jared Margulies
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Application of the integrated threat theory to conservation law enforcement
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, August 2024.Abstract Interactions between law enforcement agents in conservation (e.g., rangers) and illegal resource users (e.g., illegal hunters) can be violent and sometimes fatal, which negatively affects conservation efforts and people's well‐being. Models from social psychology, such as integrated threat theory (ITT) (intergroup interactions shape intergroup
Mahmood Soofi +13 more
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Periférica, 2015 El autor presenta una aproximación de las carencias del ordenamiento jurídico cuando se trata de canalizar la implicación de los ciudadanos en la conservación y puesta en valor del patrimonio cultural.
Leonardo J. Sánchez-Mesa Martínez
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POLÍTICA DE CONSERVACIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO NATURAL EN ARGENTINA
Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 2019 El patrimonio natural es un recurso irremplazable, esencial para la identidad colectiva y necesario para que la sociedad lo disfrute. Su estudio permite establecer políticas públicas adecuadas para su conservación.
Valeria Soledad Duval +1 more
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An impact evaluation of conservation investments targeting long‐distance migratory species
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.Abstract We evaluated the impact of a philanthropic program investing in the conservation of sites along the Pacific Americas Flyway, which spans >16,000 km of coastline and is used by millions of shorebirds. Using a quasi‐experimental, mixed methods approach, we estimated what would have happened to shorebird populations at 17 wintering sites without ...
C. Josh Donlan +10 more
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Identifying inconsistencies in exotic pet regulations that perpetuate trade in risky species
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, April 2024.Abstract Regulatory inconsistencies at different jurisdictional levels have contributed to the global expansion of the exotic pet trade, with resultant increases in the spread of invasive species and pathogens. Researchers have enumerated multiple limitations and environmental risks posed by international and national rules that govern the exotic pet ...
Elizabeth N. Pratt +3 more
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El principio del cierre causal del mundo físico
Crítica, 2019 Cabe argumentar en favor del fisicismo a partir de consideraciones metodológicas o epistémicas, o desde un punto de vista ontológico. En los últimos años se ha venido presentando un potente argumento ontológico que hace un uso esencial de lo que se ha ...
Agustín Vicente
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