Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong +4 more
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Strengthening research-extension-farmer-input linkage system for sustainable smallholder livestock farming in Africa: progress and prospects. [PDF]
Mapiye O, Dzama K.
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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief +4 more
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A systematic review on the application of precision livestock farming technologies to detect lying, rest and sleep behavior in dairy calves. [PDF]
Pesenti Rossi G +4 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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ASAS-NANP Symposium: mathematical modeling in animal nutrition: harnessing real-time data and digital twins for precision livestock farming. [PDF]
Brown-Brandl TM, Tao J.
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Integrated crop-livestock farming systems influence the incidence of <i>Salmonella</i>, <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>, and indicator bacteria on fresh produce. [PDF]
Goodwyn B +9 more
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