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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski, Robert S. A. Pickles, Matthew J. Muir, Steven J. Cooke, Joseph R. Bennett, Lisa A. Kelly, Adrienne Smith, Cynthia Cadet, Dwi N. Adhiasto, Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Mark D. Booton, Daphne P. Carlson, Drew T. Cronin, Anthony Dancer, Meredith L. Gore, Jennifer R. B. Miller, Stephen F. Pires, Amy Pokempner, James Slade, Andrew M. Lemieux   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the effectiveness of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in South Africa: An application of Keynes' Macroeconomic Theory

Asia and the Global Economy
This study applies Keynesian macroeconomic theory in the ARDL model to compare the growth effects of the US's AGOA and China's FOCAC multilateral trading systems in South Africa from the first quarter of 2001 to the fourth quarter of 2022. The study uses
Marvellous Ngundu, Mulatu F Zerihun, Malibongwe C Nyathi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli, Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga, Paolo Biancone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The economics of a multilateral investment agreement [PDF]

This paper models a multilateral agreement on investment (MAI) as a coordination device. Multinational enterprises can invest in any number of countries. Without a multilateral investment agreement, expropriation triggers an investment stop by the single
Jiahua CHE, Gerald WILLMANN
core   +4 more sources

Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

China in the WTO Twenty Years On: How to Mend a Broken Relationship?

German Law Journal, 2023
China’s participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been a rollercoaster of milestones and frictions. China has emerged as a leading trading nation, which has contributed to the expansion of world trade. Some of its trading partners, however,
Petros C. Mavroidis, André Sapir
doaj   +1 more source

Powering Transparency: Global Drivers of Sustainability Reporting in the Electricity Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the drivers of sustainability reporting quality (QSR), conceptualised along two complementary dimensions, relevance and reliability, to assess how firm‐level attributes and institutional conditions jointly shape disclosure practices in the electricity sector.
Alva Marasigan, Muhammad Nurul Houqe, Warwick Stent, Olayinka Moses   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The WTO and the challenges of the multilateral trading system

Meridiano 47, 2017
The WTO and the challenges of the multilateral trading system - editorial for the special issue concerning the 150th edition of Meridiano ...
Antônio Carlos Lessa
doaj  

How Do Carbon Emissions Affect the Performance of Listed Latin American Firms? The Moderating Effect of Financial Slack

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses the association between carbon emissions and financial performance in Latin American firms. The scientific literature on this topic is limited, with little evidence available in this geographical region. This study aims to address this research gap by testing hypotheses focused on analysing how Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon ...
Ana Isabel Mendieta‐Callirgos, Maria Carmen Pérez‐López, Ismael Muñoz‐Pérez, Germán López‐Pérez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Materials Import and Environmental Preferences: Evidence From G20 and N11 Economies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Critical materials such as lithium and cobalt are indispensable for achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). While these materials enable the deployment of low‐carbon technologies, including electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy ...
Asif Saeed, Atif Iqbal, Faisal Saeed Malik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source