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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino, Jascha Egli, Daniel Kübler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetation trajectories over 150 years of temporary ponds created in the Camargue delta (Southern France)

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Temporary ponds in the Mediterranean climate have a high conservation value, but many have been severely destroyed or degraded. Pond restoration and new pond creation have been engaged widely. Evaluations of the success of such operations are generally carried out over 10–15 years and show divergent results over this timeframe. In
Hugo Fontès, Patrick Grillas, Thierry Dutoit, Antoine Gazaix, Elie Gaget, François Mesléard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐decadal woodland recovery after land abandonment: environmental constraints on passive rewilding in Mediterranean landscapes

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Across the Mediterranean Basin, land abandonment has opened large areas to passive rewilding, raising questions about the pace and variability of secondary succession in these landscapes and how ecological and abiotic gradients mediate vegetation recovery in post‐agricultural landscapes. Objectives This study aims to quantify long‐
António Vaz Pato, Miguel Porto, Ana Teresa Pinto, Alice Nunes, Pedro Beja   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Streamlining strategies to expedite environmental permitting in EU law

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The EU is expediting environmental permitting for strategic projects to accelerate their deployment. To this end, it has adopted several legal acts to streamline permit‐granting procedures. This article analyses how these streamlining measures function by applying the conceptual framework of streamlining strategies.
Markus Sairanen
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic designation, accelerated permitting and accountability under the Critical Raw Materials Act

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The EU's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) aims to secure supply chains for the green and digital transitions through the designation of ‘strategic projects’ and accelerated permitting procedures. While it does not formally amend EU environmental legislation, it reshapes the conditions under which environmental assessment is applied in ...
Nicolò Andreotti
wiley   +1 more source

Rights of Nature in the EU: A thought experiment to improve access to justice

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract Against the backdrop of the growing need for legal innovation in environmental protection, this article explores the interplay between Rights of Nature (RoN)—a legal theory asserting that the inherent moral value of nature must be protected legally by granting rights and legal personality to nature itself—and the EU constitutional right of ...
Emma Sanvito, Mariolina Eliantonio
wiley   +1 more source

Natura 2000 and spatial planning

, 2017
Spatial planning which reconciles nature conservation with other policies' objectives can be a useful tool for implementing the EU nature legislation. However, a thorough exploration of the potential role of spatial planning and its instruments for the implementation of Natura 2000 has not yet been made either at EU or Member State level.
van der Grift-Simeonova, V.S., Bouwma, I.M., van der Grift, E.A., Sunyer, Carlos, Manteiga, Lola, Külvik, Mart, Suškevičs, Monika, Dimitrov, S., Dimitrova, Ana   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Goldilocks Effect: How the “Just Right” Writing Styles of Global Corporate Responsibility Frameworks Shapes Their Use by Businesses

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 21st century has witnessed a surge in the number of global corporate responsibility (GCR) frameworks issued by international organizations (IOs). Our study investigates whether and to what extent these frameworks shape businesses' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communications.
Adam William Chalmers, Robyn Klingler‐Vidra   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Painterly Materiality of Clouds in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the cloud‐gazing scenes in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet through the lens of early modern artistic theory and material practices, particularly the art of limning. Building upon existing philosophical and poetic interpretations of Shakespearean clouds as metaphors for ephemerality and memory, the essay argues that the ...
Anne‐Valérie Dulac
wiley   +1 more source

Tudor England and Stewart Scotland Through Spanish Eyes: A Complete Transcription and Translation of Pedro de Ayala's Letter of 1498 to King Ferdinand of Castile and Queen Isabella of Aragon

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime, Valeria Tapia Cruz, Mairi Cowan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source