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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau, Halima Abdulkadir Idris, Muhammad Nuraddeen Danjuma, Murtala Uba Mohammed, Abdulaziz Hassan, Amina Sheikh Abdullahi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hedging commodity price risks in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

This paper shows that market-based financial instruments are better suited to manage external price risk for a country that is a price taker in world commodity markets.
Claessens, Stijn, Coleman, Jonathan
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Impatiens x New Guinea Hybrids New Guinea Impatiens

EDIS, 2007
This document provides an overview of the New Guinea impatiens, a versatile and colorful annual plant. It highlights the plant’s distinguishing features, including its brilliantly marked foliage, large single flowers in various colors, and its ability to tolerate greater amounts of sun once established.
Edward Gilman, Teresa Howe
openaire   +3 more sources

Biocultural conservation as an alternative pathway for conservation: A case study of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in northern Kenya

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030, yet mounting evidence indicates that current methods for preventing biodiversity loss are insufficient and often intensify unjust conditions for Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Natalie D. L. York, William Naimado, Charis Enns, Brock Bersaglio, Mali Ole Kaunga, Joseph Larpei, Victorlyn Mukiri, Judy Oreheya, Vivian Silole, Johan A. Oldekop   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

<i>Siphliops</i> gen. nov., a new genus of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) from New Guinea. [PDF]

Zookeys
Kaltenbach T, Kluge NJ, Bláha M, Patoka J, Gattolliat JL.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marzenna Guzicka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Nations, One Front: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea forge a One-Island approach to fight persistent malaria on New Guinea. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Prameswari HD, Kisomb J, Mapira P, Keven JB, Susanto H, Isa R, Supriyanto D, Garjito TA, Syafruddin D, Ndoen E, Iswahyudi, Firmansyah, Permana F, Chin N, Lobo NF, Walker ED, Laihad FJ, Das S, Hawley WA, Elyazar IR.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Biodiversity science is improved when silent herbaria speak

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbaria in the Global South are critical yet underutilized resources for biodiversity science and often absent from international databases and research networks. We highlight the phenomenon of “silent herbaria” using Nigeria as a case study and quantify how these collections fill important gaps in global biodiversity knowledge.
Daniel A. Zhigila, Ryan J. Schmidt‐Knapik, Barbara M. Thiers, Suleiman D. Abdul, Salihu Abdullahi, Abdullahi A. AbdulRahaman, Emmanuel I. Aigbokhan, Gabriel A. Ajibade, Linus B. Ajikah, Ferdinand A. Akomaye, Abiodun E. Ayodele, Joseph J. Azila, Aliyu Babale, Abubakar Bello, Deborah M. Chukwuma, Emmanuel C. Chukwuma, Abubakar M. Dadile, Chimezie Ekeke, Iroka C. Finian, Abayomi E. Folorunso, Akanni T. Gbenga, Mohammed R. Haruna, Jemilat A. Ibrahim, Opeyemi S. Kolawole, Abubakar M. Liman, Ferdinand N. Mbagwu, Sunusi Namadi, Victor S. Njom, George I. Nodza, Felix I. Nwafor, Onyebuchi E. Nwankwo, Caleb D. Obadiah, Bamigboye S. Oloruntoba, Fatima B. J. Sawa, Yohanna C. Tumba, Musa Umar, Elizabeth N. Usen, Maryam M. Wabili, Charles C. Davis   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from developing the Papua New Guinea National Health Research Agenda 2025-2030. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health West Pac
Dindi M, Malijan GB, Ong GX, Tade P, Siba P, Cooke N, Chen M, Park K, Mannava P.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper, Hester M. Steyn, Cláudia Baider, Benny Bytebier, Anisha Dayaram, F. B. Vincent Florens, Nivohenintsoa Rakotonirina, Domitilla Raimondo, Marc Sosef, M. Marianne le Roux   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source