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Increased atmospheric PM2.5 events due to open waste burning in Qaanaaq, Greenland, summer of 2022
High levels of particulate matter (PM) are relevant to severe air pollution and can adversely impact human health. Maintaining healthy air quality for the residents of the Arctic region is essential to satisfy the no‐one‐left‐behind policy of the ...
Teppei J. Yasunari +3 more
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Evaluation of the subsurface of an open dump area in the Amazon region (Pará, Brazil)
Marcia de Sousa, Pedro Oliva
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Fundraising as Contracting: Why Nonprofits Accept In‐Kind Donations
ABSTRACT In‐kind (nonmonetary) donations are a popular form of philanthropy that have received much less scholarly attention than monetary gifts. This study documents the prevalence of types of in‐kind giving and associated organizational practices, then explores links between the perceptions of nonprofit managers, organizational practices, and ...
Elizabeth Searing +3 more
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Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane +2 more
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Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
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Island Copper Mine, owned by BHP Minerals Canada Ltd., is located at the north end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The mine, a copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit and one of Canada’s largest open low grade copper mines, commenced operation in ...
Lister, Diane
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Fabrication of a Functional Composite Material Using Waste Concrete Powder and Polyethylene
Preparation and experimental verification of functional composite materials using waste concrete powder and polyethylene. ABSTRACT This study investigated the fabrication of a functional composite material using waste concrete powder (WCP), which is a novel method for effectively utilizing waste concrete.
Yasuyuki Kanda, Tsuguri Kusumoto
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ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho +2 more
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne +10 more
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