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A graduated nativeness definition for overcoming dilemmas and difficulties of vascular plant species

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Nativeness is a concept central to biodiversity conservation and invasion biology, but there are several problems related to a classic binary nativeness definition. Dilemmas arise from the dynamic nature of species' distribution ranges on longer time scales, and difficulties arise in the application to smaller regions defined by arbitrary borders, and ...
Camilla T. Colding‐Jørgensen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development, Implementation, and Usability Evaluation of the CANMI App to Monitor the Quality of Maternal and Child Nutrition Care in Primary Health Units: Mixed Methods Pilot Study. [PDF]

open access: yesJMIR Form Res
Burrola-Méndez S   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impact of Public Administration Education on Individual Policy Capacity of Federal Civil Servants in Ethiopia

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, policy capacity has garnered increasing attention from scholars in the Global North. However, there has been limited focus on policy capacity in developing countries, particularly in Africa. While various factors, such as experience, the nature of policy tasks, and educational background, can influence the policy capacity of
Kiflie Worku Angaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the criminal law to protect the environment: Possibilities and problems

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Global biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades, and existing laws have proven insufficient to protect the environment from harm. There is no ‘silver bullet’ to remedying species population declines and extinctions and loss of ecosystems, but criminal law could be a crucial tool.
Kellie Toole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harmonising digitised herbarium data to enhance biodiversity knowledge: Major steps towards an updated checklist for the flora of Greenland

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it difficult to compare records. We developed a semi‐automated workflow that standardises species names and organises herbaria records from multiple institutions
Brandon Samuel Whitley   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Could botanic gardens use the Plant Treaty to regulate plant exchanges?

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Current international laws surrounding accessing and sharing biological materials in botanic gardens is limiting their capacity to conserve, research, educate and raise public awareness about biodiversity. We set out an argument for using the access and benefit sharing arrangements of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and ...
Charles Lawson, Catherine Pickering
wiley   +1 more source

Nationwide Implementation of HIV Molecular Cluster Detection by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and Local Health Departments, United States. [PDF]

open access: yesEmerg Infect Dis
France AM   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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