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Changing Mountain Pastoralism and Its Impacts in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region: The Case of Kushum, Pakistan

open access: yesNomadic Peoples
Pastoralism in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region of Pakistan has undergone significant sociocultural, economic and ecological changes over the last three decades.
Zahir Ahmad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

A Classification of Pastoralism in Spain: Understanding the past to Address Present Challenges

open access: yesNomadic Peoples
After centuries as a flagship economic activity, pastoralism in Spain is today in danger of collapse due to the simultaneous processes of abandonment and industrialisation.
Rubén Serrano-Zulueta   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pastoralismo andino y transformaciones sociales en el norte de Chile

open access: yesEstudios Atacameños, 1998
En este trabajo desarrollamos una discusión del pastoralismo que practican las poblaciones aymaras y atacameñas del norte de Chile. Abordamos el tema desde una perspectiva dinámica; esto es, considerando la continuidad y el cambio en esas actividades ...
Hans Herbert Gundermann Kröll
doaj   +1 more source

Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS.’ [PDF]

open access: yesThe Library, 1918
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openaire   +1 more source

From Ecological Culture to Green Innovation: The Role of Ethnic Minority Corporate Leaders in China

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Do ecological values embedded in ethnic cultures influence the environmental strategies of corporate leaders and their firms' green innovation? We examine this question in China's multiethnic context, where distinct ecological traditions across ethnic groups create sharp cultural contrasts that can be traced into leadership composition and ...
Yuan Du, Yingxin Di, Wei Cui
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Governance and Adaptation: Rethinking Indigenous Arctic Histories

open access: yesInternational Journal of the Commons
How can a self-governance perspective reshape our understanding of Indigenous Arctic histories? This paper aims at advancing our understanding about aboriginal societies and their historical use of common pool resources.
Jesper Larsson   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of Prisoners Living With Mental Health Conditions and Seeking or Receiving Mental Health Support in Prisons: An Integrative Review

open access: yesCriminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Prisoners experience poor mental health and well‐being in prison, including severe mental illnesses. However, access to mental health support and treatment in prison is limited. We conducted an integrative review to synthesise prisoners' experiences of living with mental ill health and/or seeking or receiving mental health support ...
Anne Kairu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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