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Herbarium digitisation sheds light on historical distribution and drivers of population extinction of a peat bog specialist

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Biodiversity loss threatens ecosystem services and human well‐being. Understanding the extent and causes of changes in biodiversity over time can help protect species and their habitats. Herbaria house carefully documented and curated specimens collected by generations of botanists.
Gabriel F. Ulrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labor Rights Forum
core   +1 more source

Digitalising biodiversity: Exploring perceptions on risks and opportunities

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Digitalisation is transforming biodiversity conservation, offering new opportunities for research, governance and public engagement. Herbarium digitisation, for example, enables large‐scale access to plant data, supporting conservation, restoration and sustainable use.
Björn‐Ola Linnér   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic of rubber production in Northeast Thailand: A case study at Subsomboon village, Doonsard sub-district, Kranuan district, Khon Kaen province [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This research aim to study changes in rubber production and farmers' practices at Subsomboon village, Doonsard sub-district, Kranuan district, Khon Kaen province since the promotion of rubber plantation.
Aditto, Satit   +3 more
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Landless peasants, soilless cultivation: British agricultural experimentation and intervention in post‐independence Iraq (1932–1958)

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‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling as a tool for spatial planning of commodity production: the example of certified oil palm plantations in Central Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Central African region is targeted by agri-business companies as a suitable place to develop large plantations. Most of the existing assessments of available land are based on an a priori definition of availability and without any operational-level ...
Feintrenie, Laurène   +3 more
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Agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering: A dual strategy for sustainable cacao

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Cacao production is both economically vital and environmentally intensive, presenting a major sustainability challenge as a crop largely cultivated by smallholder farmers in climate‐vulnerable regions. This review synthesises evidence that integrating agroforestry with enhanced rock weathering (EW) may significantly reduce emissions from cacao ...
Isabella L. Steeley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

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Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Range‐wide sampling reveals cryptic lineages but largely conserved mycorrhizal associations in the Japanese fairy lantern Thismia kobensis

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The jewel‐like flowers of Thismia are as rare as they are beautiful, often recorded from only a single site per species. Access to 15 populations of T. kobensis has enabled an uncommon, range‐wide assessment of morphology, genetics, and fungal partners. Our analyses showed that T.
Kenji Suetsugu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exogenous silicon alleviates aluminum stress in Eucalyptus species by enhancing the antioxidant capacity and improving plant growth and tolerance quality

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology
Background As an efficient and high-quality additive in agriculture and forestry production, silicon (Si) plays an important role in alleviating heavy metal stress and improving plant growth.
Linjuan Huang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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