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Positive adjacency effects mediated by seed disperser birds in pine plantations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study examines the consequences of adjacent elements for a given patch, through their effects on zoochorous dispersion by frugivorous birds. The case study consists of pine plantations (the focal patch) adjacent to other patches of native vegetation
José Antonio Hódar   +7 more
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Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
wiley   +1 more source

Growth of clones of Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. in juvenile stage established in clonal fields, Meta, Colombia

open access: yesTemas Agrarios
Hevea brasiliensis is the greatest source of natural rubber and raw material in several industrial products manufacture. In Colombia, it has been commercially established in five productive units; however, the genetic basis is limited and foliar diseases
Sandra Liliana Castañeda-Garzón   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Archives de plantations aux Antilles

open access: yesIn Situ, 2013
Using two examples, the author explains the historical interest of sugar plantations’ archives and the necessity of their conservation.
Jacques Dion
doaj   +1 more source

Foliar pests and pathogens of Eucalyptus dunnii plantations in southern Queensland

open access: yes, 2011
Eucalyptus dunnii is grown in plantations in subtropical Queensland, beyond its endemic distribution of northern NSW. As the plantation industry has expanded into subtropical Australia there has been an increase in the incidence of defoliating insects ...
Howard, K.   +3 more
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Trust and Transformation: Institutional Complexity in Carbon Market Adoption in Emerging Economies' Land‐Based Private Sectors

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite global commitments under the Paris Agreement, empirical evidence on the involvement of the land‐based private sector of emerging economies in carbon trading remains limited. The study analyses how behavioural factors and institutional complexities influence the involvement of the land‐based private sector in carbon trading in Indonesia.
Iis Alviya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plantationo(s)cenes: Creative Activism and Sri Lankan Plantation Workers

open access: yesSocial Sciences
This paper describes the methods of creative activism used by a women-led plantation trade union in Sri Lanka to improve workers’ living and working conditions.
Yasmin Gunaratnam, Menaha Kandasamy
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Generative AI on the Perpetuation and Detection of Greenwashing in Sustainability Reports: Insights From an Experiment

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our study, based around an experiment, examines the consequences when generative AI tools are used to create and assess sustainability disclosures. There are two key findings: (1) that generative AI greenwashes sustainability disclosures, with our study participants doing little to mitigate this, and (2) that our study participants viewed AI ...
Ruth Dimes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Net‐Zero Transition and Its Impact on Firms' Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth Within the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to net zero (NZ) faces challenges such as uneven institutional readiness, fragmented policy frameworks and rising energy demands from population growth, economic expansion and artificial intelligence (AI). These obstacles are intensified by technological, financial and regulatory uncertainties that impede coordinated efforts ...
Mohamed Shrief   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ecology of insect pests and fungal pathogens of drought stressed eucalypt plantations in southern Queensland

open access: yes, 2012
The eucalypt plantation industry is rapidly expanding to supply an increasing demand for wood both in Australia and other parts of the world. Despite rapid industry development, most eucalypt plantations are restricted to four coastal areas.
Whyte, Gilbert
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