Policy, Waste, and Power: Textile Dumping in Chile's Atacama Desert
ABSTRACT Globally, 87% of textile fibers end up incinerated or in landfills, with Chile bearing the brunt of this crisis. Every year, 39,000 tons of discarded clothing are illegally dumped in the Atacama Desert, turning it into a sacrifice zone for the Global North's waste economy.
Emma Minerva Brambilla
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[Rapid review: effectiveness of the Wolbachia strategy for arbovirus controlRevisión sistemática rápida: efectividad de la estrategia de control con Wolbachia en la lucha contra las arbovirosis]. [PDF]
Angotti AA +3 more
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Abstract This study critically analyses the main narratives surrounding the Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the Lagoon of Venice. We used a mixed‐method approach, performing a qualitative discourse analysis on a sample of 68 textual sources to identify the narratives across two sectors in the management of the case study: media and politics,
Elisa Zanoni +3 more
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Primary Health Care in context with the plurality in the care of people with tuberculosis. [PDF]
Santos EF +3 more
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Rapidly declining seagrass meadows in Brazil: Findings from satellite imagery and local knowledge
Abstract Due to the limitations of individual monitoring approaches, integrating social perceptions with multiple advanced technologies provides a new opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem degradation. We combined historical aerial mapping, satellite imagery, semi‐structured interviews with local stakeholders, and a bilingual ...
Karine Matos Magalhães +6 more
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Abstract Ecoregions are often defined based on homogeneous biophysical and ecological conditions and are optimal spatial units for designing conservation strategies. However, transboundary ecoregions such as the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest (APAF) experience asymmetrical conservation outcomes, understood here as cross‐border differences, resulting from ...
Lía Montti +16 more
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[Getúlio Vargas and the Water Code in the "reconstruction" of Brazil, 1930-1945: beyond energy and below salubrity]. [PDF]
Santos FAD.
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Youth networks as bridging actors in environmental governance: Roles, achievements and barriers
Abstract Young people form a large demographic group and have specific interests and views on the current socio‐environmental crises. However, they are largely underrepresented in decision‐making. To bring their visions and claims into environmental governance, youth have created alternative pathways of participation, such as youth networks. Yet, their
Marie‐Morgane Rouyer +12 more
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[Social determination of health, complexity, coloniality, and the long term]. [PDF]
Sevalho G.
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