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Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Ferreira da Silva MJ, Colmonero-Costeira I, Djaló SL, Camará T, Sá RM, Minhós T, Kiebler A, Grethlein M, Pikkarainen N, Prost S.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence and perspectives of illegal trade in cacti and succulent plants in the collector community

Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 3, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Although illegal wildlife trade (IWT) represents a serious threat to biodiversity, research into the prevalence of illegal plant collection and trade remains scarce. Because cacti and succulents are heavily threatened by overcollection for often illegal, international ornamental trade, we surveyed 441 members of the cacti and succulent ...
Jared D. Margulies, Francesca R. Moorman, Bárbara Goettsch, Jan C. Axmacher, Amy Hinsley   +4 more
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Grammatical Coding and the Discursive Construction of Participants: Spanish Passives in Written Press News Discourse

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 120, Issue 3, Page 351-374, November 2022., 2022
Abstract This paper presents a comparative analysis of two Spanish constructions that are usually characterised as passive, namely the periphrastic or attributive passive – formed with the verb ser ‘be’ plus a participle – and the reflexive passive – formed with third‐person reflexive clitic se.
Miguel A. Aijón Oliva
wiley   +1 more source

Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon

Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2022., 2022
Abstract The trade in wild meat is an important economic component of rural people's livelihoods, but it has been perceived to be among the main causes of the decline of wildlife species. Recently, the COVID‐19 pandemic has brought to light an additional concern of wildlife markets as a major human‐health challenge.
Pedro Mayor, Hani R. El Bizri, Thais Q. Morcatty, Kelly Moya, Nora Bendayán, Samantha Solis, Carlos F. A. Vasconcelos Neto, Maire Kirkland, Omar Arevalo, Tula G. Fang, Pedro E. Pérez‐Peña, Richard E. Bodmer   +11 more
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Prevalence of sustainable and unsustainable use of wild species inferred from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2022., 2022
Abstract Unsustainable exploitation of wild species represents a serious threat to biodiversity and to the livelihoods of local communities and Indigenous peoples. However, managed, sustainable use has the potential to forestall extinctions, aid recovery, and meet human needs.
Sophie M. E. Marsh, Michael Hoffmann, Neil D. Burgess, Thomas M. Brooks, Daniel W. S. Challender, Patricia J. Cremona, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Flore Lafaye de Micheaux, Gabriela Lichtenstein, Dilys Roe, Monika Böhm   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementación de políticas de prevención y control de la obesidad infantil en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica: lecciones para la investigación y la práctica transfronterizas

Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021
Resumen Aunque se han hecho avances en el desarrollo y aplicación a gran escala de intervenciones eficaces contra la obesidad infantil, los retos siguen siendo importantes. Nuestro objetivo era comprender las causas del éxito de Estados Unidos y los países latinoamericanos en la implementación de políticas y programas (PYP) contra la obesidad e ...
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Mireya Vilar‐Compte, Elizabeth Rhodes, Olga L. Sarmiento, Camila Corvalan, Rachel Sturke, Susan Vorkoper   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

De Navegadores a Compradores: os elementos motivacionais nas decisões de compra pela internet

Contextus, 2005
O e-commerce ou comércio eletrônico têm sido objeto de Atenção e estudo por parte de pesquisadores e profissionais do varejo, pois têm se destacado como um meio inovador de transações comerciais, com um grande potencial de crescimento.
Vanessa Gabas Garr·n
doaj   +3 more sources

Comercio potencial de servicios del Perú con el Asia Pacífico

Cuadernos de difusión, 2008
Services account for 47% of global output and, as per several studies conducted, the liberalization of their trade brings more advantages than trade in goods. Despite of this fact, there has been little research on the subject, and the defi nition of services has remained controversial.
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Covid-19 y una potencial ola proteccionista: análisis de los efectos de la pandemia y los planes de recuperación de China en el comercio exterior

Con-texto, 2021
El presente artículo expone un breve análisis de los efectos económicos y en el comercio exterior que han tenido las regulaciones y políticas implementadas a nivel mundial para enfrentar y contener la pandemia de la covid-19, incluyendo: i) restricciones sobre las exportaciones de insumos médicos y de protección personal y facilitación de las ...
openaire   +2 more sources

ARGENTINA’S TRADE POTENTIAL WITH BRICS: THE GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH

Revista Cubana de Administración Pública y Empresarial
El estudio investiga el comercio potencial de Argentina con los BRICS aplicando el enfoque del modelo de gravedad. La estimación se realiza en un conjunto de panel de datos que contiene información sobre los países BRICS desde 2009 a 2022.
Karen Giselle Gomez, Lazyan Hasmik, Hussein HusseinI Amer Ma’en   +2 more
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