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Obstruction of biodiversity conservation by minimum patch size criteria
Abstract Minimum patch size criteria for habitat protection reflect the conservation principle that a single large (SL) patch of habitat has higher biodiversity than several small (SS) patches of the same total area (SL > SS). Nonetheless, this principle is often incorrect, and biodiversity conservation requires placing more emphasis on protection of ...
Federico Riva, Lenore Fahrig
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Abstract Despite a common understanding of the harmful impacts of Western conservation models that separate people from nature, widespread progress toward incorporating socioeconomic, political, cultural, and spiritual considerations in conservation practice is lacking.
Marina Stavroula Melanidis +4 more
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Evaluating the potential of biodiversity offsets to achieve net gain
Abstract Evaluating the outcomes and tracking the trajectory of biodiversity offsets is essential to demonstrating their effectiveness as a mechanism to conciliate development and conservation. We reviewed the literature to determine the principles that should underpin biodiversity offset planning and the criteria for offset evaluation at the project ...
Barbara Almeida Souza +3 more
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Evaluating the conservation impact of Antarctica's protected areas
Abstract Antarctic specially protected areas (ASPAs) are a key regulatory mechanism for protecting Antarctic environmental values. Previous evaluations of the effectiveness of the ASPA system focused on its representativeness and design characteristics, presenting a compelling rationale for its systematic revision.
Joanna L. Burrows +2 more
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Abstract Ko koe ki tēnā, ko ahau ki tēnai kīwai o te kete (you at that, and I at this handle of the basket). This Māori (New Zealanders of indigenous descent) saying conveys the principle of cooperation—we achieve more through working together, rather than separately.
Thalassa McMurdo Hamilton +9 more
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Fundamental insights on when social network data are most critical for conservation planning
Abstract As declines in biodiversity accelerate, there is an urgent imperative to ensure that every dollar spent on conservation counts toward species protection. Systematic conservation planning is a widely used approach to achieve this, but there is growing concern that it must better integrate the human social dimensions of conservation to be ...
Jonathan R. Rhodes +3 more
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Introducción: Esta investigación fue realizada con 24 estudiantes inscritos en la Licenciatura en la Enseñanza de Idiomas en la Universidad Benito Juárez (Oaxaca, México). El objetivo fue conocer cómo la tutoría entre iguales (TEI), método caracterizado
Vilma Huerta Cordova
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El presente artículo analiza el uso de las adiciones y prórrogas contractuales en la Gobernación del Tolima para sus procesos de licitación pública en las vigencias 2017 y 2018 a la luz de los conceptos de planeación y anualidad presupuestal.
Juan Diego Angarita Ospina +3 more
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Las fallas de planeación y su incidencia en el contrato estatal de obra
La planeación es un principio de la actividad contractual y administrativa pública. En la actualidad, gran parte de los problemas en contratación estatal obedecen a que la planeación se concibe como una actividad estática, pero en este documento se ...
Iriana Aponte Díaz
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Principio de anualidad, reservas, vigencias futuras y planeación de la contratación [PDF]
Se busca en presente ensayo mostrar la necesidad de promover una reforma al régimen de presupuesto, tanto nacional como territorial, para corregir no solo las deficiencias de las normas objeto de este documento, sino de las normas básicas de la Ley ...
Betancourt Ladino, José Tobías
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