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Protecting the Amazon with protected areas [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009
This article addresses climate-tipping points in the Amazon Basin resulting from deforestation. It applies a regional climate model to assess whether the system of protected areas in Brazil is able to avoid such tipping points, with massive conversion to semiarid vegetation, particularly along the south and southeastern margins of the basin.
Robert, Walker, Nathan J, Moore, Eugenio, Arima, Stephen, Perz, Cynthia, Simmons, Marcellus, Caldas, Dante, Vergara, Claudio, Bohrer   +7 more
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Growth Stages and Inter-Species Gut Microbiota Composition and Function in Captive Red Deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus) and Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur)

Animals, 2023
Blue sheep and red deer, second-class key protected animals in China, are sympatric species with a high degree of overlap of food resources in the Helan Mountains, China.
Yao Zhao, Jia Sun, Mengqi Ding, Romaan Hayat Khattak, Liwei Teng, Zhensheng Liu   +5 more
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On the protection of “protected areas” [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
Tropical moist forests contain the majority of terrestrial species. Human actions destroy between 1 and 2 million km 2 of such forests per decade, with concomitant carbon release into the atmosphere. Within these forests, protected areas are the principle defense against forest loss and species extinctions.
Lucas N, Joppa, Scott R, Loarie, Stuart L, Pimm   +2 more
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Perceptions of the Maltese public towards local Marine Protected Areas [PDF]

, 2015
The marine environment represents a central component of Malta's local environment, and its ecosystem services play a vital role in supporting the economy as well as human well-being.
Mifsud, Mark C., Verret, Marielle
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Visitor profiling for cable car mountain destinations as a basis for protected area management : a case study of the summer season in the Tatra Mountains at Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Slovakia) [PDF]

, 2018
Protected areas play a crucial role in the conservation of vulnerable mountain ecosystems, but at the same time they may serve as tourist destinations and attract large numbers of visitors. Areas located in close proximity to cable cars belong to some of
Balon, Jarosław, Brandenburg, Christiane, Hibner, Joanna, Muhar, Andreas, Taczanowska, Karolina, Zięba, Antoni   +5 more
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Potential changes in climate indices in Alberta under projected global warming of 1.5–5 °C

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023
Study region: Alberta province, Canada Study focus: The global average surface temperature has continuously warmed at an unprecedentedly rapid rate since the mid-20th century.
Hyung-Il Eum, Babak Fajard, Tom Tang, Anil Gupta   +3 more
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Strengthening the global system of protected areas post-2020: A perspective from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas [PDF]

, 2020
Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation and have never been more relevant than at the present time when the world is facing both a biodiversity and a climate change crisis.
Dudley, Nigel, Figgis, Penelope, Hockings, Marc, Keenleyside, Karen, Laffoley, Dan, Locke, Harvey, MacKinnon, Kathy, Sandwith, Trevor, Smith, Risa, Wong, Mike, Woodley, Stephen   +10 more
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Habitat protection outside protected areas [PDF]

, 2009
Van Hoorick, Geert
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Factors Affecting Financial Losses Caused by Wild Boars in Ningxia, China

Diversity
There is a need to reduce human–wildlife conflicts in the area around Liupanshan Nature Reserve in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. This study investigated the financial losses caused by wild boar and their causes. A questionnaire investigation (n =
Yan Qing, Yaxin Dong, Zhirong Zhang, Yi Zhang, Dehuai Meng, Meiling Zhan, Zongzhi Li, Xu Zhang, Tianhua Hu, Fubin Liu, Kai Sun, Zhensheng Liu, Liwei Teng   +12 more
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Impacts of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) on the Livelihood of Rural Communities in Pakistan and Understanding Public Attitudes towards Wild Boars

Animals, 2022
Conservation goals can only be best achieved when there is firm support and cooperation from locals, especially in emerging economies where poor communities often bear most of the cost of human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs).
Romaan Hayat Khattak, Liwei Teng, Tahir Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmad, Zhensheng Liu   +4 more
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