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Mapping Instrument Preferences for Deforestation Policies Based on EU Public Consultation Data
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Policy makers can choose among many alternative policy instruments to reduce the impact of EU commodity imports on forests and related biodiversity loss in the world. Changes in the instrument mix affect a wide range of stakeholder groups with varying strategic interests and corresponding policy preferences.
Daniel Braun, Dennis Abel, Jan Börner
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 Combating the legacy of deforestation on tropical biodiversity requires the conversion to forest of large areas of established pasture, where barriers to native plant regeneration include competition with pasture grasses and poor propagule supply (seed ...
Amelia eElgar +5 more
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Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2021 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Peruvian government failed to protect its sparsely populated Amazon region. While infections were still rising, resource extraction was quickly approved to continue operations as a declared essential service that ...
Ana Watson, Conny Davidsen
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Influence of drainage status on soil and water chemistry, litter decomposition and soil respiration in central Amazonian forests on sandy soils [PDF]
, 2011 Central Amazonian rainforest landscape supports a mosaic of tall terra firme rainforest and ecotone campinarana, riparian and campina forests, reflecting topography-induced variations in soil, nutrient and drainage conditions.
Berton Zanchi, F. +4 more
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Comprehensive Feasibility Study of Solar Power Plants
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global transition to solar energy is frequently impeded by high project failure rates, largely due to feasibility assessments that emphasize geographic and economic aspects while overlooking critical technical, environmental, and socio‐administrative dimensions.
Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi +2 more
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Mars, Inc. Announces Sustainability Commitments for Cocoa [PDF]
, 2009 This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labor Rights Forum
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Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.This research reveals the functional stability of mixed species foraging flocks (MSF) and their foraging height change with different taxonomic differences along the elevational gradient at Knuckles Montane Reserve, Sri Lanka. This offers new insights into how MSFs sustain with the elevational gradients supporting the altitudinal shifting species ...
Vimukthi. R. Gunasekeara +3 more
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Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental ManagementThe coffee industry in Indonesia, particularly in the Sumatran landscape, emerges as a vital contributor to the nation's economy, impacting regional growth.
Aryo Condro +3 more
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Comparative measurements of carbon dioxide fluxes from two nearby towers in a central Amazonian rainforest: the Manaus LBA site [PDF]
, 2002 Forests around Manaus have staged the oldest and the longest forest-atmosphere CO2 exchange studies made anywhere in the Amazon. Since July 1999 the exchange of CO2, water, and energy, as well as weather variables, have been measured almost continuously ...
Araújo, A.C. +11 more
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
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