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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Despite their controversial nature, biodiversity offsets are often used as a regulatory tool to counterbalance the impacts of land clearing on biodiversity. Offsets usually aim to achieve no net loss (NNL) of biodiversity through protection and/or restoration of habitat.
Laure‐Elise Ruoso +3 more
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Accomplishments of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seed Money program [PDF]
, 1986 In 1974, a modest program for funding new, innovative research was initiated at ORNL. It was called the ''Seed Money'' program and has become part of a larger program, called Exploratory R and D, which is being carried out at all DOE national laboratories.
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Evaluating College Savings Plans: A Case Study on Arkansas and Mississippi [PDF]
, 2014 In an effort to improve family economic security in rural communities, Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) sought a sustainable funding source in 2013 for Arkansas's Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant (ASMG) Program, a savings incentive for low-to ...
Meredith Covington, Tamika Edwards
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway +8 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons +9 more
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Cultivating biodiversity: When conservation in agricultural landscapes embodies farmers' values
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Efforts to conserve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes across Europe remain insufficient, as biodiversity further declines. This is sometimes ascribed to conservation policy failing to address the meanings and values that farmers attribute to the social and ecological contexts shaping their decisions influencing biodiversity.
Maria L. Kernecker +4 more
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A critical view on the rising spate of Pentecostal churches in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
African Journal of Pentecostal StudiesBackground: This study scrutinises the cult of personality cultivated by Pentecostal leaders, creating an atmosphere of unquestioning devotion conducive to financial exploitation.
Peace N. Ngwoke
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Plants, like humans, have a microbiome that helps them grow, defend themselves against pathogens, acquire nutrients, and protect themselves against environmental stresses. The microbiome of tomatoes, a staple crop grown worldwide, could be utilized not only to reduce fertilizer and pesticide applications, but also to clean up harmful pollutants ...
Sean Lindert +3 more
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Anxiolytic Effect of Anethum Graveolens Seed Extract Combined With the Antagonist of Estrogen Receptor in Female Rats With Anxiety [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Neurological SciencesBackground: Anxiety as an important psychological disorder that has affected many people and has made them to spend a lot of money for its treatment. Objectives: This study aims to assess the anxiolytic effect of the hydro-alcoholic extract of Anethum ...
Rana Shahabi +4 more
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Spartan Daily, March 8, 2006 [PDF]
, 2006 Volume 126, Issue 24https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/10224/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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