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Aps as an awareness raising tool disability in higher education

INFAD, 2020
Service Learning (SLA) is a tool used in higher education, with the aim of enriching learning and strengthening communities, with its  transformative potential as an educational and social movement being fundamental (Calvo, Sotelino and Rodríguez, 2019).
Laura Jiménez Monteagudo
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Overcoming gaps and barriers to effectively integrate social science in European conservation

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2025.
Abstract The importance of social science to address the human dimensions of natural resource management is increasingly recognized in the conservation field, yet the application of associated concepts, theories, methods, and data remains underrepresented in parts of Europe.
Claudia Gruenewald, Thomas E. Fish, Eick von Ruschkowski   +2 more
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Barriers to public engagement with biodiversity conservation

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 4, August 2025.
Abstract Addressing biodiversity loss requires public engagement and action, including changes to individual consumption habits, support for on‐the‐ground conservation actions, and advocacy for government action and policy change. Conservation organizations are increasingly focused on encouraging probiodiversity attitudes and behaviors through ...
Emily A. Gregg, Georgia E. Garrard, Sarah A. Bekessy, Alexander M. Kusmanoff, Jen K. Martin, Matthew J. Selinske, Lindall R. Kidd, Jennifer A. Robinson   +7 more
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Intervención social para la ejecución articulada de proyectos de investigación en comunidades altoandinas: caso instalación del sistema de monitoreo en tiempo real de la laguna Arhuaycocha, cordillera Blanca

Espacio y Desarrollo, 2020
En el Perú las comunidades localizadas a lo largo de la cordillera de los Andes a más de 3000 metros sobre el nivel del mar tienen un comportamiento altamente susceptible a cualquier tipo de actividad de investigación sobre las áreas de montañas, debido ...
Christian Yarleque, Emperatriz Janina Castromonte Miranda, José Alfredo Herrera Quispe, Irina Yélica Neglia Sánchez, Robert Alfredo Alvarado Lugo, David Israel Garay Marzano   +5 more
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Key competencies in education for sustainable development: A valuable framework for enhancing plant awareness

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 4, Page 1195-1211, July 2025.
Societal Impact Statement Lack of plant awareness represents a significant phenomenon characterized by the underestimation of plants, with clear implications for sustainability. This study explores the potential of key competencies in education for sustainable development as an effective framework for mitigating this phenomenon.
Alexandros Amprazis, Penelope Papadopoulou   +1 more
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The Social Relevance of Water Quality and Cultural Ecosystem Services: An Application to a Saline Wetland in an Arid Environment

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2025.
ABSTRACT The deterioration of wetlands and loss of ecosystem services is a consequence of human‐induced activities and the effects of climate change. In Spain, this situation is intensified in southern arid and semi‐arid regions such as Andalucía, where droughts are particularly intense.
Carmen Soliño‐Barreiro, Rosario Jiménez‐Espinosa, Mario Soliño   +2 more
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Análisis de la situación actual de residuos marinos en Costa Rica

Tecnología en Marcha, 2023
Alrededor del año 2007 las Naciones Unidas indicaban preocupación por los residuos sólidos que estaban llegando al mar producto de las actividades en las zonas terrestres, así como propiamente las generadas en el mar, amenazando la salud de los océanos ...
Lilliana Abarca-Guerrero, Andrea Acuña-Piedra, María Angélica Astorga-Pérez, Karol Ulate-Naranjo, Susy Lobo-Ugalde, Victoria Rudin-Vega   +5 more
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Essential skills for the training of conservation social scientists

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2025.
Abstract Since 2000, the field of biodiversity conservation has been reckoning with the historical lack of effective engagement with the social sciences in parallel with rapid declines in biodiversity and escalating concerns regarding socioecological justice exacerbated by many common conservation practices.
Laura Thomas‐Walters, Francisco Gelves‐Gomez, Stephanie Brittain, Lily M. van Eeden, Nick Harvey Sky, Amit Kaushik, Kaylan Kemink, Patricia Manzano‐Fischer, Kyle Plotsky, Matthew Selinske   +9 more
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Construcción de la sexualidad en personas privadas de libertad: una experiencia grupal desde el enfoque cognitivo con perspectiva de género

Revista Costarricense de Psicología
Este trabajo representa las voces de un grupo de privados de libertad del Centro de Atención Institucional Gerardo Rodríguez Echeverría, quienes se atrevieron a hablar sobre su sexualidad.
Yara Mora Vega, Elvis Solano Porras
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Frequency of Sensitization to Animals in a Tropical Area

Revista Alergia México, 2014
Background: Pet avoidance is commonly recommended to allergic patients, even if an IgE-mediated sensitization has not been demonstrated. This management is difficult to accomplish by patients with emotional attachment to their pets and the effectiveness ...
Jorge Sánchez, Libia Susana Diez, Ricardo Cardona   +2 more
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