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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1735-1759, August 2026.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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Letting People in: Redefining Collaboration in Wildland–Urban Interface Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 910-926, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Intensifying wildfire regimes and expanding human settlements into wilderness areas have heightened concerns about the wildland–urban interface (WUI) due to the associated increase in fire risk. However, the WUI presents broader social‐ecological challenges that go beyond wildfire risk and remain understudied.
Clara Mosso, Harrison Fried, Karissa Courtney, Jonathan Salerno, Stephanie Kampf, Andrea Baudoin Farah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

LifeMet: Report on the 2024–2025 meteorite recovery expedition in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica for the study of microbe–meteorite interactions

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 8, Page 1847-1860, August 2026.
Abstract Since the discovery of nine meteorites near the Yamato mountains in 1969, Antarctica has been recognized as a superb location for meteorite recovery. While Antarctic recovery expeditions prioritize meteorite preservation for mineralogical and planetary studies, meteorites are not typically collected for biological applications.
Rachael Lappan, Rachel S. Kirby, Andrew G. Tomkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Channeling Action: How Civic Recreation Organizations Shape Civic Capacity and Engagement

Politics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we examine the individual‐level and organizational‐level implications of participation in a particular type of civic association—a civic recreation organization. We deploy a small‐n comparison group design, comparing data within and across members of a civic recreation organization with varying degrees of involvement to ...
Emma Scheetz, David Carter
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Why Migrants Settle in Small Towns: Polish ‘New Immigrant Destinations’

Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The article contributes to literature on place attachment, migration transition and migrants' motives for settling in new immigrant destinations (NIDs). It focuses on small towns of under 20,000 population. Such towns are often claimed to be unattractive to migrants.
Anne White
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from the Past: A Swiss Case Study on Ski Resorts and Degrowth in the Face of Climate Change

Revue de Géographie Alpine
Ski tourism is severely threatened by climate change, primarily due to reduced snowfall, shorter ski seasons, and an anticipated shrinkage of the market.
Luise Biere
doaj   +1 more source

RETRACTED: Surgery in space: The ultimate frontier

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Mohamad Bashir, Ali Murtada, Matti Jubouri, Adam Bashir, Ian Williams, Damian Bailey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The development of ski areas and its relation to the Alpine economy in Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Cableways alleviate access to the Alps and were crucial in establishing the skiing tourism boom of the after-war years. Moreover, cableway operators employ a large share of residents, are complemented by tourism-related services and are therefore a key ...
Pascal Troxler, Marcus Roller, Monika Bandi Tanner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF TOURISM IN NORTHERN OLTENIA POTENTAIL COMPARED WITH EUROPEAN ALPINE COUNTRIES [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2015
Mountain tourism is one of the traditional forms of tourism in affirming tourism in North Oltenia, both nationally through natural potential available by the low degree of degradation of the landscape and the investment efforts that were made in the ...
CONSTANŢA ENEA, CONSTANTIN ENEA, GABRIEL GHEORGHE SANDA   +2 more
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“Le patrimoine, c’est un truc pour les vieux…”

Mondes du Tourisme, 2011
Despite the opportunities offered by cultural heritage in the tourism sector, this article, based on a case study of a little town in the French Alps, shows that public policy of this type may also be subject to criticism and contestation.
André Suchet, Michel Raspaud
doaj   +1 more source