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Protected areas on international borders show uneven conservation outcomes
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Border protected areas (BPAs) are national protected areas that are immediately adjacent to a country's border or span two or more countries; they are characterized by distinctive opportunities and pressures. They play a critical role in protecting carbon‐rich ecosystems, conserving endangered biodiversity, reducing cross‐border environmental ...
Rachakonda Sreekar +10 more
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1174. Iris reticulata M.Bieb. subsp. isikgunerae Güner & B.Mathew
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.Summary Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae is illustrated and discussed here. The introduction of the type species, Iris reticulata, is investigated, its subspecies are listed, and descriptions given.
Adil Güner, Christabel King, Martyn Rix
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EPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of invasive plants as contaminants in potted plants is a well‐known phenomenon, its significance as a potential phytosanitary risk remains frequently underestimated. Coco peat, often used as a growing medium for potted plants, is also imported as a standalone commodity, creating an additional pathway for introduction.
Johan L. C. H. van Valkenburg +2 more
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Russia's Wartime Economy: Measuring Regional Inequalities From Outer Space
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study Russia's February 2022 full‐scale invasion of Ukraine as a natural experiment to determine how sudden disruptions to international market access reshape sub‐national economic inequalities. Using remotely‐sensed nighttime lights as a proxy for economic activity, we estimate the economic effects of the war at the national and regional ...
Irakli Barbakadze +3 more
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The Second Karabakh War: Turkey's South Caucasus Policy and Iran's Strategic Interests
Banber Arevelagitut'yan InstitutiTurkey, through its neo-Ottomanism policy, has framed the South Caucasus as part of its ethnic and identity sphere, deepening political, economic, and security ties with Azerbaijan under the slogan “one nation, two states.” The security paradigm shift ...
Mohammad Afrasiyab
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Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021 The article analyzes the Caucasian direction of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the post-Soviet period; the study reveals the problems faced by the country's leadership in the course of its implementation.
A. Dudayti
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KEEPING THE BALANCE OF POWER IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
World Economy and International Relations, 2018 The issue of searching for an effective regional balance of power in the South Caucasus through the prism of Russia's military and political interaction with Armenia and Azerbaian is examined. The experience of the USA carrying out similar policy in relation to these states is demonstrated.
Kurylev K.P. +3 more
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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, 2019 The people of the South Caucasus aspire for their countries to become strong middle-class societies, and they are on track to make that aspiration a reality. Two decades of social and economic progress have changed the societies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
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Russian Vector in the Formation of a Common Social and Socio-Cultural Space in the South Caucasus
Управленческое консультирование, 2018 The article analyzes the phenomenon of “social space”, reveals the historical role of Russia in the formation of the unified social space on the South Caucasus, examines the doctrinal views of scientists and politicians of the Russian Federation and the ...
Ekaterina Sergeevna Andreeva +1 more
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