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Bridging the gap between science, policy and stakeholders: Towards sustainable wolf–livestock coexistence in human‐dominated landscapes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract While the return of wolves (Canis lupus) to many European countries is a conservation milestone, the negative impacts are unevenly distributed across society, placing high pressure on livestock grazing systems. For this perspective, scientists from diverse disciplines and geographical backgrounds reflect on the state of livestock–wolf ...
Emu‐Felicitas Ostermann‐Miyashita, Hannah Kirkland, Ann Eklund, Darragh Hare, Hugh A. H. Jansman, Christian Kiffner, John D. C. Linnell, Robin Rigg, Suzanne A. Stone, Sandra Uthes, Manuela von Arx, Hannes J. König   +11 more
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Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina, Svitlana Kudrenko, Andrés Ordiz, Saltanat Kamiyeva, Adam Devenish, Johannes Kamp   +5 more
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Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe

Scientific Reports, 2018
Current archaeological evidence indicates the transition from hunting-fishing-gathering to agriculture in Northern Europe was a gradual process. This transition was especially complex in the prehistoric North Fennoscandian landscape where the high ...
Mirva Pääkkönen, Auli Bläuer, Bjørnar Olsen, Richard P. Evershed, Henrik Asplund   +4 more
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Genesis of an indigenous social-ecological landscape in eastern Panama

Ecology and Society, 2015
Knowledge of the interplay between ecological and social influences in the context of land-use decision-making is sparse. To help fill this gap, we conducted participatory land-cover mapping in an indigenous territory of eastern Panama to identify ...
Divya Sharma, Gerardo Vergara-Asenjo, Mitzy Cunampio, Raquel B. Cunampio, Mara B. Cunampio, Catherine Potvin   +5 more
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How uneven access shapes the socio‐economic and environmental potential of game meat value chains: The case of legal game meat in Zambia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Game meat contributes to human nutrition, food security and sociocultural practices around the world. Game meat also comes with risks, including overharvesting and zoonotic and food‐borne disease. These may be pronounced where game meat travels along complex value chains from rural to urban areas.
Brock Bersaglio, Charis Enns, Edgar Hichoonga, Francis Masse, Matt Sommerville, Nathalie van Vliet   +5 more
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COMPARTIMENTOS GEOMORFOLÓGICOS E PRODUÇÃO DE MILHO EM AGRICULTURA DE SUBSISTÊNCIA, GUARAPUAVA-PR: AVALIAÇÃO EXPLORATÓRIA [PDF]

Sociedade & Natureza, 2007
This assay had as its aim to verify the relationship between hillslope sectors and the cornproduction on the subsistence agriculture. Samples had been collected in two hillslope sectors(straight and concaves) that were previously cultivated with corn ...
Edivaldo Lopes Thomaz
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Uncovering Patterns: Data Mining the Deforestation Frontier in Brazilian Cerrado [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The Brazilian Cerrado, recognized as the world's most diverse tropical savanna, has undergone significant land clearance for agriculture, cattle ranching, and charcoal production, leading to considerable loss of its natural vegetation. This deforestation
T. F. Pinheiro, J. F. S. K. C. Pinto, M. A. de Carvalho, M. F. Sestini, D. R. Pettinati, J. O. Santos, S. B. dos Santos, L. D. S. Soler, A. D. Scheide, C. G. Messias, C. A. Almeida, S. Amaral, T. A. Moreira, S. L. Dousseau, D. D. C. Moraes, J. D. S. Costa, J. D. S. Costa, T. D. M. Nisimura   +17 more
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Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

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Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion, Rachel Gaulton, Maria Erica Jamil, Marion Pfeifer, Johan Willem Ferry Slik, Stephen G. Willis, F. Merlin Franco   +6 more
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Rethinking “food security” in Africa

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
First paragraphs: In Food Security for Rural Africa: Feeding the Farmers First, Terry Leahy makes what he knows is an unpopular argument: that subsistence—not com­mercial—agriculture is the surest path to food security.
Joeva Rock
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
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