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Deconstructing and defining EULEX [PDF]

, 2014
Hailed as the greatest European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) mission to date, the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) has been oscillating between fulfilling its mission statement crafted in Brussels, while managing the controversial ...
Geci, Shkëndije, Musliu, Vjosa
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Element concentrations in tissues reveal spatial structure of Atlantic walrus management stocks

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Differences in tissue element concentrations confirm geographic differentiation between 2 of Canada's walrus management stocks but reveal additional spatial structure within the largest stock that may have management implications. Abstract Ensuring harvested animal populations are managed at appropriate scales requires an understanding of underlying ...
Alexander M. Jardine, Jennifer F. Provencher, Mary Gamberg, Cory J. D. Matthews   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sanitary Logging in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve: One Problem, One Legislation but Different Criteria and Different Treatments

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bark beetles are small insects that inhabit the bark of trees. When their population increases excessively, they can weaken the trees and cause their death. In México, federal regulations obligate forest landowners to carry out sanitary logging to control bark beetle outbreaks in adherence to official procedures.
Erika Gómez‐Pineda, Jovanka Špirić, Diego R. Pérez‐Salicrup, M. Isabel Ramírez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land Use Transformation and Climate Resilience in Smart Cities: Role of ICT in Modern Urban Planning

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern urban planning is experiencing a transition from traditional planning to the integration of information technology, which defines the concept of a “smart city”. The study analyses the evolution of urban planning practices with an emphasis on the role of engineering and architecture in the process of urbanization, the transition to the ...
Dariusz Cichoń
wiley   +1 more source

Public Goods and Territory [PDF]

The paper will attempt to demostrate the fundamental importance of public goods in the performance of any territory or economy. After discussing the concept and definition of public goods, the most important of them will be reviewed along with their ...
Javier Alfonso-Gil
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On the Nature of the Beast: Re-Charting Political Geographies of the European Union. Swedish Society for Antropology and Geography, 2006 [PDF]

, 2006
This review paper begins with the premise that since the European Union remains a process of construction with no agreed or pre-designated end-point, its power structure is open to a diverse range of interpretations. Moreover, the apparent novelty of the
Siddaway, James D.
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Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis Explores Diverse Domestic Goose Management Practices in Medieval and Postmedieval Russia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studying goose domestication through archaeological finds has been challenging due to the similar skeletal morphology of the European domestic goose and its wild progenitor, the greylag goose (Anser anser). We analyzed stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes from bone collagen of subfossil domestic and potentially domestic geese to ...
Johanna Honka, Clément Massé, Arthur O. Askeyev, Igor V. Askeyev, Oleg V. Askeyev, Jouni Aspi, Dilyara N. Shaymuratova, Laura Kvist   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds

Oikos, EarlyView.
Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
Roos van der Meer, Lotte L. Koot, Elke Molenaar, Andries K. Janse van Vuuren, Ara Monadjem, Kat Bebbington, Sjouke A. Kingma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AIMED AT ENSURING THE UNIFORMITY OF MEASUREMENTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENSE AND SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Sučasnì Informacìjnì Tehnologìï u Sferì Bezpeki ta Oboroni, 2015
Taking into account the latest developments on the preparation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to conduct combat operations, including the attacks on the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine the results of the research and ...
Viktor M. Boiko, Anatolii B. Gavrylov, Yurii P. Rondin, Ihor B. Kuznetsov, Viktor P. Hudyma   +4 more
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BLUE AMAZON: THINKING ABOUT THE DEFENCE OF THE MARITIME TERRITORY

AUSTRAL: Brazilian Journal of Strategy & International Relations, 2022
A Marinha do Brasil elaborou o conceito Amazônia Azul para alertar sobre as riquezas do Oceano e a sua importância para a economia do Brasil. Isso implica também pensar na defesa dessas riquezas nacionais e nos investimentos necessários para que a Marinha seja capaz de proteger as águas jurisdicionais brasileiras.
openaire   +1 more source