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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
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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The complete chloroplast genome of Prunus mira koehne (Prunoideae, Rosaceae), a wild and indigenous peach on Tibet, China

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Prunus mira Koehne belonging to family Rosaceae, is an indigenous species distributed in Tibet, China. De novo assembly with low coverage whole genome sequencing data facilitated to generate the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of P.
Wenquan Bao, Dun Ao, Tana Wuyun, Tiezhu Li, Lin Wang, Huimin Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of timber concrete composite (TCC) beam with post-tensioning [PDF]

, 2020
Post-tensioning is a method of reinforcing (strengthening) concrete or other materials with high-strength steel strands or bars. The timber type that is used in all researches is the engineering timber products laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and glue ...
Obeed, Wissam Mushina
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Sequencing Finance for Climate Resilience: Instruments, Institutions and Hong Kong's Role in Mobilising Private Capital in Southeast Asia

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates innovative financing strategies to mobilise private capital for climate adaptation, emphasising Hong Kong's role in advancing efforts across Southeast Asia. Using expert interviews and case studies, it addresses two key questions: which financial instruments can strengthen public–private collaboration, and what best ...
Laurence L. Delina, Madeleine Rachel Widia, Olivia Felice Janice Boedijanto, Sharon Feliza Ann P. Macagba, Johanne Rei R. Castro, Rainbow Yi Hung Lam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration analysis of transcriptome and proteome profiles brings new insights of somatic embryogenesis of two eucalyptus species

BMC Plant Biology
Background Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is recognized as a promising technology for plant vegetative propagation. Although previous studies have identified some key regulators involved in the SE process in plant, our knowledge about the molecular changes ...
Shengkan Chen, Dongqiang Guo, Ziyu Deng, Qinglan Tang, Changrong Li, Yufei Xiao, Lianxiang Zhong, Bowen Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gravel galore: Impacts of clear-cut logging on salmon and their habitats [PDF]

, 2002
Timber harvest may have both direct and indirect effects on salmon, and with a few exceptions those effects result in lowered survival of salmon in their stream habitats compared with unlogged forest (Hicks et al. 1991b).
Hicks, Brendan J.
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Can timber provision from Amazonian production forests be sustainable? [PDF]

, 2019
Around 30 Mm3 of sawlogs are extracted annually by selective logging of natural production forests in Amazonia, Earth's most extensive tropical forest.
Ascarrunz, Nataly, Blanc, Lilian, Carneiro Guedes, Marcelino, Derroire, Géraldine, Descroix, Laurent, d’Oliveira, Marcus Vinicio Neves, Herault, Bruno, Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N., Huth, Andreas, Kanashiro, Milton, Licona, Juan Carlos, Mazzei, Lucas, Peña-Claros, Marielos, Piponiot-Laroche, Camille, Putz, Francis E., Rodney, Ken, Rodrigues de Souza, Cintia, Rutishauser, Ervan, Rödig, Edna, Shenkin, Alexander, Sist, Plinio, Vidal, Edson, West, Thales A.P., Wortel, Verginia   +23 more
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Rebound Effects in Circular Manufacturing: Overview of Potential Rebound Mechanisms Activated by Circular Strategies Across Key Business Processes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) is increasingly adopted by the manufacturing industry to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts by optimizing resource use and minimizing waste generation. Nevertheless, circular manufacturing often triggers systemic responses that diminish or offset their potential environmental gains, resulting in the so ...
Mariantonietta Ferrante, Claudio Sassanelli, Daniela C. A. Pigosso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physiological Characteristics and Transcriptional Differences of Growth Traits of Persimmon with Different Ploidy

Horticulturae
Ploidy breeding is one of the important approaches for persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) genetic improvement, and vegetative growth of seedlings is the basis for subsequent fruit development.
Tingting Pu, Yiru Wang, Weijuan Han, Huawei Li, Peng Sun, Yujing Suo, Jianmin Fu   +6 more
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Selection of Non-Timber Forest Products  species for protected forest rehabilitation (Case study in protected forest of Rinjani Barat Forest Management Unit, West Nusa Tenggara Province)

Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2014
One of the strategies in protected forest rehabilitation is selecting proper Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) species. The selected NTFPs species should have an ecological function to maintain the sustainability of protected forest services.
Ogi Setiawan, Krisnawati Krisnawati
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