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Respuesta de las aves rapaces al uso de la tierra: un enfoque regional
The Pampean Region of Argentina has been gradually and completely transformed by agriculture (croplands and pastoral farming) and urbanization. Currently, there is a N–S gradient from a pure cropland through mix-farming to a pure pastoral landscape. We examine the response of raptorial birds to agricultural intensity by surveying birds and land use ...
Filloy, Julieta, Bellocq, María Isabel
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Risks of concealing environmental degradation
Abstract Current practice seeks to conceal the visual impact of land‐use change (i.e., development). Six percent of development impact assessments in Australia and 14% of the World Bank's assessments recommend visual impact mitigation. This mitigation results in, for example, vegetated buffer strips alongside cleared agricultural areas and earthen ...
Matt W. Hayward +8 more
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Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela +4 more
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Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer +8 more
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Una medición de la economía rural de Buenos Aires en la época de Rosas: Expansión ganadera y diferencias regionales [PDF]
Editada en la Fundación Empresa PúblicaLos historiadores han considerado en general de poca utilidad los documentos relativos al pago de la Contribución Directa, como fuente para estudiar la economía de Buenos Aires.
Santilli, Daniel, Gelman, Jorge Daniel
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Abstract In the western United States, conservation practitioners are increasingly working with private landowners to restore habitat for North American beavers (Castor canadensis) and to use nonlethal mitigation techniques when beavers damage crops and infrastructure.
Brian D. Erickson, Megan S. Jones
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Estimación de conflictos de uso de la tierra por la dinámica de cultivo de Palma africana usando sensores remotos en el Cesar, Colombia. [PDF]
Se presentan métodos de evaluación del conflicto por uso de la tierra en el departamento del Cesar, debido al cultivo de Palma africana. Se evaluó si la dinámica de cultivo de palma en distintas épocas, ha incluido desplazamiento de usos más adecuados ...
López-Duque, Angie +1 more
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Arquitectura contemporánea en tierra : la percepción de los arquitectos a la tierra cruda como material constructivo y su uso contemporáneo en Chile [PDF]
Este artículo tiene como propósito analizar la percepción que tienen los arquitectos/as con respecto a la tierra como material constructivo y su uso contemporáneo.
Ossandón Yáñez, Aylín Constanza
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Using incentive payments to promote human–carnivore coexistence
Abstract For many large carnivores, minimizing the financial burden they impose on local people is critical to their conservation. Incentive‐based programs that provide people with financial benefits for taking pro‐conservation actions or achieving conservation goals are a promising tool for promoting human–carnivore coexistence. Although the number of
Adam Pekor +9 more
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