Results 71 to 80 of about 2,497 (202)
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The recovery of large carnivores in Europe raises issues related to sharing landscape with humans. Beyond technical solutions, it is widely recognized that social factors also contribute to shaping coexistence. In this context, scholars increasingly stress the need to adopt place‐based approaches by analysing how humans and wildlife interact ...
Alice Ouvrier +7 more
wiley +1 more source
More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Civil, transportation, and hydraulic projects often result in concrete or rocky slope surfaces that have difficultly sustaining vegetation due to the lack of suitable substrate.
Jiajun Liao +8 more
core +1 more source
Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
wiley +1 more source
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The planning, design and management of urban green and blue spaces necessitate trade‐offs between these spaces' many benefits and their drawbacks, but knowledge of perceived problems and unpleasant experiences in urban green and blue spaces remains limited.
Alyssa L. Solvie +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Remote SensingHighway slopes susceptible to landslides are typically reinforced by vegetation cover and the application of concrete frame beams, but vegetation cover may degrade the accuracy of InSAR deformation monitoring.
Wei Peng +5 more
doaj +1 more source
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract While large carnivore expansion is a conservation success, it increasingly challenges pastoralism. Beyond economic value, pastoralism provides critical biodiversity and sociocultural benefits, recognized by the UN and the EU's ‘High Nature Value farming’ designation.
Valeria Salvatori +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Fabrication of a Functional Composite Material Using Waste Concrete Powder and Polyethylene
Polymer Composites, EarlyView.Preparation and experimental verification of functional composite materials using waste concrete powder and polyethylene. ABSTRACT This study investigated the fabrication of a functional composite material using waste concrete powder (WCP), which is a novel method for effectively utilizing waste concrete.
Yasuyuki Kanda, Tsuguri Kusumoto
wiley +1 more source
Nature-Based SolutionsUrban nature-based solutions (NbS) can help to address larger societal challenges, such as climate adaptation and mitigation, by delivering multiple ecosystem services simultaneously. As multifunctional vegetation is a prerequisite for many types of NbS,
Ella Uppala +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Ri-vista: Ricerche per la Progettazione del Paesaggio, 2017 Landscape represents a real cognitive system, whose conceptual dimension goes beyond and transcends the techniques and design of ecological, vegetation, and soil systems to aim at organising or rather structuring the city and the land, acting both on ...
Gianni Celestini
doaj +1 more source