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Status and future of seed conservation of threatened plants in the post‐2020 era

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Ambitious targets have been set to backup seeds of threatened plants by the global strategy for plant conservation (GSPC), but it is unclear in how far these targets have been met and how seed collection should be organized to meet future challenges. Here, we provide an overview of the status of 44 countries in achieving seed conservation targets.
Andreas Ensslin   +130 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EU Enlargement and Income Convergence: Central and Eastern European Countries vs. Western Balkan Countries

open access: yesEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 2018
Objective: This article analyses the stochastic convergence of income per capita between the Western Balkan (WB) and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries compared to developed EU countries (EU15).
Nenad Stanišić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge economy readiness, innovativeness and competitiveness of the Western Balkan countries [PDF]

open access: yesIndustrija, 2015
The Western Balkan countries have set themselves the goal to join the European Union as soon as possible. Accordingly, they must adjust the key components of their development policies to the Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on key priorities such as smart,
Cvetanović Slobodan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing National Sustainability Transitions in Europe: A Dynamic MCDA and Clustering‐Based Approach

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study evaluates the sustainable development of 42 European countries using a multi‐criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approach, based on 29 indicators covering the economic, social, and environmental pillars. All three pillars are assessed both individually and in consolidated form to provide a comprehensive view of countries ...
Una Smailbegovic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body height, body weight, BMI, and nutritional status among male adolescents in Montenegro: a nationwide archival study from 1979 to 1987

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMonitoring anthropometric characteristics such as body height and body weight, as well as body mass index (BMI) is central to understanding biological develop¬ment and population health.
Stevo Popovic   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

GEOPOLITICAL REALITY WITHIN THE WESTERN BALKANS

open access: yesHERALD, 2017
Just like throughout history, nowadays west Balkans is the space of merge of different interests of geopolitical factors on both global and regional levels. The key geopolitical processes in this region are articulated via the goals of globalism, i.e. so-called new world order.
Gnjato, Rajko   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Regional Sustainability Assessment Under Risk and Uncertainty: A Water–Energy–Food Based Framework

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regional sustainability assessment requires integrated structures that can examine the interactions between Water–Energy–Food (WEF) systems, socio‐economic risk conditions, and performance outcomes under uncertainty. This study proposes a multidimensional framework that combines a suitability index, composite sustainability indicators ...
Murat Oturakci
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the digital divide for Generation X and Boomers in the Western Balkan region through smart cities

open access: yesSmart Cities and Regional Development Journal
Western Balkan region is advancing in digital transformation, digitalization is not only a national priority for countries in the region but as well as it is a key regional priority especially due to the process of EU(European Union) integration.
Oliana SULA
doaj   +1 more source

POSSIBLE TRADE EFFECTS OF THE NEXT EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2012
The European Union next enlargement will constitute a significant qualitative change in the structure of the current Union, as the accession of the Western Balkan countries and of Turkey in particular will bring a brand new set of economic problems.
Nedelescu-Ionescu Daniela, Rujan Ovidiu
doaj  

Does Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Contribute to Poverty Reduction? Empirical Evidence from Central European and Western Balkan Countries

open access: yesScientific Annals of Economics and Business, 2019
This paper seeks to empirically examine the validity of nexus between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and poverty reduction in the context of twelve European transition and post-transition countries divided in two regions, between 2000 and 2015.
Ganić Mehmed
doaj   +1 more source

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