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Protected areas on international borders show uneven conservation outcomes

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Border protected areas (BPAs) are national protected areas that are immediately adjacent to a country's border or span two or more countries; they are characterized by distinctive opportunities and pressures. They play a critical role in protecting carbon‐rich ecosystems, conserving endangered biodiversity, reducing cross‐border environmental ...
Rachakonda Sreekar, Hoong Chen Teo, Tiantian Zhang, Jiajia Liu, Aakash Lamba, Jun Ying Lim, Lian Pin Koh, Sean Jing Wen Ng, Janice Ser Huay Lee, James E. M. Watson, Yiwen Zeng   +10 more
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Tectonics of the Soberbash Mountain (North-Western Caucasus)

Геология и геофизика Юга России, 2022
Для территории складчато-надвиговых сооружений Северо-Западного Кавказа длительное время преобладали представления о его вертикально-разломно-блоковой структуре. В последнее время появляется все больше публикаций, в которых описываются дислокации, образовавшиеся в обстановке тангенциального сжатия.
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Reality and the Unseen in the Early Fatwas of al‐Manār

The Muslim World, EarlyView.
This article explores how discussions of the unseen in the fatwa section of Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā's journal, al‐Manār, related to larger processes of rationalization, epistemological boundary‐making, and modernization occurring at the turn of the twentieth century. A discursive analysis of a subset of fatwas published between 1903 and 1914 suggests that
Alice Catanzaro
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Astronomy & Astrophysics (CAUCASUS)-VOLUME 4

, 2018
The IV volume of Journal “Astronomy & Astrophysics (Caucasus)” was dedicated to the 110th Anniversary of Academician Victor Hambardzumyan. AcademicianVictor Hambardzumyan President of International Union of Astronomy (in 1961 – 1964 and 1966 – 72 ...
(CAUCASUS), Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Astronomy & Astrophysics (CAUCASUS)-VOLUME 3

, 2020
The III volume of Journal “Astronomy & Astrophysics (Caucasus)” was dedicated to the 110th Anniversary of Academician Eugene Kharadze. Academician Evgene Kharadze Vice - President of International Union of Astronomy (1976-82) I would like to give you
(Caucasus)”, Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Russia and Iran in the South Caucasus: problems and prospects for cooperation in the field of energy security

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования
Introduction. In the context of the complex geopolitical situation that has developed in the South Caucasus in the post-Soviet period, the problems associated with the security of this region have become much more complicated.
A. K. Dudayti, J. Morshedloo, M. Abdollahi   +2 more
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2008 Georgian-Russian war [PDF]

Војно дело, 2014
In August 2008, a short-lasting but violent war broke in the Caucasus between Georgia and Russia, which shocked the whole world. The West had shown little interest in the long-term tension within the country at the foot of the Caucasus arising from the ...
Kuster Matthias
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Left, Right and Centre: National Political Authority and Its Symbolisation

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This lecture explores ideas through which we both do and analyse national politics in the modern world, as both concepts and symbols, examining three conceptual pairs: Left/Right, Centre/Periphery and Liberal/Authoritarian. I argue that Left/Right is a symbolic structure that is necessary for democratic politics, but not reflective of deep ...
Jonathan Hearn
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Plant endemism of the Balkan high‐mountain fens: a community‐level synthesis and their climate change perspective

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Balkan high‐mountain fens harbour unique endemic plant communities, with a west‐to‐east compositional gradient and local richness primarily shaped by palaeoclimate. As these fens have already experienced drier, warmer summers than at present, they may withstand climate change if actively and effectively protected. Abstract The phenomenon of Balkan high‐
M. Hájek, P. Hájková, M. Chobanova, Z. Plesková, E. Bergmeier, P. Lazarević, D. Szokala, N. Berisha, L. Shuka, D. Dítě, T. Peterka, R. Čusterevska, D. Sopotlieva, J. Divíšek, I. Goia, B. Vrábel, Đ. Milanović, S. Hristovski, D. Stešević, P. Bureš, I. Apostolova   +20 more
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A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, we use data from the recent round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2021 and 2022 to estimate the effect of son preference on reproductive behavior in Uzbekistan. We find strong evidence for differential stopping and spacing behavior among Uzbek women.
Khilola Dushamova, Rashid Javed, Gayrat Suyunov, Munira Zakirova   +3 more
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