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A practical toolkit for wetland management and conservation: Lessons from reclassifying urban land into a protected area

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 3, July–September 2025.
This study documents the rare case of Charca de Suárez in southern Spain, where urban‐designated land was successfully reclassified and restored as a protected wetland. Based on 2 years of stakeholder input, we developed a practical toolkit combining ecological restoration, infrastructure, biodiversity monitoring and community engagement.
Manuel Villar‐Argaiz, Eva Bautista Herruzo, José Larios Martín, Alicia Cordero, Marco J. Cabrerizo   +4 more
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Multi‐year evaluation of rearing techniques for three sexually propagated Caribbean corals in a restoration setting

Restoration Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 4, May 2025.
In response to declining coral populations worldwide, conservation groups are increasingly applying restoration strategies to bolster abundance and diversity, including sexual propagation of corals. Collection and fertilization of coral gametes as well as larval rearing and settlement have been successful.
Emily N. Nixon, Alexandra N. Gutting, Sophie Cook, Linda Wegley Kelly, Ashlee Lillis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antarctic Biosecurity Policy Effectively Manages the Rates of Alien Introductions

Earth's Future, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
Abstract Reducing the rates and impacts of biological invasions is a major policy goal of international biodiversity agreements. Yet the extent to which this goal is being achieved and the agreements hence successful in this respect remains unclear. Here we use a comprehensive record of alien species introduction in the terrestrial Antarctic, including
Rachel I. Leihy, Melodie A. McGeoch, David A. Clarke, Lou Peake, Yehezkel Buba, Jonathan Belmaker, Steven L. Chown   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yacht Tourism in Thailand

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews
Yachting tourism is increasingly the thriving and fast-growing business in the land of Thailand, which is breathtaking and mesmerizing. It has drawn the interest of many from almost every corner of the world, which are genuinely interested and fascinated with the sport of sailing and yachting and even living aboard these magnificent and luxurious ...
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Translating Ahu Moana into the Local Community: Marine Care and Near‐Shore Coastal Co‐Management on Waiheke Island, Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand Geographer, Volume 81, Issue 1, Page 25-36, April 2025.
ABSTRACT This article engages with near‐shore coastal co‐management in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana, Aotearoa New Zealand. I analysed various qualitative sources to demonstrate how Ahu Moana (ocean care areas) as a specific form of localism was translated on the side of the local community on Waiheke Island, Auckland.
Marie Aschenbrenner
wiley   +1 more source

The State of Infrastructure in the Proclaimed Small Harbours in Enhancing Livelihoods in South Africa

Journal of International Development, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 457-467, March 2025.
ABSTRACT The South African small harbours development is rooted in the colonial era, but over centuries, their conditions have depreciated. This paper argues that proclaimed small harbours face significant infrastructural challenges and their impact on enhancing livelihoods. Secondary data were extracted from peer‐reviewed scholarly, media articles and
Mashimane Njabulo Maphumulo, Mfundo Mandla Masuku   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data‐driven models for optimizing second‐hand ship trading strategies under contextual information

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), Volume 72, Issue 2, Page 275-291, March 2025.
Abstract Second‐hand ship online trading platforms (SOTPs) are reshaping the traditional broker‐reliant second‐hand ship transactions. This study investigates the decision‐making process within the context of SOTP from a shipowner's perspective. We introduce a comprehensive framework tailored to guide shipowners in strategically navigating pivotal ...
Haoqing Wang, Qinghe Sun, Shuaian Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Neoliberalism's Imagined Futures: Sustainability as Colonialism in Eco‐City Design

Antipode, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 714-733, March 2025.
Abstract This article examines the architectural tropes used in designs which are concurrently branded as sustainable and futuristic, offering a critique of techno‐solutionist architectures that have been promoted by the European Union, World Expos, and forward‐looking design pedagogy.
Maxim Tvorun‐Dunn
wiley   +1 more source

Problems of development of tourism and yachting on the coast of Gdansk Pomerania (Poland)

Etudes Caribéennes, 2017
Region Gdansk Pomerania is an excellent geographic area for the development of yachting. Gdansk Bay and the Vistula Lagoon is characterized by very good weather conditions. Numerous advantages of anthropogenic and tourist resorts strengthen the attractiveness of the coast.
Jan A. Wendt, Tomasz Wiskulski
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Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2025.
Kenneth Timmis, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Juan Luis Ramos, Omry Koren, Ana Elena Pérez‐Cobas, Karen Steward, Victor de Lorenzo, Elisabetta Caselli, Margaret Douglas, Clarissa Schwab, Virginia Rivero, Rafael Giraldo, Junkal Garmendia, Raymond J. Turner, Jessamyn Perlmutter, José M. Borrero de Acuña, Pablo Ivan Nikel, Jerome Bonnet, Angela Sessitsch, James K. Timmis, Carla Pruzzo, M. Auxiliadora Prieto, Siavash Isazadeh, Wei E. Huang, Gerard Clarke, Danilo Ercolini, Max Häggblom   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source