Search Results - "Environmental conservation"

Invasive alien species on islands: impacts, distribution, interactions and management by RUSSELL, JAMES C., MEYER, JEAN-YVES, HOLMES, NICK D., PAGAD, SHYAMA

“…Invasive alien species (IASs) on islands have broad impacts across biodiversity, agriculture, economy, health and culture, which tend to be stronger than on…”
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Applying the ecosystem services concept to poverty alleviation: the need to disaggregate human well-being by DAW, TIM, BROWN, KATRINA, ROSENDO, SERGIO, POMEROY, ROBERT

“…The concept of ecosystem services (ES), the benefits humans derive from ecosystems, is increasingly applied to environmental conservation, human well-being and…”
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Island extinctions: processes, patterns, and potential for ecosystem restoration by WOOD, JAMIE R., ALCOVER, JOSEP A., BLACKBURN, TIM M., BOVER, PERE, DUNCAN, RICHARD P., HUME, JULIAN P., LOUYS, JULIEN, MEIJER, HANNEKE J.M., RANDO, JUAN C., WILMSHURST, JANET M.

“…Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in…”
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The ecosystem service of sense of place: benefits for human well-being and biodiversity conservation by HAUSMANN, ANNA, SLOTOW, ROB, BURNS, JONATHAN K., DI MININ, ENRICO

“…Assessing the cultural benefits provided by non-market ecosystem services can contribute previously unknown information to supplement conservation…”
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Knowledge exchange: a review and research agenda for environmental management by FAZEY, IOAN, EVELY, ANNA C., REED, MARK S., STRINGER, LINDSAY C., KRUIJSEN, JOANNEKE, WHITE, PIRAN C. L., NEWSHAM, ANDREW, JIN, LIXIAN, CORTAZZI, MARTIN, PHILLIPSON, JEREMY, BLACKSTOCK, KIRSTY, ENTWISTLE, NOEL, SHEATE, WILLIAM, ARMSTRONG, FIONA, BLACKMORE, CHRIS, FAZEY, JOHN, INGRAM, JULIE, GREGSON, JON, LOWE, PHILIP, MORTON, SARAH, TREVITT, CHRIS

“…There is increasing emphasis on the need for effective ways of sharing knowledge to enhance environmental management and sustainability. Knowledge exchange…”
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Moving beyond panaceas: a multi-tiered diagnostic approach for social-ecological analysis by OSTROM, ELINOR, COX, MICHAEL

“…Disturbances to key aspects of ecological systems, including biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution and natural resource degradation, have become a major…”
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Archaeology, historical ecology and anthropogenic island ecosystems by BRAJE, TODD J., LEPPARD, THOMAS P., FITZPATRICK, SCOTT M., ERLANDSON, JON M.

“…In the face of environmental uncertainty due to anthropogenic climate change, islands are at the front lines of global change, threatened by sea level rise,…”
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The militarization of anti-poaching: undermining long term goals? by DUFFY, ROSALEEN, ST JOHN, FREYA A. V., BÜSCHER, BRAM, BROCKINGTON, DAN

“…Conservation is at a critical juncture because of the increase in poaching which threatens key species. Poaching is a major public concern, as indicated by the…”
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Marine resource management and conservation in the Anthropocene by ASWANI, SHANKAR, BASURTO, XAVIER, FERSE, SEBASTIAN, GLASER, MARION, CAMPBELL, LISA, CINNER, JOSHUA E., DALTON, TRACEY, JENKINS, LEKELIA D., MILLER, MARC L., POLLNAC, RICHARD, VACCARO, ISMAEL, CHRISTIE, PATRICK

“…Because the Anthropocene by definition is an epoch during which environmental change is largely anthropogenic and driven by social, economic, psychological and…”
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Forest foods and healthy diets: quantifying the contributions by ROWLAND, DOMINIC, ICKOWITZ, AMY, POWELL, BRONWEN, NASI, ROBERT, SUNDERLAND, TERRY

“…Forested landscapes provide a source of micronutrient rich food for millions of people around the world. A growing evidence base suggests these foods may be of…”
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From hope to crisis and back again? A critical history of the global CBNRM narrative by DRESSLER, WOLFRAM, BÜSCHER, BRAM, SCHOON, MICHAEL, BROCKINGTON, DAN, HAYES, TANYA, KULL, CHRISTIAN A., MCCARTHY, JAMES, SHRESTHA, KRISHNA

“…Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has been on the ascendancy for several decades and plays a leading role in conservation strategies…”
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Sustainability science: a review, an analysis and some empirical lessons by SPANGENBERG, JOACHIM H.

“…Sustainability science has developed from a new research field into a vibrant discipline in its own right, with scientific conferences, journals and scientific…”
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Devolution of environment and resources governance: trends and future by BERKES, FIKRET

“…How can the governance of environment and resources be devolved in a way that incorporates effective user participation and feedback learning? Approaches that…”
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Island ecology and evolution: challenges in the Anthropocene by GRAHAM, NATALIE R., GRUNER, DANIEL S., LIM, JUN Y., GILLESPIE, ROSEMARY G.

“…Islands are widely considered to be model systems for studying fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. The fundamental state factors that…”
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Fifty years of deforestation and forest fragmentation in Madagascar by HARPER, GRADY J., STEININGER, MARC K., TUCKER, COMPTON J., JUHN, DANIEL, HAWKINS, FRANK

“…Tropical deforestation is a key contributor to species extinction and climate change, yet the extent of tropical forests and their rate of destruction and…”
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Forest conservation incentives and deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon by JONES, KELLY W., HOLLAND, MARGARET B., NAUGHTON-TREVES, LISA, MORALES, MANUEL, SUAREZ, LUIS, KEENAN, KAYLA

“…Forest conservation incentives are a popular approach to combatting tropical deforestation. Here we consider a case where direct economic incentives for forest…”
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How communication with teachers, family and friends contributes to predicting climate change behaviour among adolescents by VALDEZ, RENE X., PETERSON, M. NILS, STEVENSON, KATHRYN T.

“…Engaging adolescents is critical to encouraging future climate change adaptation and mitigation behaviours. Adolescents are typically more receptive to climate…”
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Adaptive management: where are we now? by RIST, LUCY, CAMPBELL, BRUCE M., FROST, PETER

“…Adaptive management (AM) emerged in the literature in the mid-1970s in response both to a realization of the extent of uncertainty involved in management, and…”
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Assessing impacts of land abandonment on Mediterranean biodiversity using indicators based on bird and butterfly monitoring data by HERRANDO, SERGI, BROTONS, LLUÍS, ANTON, MARC, PÁRAMO, FERRAN, VILLERO, DANI, TITEUX, NICOLAS, QUESADA, JAVIER, STEFANESCU, CONSTANTÍ

“…In Europe, and particularly in the Mediterranean Basin, the abandonment of traditional land-use practices has been reported as one of the main causes of…”
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Historical, cultural and social perspectives on luxury seafood consumption in China by FABINYI, MICHAEL

“…Since China is a leading market for a number of types of seafood, and much of this seafood is imported from other countries, Chinese consumption of seafood is…”
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