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Challenging common myths in protected area management.

Published online: 10 Jul 2019

Published by: Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper indicates that some of the widespread assumptions relating to the relationship between protected areas (PAs) and human wellbeing are not ba...

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Aquaculture development. 9. Development of aquatic genetic resources: a framework of essential criteria.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Content type: Bulletin

This paper describes the framework of the requirements for the sustainable use, management and conservation of aquatic genetic resources of relevance ...

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An international assessment of the barriers influencing the effectiveness of island ecosystem management.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Burt, A. & Nuno, A. & Turnbull, L. & Fleischer-Dogley, F. & Bunbury, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Island ecosystems are disproportionally impacted by biodiversity loss and as such their effective management is critical to global conservation effort...

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The effects of governmental spending on deforestation and CO2 related emissions.

Published online: 11 Nov 2015

Authors: Galinato, G. & Galinato, S.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines the effect of changes in government spending level and composition on deforestation and related carbon dioxide emissions. Our theo...

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Conservation versus food production in Africa: better managing trade-offs.

Published online: 10 Jul 2020

Authors: Franks, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Agricultural expansion is the greatest driver of the loss of nature and its biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. In Africa, this is primaril...

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Forests, trees and water on a changing planet: a contemporary scientific perspective.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Creed, I. F. & Noordwijk, M. van

Content type: Bulletin article

This introductory chapter provides details on the following: (i) policy context; (ii) the climate-forest-water-people system; (iii) risks to the clima...

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Forest, trees and water on a changing planet: how contemporary science can inform policy and practice.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Creed, I. F. & Noordwijk, M. van & Archer, E. & Claassen, M. & Ellison, D. & Jones, J. A. & McNulty, S. G. & Bhaskar Vira & Wei XiaoHua

Content type: Bulletin article

This chapter provides the main conclusions, summarizes outstanding research gaps and highlights points of relevance for policy dialogue regarding fore...

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A response from the British Ecological society Scottish Policy Group to the Scottish Government's Consultation.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

The Scottish Policy Group is a group of British Ecological Society (BES) members promoting the use of ecological knowledge in Scotland. It acts as a f...

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Unpacking land degradation and the thorny issue of woody plant encroachment in South Africa.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Mani, S. & Osborne, C. P. & Cleaver, F.

Content type: Blog

In this work, the situation of land degradation in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa was analysed by adapting a natural resource governance fram...

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Advancing equity in protected area conservation.

Published online: 25 May 2016

Authors: Franks, P. & Schreckenberg, K.

Content type: Bulletin

The important global, national and local benefits provided by protected areas may come at a cost to communities, and any resultant experience of injus...

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