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Improving statistical information on the agro-environmental indicator "organic area" at the global level.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Willer, H. & Lernoud, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Globally, organic farming continues to grow and has reached wide acceptance amongst farmers, consumers, market actors, and policymakers. According to ...

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Is the blue justice concept a human rights agenda?

Published online: 05 Jun 2020

Authors: Isaacs, M.

Content type: Bulletin

What is Blue Justice? This concept is situated in social justice for small-scale fisheries (SSFs) - a narrative popular with civil society movements a...

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Local biodiversity erosion in south Brazilian grasslands under moderate levels of landscape habitat loss.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Staude, I. R. & Vélez-Martin, E. & Andrade, B. O. & Podgaiski, L. R. & Boldrini, I. I. & Mendonça Júnior, M. & Pillar, V. D. & Overbeck, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, exerting negative effects on the ecological viability of natural vegetation remnants. The...

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Deriving Australian citizens' willingness to pay for carbon farming benefits: a choice experiment study.

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Landstra, Y. & Kragt, M. E.

Content type: Bulletin

The Australian Government is facing the considerable challenges to cut back greenhouse gas emissions to five percent under 2000 levels by the year 202...

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Agricultural legacy shapes plant diversity patterns in mountain grasslands of Maramureș and Bukovina: a cross-border perspective (Ukraine, Romania).

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Janišová, M. & Magnes, M. & Bojko, I. & Borsukevych, L. M. & Budzhak, V. V. & Chorney, I. & Iuga, A. & Ivașcu, C. M. & Kish, R. & Kuzemko, A. & Palpurina, S. & Skokanová, K. & Širka, P. & Tokaryuk, A. & Dayneko, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We investigated farming practices and grassland plant diversity patterns in the historical regions of Maramureș and Bukovina, located in the central E...

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Under pressure: how human-wild-captive elephant social-ecological system in Laos is teetering due to global forces and sociocultural changes.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Maurer, G. & Gimenez, O. & Mulot, B. & Lescureux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Few empirical studies have described social-ecological systems (SESs) in transition. Some studies focused on external drivers that impact the SES and ...

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Beyond the agroecological and sustainable agricultural intensification debate: is blended sustainability the way forward?

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Mockshell, J. & Kamanda, J.

Content type: Bulletin

With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has come a renewed global interest in ending hunger, achieving food security and preventing natural reso...

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Plant population success across urban ecosystems: a framework to inform biodiversity conservation in cities.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Kowarik, I. & Lippe, M. von der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a rapidly urbanising world, the ability of plant species to survive and build self-sustaining populations in urban environments is increasingly imp...

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Can environmental cash transfers reduce deforestation and improve social outcomes?: a regression discontinuity analysis of Mexico's national program (2011-2014).

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Published by: World Bank Group

Authors: Alix-Garcia, J. M. & Sims, K. R. E. & Orozco-Olvera, V. H. & Costica, L. & Fernandez Medina, J. D. & Romo-Monroy, S. & Pagiola, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Environmental conditional cash transfers, or "payments for ecosystem services" are a centerpiece of global efforts to protect biodiversity, safeguard ...

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Landscape heterogeneity can partially offset negative effects of habitat loss on mammalian biodiversity in agroecosystems.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: Pônzio, M. do C. & Pasqualotto, N. & Zanin, M. & Chiarello, A. G. & Pardini, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive, large-scale agriculture promotes the conversion of natural habitats and diversified crops into monocultures, decreasing both native vegetat...

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