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Environmental impact assessments around the world do not meet scientific standards.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Singh, G. G. & Lerner, J. & Mach, M. & Murray, C. C. & Ranieri, B. & St-Laurent, G. P. & Wong, J. & Guimaraes, A. & Yunda-Guarin, G. & Satterfield, T. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Blog

This paper reviews the steps taken within Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to come to conclusions on the significance of environmental impact. Re...

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Mechanisms for enhancing public engagement with citizen science results.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Scott, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science is frequently cited as a successful approach for increasing public engagement with environmental issues, but this requires a purposefu...

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Predicting the ecological consequences of environmental change: a review of the methods.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a clear need to increase our ability to predict the consequences of environmental change. The seven main approaches that are currently used a...

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Preparing the Evidence Base for Post-Brexit agriculture in Scotland - case studies on alternative payments.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Lampkin, N. & Shrestha, S. & Sellars, A. & Baldock, D. & Smith, J. & Mullender, S. & Keenleyside, C. & Pearce, B. & Watson, C.

Content type: Reports

This study aims to contribute to preparing the evidence for post-Brexit agricultural and environmental support in this context. The results are intend...

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UK wildlife recorders cautiously welcome range-shifting species but incline against intervention to promote or control their establishment.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Cranston, J. & Crowley, S. L. & Early, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The global redistribution of species due to climate change and other anthropogenic causes is driving novel human-wildlife interactions with complex co...

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Red in tooth and claw: a review of animal antagonistic roles in movies.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Chiacchio, M. & Pigoni, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Although cinema narrative represents a fundamental communication tool in framing public opinion, whether a negative representation of certain species ...

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Acknowledging and understanding the contributions of nature to human sense of time.

Published online: 10 Jul 2024

Authors: Correia, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is growing evidence that interacting and connecting with nature are essential to maintain human health and well-being. The benefits of specific ...

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Public preference for the rewilding framework: a choice experiment in the Oder Delta.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Dunn-Capper, R. & Giergiczny, M. & Fernández, N. & Marder, F. & Pereira, H. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Rewilding is an emerging paradigm in restoration science and is increasingly gaining popularity as a cost-effective ecosystem restoration option. A re...

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Conceptual ambiguity hinders measurement and management of ecosystem disservices.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Saunders, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term 'ecosystem disservices' is used to refer to ecological costs that humans experience from nature. Managing ecosystems to protect ecosystem fun...

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A decision framework for considering climate change adaptation in biodiversity conservation planning.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Oliver, T. H. & Smithers, R. J. & Bailey, S. & Walmsley, C. A. & Watts, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

General principles of climate change adaptation for biodiversity have been formulated, but do not help prioritize actions. This is inhibiting their in...

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