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NatureScot Research Report 1272- Facilitating Local Natural Capital Investment - project report.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Hume, A. & Gibson, A. & Fitton, R. & Mansfield, J.

Content type: Reports

NatureScot and its partners are exploring approaches to secure more varied and sustained investment in nature through the Facilitating Local Natural C...

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Facilitating local natural capital investment: literature review.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Christie, M.

Content type: Reports

The objective of this literature review is to develop a detailed understanding of natural capital investment initiatives in the UK and overseas and id...

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Is there a market for multi-peril crop insurance in developing countries moving beyond subsidies? Evidence from India.

Published online: 19 Jun 2019

Authors: Ghosh, R. K. & Shweta Gupta & Vartika Singh & Ward, P. S.

Content type: Bulletin

Researchers and policymakers have long understood the benefits of crop insurance but have been consistently disappointed by the poor performance of th...

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Understanding consumers to inform market interventions for Singapore's shark fin trade.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Choy, C. & Booth, H. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Sharks, rays and their cartilaginous relatives (Class Chondrichthyes, herein 'sharks') are among the world's most threatened species groups, primarily...

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Feasible carbon-trade model for low-carbon density ecosystem.

Published online: 30 Jun 2022

Authors: Zhang XueYan & Ma Xin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

China has set a carbon neutrality target for 2060; carbon sinks are vital tools to meet this target. China is leading the effort in greening the world...

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Combining data from consumers and traditional medicine practitioners to provide a more complete picture of Chinese bear bile markets.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Hinsley, A. & Hu SiFan & Chen HaoChun & Garshelis, D. & Hoffmann, M. & Lee TienMing & Moyle, B. & Qiu YingJie & Ruan XiangDong & Wan KarYan [Wan, K. Y. A.] & Zhou JieMin & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding wildlife consumption is essential for the design and evaluation of effective conservation interventions to reduce illegal trade. This re...

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Egg-laying by some Dipterous pests of cultivated Cruciferae in north-east Scotland.

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Shaw, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Dipterous eggs laid in the soil round the bases of plants in market-garden crops of cabbage and cauli...

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Evidence for post-depletion sustainability in a mature bushmeat market.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Cowlishaw, G. & Mendelson, S. & Rowcliffe, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The trade in wild animals for meat, or 'bushmeat', is perceived as one of the most important threats to wildlife in the tropics. Unsustainable bushmea...

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Are ecosystem services complementary or competitive? An econometric analysis of cost functions from private forests in Vietnam.

Published online: 01 Mar 2017

Authors: Lambini, C. K. & Trung Thanh Nguyen & Abildtrup, J. & Van Dien Pham & Tenhunen, J. & Garcia, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Forest ecosystem services (FES) provisioning and management in Vietnam is highly rated in the Vietnamese's environmental agenda. The main rationale of...

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Valuable habitat and low deforestation can reduce biodiversity gains from development rights markets.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Helmstedt, K. J. & Potts, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Illegal private land deforestation threatens global biodiversity, even in areas with native habitat requirements stipulated by law. Compliance can be ...

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