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Socio-psychological factors, beyond knowledge, predict people's engagement in pollinator conservation.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Knapp, J. L. & Phillips, B. B. & Clements, J. & Shaw, R. F. & Osborne, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature conservation often depends on the behaviour of individuals, which can be driven by socio-psychological factors such as a person's attitude, kno...

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Natural history films generate more online interest in depicted species than in conservation messages.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Nolan, G. & Kana, A. & Fernández-Bellon, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The greatest crises of our time are environmental. To combat the effects of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation will requi...

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Environmental monitoring: the scale and speed of implementation varies according to the degree of people's involvement.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Danielsen, F. & Burgess, N. D. & Jensen, P. M. & Pirhofer-Walzl, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Solutions to the global environmental crisis require scientific knowledge and responses spanning different spatial scales and levels of societal organ...

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Multihazard risk assessment of two Hong Kong districts.

Published online: 12 Jul 2017

Authors: Johnson, K. & Depietri, Y. & Breil, M.

Content type: Bulletin

The assessment of multihazard risks in urban areas poses particular difficulties due to the different temporal and spatial scales of hazardous events ...

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Forests and climate change in the Caribbean.

Published online: 27 Jul 2016

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Bulletin

This document is part of the publication series of FAO's Forest and Climate Change Programme. The programme works to strengthen countries' capacities ...

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Encouraging biodiversity at multiple scales in support of resilient woodlands.

Published online: 27 May 2020

Authors: Barsoum, N. & Cottrell, J. & Watts, K. & Bellamy, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Woodland ecosystems are integral to our health, well-being, security and economy, but they face a number of pressures including climate change, land-u...

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Common themes for ecologists in global issues.

Published online: 10 Jun 1999

Authors: Watson, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The article argues that the scientific community needs to integrate the natural sciences with the socioeconomic sciences. The development challenge is...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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Gauging recovery of zooplankton from historical acid and metal contamination: the influence of temporal changes in restoration targets.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Palmer, M. E. & Keller, W. & Yan, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clearly defined restoration targets are necessary to judge the effectiveness of management actions in restoring damaged ecosystems. However, the ident...

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Characteristics of immersive citizen science experiences that drive conservation engagement.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Day, G. & Fuller, R. A. & Nichols, C. & Dean, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The biodiversity crisis poses a real and present global threat to humanity. The acceleration of species and ecosystem decline coupled with climate cha...

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