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The role of western-based scientific, indigenous and local knowledge in wildlife management and conservation.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Kadykalo, A. N. & Cooke, S. J. & Young, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Managers of wildlife are faced with decisions and issues that are increasingly complex, spanning natural and human dimensions (i.e. values, preference...

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The use of social attraction techniques to restore seabird colonies on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico.

Published online: 10 Jul 2021

Authors: Herrera-Giraldo, J. L. & Figuerola-Hernández, C. E. & Wolf, C. A. & Colón-Merced, R. & Ventosa-Febles, E. & Silander, S. & Holmes, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Desecheo Island (117 ha) was historically an important seabird island in the Caribbean with 15 species recorded, of which seven are known to breed, in...

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Risk management of outbreaks of livestock diseases.

Published online: 11 Nov 2015

Authors: Inamura, M. & Rushton, J. & Antón, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Livestock diseases can severely harm animal and human health, and have adverse economic impacts on producer incomes, markets, trade, and consumers. Th...

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Policy space in agriculture under the WTO rules on domestic support.

Published online: 02 Sep 2015

Authors: Brink, L.

Content type: Bulletin

A concept of policy space is formulated under the domestic support rules of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This policy space is dyadic, comprising ...

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A systematic map of cassava farming practices and their agricultural and environmental impacts using new ontologies: agri-ontologies 1.0.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Hood, A. S. C. & Shackelford, G. E. & Christie, A. P. & Usieta, H. O. & Martin, P. A. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Cassava is consumed by 800 million people and is a staple crop in Africa. Its production may increase under climate change due to its high drought tol...

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Nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK: a report by the British Ecological Society.

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Reports

For this report the definition of Nature-based solutions (NbS) as solutions that "work with and enhance nature to mitigate or adapt to climate change ...

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How effective are European agri-environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity?

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Kleijn, D. & Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing concern over the environmental impact of agriculture in Europe has led to the introduction of agri-environment schemes. These schemes compe...

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What are the forthcoming legislative issues of interest to ecologists and conservationists in 2018?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Sutherland, W. J. & Burke, E. & Morrison-Bell, C. & Clements, A. & Martin, J. & Mitchell, C. & Monk, K. A. & Bieberstein, K. R. von & Thompson, D. B. A.

Content type: Bulletin article

This paper covers the eighth assessment of the forthcoming legislation that are considered to have likely consequences for the environment or for ecol...

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Time to consider pharmacological interventions against infectious disease in wildlife.

Published online: 19 Sep 2023

Authors: Wilkinson, V. & Richards, S. A. & Næsborg-Nielsen, C. & Carver, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interventions against infectious diseases in wildlife are increasingly necessary but remain problematic. Dissimilar to public and domestic animal heal...

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Are eurasian badgers responsible for lamb predation? An investigation using farmer interviews, post-mortem examination and molecular tools.

Published online: 04 Nov 2024

Authors: George, S. & Campbell, S. & Martineau, H. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This study investigates farmers' reports of lamb predation by badgers on Scottish sheep farms. Differentiating between predation and scavenging, and i...

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