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The nature gaze: eye-tracking experiment reveals well-being benefits derived from directing visual attention towards elements of nature.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Fleming, W. & Rizowy, B. & Shwartz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The urban lifestyle has a profound effect on mental health, contributing significantly to the challenges faced by people who reside in urban areas. Gr...

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Using healthy estuaries to provide a morphological characterisation of the Dee Estuary and the estuaries in and adjacent to Morecambe Bay.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Brew, D. & Dawks, S.

Content type: Reports

This study used existing data to characterize the functioning of the Dee Estuary and the estuaries within and immediately outside Morecambe Bay under ...

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Nitrogen: the essential public enemy.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Dalton, H. & Brand-Hardy, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this paper, we discuss the impacts in the UK and give examples of the steps that are being taken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural ...

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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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Smoke in a new era of fire people.

Published online: 07 Mar 2018

Authors: Hessburg, P. & Larkin, S. & Varner, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Smoke from fire can sharply reduce air quality by releasing particulate matter, one of the most dangerous types of air pollution for human health. A t...

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Tax or green nudge? An experimental analysis of pesticide policies in Germany.

Published online: 07 Feb 2019

Authors: Buchholz, M. & Peth, D. & Musshoff, O.

Content type: Bulletin

Pesticides are one of the most important inputs in modern agriculture. However, intensive use of pesticides is also related to adverse effects on the ...

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Summary for policymakers of the regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Archer, E. & Dziba, L. E. & Mulongoy, K. J. & Maoela, M. A. & Walters, M. & Biggs, R. & Cormier-Salem, M. C. & DeClerck, F. & Diaw, M. C. & Dunham, A. E. & Failler, P. & Gordon, C. & Harhash, K. A. & Kasisi, R. & Kizito, F. & Nyingi, W. D. & Oguge, N. & Osman-Elasha, B. & Stringer, L. C. & de Morais, L. T. & Assogbadjo, A. & Egoh, B. N. & Halmy, M. W. & Heubach, K. & Mensah, A. & Pereira, L.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document distills the key messages for policymakers of the Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa. The repo...

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Water for food security and nutrition: a report by the high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition May 2015.

Published online: 04 Apr 2018

Content type: Miscellaneous

Water is life: it is integral to human food security and nutrition, and it is the lifeblood of ecosystems upon which all humans depend. Safe drinking ...

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The contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban biodiversity: a synthesis and meta-analysis.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Filazzola, A. & Shrestha, N. & MacIvor, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural ...

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