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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Conservation of nature"”.
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Exploring the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN's) National Program Development in Biodiversity Conservation: A Comparative Study of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh
… investigates IUCN's role in global biodiversity conservation policy as well as in national program development in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. It explores how nature protection priorities and approaches are promoted or addressed by IUCN, an international organization, and how …
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Effect of fear and representations of great white sharks on great white shark conservation behavior
… species under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. This study uses the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to test how different factors such as attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control along with representations and fear of great white sharks …
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Sustainable Development in Costa Rica: A Moral Geography
… establishment have questioned the efficacy of the concept to guide social change and productive practices in directions that improve the quality of life of Costa Ricans' and their relationship with the natural environment. However, their critiques lack a theoretical framework that …
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Activity Patterns, Home Range, and Microhabitat Selection of a Terrestrial Turtle (Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha) in a Tropical Dry Forest
… half recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as needing special protection. The Eurasian pond and Neotropical wood turtles of the family Geoemydidae are the most diverse turtles and comprise ¼ of all turtle species yet basic information on their natural history is …
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Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management
… from approximately 575 000 adults at the start of the 20th century to 180 000 adults in the early 1990s. The population is still declining, leading to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature upgrading the status of African penguins to Endangered on the Red List of Threatened …
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Is Wealth Green? Examining the Relationship Between Wealth and Environmental Conservation
This study tests an aspect of the environmental theory of Peter Huber outlined in his book <i>Hard Green: Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists: A Conservative Manifesto</i> (1999). Huber's thesis is that wealth leads to environmental conservation in two ways: 1) that wealthy nations …
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Regional Extinction Risk and Conservation Priorities for Persian Gulf Marine Bony Fishes
… the world, protected areas are the primary conservation measure used to combat biodiversity loss; however, these are often established without comprehensive species-specific information, leading to placement in areas that often do not address the processes that threaten biodiversity. To …
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Invertebrate drift in the upper Columbia River with implications for young-of-the-year white sturgeon
… endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Annual spawning produces dispersing larvae; however, recruitment into the juvenile age class has not occurred since the early 1970s. One hypothesis to explain this failure in recruitment is that larvae may not find adequate …
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ESTIMATING GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS) POPULATION SIZE AND SURVIVAL RATES IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA
… over the past 40 years. Recent studies of these declines noted that conservation efforts often lack basic population estimates and descriptions of demographic parameters such as sex- and age-specific survival rates. I addressed those research needs for a geographically-isolated …
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Great white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Gansbaai, South Africa : environmental influences and changes over time, 2007-2011
… legislation prohibiting targeted fishing of the great white shark Carcharodon carcharias in 1991. This pre-emptive measure was intended to protect this species from increasing fishing pressure to allow researchers to gather information of this shark’s distribution, basic life history …
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Novel Insigths on Trade and Genetic Lineages of the Amphi-American Guitarfishes Genus Pseudobatos
… (65.7%) evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List are classified as threatened and are included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Since the 1930s, these species have been subject to a trade in which …
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Global Conservation Status of Croaker and Drum (Family: Sciaenidae) and Role of the Maw Trade
<p>Understanding threats and drivers of extinction risk is critical to conserving marine biodiversity. Although marine bony fishes are some of the most diverse and abundant vertebrates in the world, overexploitation is the major threat to these taxa. Species in the family Sciaenidae are important …
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Examining Environmental Use by Captive <i>Lemur catta</i> and <i>Varecia rubra</i>
<p>There are over 100 named species of lemurs, of which 94% are considered threatened with extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They live in increasingly fragmented forests. To understand how best to protect them in their natural habitats, we can observe how …
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Developing a common Key performance indicators framework for biodiversity management in gypsum quarries throughout Europe for Eurogypsum
… at the European level. An original approach of participatory process has been developed in order to integrate the different opinions and to reach a consensus framework between different stakeholders’ groups: - Eurogypsum stakeholders - European and local authorities - Scientific panel : …
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Using Environmental DNA Surveys to Assess Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Presence in Mississippi and Louisiana
… as Endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, largely due to anthropogenic impacts. In Mississippi and Louisiana, it is known that <em>C. mydas</em> occur in these areas, yet the comprehensive spatial and temporal presence of this species …
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British botanic gardens and the biodiversity crisis, c.1960 – c.2000
This PhD project explores the integration of the idea of a biodiversity crisis into the research, governance, and outreach of four British botanic gardens: the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Cambridge University Botanic …
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Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Greater Caribbean Region
… sixth global mass extinction event. Biological conservation planners are consequently seeking ways to more effectively protect species at national, regional and global scales. In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) issued a number of conservation goals (Aichi Targets), including …
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A river runs through it : the restoration of environmental integrity & community upliftment through sustainable dam development - based on the Berg River Dam
… impoundment in South Africa. Given the reality of the country's severe 'water-crisis', it is deemed necessary to collect water in large enough amounts to safe-guard a sufficient supply of water both in dry summer months and years of drought. In line with the country's constitution, access to …
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Protection of the African lion: a critical analysis of the current international legal regime
The African lion is in danger of rapid population decline and possible extinction in the near future. Two decades ago there was an abundance of African lions, roughly 100 000, on the continent. But at present there are less than 32 000, some even believe there to be as little as 15 000, left. This …
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An assessment of the distribution and conservation status of endemic and near endemic plant species in Maputaland
The Maputaland Centre of Endemism (MCE), an area stretching from northern-east KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to the Limpopo River in southern Mozambique, holds more than 2,500 native plant species. Of those, over 203 are endemic or near endemic to this area. However, the current high human …
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