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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"biodiversity management"”.
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Science into action: the challenge of effective knowledge exchange in freshwater biodiversity management
Freshwater biodiversity is facing an acute crisis. Their isolation and disconnection make them particularly susceptible to anthropogenic pressures including habitat loss and degradation, pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, wildlife crime, and climate change. These have resulted in a …
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Developing a common Key performance indicators framework for biodiversity management in gypsum quarries throughout Europe for Eurogypsum
… Indicators (KPIs) framework to report biodiversity for the Gypsum Industry 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: - …
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The colonisation by vegetation of colliery spoil heaps in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and implications for biodiversity management
… historical and amenity interest. Sensitive management of the sites is therefore important. The study aims to provide information relevant to their conservation management. This is particularly valuable due to the cull of all 'free-roaming' Forest sheep following Foot and Mouth Disease …
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An Assessment of Potential Habitat Corridors and Landscape Ecology for Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca Fascicularis) on Bali, Indonesia
… macaques for the development of global biodiversity management strategies are discussed.
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Managing the impact on biodiversity of supply chain companies
… are under threat. A key contributory factor to biodiversity decline comes from the cumulative impacts of extended supply chain business operations. In order to contribute to stopping this decline, the industrial world needs to form a better understanding of the way it utilizes the business and …
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The relationship between environmental management practices and financial performance of Ghanaian SMEs.
… is to investigate the impact of environmental management practices (EMPs) (energy efficiency, water, waste, material, pollution and biodiversity management) on financial performance (FP) of Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The study also has two subsidiary objectives as …
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Economics of Managing Loblolly Pine Plantations for Increased Wildlife Biodiversity
… a combination of timber production and wildlife biodiversity. Management regimes evaluated had varying planting densities, thinning frequency and intensities, prescribed burn intervals, and site indices. Economic analyses used to evaluate management regimes over a range of nonindustrial private …
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ECO-LENS Addressing Urban Biodiversity with Machine Learning
The link between global climate change and biodiversity is well recognized. Humandriven destruction and degradation of ecosystems amplify the negative and complex impacts of climate change, increasing the strain on remaining ecosystems and wildlife. Therefore, it is essential for climate change …
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Sustainable use and the laws regulating trade in threatened species in South Africa: lessons from the USA
… revealed that while the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act is more contemporary and its Norms and Standards allow for responsive mechanisms to emergency situations, strengthening in key areas would further enhance sustainable use. Recommendations for strengthening the management …
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Climatic specialisation: an explanation for the range size and distribution of bryophytes on a tropical island elevational gradient
… that shape bryophyte distribution, critical for biodiversity management under climate change scenarios.
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Implementing conservation in the Cederberg: the role of the buchu (Agathosma betulina) sector
… stocks of the species became threatened by poor management practices and over-harvesting. In response, cultivation was encouraged to augment species supplies. The impact the continued expansion of commercialisation has had on the species and its wider landscape, however, remains unknown. As a …
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Understanding and improving the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity conservation is currently facing extraordinary challenges but remains severely limited by funding. Thus, the importance of cost-effective conservation is being increasingly realised – requiring information on both the effects and costs of actions taken to conserve biodiversity. Yet, …