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Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity conservation strategies encompass both in situ and ex situ methods. In situ conservation focuses on protecting species and ecosystems in...
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity and ecosystem services are vital for humanity. We explain what these terms encompass and show examples of their relevance for our...
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“Biodiversity Offsetting” in Uganda’s Protected Areas: A Pathway to Restoration of Forest Biodiversity?
With limited national financing for conservation, there is an increasing interest in using biodiversity offset funds to strengthen protected area...
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Carbonservation with Demonstrated Biodiversity and Carbon Gains: Carbon Can Pay But Biodiversity Must Lead
Land use has a critical role to play in both climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation, and increasingly there have been calls to...
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Harnessing essential biodiversity variables and remote sensing of earth observations - synthesizing biodiversity insights
There are major gaps remaining in understanding of species distribution and how relationships between biodiversity, environment and scales change...
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Biodiversity
Ecology is a science which has become indispensable when thinking about the future of humanity and biodiversity on Earth. In this paper we will...
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Biodiversity: Concepts and Values
The chapter on “Biodiversity: Concepts and Values” delves into the multifaceted nature of biodiversity, encompassing the richness of life forms and...
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Biodiversity and Extinction
In this chapter, we consider biodiversity and the extinction of species. Current negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems will undermine...
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Rangeland Biodiversity
In its simplest form, biodiversity is defined as species richness (the number of species in a given area). More complex definitions include the...
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Threats to Biodiversity
The chapter on “Threats to Biodiversity” examines the detrimental impact of various factors on the delicate balance of life on Earth. Habitat...
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Biodiversity and Pest Outbreaks
The concept of biodiversity as a key factor influencing the stability of insect populations within ecosystems is explored. Biodiversity, encompassing...
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Biodiversity
The Central Himalaya is considered one of the global biodiversity hotspots. Here, many floral and faunal species are found. Biodiversity varies...
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Business and biodiversity: achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity conservation through transformative business practices
Due to their massive resources and global reach, businesses could contribute immensely to global efforts to reduce biodiversity loss. Within the last...
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Legally binding and ambitious biodiversity protection under the CBD, the global biodiversity framework, and human rights law
Beyond climate change, the planet faces several other environmental challenges that are at least as threatening, such as the loss of biodiversity. In...
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Exploring the financial consequences of biodiversity disclosure: how does biodiversity disclosure affect firms' financial performance?
This study aims to contribute to the existing business strategy and the environment literature by exploring how biodiversity disclosure affects the...
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Making sense of farmland biodiversity management: an evaluation of a farmland biodiversity management communication strategy with farmers
Biodiversity is a valuable resource that supports sustainability within agricultural systems, yet in contradiction to this agriculture is recognised...
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Agro-biodiversity
Agro-biodiversity comprises diversity in crop races/cultivars – agriculture and horticulture. Agricultural diversity is further divided into food...
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The emergence of the Biodiversity/Health nexus: making biodiversity a health issue
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a French epistemic community has forged and promoted a Biodiversity/Health nexus, which legitimizes biodiversity as a...
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Irrigation dams threaten Brazilian biodiversity
Brazil is among the main contributors to global biodiversity, which, in turn, provides extensive ecosystem services. Agriculture is an activity that...
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Biodiversity loss reduces global terrestrial carbon storage
Natural ecosystems store large amounts of carbon globally, as organisms absorb carbon from the atmosphere to build large, long-lasting, or...
