The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A re ective account is given of ...
Bunting, S.W.
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Luo, S.
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Cai, K.
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Kundu, N.
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Lund, S.
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Mishra, R.
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Ray, D.
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Smith, K.G.
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China]
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Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
The evolutionary history of African savannah tree species is crucial for the management of their genetic resources. In this study, we investigated the phylogeography of Parkia biglobosa and its modeled distribution under past and present climate conditions. This tree species is very valued and wi...
Lompo, D.
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Vinceti, B.
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Konrad, H.
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Gaisberger, H.
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Geburek, T.
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[Phylogeography of African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) reveals genetic divergence and spatially structured populations in West and Central Africa]
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Phylogeography of African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) reveals genetic divergence and spatially structured populations in West and Central Africa
Although community-level seed-saving initiatives have existed in many countries around the world for about 30 years, they have rarely been the subject of systematic scientific enquiry. Based on a combination of a literature review and field research, we present a novel comprehensive conceptual fr...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Galluzzi, Gea
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Shrestha P
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[The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks]
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The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks
In the past, the conservation of biodiversity has been mostly understood in terms of the management of protected areas and natural forests, ignoring the possible role of farm areas and the ways through which rural communities have promoted biodiversity in their subsistence agricultural production...
Fifanou, V.G.
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Ousmane, C.
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Gauthier, B.
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Brice, S.
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[Traditional agroforestry systems and biodiversity conservation in Benin (West Africa)]
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Traditional agroforestry systems and biodiversity conservation in Benin (West Africa)
The conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity requires an understanding of the biotic and abiotic factors that condition the presence and survival of organisms in natural habitats. The global distribution and ecological hypersensitivity of pteridophytes have made them ideal candidat...
Abotsi, K.E.
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Bose, R.
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Adjossou, K.
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Deblauwe, V.
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Rouhan, G.
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Segla, K.N.
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Atsri, K.H.
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Kokou, K.
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[Ecological drivers of pteridophyte diversity and distribution in Togo (West Africa)]
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Ecological drivers of pteridophyte diversity and distribution in Togo (West Africa)
The exceptional endemic species richness found in the Tropical Andes is being subjected to high rates of environmental degradation and natural resources exploitation. While many forms of land-cover change and other impacts on species are difficult to control through environmental regulations, gov...
Bax, Vicente
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Francesconi, Wendy
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Delgado, Alexi
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[Land-use conflicts between biodiversity conservation and extractive industries in the Peruvian Andes]
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Land-use conflicts between biodiversity conservation and extractive industries in the Peruvian Andes
Khoury, Colin K.
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Dempewolf, Hannes
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Castañeda-Álvarez, Nora P.
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[Wild relatives: as rich sources of genetic diversity, the progenitors and kin of today’s food crops hold great promise for improving production in agriculture’s challenging future]
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Wild relatives: as rich sources of genetic diversity, the progenitors and kin of today’s food crops hold great promise for improving production in agriculture’s challenging future
The Red List Categories and the accompanying five criteria developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provide an authoritative and comprehensive methodology to assess the conservation status of organisms. Red List criterion B, which principally uses distribution data, ...
Dauby, G.
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Stévart, T.
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Droissart, V.
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Cosiaux, A.
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Deblauwe, V.
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Simo-Droissart, M.
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Sosef, M.S.M.
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Lowry, P.P.
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Schatz, G.E.
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Gereau, R.E.
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Couvreur, T.L.P.
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[ConR: An R package to assist large-scale multispecies preliminary conservation assessments using distribution data]
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ConR: An R package to assist large-scale multispecies preliminary conservation assessments using distribution data
Vincent, H.
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Wiersema, J
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Kell, S.
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Fielder, H
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Dobbie, Steven
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Castañeda-Álvarez, Nora P.
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Guarino, Luigi
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Eastwood, R
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León, B.
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Maxted, Nigel
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[A prioritized crop wild relative inventory to help underpin global food security]
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A prioritized crop wild relative inventory to help underpin global food security
South America is blessed with both world-leading levels of biodiversity, and world-record breaking levels of habitat conversion in some areas. Under this highly dynamic context, sound conservation planning is needed and one component of effectively prioritising conservation interventions is throu...
Jarvis, Andy
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Touval, Jerome L.
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Castro, M.
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Sotomayor L
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Hyman, Glenn
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[Assessment of threats to ecosystems in South America]
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Assessment of threats to ecosystems in South America