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1. Does Doing More Result in Doing Better? Exploring Synergies in an Integrated Population, Health and Environment Project in East Africa

Author:
Sellers, Samuel
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 43-51
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
biodiversity; family planning; gender; health services; income; livelihood; natural resources conservation; value added; women; Kenya; Lake Victoria; Uganda
Abstract:
... Population, health and environment (PHE) projects are an increasingly popular strategy for addressing lack of access to healthcare and livelihood opportunities in settings with threats to biodiversity loss. PHE projects integrate services and messaging from different development sectors, including health (particularly family planning), conservation and livelihoods. However, a question remains: do ...
DOI:
10.1017/S037689291800022X

2. Does Public Participation Shift German National Park Priorities Away from Nature Conservation?

Author:
Dupke, Claudia; Dormann, Carsten F.; Heurich, Marco
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 84-91
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
citizen participation; conservation areas; decision making; managers; national parks; politics; questionnaires; recreation; stakeholders; tourism; Germany
Abstract:
... National park management has the dual mission of protecting and conserving natural systems and providing services to visitors. These two goals are often contradictory, especially when levels of recreation and tourism increase. We studied whether and how the management of the 13 terrestrial national parks in Germany respond to increasing numbers of visitors. One to three managers from each national ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000310

3. Greening the Dark Side of Chocolate: A Qualitative Assessment to Inform Sustainable Supply Chains

Author:
Camargo, Marisa Camilher; Hogarth, Nicholas J; Pacheco, Pablo; Nhantumbo, Isilda; Kanninen, Markku
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 9-16
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
chocolate; climate change; deforestation; interviews; issues and policy; landscapes; markets; natural resources conservation; private sector; raw materials; stakeholders; supply chain; sustainable development
Abstract:
... Despite the plethora of discourse about how sustainable development should be pursued, the production of agricultural commodities is held responsible for driving c. 80% of global deforestation. Partially as a response, the private sector has made commitments to eliminate deforestation, but it is not yet clear what factors these commitments should take into account to effectively halt deforestation ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000243

4. Land Change Modelling to Inform Strategic Decisions on Forest Cover and CO₂ Emissions in Eastern Madagascar

Author:
Hewson, Jennifer; Razafimanahaka, Julie Hanta; Wright, Timothy Max; Mandimbiniaina, Rina; Mulligan, Mark; Jones, Julia PG; Van Soesbergen, Arnout; Andriamananjara, Andry; Tabor, Karyn; Rasolohery, Andriambolantsoa; Razakamanarivo, Herintsitohaina; Razafindrakoto, Mieja; Rianahary, Andrisoa; Razafimbelo, Tantely; Ranaivoson, Ntsoa; Harvey, Celia A
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 25-33
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
biodiversity conservation; carbon dioxide; climate change; conservation areas; decision making; deforestation; food security; forest conservation; forests; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; infrastructure; intensive farming; issues and policy; land use; models; sustainable development; Madagascar
Abstract:
... Decision-makers need readily accessible tools to understand the potential impacts of alternative policies on forest cover and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to develop effective policies to meet national and international targets for biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and climate change mitigation. Land change modelling can support policy decisions by demonstrating potential im ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000358

5. Livestock Effects on Genetic Variation of Creosote Bushes in Patagonian Rangelands

Author:
Souto, Cintia P.; Tadey, Mariana
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
Larrea cuneifolia; Larrea divaricata; Larrea tridentata; biodiversity; climate; climate change; creosote; desertification; gene pool; genetic variation; habitats; inbreeding; indigenous species; livestock; livestock production; natural resources conservation; overgrazing; rangelands; raw materials; regression analysis; risk; stocking rate
Abstract:
... Genetic diversity is the raw material for species’ persistence over time, providing the potential to survive stochastic events, as well as climate and/or human-induced environmental changes. Biodiversity in dry rangelands is decreasing due to intensification of livestock production, but its effects on the genetic diversity of the consumed biota have seldom been assessed. We examined livestock effe ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000280

6. Loss of Generalist Plant Species and Functional Diversity Decreases the Robustness of a Seed Dispersal Network

Author:
Bastazini, Vinicius AG; Debastiani, Vanderlei J; Azambuja, Bethânia O; Guimarães, Paulo R; Pillar, Valério D
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 52-58
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
extinction; functional diversity; seed dispersal; woody plants; Brazil
Abstract:
... Understanding cascading effects of species loss is a major challenge for ecologists. Traditionally, the robustness of ecological networks has been evaluated based on simulation studies where primary extinctions occur at random or as a function of species specialization, ignoring other important biological factors. Here, we estimate the robustness of a seed dispersal network from a grassland–forest ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000334

7. Migration and a New Landscape of Forest Use and Conservation

Author:
Robson, James P.; Klooster, Daniel J.
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
forest conservation; forest resources; forests; issues and policy; landscapes; livelihood; natural resources conservation; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... The nature of migration–forest linkages in migrant-sending regions is underreported and poorly understood. In rural Latin America and elsewhere, out-migration, together with agricultural crises and the deterritorialization of rural livelihood, are transforming forests and the communities that manage them. Drawing on research in indigenous communities of Oaxaca (Mexico), we identify the parameters ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000218

8. Scenarios of Land Use and Land Cover Change and Their Multiple Impacts on Natural Capital in Tanzania

Author:
Capitani, Claudia; van Soesbergen, Arnout; Mukama, Kusaga; Malugu, Isaac; Mbilinyi, Boniface; Chamuya, Nurdin; Kempen, Bas; Malimbwi, Rogers; Mant, Rebecca; Munishi, Panteleo; Njana, Marco Andrew; Ortmann, Antonia; Platts, Philip J.; Runsten, Lisen; Sassen, Marieke; Sayo, Philippina; Shirima, Deo; Zahabu, Elikamu; Burgess, Neil D.; Marchant, Rob
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 17-24
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; carbon; carbon sinks; deforestation; developing countries; emissions; habitats; land use and land cover maps; montane forests; natural capital; rare species; water yield; watersheds; woodlands; Tanzania
Abstract:
... Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus the conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) requires information on land-use and land-cover changes (LULCCs) and carbon emission trends from the past to the present and into the future. Here, we use the results of participatory sc ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000255

9. Subsistence Hunting with Mixed-Breed Dogs Reduces Hunting Pressure on Sensitive Amazonian Game Species in Protected Areas

Author:
Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 92-98
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
conservation areas; crops; dogs; forests; game animals; hunters; landscapes; meat; mixed breeds; social inequality; threatened species; villages; wildlife; Amazonia
Abstract:
... Hunting is a major threat to wildlife, and the use of dogs for subsistence hunting may significantly impact wildlife. I assessed the impacts of hunting with dogs by comparing the assemblages of species hunted by the Huni Kuin with and without dogs in indigenous lands in southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. I also assessed whether Huni Kuin agreements on hunting with dogs can be effective for conservat ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000322

10. The Perceived Benefits of Protected Areas in the Virunga-bwindi Massif

Author:
Tolbert, Sarah; Makambo, Wellard; Asuma, Stephen; Musema, Altor; Mugabukomeye, Benjamin
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 76-83
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
Gorilla; conservation areas; development projects; humans; livelihood; men; parks; social capital; women
Abstract:
... Despite decades of continuous research highlighting the biological success of mountain gorilla conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi Massif, there is little knowledge of whether people living near the mountain gorilla parks perceive benefits from protected areas (PAs). This paper is the first study in the region to use the sustainable livelihoods framework to understand drivers of local perceptions o ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000309

11. Waterbird Communities in Subsidence Wetlands Created by Underground Coal Mining in China: Effects of Multi-Scale Environmental and Anthropogenic Variables

Author:
Li, Chunlin; Yang, Sen; Zha, Daode; Zhang, Yong; de Boer, Willem F.
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 67-75
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; coal; community structure; habitats; humans; landscapes; mining; multivariate analysis; seasonal variation; species richness; subsidence; surveys; variance; water birds; wetlands; China
Abstract:
... Underground coal mining in the North China Plain has created large-scale subsidence wetlands that may attract waterbirds that use them as complementary habitats. However, no study has been conducted to understand avian use of these created wetlands, inhibiting the formulation of effective management plans. Here, we carried out 12 semi-monthly surveys in 55 subsidence wetlands during the 2016–2017 ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000292

12. Wine with a Bouquet of Biodiversity: Assessing Agricultural Adoption of Conservation Practices in Chile

Author:
Márquez-García, Marcela; Jacobson, Susan K.; Barbosa, Olga
Source:
Environmental conservation 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 34-42
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; conservation practices; economic resources; ecosystems; integrated pest management; interviews; introduced species; managers; motivation; stakeholders; vineyards; wine industry; wine quality; wines; Chile; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Promoting conservation practices in agriculture to protect biodiversity of rare Mediterranean ecosystems is nowhere more critical than in Chile, where less than 2% of the Mediterranean region is formally protected. We used the theory of planned behaviour to assess what influences Chilean winegrowers’ conservation behaviour and tested whether a sustainability programme was effective. We compared wi ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892918000206