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Guide to COP26

A brilliant handbook ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) on 1-12 November. Equipping readers with key summaries of past international legislation and how climate science interacts with international policy. Find out more about the significance of this year’s summit and some of the key issues on the agenda.

 

Published by the BES Scottish Policy Group.

 

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Envisioning a resilient future for biodiversity conservation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect societies around the world, the ongoing economic and social turmoil is likely to pose fundamental challen...

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Functional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes.

Agricultural biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions are declining at alarming rates due to widespread land use intensification. They can only...

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Rwanda climate services for agriculture: farmers willingness to pay for improved climate services.

This willingness-to-pay (WTP) study aims to understand how Rwandan farmers value the improved characteristics of agricultural climate services introdu...

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Ecological Solutions and Evidence

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Discover our fantastic collection of articles from practice and research featuring a variety of topics across our unique article types including Registered Reports and Practice Insights.

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CIEEM 2021 Autumn Conference: Management, Mitigation and Monitoring

This two-day conference will support excellence in the survey, management, and monitoring of, and mitigation of impacts on, habitats and species by sharing new case studies, introducing novel approaches and…

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The Applied Ecologist

14 October 2021

Tracking data can provide a data-driven approach for high seas conservation

A new Policy Direction by Davies and colleagues showcases a candidate high seas marine protected area (MPA) in the Northeast Atlantic, identified primarily from seabird tracking data, that is being taken forward under a regional process: the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Seamount (NACES) MPA, under the OSPAR Commission.  The high seas are international waters beyond any country’s jurisdiction. Although out-of-sight, beyond 200 nautical miles …

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05 October 2021

Rewilding old fields: why additional effort is needed to restore wildflowers

Why has restoring old fields been a challenge for practitioners for decades? In their latest research, Tina Parkhurst, Suzanne Prober and Rachel Standish explore the efficacy of intervention efforts to understand limitations in current practices. Globally, there is a trend towards widespread abandonment of marginal agricultural land. Land abandonment is often associated with land degradation following long-term unsustainable agricultural practices, resulting in low productivity. Whilst …

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01 October 2021

Una mayor cobertura forestal y matrices menos contrastantes mejoran el servicio de remoción de carroña por insectos carroñeros en paisajes tropicales

This post is also available in English (here) and Portuguese (here). Animales muertos es algo que mucha gente prefiere evitar: son visualmente desagradable, huelen realmente… simplemente son espantosos. Sin embargo, los animales involucrados en la descomposición de la carroña juegan un papel clave en la funcionalidad del ecosistema. Animales carroñeros (como buitres, algunos mamíferos o insectos) previene la acumulación de cadáveres, facilitan la distribución y …

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