Nature Protection - Science topic

L’article aborde le travail soutenable sous l'angle de la qualité du travail et de son impact sur la santé des travailleurs et sur la santé publique, à partir d’une expérimentation sociale réalisée en psychologie du travail. L’auteur envisage le développement de la soutenabilité sociale et écologique du travail à la fois comme un problème de méthod...

The aim of this study was to describe the fish assemblage of Lake Kartal, a Natural Protected Area in the Ukrainian Danube delta, using both invasive (multimesh gillnets) and non-invasive (eDNA metabarcod-ing) methods. This is the first ichthyological investigation in Ukraine to use non-invasive eDNA analysis. Gillnet sampling took place at four lo...

Ambystoma altamirani is a critically endangered, microendemic amphibian species inhabiting the high-altitude rivers and streams of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB), a region experiencing severe ecological disturbances. This study aims to assess the current and future distribution of A. altamirani under different climate and land-use change sc...

Floccularia luteovirens polysaccharides (FLP1s) have potential biological activities. Our previous study showed that FLP1s positively regulated gut immunity and microbiota. However, it is still unclear whether FLP1s mediate gut microbiota in immunosuppressed mice. This research aims to explore the relationship between FLP1-mediated gut microbes and...

O presente artigo se propõe a explorar o ideal de progresso, a partir da compreensão da supervalorização do crescimento econômico, principalmente a partir da globalização. A proposta é de apresentar a relação do ideal de desenvolvimento com o sistema colonial e a configuração do mundo global que se estruturou desde então, a partir da distinção e se...

This comprehensive dataset on the number of plant species, genera, and families in 383 national nature reserves in China has been compiled based on the available literature. Heilongjiang Province and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have the highest number of nature reserves. Species richness is relatively high in the Jinfoshan, Dabashan, Wensh...

Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo es generar una carta del patrimonio cultural material del Área Natural Protegida El Tromen (ANP-ET)-Neuquén, Patagonia Argentina-. Para ello se integraron datos obtenidos de relevamientos bibliográficos, imágenes satelitales y de trabajo de campo que incluyó prospecciones y entrevistas a actores clave en la ANP-E...

A ciência hoje aponta que as mudanças climáticas têm ocorrido em escalas sem precedentes e, sem atitudes incisivas, os custos destes impactos ambientais se tornarão mais caros e custosos para a vida no planeta. O ecossocialismo surge como alternativa energética à raiz dos problemas ambientais, que refletem um modelo econômico, social e cultural de...

Mostly produced as a by-product of zinc (Zn) mining, cadmium (Cd) is used in solar photovoltaic cells, battery storage, alloys, pigments, plating, and in nuclear reactors. However, it is also a regulated toxic substance with a long history of environmental and health impacts. As the mining of both Zn and Cd will need to increase to support the glob...

Korablev N.P. and Kuz’mitskaya N.V. 2024. Monitoring the numbers and distribution of beaver Castor fiber in the protected territory of the Polistovsky state nature reserve/ Ed. Korablev N.P., Nikonov S.Yu., Galanina O.V., Korolkova E.O., Istomin A.V., Orlov T.V., Khokhryakov V.R. Science in the service of territorial nature protection: ecological,...

Ecotourism is defined as tourism activities that respect and do not harm the environmental and cultural values of the local area. Ecotourism emerges as an important alternative tourism type that enables the socio-economic development of the local region. Demre district, which is affiliated with Antalya district, has hosted many civilizations from t...

Climate change has significant impacts on the distribution of orchids. The endemic and endangered orchids are more susceptible to climate change than widely distributed orchids. To date, little is known concerning the response of endangered Changnienia amoena, endemic to China, to different climate scenarios. Here, we build an ensemble model compri...

During a fire load, a charred layer forms on the timber elements, which is a natural protection against fire, so that a certain level of fire resistance could be achieved by using elements with a larger cross-section. However, this modus of fire protection is not always suitable. One of the most commonly used fire protection systems are fire protec...

Contemporary processes of anthropogenic transformation of the environment overlap with global problems related to climate change. These phenomena affect, among others, water resources and make the current methods of water management no longer correspond to current conditions. Research on the water balance of protected areas allows not only to prope...

1992 году, началась история Красной книги Тверской области. Первое издание Книги, содержавшее сведения о 183 видах растений, лишайников и грибов, и о 160 видов животных, было подготовлено коллективом ученых, основу которого составляли сотрудники Тверского государственного университета. Опубликованная в 2002 году [5], в 2006 году Красная книга Тверс...

The durability of granite as a solid igneous rock, and the beauty and variety of colors and textures of its crystalline grains, make it an environmentally friendly and sustainable material widely used in construction and architecture across different civilizations. Pieces of red Aswan granite were found in sunken monuments in Alexandria. Due to its...

Praktiken der Sorge um Tiere, des Sich-Kümmerns, des Pflegens, scheinen in einem fundamentalen Widerspruch zu Praktiken des Tötens von Tieren zu stehen. Wie wir mit Blick auf die Human-Animal- Studies zeigen, stehen Pflegen und Töten von Tieren faktisch jedoch in einem sehr engen Verhältnis, sind eher zwei Seiten einer Medaille oder sogar engstens...

This work analysed spectral data on forest cover change to explore forest dynamics over 23 years in two Natural Protected Areas with Biosphere Reserve status in Tabasco. These data were obtained free of charge from Global Forest Watch, and accessed through the Google Earth Engine platform. Specifically, the Hansen Global Forest Change dataset on ar...

Zusammenfassung: Unterstützte Wanderung (Assisted Migration) ist ein Konzept, das ursprünglich aus dem Naturschutz stammt, und bei dem vom Klimawandel bedrohte Arten in Regionen gebracht werden, an deren Klima sie besser angepasst sind. Von selbst würden diese Arten aber diese entfernten Regionen mit günstigerem Klima nicht erreichen können. Die no...

O Curso de Estratégias para Conservação da Natureza (CECN) é um curso singular no Brasil. Ele é desenvolvido pelo Instituto Homem Pantaneiro (IHP), emparceria com o Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Mato Grosso do Sul e a Polícia Militar do Mato Grosso do Sul (PMMS), em nível de pós-graduação lato sensu (especialização). O curs...

The ecosystem services (ES) approach has been widely accepted in environmental policies and management as an adequate platform that can serve as a link between nature and society. Many ES are influenced by the landscape structure. Thus, national-scale landscape mapping can potentially contribute to nature conservation management. However, there are...

Preservatives are essential in cosmetic products to prevent microbial growth, extending product shelf life and ensuring user safety by minimizing infection risks. While traditional chemical preservatives have long been effective in protecting against microbial contamination, growing consumer concerns over their safety and potential health impacts a...

Background: Microplastics (PS-MPs) are a new type of pollutant with definite hepatotoxicity. Selenium, on the other hand, has natural, protective effects on the liver. Objectives/Methods: The purpose of this experiment is to find out whether nano-selenium (SeNP) can alleviate liver damage caused by microplastics. Initially, we established through i...

Local and illegal exploitation of wildlife is particularly widespread in highly populated and bio-diverse countries such as India. In such countries, illicit utilization practices and how these are perceived among local communities are commonly not well-documented. Due to a lack of data, and environmental education measures to protect ecosystems an...

Globalisation hat eine besondere Relation zum Klimawechsel, und umgekehrt. der Klimawechsel besitzt auch eine besondere Relation zur Globalisation. Sie leben und existieren zusammen und oft werden sie auch gemeinsam genannt und teilweise auch für identisch gehalten. Es ist jedoch klar, dass die Globalisation auch ohne Klimawechsel problemlos existi...

This study updates the distribution and conservation status of two poorly documented blister beetle species in Morocco: Eurymeloe (Bolognaia) pallidicolor (Martínez de la Escalera, 1909) and E. (B.) saharensis (Chobaut, 1898). A new locality for E. pallidicolor is added, which represents the southernmost known occurrence for the species, along with...

About a project on Natural Protected Areas and conservation of fauna and flora

Nowadays, many people are starting to realize the importance of natural skin health. The use of natural beauty products is now one of the efforts to support a safer lifestyle. The use of natural ingredients as beauty care products is increasingly in demand. For that, this book is dedicated to beauty lovers who want to provide the best care for thei...

La presente investigación aborda el estado de la normativa constitucional y legal en materia ambiental en Ecuador, destacando las fortalezas y desafíos en su implementación. A pesar de contar con un marco jurídico sólido, diversos obstáculos dificultan la efectividad de las políticas ambientales del país, teniendo como objetivo evaluar la implement...

Coastal protection solutions can be categorised as grey, hybrid or natural. Grey infrastructure includes artificial structures like dykes. Natural habitats like seagrasses are considered natural protection infrastructure. Hybrid solutions combine both natural and grey infrastructure. Evidence suggests that grey solutions can negatively impact the e...

The purpose of the proposed article is to determine the peculiarities of ecological tourism and to show that this type of tourism is an important area of local history research conducted by scientists, including in nature conservation areas. The methodology is based on the application of such scientific methods as literary, historical, chronologica...

UVA-UVB increases skin matrix metalloproteinases and breaks down extracellular proteins and fibrillar type 1 collagen, leading to photodamage. Topical application of nicotinamide prevents UV-induced immunosuppression. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of protection against UV. This study aims to determine the biological effect of a h...

Forest fuels are the core element of fire management; each fuel component plays an important role in fire behavior. Therefore, accurate determination of their characteristics and spatial distribution is crucial. This paper introduces a novel method for mapping the spatial distribution of litter and duff fuel loads using data collected by unmanned a...

In cities, human activities transform the native composition of plant communities into a mixture of native and exotic species. This new plant community shapes the composition of floral visitor communities persisting in urban environments. Recognizing the value of the diversity of urban pollinator communities can help quantify the conservation signi...

The purpose of the proposed article is to identify and analyze potential problems that may arise in the field of tourism in the future. The methodology is based on scientific and special research methods. Methods of analysis, synthesis, systematization, classification, generalization of economic and methodical literature, scientific publications we...

Environmental protection and the rational use of natural resources are critical to ensuring sustainable development and preserving ecosystems. However, effective environmental management requires a clear understanding of foundational principles and legal frameworks. This study aims to explore the basic concepts and principles of environmental prote...

Nature reserves in large cities perform both nature conservation and recreational functions. The growing recreational load, accompanied by the development of recreational infrastructure (lighting poles, gazebos, paths, signs, bike stands, etc.), leads to biodiversity loss, mechanical disturbances of vegetation and soils, and various types of pollut...

Fachgutachten im Auftrag des Kompetenzzentrums Naturschutz und Energiewende (KNE) Stand 11/2024

Ruminant livestock production is among the most controversial land uses and sectors of our global food system today. It also may be the most consequential, impacting half the land on earth, supporting over 1B people directly, and bearing responsibility for significant greenhouse gas emissions. This sector must be part of food systems transformation...

The main goal of this paper is to analyze protected natural areas spatial distribution and proportion on Espírito Santo municipalities, Brazil. Identifying protection gaps in order to support public policies for the expansion and effective management of these areas. Therefore, a survey was carried out about the conservation units and their manageme...

Eine wichtige Voraussetzung und gleichzeitige Hürde für die Umsetzung von Moorwiedervernässung ist die Verfügbarkeit von Flächen. Als Lösungsansatz zur Überwindung dieser Hürde und zur räumlichen Klärung von Zielkonflikten wird immer wieder die stärkere Verankerung des Moorbodenschutzes in der Raumordnung genannt. Die Raumordnung berücksichtigt Moo...

O presente relatório aborda o conceito de Solução de Base Natural, foco de investigação do projeto NATURELAB, coordenado pelo LNEC e financiado pelo Horizonte Europa, que propõe uma abordagem inovadora e transdisciplinar ao investigar e potencializar a utilização de florestas e parques como soluções de base natural para múltiplos fins, incluindo a...

The coast has natural protection, but if this natural protection is damaged, the coast can be protected with coastal structures. Concrete is one of the main materials for coastal protection structures such as breakwaters, jetties, groins and revetments. Concrete used in coastal environments must have high strength performance to face the challenges...

Historische Gärten stehen zunehmend unter Druck. Die Folgen des Klimawandels mit gefährden ihren Gehölzbestand, Events und verstärkte Erholungsnutzung belasten gesamte Anlagen. Daher sind verstärkte Schutzanstrengungen und mehr Ressourcen für die Parkunterhaltung notwendig. Die politische Unterstützung dafür reicht oft nicht aus. Zudem bestehen oft...

Von 2020 – 2023 wurde die Wildbienen-Fauna des Naturschutzgebietes „Steinberg bei Scharzfeld“ im Südharzer Zechsteingürtel (Süd-Niedersachsen) im Rahmen eines Naturschutzprojektes intensiv erfasst. Insgesamt wurden 189 Wildbienenarten nachgewiesen. Darunter befinden sich überregional hochgradig bestandsgefährdete Arten wie beispielsweise die bundes...

The interpretation of natural values and the management of visitors in protected areas are related in multiple ways and are an important link in nature protection activities. This paper examines the basic elements of the interpretation and management of visitors in the selected protected areas of the Republic of Croatia. Protected areas are one of...

A landscape park is one of the legal forms of nature protection in Poland. It is a protected area due to its natural, historical, cultural and landscape values for preserving and popularising. The Nadwieprzański Landscape Park is located in southeastern Poland, on the middle section of the Wieprz River. The Park was established in 1990 and covers a...

The most important moments of the life of the naturalist, zoologist and ornithologist Eberhard Undzhiyan (born on 7 July 1934), full of adversities and vicissitudes, are presented - a longtime curator of the Nature Department in the Regional History Museum in Ruse City (NE Bulgaria). His compiled bibliography is unfortunately somewhat incomplete. S...

Este manual pretende incorporar una nueva visión más integral de la intervención pública sobre el medio físico y sobre la actuación humana sobre este, más acorde con el desarrollo actual de los sectores sobre los que actúan los poderes públicos. Así se analiza en primer lugar (capítulo I) los principales vectores de cambio en esta materia, los cual...

The present study contributes to the morphogenesis of the Miresii Cave, located in Cheia Mare of Dâmbovița in the area of the Bran—Dragoslavele Corridor, an important tourist axis in Romania. The main aim of the research is the proposal to the Scientific Council of Piatra Craiului National Park to bring to the attention of the national decision-mak...

Coastal protection solutions can be categorized as grey, hybrid, or natural. Grey infrastructure includes artificial structures like dykes. Natural habitats like seagrasses are considered as natural protection infrastructure. Hybrid solutions combine both natural and grey infrastructure. Evidence suggest that grey solutions can negatively impact th...

In this study, we use a discrete choice experiment to elicit the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for preventing and mitigating the effects of oil spills on marine and coastal ecosystem services, along a particularly vulnerable coastal region of mainland Portugal. We used a split-sample design to analyze the differences between two payment vehicles (PV): a...

Анотація У 2022 році Чорнобильський заповідник опинився на шляху російського вторгнення та на 36 днів опинився поза українським контролем. Протягом цього часу установа зазнала збитків, а довкіллю була нанесена шкода від військових дій. Окупація та подальші обмеження, пов'язані з воєнним станом, суттєво ускладнили природоохоронну та наукову діяльніс...

Integrated water management and the application of ecohydrological nature-based solutions, albeit modern concepts, have been part of local resources management for centuries. Exemplary for that, and recently recognized as Spain’s first UNESCO-IHP Ecohydrology demonstration site, are the so-called acequias de careo - simple groundwater recharge chan...

Multi-taxa approaches are increasingly used because they describe complementary aspects of ecosystem dynamics from a community ecology perspective. In west-central Mexico, the complex biogeography and topography have created an environment where temperate and tropical forests converge, resulting in great biological diversity. Within this region, th...

The scientific article is devoted to the study of the practical experience of judicial protection of environmental rights. The article defines the main concepts in the field of protection of environmental rights of citizens: “ecological rights”, “judicial protection”, “ecological policy”, “judicial protection of environmental rights” and other conc...

Im Zuge des Umbaus des Energiesystems auf erneuerbare Energieträger muss die Photovoltaik (PV) stärker ausgebaut werden als bisher gedacht. Der Energiebedarf vieler Anwendungen im Bereich der Wärme und der Mobilität, der bisher durch z. B. fossile Energieträger oder teilweise Biomasse bereitgestellt wurde, soll künftig durch Strom gedeckt werden (P...

Anthropologists and scholars of science and technology have discussed the accuracy of describing "Western" societies as being underpinned by an ontology of unitary nature in contrast with the multinaturalism of "non-Western" ones. They have postulated instead that multiple realities are enacted by practices and made to hang together through various...

The article is devoted to the study of water bodies and hydrographic zoning of the territory of Lithuania – a member state of the EU, one of the largest states among the three Baltic states. Climatic conditions (average annual precipitation of 656 mm) and the relief of the country’s territory (alternation of lowland plains and hilly uplands) contri...

Question: What is the current state of the flora of Tsumanska Pushcha National Nature Park? What are the systematic, geographical, biomorphological, and ecological structures of the flora of Tsumanska Pushcha National Nature Park? Locations: Volyn region (Oblast), Ukraine. Methods: The field surveys, revision of the herbarium collections, and criti...

RESUMEN: La creación de exhibiciones es un proceso multidisciplinario cuyo objetivo es lograr una comunicación efectiva con el público. Para ello, se ha establecido un protocolo reglamentario que normatiza los pasos a seguir en el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba (MNHNC). En este trabajo, se desarrolla y socializa el proyecto de la exposi...

This study investigated the regulatory ecosystem services of Sarayiçi Tavuk Forest, a natural protected urban forest in Edirne, Turkey, with a focus on its ability to improve air quality. The i-Tree Canopy Tool was used to categorise land-cover classes within the forest and assess air quality impacts using pollutant removal and carbon sequestration...

Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV-1) continues to be one of the most prevalent viral infections globally, with approximately 3.72 billion individuals affected worldwide. A clinical herpes vaccine is still lacking. In the present study, a novel prime/pull/keep vaccine was tested in Human Leukocyte Antigen transgenic rabbit model of ocular herpes (HLA...

The Sundarbans is the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest with an area of about 10,000 square kilometers and shared between Bangladesh and India. This world-renowned mangrove forest, located on the lower Ganges floodplain and facing the Bay of Bengal, has long served as a crucial barrier, shielding southern coastal Bangladesh from cyclone ha...

The Sundarbans is the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest with an area of about 10,000 square kilometers and shared between Bangladesh and India. This world-renowned mangrove forest, located on the lower Ganges floodplain and facing the Bay of Bengal, has long served as a crucial barrier, shielding southern coastal Bangladesh from cyclone ha...

As land is limited, conflicts between land uses, and, consequently, conflicts between land users about land use inevitably arise. The objective of this paper is to provide a broad, cross-sectional overview of land use conflicts as perceived by different actors and to explore the actors’ experiences with these conflicts. We conducted 45 face-to-face...

Geo-tourism, an emerging field that focuses on the natural and cultural heritage of a region, offers a unique opportunity to promote sustainable tourism and foster local economic development. This study aims to assess the geo-tourism potential Danube region in Serbia, a diverse and culturally rich region of Serbia, Western Balkan, and Southeastern...

Zusammenfassung Im Rahmen einer kaum zu überblickenden Zahl von Forschungsprojekten, aber auch Formen von Citizen Science werden im Bundesgebiet jährlich Hundertausende Individuen wild lebender Tierarten markiert, in wesentlich geringeren Anteilen auch mit Sendern oder ähnlichen technischen Instrumenten ausgestattet. Das wirft in erster Linie natur...

This chapter presents ways of enhancing justice in international landscape restoration initiatives. We depart from the three-dimensional environmental justice framework to draw from decolonial and indigenous justice perspectives, placing particular attention to human-nature binaries, epistemic justice, relational ontology, self-determination, and s...

Uns gehen die Personen mit Artenkenntnis und taxonomischem Wissen aus und das gefährdet auch den Naturschutz. Mithilfe von Kategorisierungen (in Institutionen, Projekte und Angebote) und verschiedener Suchmodi (Suchmaske, Filter, Schlagworte, Karte) kann die Fülle an Informationen nach Bundesland, Artengruppen, Angebotsformaten und Zielgruppen schn...

The conference was a follow up of previous international White-tailed Sea-Eagle conferences organised since 70-ties in Europe: in Finland (Lammi 1974, Tvärminne 1979), Norway (Svanöy 1976, Runde 1996), Poland (Zielonka 1991), Germany (Eutin 1998), Sweden (Björkö 2000) and Estonia (Roosta 2017).The conference provided a unique opportunity to strengt...

Majewski K., Zawilińska B., 2024, Land use and land cover changes in the national parks of the Carpathians and their surroundings. Remote sensing analyses on selected examples, poster prepared for the conference "Cross-border Cooperation in the Carpathians in the Field of Nature Protection and Tourism. On the Centennial of the Signing of the Kraków...

Este artigo faz um tributo ao Prof. Aziz Nacib Ab’Sáber, dando ênfase a alguns fatos e temas da sua trajetória acadêmica. Objetiva apontar fatos relevantes da vida pessoal e profissional do eminente geógrafo, humanista e ambientalista brasileiro, com destaque para a construção da Pós-Graduação em Geografia no Brasil. Reconhecido como um dos maiores...

La presente investigación es de tipo descriptivo-explicativa, con enfoque cuali-tativo, sobre el reconocimiento de la naturaleza como sujeto de derechos en la Constitución de la República del Ecuador de 2008, lo que representa un hito innovador para la teoría del derecho desde la perspectiva de autores como Zaffaroni, Ávila Santamaría, Melo y Gudyn...

O presente ensaio aborda a questão das mudanças na relação entre o homem e a natureza, tendo como eixo as grandes mudanças socioambientais. Pretendemos partir das origens do homem na terra, analisar sua íntima relação como o meio natural através de uma comparação entre diferentes mementos históricos. A nossa hipótese é de que a crise socioambiental...

The combination of Topological Superconductors and Homotopy Type Theory (HoTT) presents a groundbreaking framework for achieving fault-tolerant quantum computing. In this framework, Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in topological superconductors provide naturally protected qubits that are resistant to local errors, while HoTT offers a rich mathematical s...

Urbanization promotes habitat degradation because it involves irreversible processes that homogenize habitats and favor the exclusion of native species. This research evaluates rodent community structure at different levels of urbanization in Misiones, Argentina. We expect that rodent communities are less diverse in more highly urbanized areas and...

Introduction Multiple factors, including human disturbance and environmental change, have caused a significant global mangrove resource loss. Therefore, the Chinese government has restructured mangrove habitats and restored the ecosystem functionality through establishing naturally protected mangrove areas. Despite efforts spanning several years, o...

The Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS) concentrates the greatest plant diversity in Mexico (9,524 species) and 10% of the endemism. And 8.3% of its surface is covered by Natural Protected Areas (NPAs). Strategies to create NPAs are based on identifying biodiversity hotspots to preserve the maximum number of species with the least resources. Areas with high...