The research museum – a place of integrated knowledge production by Helmuth Trischler

“…Today they mostly position themselves as institutions of biodiversity research with their scientific programmes centre-stage and their public galleries as secondary activity. …”
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AGRICULTURE AS A UNIFER OF SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FACE OF FREE MARKET CHALLENGES by Krzysztof PRENDECKI

“…Sustainable development should ensure sufficient food supply for the population in various living conditions, maintain compliance with food health safety, and keep the needs of biodiversity into consideration. Over the last few decades, agriculture has undergone a huge change, and attention should be paid to the quality of food products, the fulfillment of conditions, and actions that must be taken at many stages of production and food trade in order to ensure an adequate human existence. …”
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Acquiring Funds from NFEP&WM by Religious Entities for Pro-environmental Activities by Artur Michalski

“…Over the last 30 years, the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFEP&WM) has been the main source of funding investments and other pro-ecological activities in Poland in the following areas: protection and sustainable management of water resources, support for projects in the scope of low-emission and resource-efficient economy, including innovation; waste management; earth surface protection, geology and mining; atmosphere protection, including improving air quality; biodiversity protection, environmental monitoring, counteracting environmental threats, ecological education, expertise and scientific and research works. …”
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Mining the Ocean Genome: Global Bioprospecting Expeditions and Genomic Extractivism on the Oceanic Frontier by Amedeo Policante, Erica Borg

“…Finally, we theorize the peculiar global mobility of bioprospecting vessels as constituting a practice of social construction of the ocean: a peculiar form of scientific navigation, which is already engendering new social uses of marine biodiversity, new strategies of capital accumulation, as well as innovative representations of ocean ecosystems.…”
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Typhonium morangense (Araceae), a new species from the tropical forest of Eastern Nepal by Rijan Ojha, Sudeep Rai, Harald Schneider

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What Else Can Surface Water Buffer Systems Do?—Exploring Multiple Ecosystem Services by Lei Wu, Rafael R. Muñoz-Carpena, Yuncong Li

“… As society confronts the consequences of global warming, deteriorating water quality, and impoverished biodiversity, there is a growing urgency to develop and expand water buffers' multifunctional ecosystem services. …”
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L’éducation relative à l’environnement sous l’ère néolibérale : ombres et lumières à l’heure du changement climatique by Edgar J. González Gaudiano

“…It is important that education seizes the grip of neoliberalism and in particular the problem of consumption and its illusory promise of rise and social distinction, as well as its socio-environmental consequences on the oceans, the atmosphere, the biodiversity, soils, health, inequalities, migration, etc. …”
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On pedagogical prototyping of advanced ecological buildings and biocities at Valldaura Labs by Daniel Ibañez, Vicente Guallart, Michael Salka

“… Emerging designers and makers of the built environment have an outstanding responsibility and potential to mitigate and adapt to global climate change, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion. This paper overviews how the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia – Valldaura Labs (VL) educates incipient practitioners in interdisciplinary strategies for unifying the constructed and natural worlds through pedagogical prototyping and learning by living. …”
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Focus sur les Observatoires photographiques du paysage (OPP) réalisés par le Conservatoire régional d’espaces naturels (CREN) de Poitou-Charentes by Patrick Guédon

“…In Poitou-Charentes, due to the rapid decline in biodiversity, the CREN is increasingly called on to intervene in support of the conservation of the region’s natural heritage. …”
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What Else Can Surface Water Buffer Systems Do?—Exploring Multiple Ecosystem Services by Lei Wu, Rafael R. Muñoz-Carpena, Yuncong Li

“… As society confronts the consequences of global warming, deteriorating water quality, and impoverished biodiversity, there is a growing urgency to develop and expand water buffers' multifunctional ecosystem services. …”
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Analysis of Hunting Tourism: a Case Study of Slovenia (Prlekija Region) by Boris Prevolšek, Timo Roškar, Maja Borlinič Gačnik

“…However, it's imperative to address the adverse impacts of hunting tourism on biodiversity. As a counterbalance, the study underscores the increasing global emphasis on sustainable variants of hunting tourism, such as wildlife photography, fostering a more conscientious approach to animal tourism practices. …”
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Biodiversité et équilibre du régime alimentaire by Hélène Pagezy

“…In 1970, when this field experience began, there was an obvious biodiversity. Isolation protected it from quick transformation.The article follows the various steps of setting up a family diet and then an individual diet. …”
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FRAGSTATS: A Free Tool for Quantifying and Evaluating Spatial Patterns by Benxin Chen, Basil V. Iannone III

“…Land managers managers seeking to plan effectively for future land use that preserves biodiversity and the valuable services provided by natural ecosystems must understand land cover change and its environmental impacts. …”
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Climate change, freshwater ecosystems and inland fisheries: implications for the developing nations by Biju Kumar A

“…Further, they are among the key components in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) set for the year 2030, including poverty reduction, food security, clean water and sanitation, conservation of biodiversity, and climate action. The aquatic ecosystems globally are susceptible to the impacts of climate change much more than terrestrial and marine ecosystems, impacting the livelihood of fishers and farmers who depend on it. …”
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Climate mitigation and human comfort – A decision-support modeling and simulation tool by Roberta Zarcone, Federica Nava, Fabrizio Tucci

“… Human activities are recognised as primarily responsible for global warming, with consequences such as biodiversity loss and extreme weather phenomena that impact human well-being. …”
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Population Ecology and Possible Threats to Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus Ellipsiprymnus Defassa) in the Nechsar National Park, Ethiopia by Birtukan Tsegaye Demisse, Gatriay Tut Deng

“…Different conservation measures should be taken to create a conducive environment for waterbuck and large park biodiversity.…”
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A taxonomic summary of Aphelidiaceae by Peter M. Letcher, Martha J. Powell

“…Recent studies in molecular phylogenetics have revealed an abundance of related environmental sequences that indicate unrealized biodiversity within the group. Herein, we briefly summarize the history of aphelids and acknowledge the controversy of placement of the group with related organisms. …”
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Study of Increasing the Export Potential of Indonesia Wood Pellets as a Source of the Renewable Biomass Energy Source by Victor Tulus Pangapoi Sidabutar

“…In addition, the existing plant biodiversity that can be used as a source of raw material for wood pellets are unique compared to other competitors. …”
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Les trames vertes urbaines, un nouveau support pour une cité verte ? by Jean-Michel Le Bot, Françoise Philip

“…Although “Grenelle 2” French regulation, which defines the green and blue frames, emphasizes the necessity to protect biodiversity for itself, green frames local developers are willing to translate this necessity and achieving compromises between worlds.…”
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Multivalorisation et patrimonialisation de paysages d’arbres hors forêt en Ariège by Sylvie Guillerme, Jean-Paul Métailié, Éric Maire

“…These landscapes which ensure biodiversity, also represent a cultural heritage dimension taken into account in local development policies. …”
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