Assessing Four Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change: Policy Impacts and Environmental Dynamics in the Min River Basin, Fujian, China by Weixuan Huang, Anil Shrestha, Yifan Xie, Jianwu Yan, Jingxin Wang, Futao Guo, Yuee Cao, Guangyu Wang

“…Second, by analyzing existing policies, we categorized four decades of LULCC trends from 1980 to 2020, delineating three distinct stages: (1) the Economic Restoration (ER) stage (1978–1989), when the ecological impacts of LULCC on forests, croplands, and water bodies received limited policy attention; (2) the Construction of Ecological Protection and Economic Development (EPED) stage (1989–2012), which saw a significant increase in forest coverage, primarily driven by various central and provincial environmental conservation policies, such as the Green for Grain and the “Three-Five-Seven Reforestation Project” in Fujian; and (3) the Ecological Civilization (EC) stage (2012–2020), in which policy focus shifted from expanding forest land areas to enhancing the quality of these areas. …”
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Heavy metals in sediments and fishery catches from the Beibu Gulf, China: Bioaccumulation, potential risks, and human by Zhao Shuwen, Huang Liangliang, Wang Caiguang, Yang Yiheng, Yang Xi

“…In this study, 3 species of fishey catches (Pennahia macrocephalus, Saurida tumbil, and Upeneus sulphureus) and sediments were collected from the Beibu Gulf to identify the residual levels, human health risk, and ecological risk of HMs (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn). …”
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An Empirical Study on the Influencing Factors of the Returning Intention of Overseas Talents by Liu Liu, Fan Tian

“…This study integrates two theoretical perspectives at macro and individual levels, puts forward a new theoretical framework for analyzing the intention of returning overseas talents, and constructs a theoretical model including the intention of returning overseas talents, talent ecological environment of the host country, prospect expectation of home country, talent growth expectation, and perceived opportunity. …”
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Rolnictwo ekologiczne a właściwości gleby i jej różnorodność biologiczna by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram

“…This review deals with the influence of organic farming, as well as with the effects the conversion of conventional to ecological farming systems have had on the quality of soil and biodiversity. …”
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How Developments in Genebanks Could Shape Utilization Strategies for Domestic Animals by Qianzi Ren, Ying Gong, Peng Su, Gang Liu, Yabin Pu, Fuqing Yu, Yuehui Ma, Zhenqing Wang, Yefang Li, Lin Jiang

“…Global geographical, climatic, and ecological diversity has given rise to a wealth of domestic animals, which are essential for food security and agricultural sustainability. …”
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Mechanical and microscopic characterization of expansive soils modified by water-soluble polymers by Fan Yang, Yong Zhao, Huanyu Dong, Huarong Wang, Wangjin Niu, Zhixia Zhao, Fuyong Song, Hang Tan

“…Abstract With the advancement of ecological and environmental protection construction, the research on the modification of expansive soil using environmentally friendly polymers can make up for the harm to the ecological environment caused by traditional modification. …”
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Mediação social e agroecologia: trajetórias e desafios dos agentes do Núcleo Missões da Rede Ecovida de Agroecologia by Cristina Bremm, Everton Lazzaretti Picolotto

“…Considering this context, the purpose of this article is to deal with complexity in social mediation relations involving ecological farmers, technicians and leaders linked to Missões Nucleus from Ecovida Agroecology Network, located in the northwest of Rio Grande do Sul state. …”
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Promotion of tourist potentials, traffic and investments as the basis of the economic development of Vranjska Banja by Novović Milan, Lukić Aleksandar, Ostojić Bojana, Pećić Milutin

“…The contribution of the work is reflected in the identification of appropriate solutions that can be the basis for formulating the economic development strategy of Vranjska Banja as an ecological destination.…”
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A construção social da qualidade na produção agroalimentar: o caso do arroz "Amigo do Taim"1 by Flávio Sacco dos Anjos, Gisela Loureiro Duarte

“…The article analyzes the trajectory that culminated in the creation of organic rice "Amigo do Taim", revealing the nature ofthe social ties that were being woven to develop a unique process of social construction of quality in a specifíc region ofRio Grande do Sul, in the close to one ofthe main natural reserves of this Brazilian state, the Taim Ecological Sta-tion. The initiative came amid the search for economic viability for a group of families settled in the extreme south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. …”
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Research on the reuse path of the Third Front construction stock space in China based on value assessment by Liquan Xu, Zhentian Zhang, Gangyi Tan, Lei Yuan

“…These sites exhibit a unique “non-urban, non-rural” layout and possess heritage, asset, and ecological values. The study identifies various reuse strategies, including heritage preservation, property rights transformation, and ecological restoration through rewilding. …”
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Identifying Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivities in Response to Water Resources Management in the Heihe River Basin in China by Dongqin Yin, Xiang Li, Yuefei Huang, Yuan Si, Rui Bai

“…The Heihe River Basin, the second largest inland river basin in China, plays a vital role in the ecological sustainability of the Hexi Corridor. However, the requirements for regional economic development and ecological balance cannot be fully met due to water resource shortage and overexploitation induced by an extremely dry climate and population growth, especially in the middle and lower basins. …”
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Flora i fauna rezerwatu przyrody Jezioro Kiełpińskie i sąsiednich starorzeczy w strefie podmiejskiej Warszawy by Jerzy Romanowski, Paweł Boniecki, Anita Kaliszewicz, Marek Kloss, Izabella Olejniczka

“…In this case, not only should Kiełpińskie Lake be protected, but also its surroundings, which form elements of an ecological corridor.…”
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Climate narratives in educational agendas: On the value of time for pedagogical research and environmental policies by José Antonio Caride, José Gutiérrez Pérez, Pablo Ángel Meira Cartea

“…We conclude by highlighting that educational research must take into account the rhythms of the crisis: from the temporal dimension (synchronic and diachronic) inherent to anthropogenic climate change, up to the dimension that must be incorporated, as a key factor, in any socio-ecological transition that promotes lifestyles that are ecologically and socially sustainable, fair, and equitable.…”
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Understanding the spread of agriculture in the Western Mediterranean (6th-3rd millennia BC) with Machine Learning tools by Maria Elena Castiello, Emmanuele Russo, Héctor Martínez-Grau, Ana Jesus, Georgina Prats, Ferran Antolín

“…Here, we tackle this question by compiling data and proxies at a superregional and multi-scale level, including archaeobotanical information, radiocarbon dates and paleoclimatic models, then applying a machine learning approach to investigate the impact of ecological and climatic constraints on the first Neolithic humans and crops. …”
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Imagining alternative futures through the lens of food in the Afghan and Tajik Pamir mountains by Frederik J.W. Van Oudenhoven, L. Jamila Haider

“…Development efforts in the Pamirs are hampered by i) real and imagined agro-ecological limits, ii) terrific geopolitical, institutional and social challenges, and related to both, iii) a strong lack of imagination. …”
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High Antennal Expression of <i>CYP6K1</i> and <i>CYP4V2</i> Participate in the Recognition of Alarm Pheromones by <i>Solenopsis invicta</i> Buren by Xinyi Jiang, Jiacheng Shen, Peng Lin, Youming Hou

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Assessment of Fish Species Biodiversity in the Yong River Basin Based on Environmental DNA Metabarcoding by Shengming Deng, Bai-an Lin, Yan Luo, Xiaolong Dang, Chengdan Ma, Yongcan Zhou, Xiang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Ning Xu, Shousong Jiang, Jiana Li, Jianlong Li

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Contribution of dust emissions from farmland to particulate matter concentrations in North China Plain: Integration of WRF-Chem and WEPS model by Haopeng Zhang, Feng Wang, Shenghui Zhou, Tianning Zhang, Minghui Qi, Hongquan Song

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Phosphorylation of Arabidopsis NRT1.1 regulates plant stomatal aperture and drought resistance in low nitrate condition by Yuchen Kou, Bodan Su, Shunyao Yang, Wei Gong, Xi Zhang, Xiaoyi Shan

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Learning theological ethics through the Heidelberg Catechism by D. F. Ottati

“…It also suggests a revision of the catechism’s basic theology in light of the current ecological crisis and in conjunction with a theocentric strand in Reformed theologies of creation. …”
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