Environmental Protection in Strategic Instruments of Spatial Policy in Poland by Maciej J. Nowak

“…The analyses and research show that, especially in strategic instruments at the local level, consideration should be given to determining the importance of protected areas in shaping the environment, indicating potential solutions to environmental threats, and the social context of environmental protection. …”
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Reaction-diffusion for fish populations with realistic mobility by Philip Broadbridge

“…It is then shown how to modify critical domain sizes of protected areas with Dirichlet and Robin boundary conditions for populations.…”
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Wind power deployment in Germany: trade-offs of spatial planning instruments by Charlotte Geiger, Philip Tafarte, Elisabeth Wolfram, Paul Lehmann

“…Wind turbines may cause negative environmental impacts, such as residential disamenities or adverse effects for ecologically protected areas. Spatial planning policies are a common instrument to address these impacts, e.g. by excluding areas from wind power. …”
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A Review of Japanese Ecological Anthropology on Central African Hunter-gatherers by Mitsuo Ichikawa

“…Contemporary hunter-gatherers in central Africa face similar problems concerning their culture and environment: destruction of the forests that have been accommodating their unique forest-based culture, influences of market economy and consumerism, and nature conservation initiatives that restrict their extractive activities in protected areas. In order to cope with these problems, it is important to understand their life and culture in local ecological settings, as well as in historical and wider economic and political contexts. …”
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PENGARUH PEMANFAATAN LAHAN TERHADAP EKOSISTEM PESISIR DI KAWASAN TELUK AMBON by Yulia Asyiawati

“…The results showed that there was a shift utilization, namely: to change the function of protected areas into mixed areas and dryland farming for 83.12%, coastal border that changes the function into the airport area, mixed area, settlements, dry land farming for 96.02%, dry land agriculture which transformed the function into neighborhoods, the area is a mixture of 8.70%. …”
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Agricultural Land Suitability Analysis for Land Use Planning: The Case of the Madrid Region by Nerea Morán-Alonso, Andrés Viedma-Guiard, Marian Simón-Rojo, Rafael Córdoba-Hernández

“…We propose three strategies depending on the suitability of land use: the introduction of crops in priority areas for horticulture or arable crops, agricultural protection areas and ecological regeneration areas.…”
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Nord Stream methane leaks spread across 14% of Baltic waters by Martin Mohrmann, Louise C. Biddle, Gregor Rehder, Henry C. Bittig, Bastien Y. Queste

“…We use sustained high-resolution observations of methane concentrations from autonomous gliders and an instrumented ship of opportunity to reveal the timing and spread of dissolved methane across different Baltic regions and marine protected areas. Estimates of methane spread and concentrations are essential to understand the ecosystem response, and for establishing accurate priors for atmospheric outgassing and transport models. …”
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Tsidy, Repahaka sy Fotsife: 15 years research on nocturnal lemurs in the Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar by Marine Joly

“…"The Ankarafantsika Lemur Project", is based at the field station of Ampijoroa in the National Park of Ankarafantsika in the North-West of Madagascar and is conducted by the Institute of Zoology from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Germany) in close collaboration with the local universities of Antananarivo, of Mahajanga and Madagascar National Parks (authorities for the management of protected areas in Madagascar). The project started in 1996. …”
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Expanding horizon of invasive alien plants under the interacting effects of global climate change: Multifaceted impacts and management prospects by Roger Bruce Syngkli, Prabhat Kumar Rai, Lalnuntluanga

“…Changes in climatic variables also facilitated IAP to expand their horizon irrespective of the extreme climate and geographical barriers, which enhanced the vulnerability of protected areas rich in endemics. Moreover, IAP-climate change impacted the forestry/agroforestry systems by restricting abiotic resources and influencing forest regeneration, litter stock, and nutrient cycling. …”
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Characterization of Animals Raiding the Community and Possible Measures for Mitigation Around Kibale National Park in Bigodi Town Council Kamwenge District. by Twinomuyambi, Ernest

“…Human-wildlife conflict, particularly animal raids on agricultural communities, poses a significant challenge to the livelihoods of residents living near protected areas such as Kibale National Park. This study aimed to characterize the animals involved in raiding activities, examine the impact of these raids on residents' livelihoods, and investigate the factors contributing to the increased frequency of such incidents. …”
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Post-Dredging Nitrogen Dynamics at the Sediment–Water Interface: The Shallow, Eutrophic Mogan Lake, Turkey by Topçu Akasya, Atlığ Seda

“…Mogan Lake, in the Gölbaşı Special Environmental Protection Area, is one of the most important Ramsar-nominated wetlands in Turkey. …”
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Revealing the status of Orbicella: Main reef-builder of Morrocoy National Park and Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Venezuela, Southern Caribbean. by Anaurora Yranzo-Duque, Ana Teresa Herrera-Reveles, Estrella Villamizar, Francoise Cabada-Blanco, Jeannette Pérez-Benítez, Hazael Boadas, José G Rodríguez Quintal, Carlos Pereira, Samuel Narciso, Freddy A Bustillos

“…In this study, we aimed to describe the population status of Orbicella faveolata and Orbicella annularis in two coastal Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of Venezuela: Morrocoy National Park and Cuare Wildlife Refuge. …”
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Human-Terrestrial Wildlife Conflict in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review by Getahun Shanko, Bekele Tona

“…The main drivers reported were land use change, proximity to protected areas, and illegal resource exploitation. In the management case, the use of traditional protection techniques such as fencing, guarding, and physical barriers was reported. …”
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A Simulation Model for a Hybrid-Electric Craft in Restricted Waters by Francesco Mauro, Ubaldo la Monaca, Alberto Marinò, Vittorio Bucci

“…Sustainable mobility is one of the most challenging issues for passenger transport inside environmental protected areas and ecologically fragile environments. …”
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Daily Activity Pattern of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada, Ruppell 1835) in Kotu Forest, Northern Ethiopia by Degu Abate, Zerihun Girma

“…The ecology of meta populations of geladas outside protected areas is less studied, and their population status is uncertain. …”
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The Influence of Military Logistics to the Environment of Military Areas: Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects. Case Study from the Czech Republic by Jan Lípa, Ladislav Rozenský, Aly Hawa Camara

“…As a result, a number of protected areas and localities could be created within them. …”
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A Choice Behavior Model of Bike-Sharing Based on User Perception, Psychological Expectations, and Loyalty by Xingjian Xue, Zixu Wang, Xuejiao Liu, Zhou Zhou, Rui Song

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Comprehensive Utilization Pattern of the Bohai Rim Coastline Using the Restrictive Composite Index Method by Yun Zhang, Tong Wu, Yuanzhi Ye

“…Industrial production areas along the coastline are mainly distributed in the East Liaodong and Bohai bays, and ecological protection areas are located in the estuaries of the Liaohe and Yellow River. …”
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Les « terroirs » maritimes revisités by Marie-Christine Cormier-Salem, Adama Mbaye

“…This dynamic is discussed through various West African examples, from global to local scales: the proposed regionalization of West African sea spaces of the World Bank, Act III of decentralization, completing the process of communalization of traditional terroirs and the creation of Marine Protected Areas and Areas of Community Heritage or the current craze for local sea-food products or meroir.…”
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Crop wild relatives in Vologda Province by L. Yu. Shipilina

“…Sheksninsko-Sudsky, Vozhega-Kubensky, Verkhnesukhonsky and Nizhnesukhonsky Districts with their 57 protected areas of different ranks conserve 29 species of CWR listed in the Red Book of Vologda Province.…”
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