Habitat quality on the edge of anthropogenic pressures: Predicting the impact of land use changes in the Brazilian Upper Paraguay river Basin
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
459, С. 142546 - 142546
Опубликована: Май 11, 2024
Landscape
changes
driven
by
anthropogenic
activities
often
have
negative
impacts
on
ecosystems,
jeopardizing
the
provision
of
vital
services
that
sustain
biotic
elements
and
wildlife.
Predicting
effects
such
transformations
is
crucial
for
developing
strategies
to
mitigate
ecological
damage.
This
study
explores
interaction
land
use
habitat
quality
estimates
in
Upper
Paraguay
River
Basin
Brazil,
using
InVEST
Habitat
Quality
model
estimate
spatiotemporal
landscape
trends
evaluate
potential
impact
policies
future.
Under
a
business-as-usual
scenario
2050,
are
simulated
shaping
quality,
degradation,
rarity
as
proxies
biodiversity
conservation.
Results
show
an
extensive
expansion
pastures
through
deforestation,
leading
progressive
degradation
with
significant
decay
predicted
observed
quality.
The
index
spatial
decrease
from
0.78
0.57
1989-2050
period.
same
trend
protected
areas
period
2019-2050,
increase
0.80
conservation
units,
0.75
0.53
indigenous
lands.
For
improved
outcomes,
this
work
introduces
new
insights
environmental
actions
can
be
flagged
sustainable
management
practices
perspectives
towards
pressures
at
different
scales.
Therefore,
government
institutions
responsible
protection
units
communities
informed
about
their
territories.
findings
suggest
incorporating
additional
climate-related
variables
could
valuable
direction
future
studies
extend
further
modelling
approaches
explored
work.
Язык: Английский
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) in agriculture: trends and gaps on research
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 30
Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2024
Interest
in
the
use
of
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
frameworks
to
increase
sustainability
reduce
associated
risks
is
growing
agricultural
sector.
However,
it
remains
unclear
how
what
extent
ESG
could
best
be
integrated
into
systems
benefit
farmers.
Drawing
on
existing
scientific
literature,
this
article
aims
(i)
identify
current
emerging
themes
research
relevant
sector,
(ii)
describe
gaps
thus
opportunities
progress
an
agenda
Australia
(iii)
propose
potential
future
directions
based
initial
findings.
This
review
demonstrates
that
sector
its
early
stages,
but
changing
quickly
there
opportunity
for
academic
advance
our
science-based
knowledge
agriculture.
We
suggest
focus
policy
management
innovative
technologies
with
goal
addressing
limitations
advancing
adoption
principles
practices
Specifically,
we
recommend
efforts
made
create
credentials
improve
sustainable
producers
verifying
improved
outcomes.
Язык: Английский
ESG lending, technology investment and banking performance in BRICS: navigating sustainability and financial stability
China Finance Review International,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 2, 2025
Purpose
This
study
examines
the
impact
of
ESG
lending
and
technology-related
capital
expenditures
on
banking
performance
in
BRICS
economies.
It
assesses
how
these
factors
influence
return
risk-weighted
assets
nonperforming
loans,
providing
insights
into
role
sustainable
finance
digital
transformation
stability.
Design/methodology/approach
Using
quarterly
panel
data
(2015–2023)
from
commercial
banks
Brazil,
Russia,
India,
China
South
Africa
(BRICS),
this
employs
fixed-effects
regression
models
to
estimate
effects
technology
investment
performance.
A
robustness
check
is
conducted
by
segmenting
sample
large
small
assess
moderating
institutional
scale.
Findings
The
results
indicate
that
greater
exposure
high-ESG
firms
enhances
improving
RoRWA
reducing
NPLs.
Similarly,
borrowers
investing
exhibit
more
substantial
financial
stability,
leading
lower
credit
risk
for
banks.
are
pronounced
smaller
banks,
suggesting
technology-driven
strategies
provide
mitigation
benefits
institutions
with
resource
constraints.
Practical
implications
findings
highlight
strategic
importance
integrating
frameworks.
Banks
should
develop
specialized
products
enhance
technology-based
assessments
optimize
strategies.
Policymakers
introduce
incentives
promote
finance,
encourage
standardize
reporting
across
emerging
markets.
Originality/value
contributes
literature
jointly
examining
investments
provides
empirical
evidence
BRICS,
highlighting
scale
shaping
effectiveness
offer
actionable
regulators
seeking
balance
sustainability
high-growth
but
volatile
Язык: Английский
Changes in habitat quality and their driving forces in the coastal zone of Hainan Island: Insights from 20 years of research and future projections
Deleted Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Combining protection and restoration strategies enables cost-effective compensation with ecological equivalence in Brazil
Environmental Impact Assessment Review,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
114, С. 107922 - 107922
Опубликована: Март 23, 2025
Язык: Английский
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Forest Habitat Quality in Southern Brazil
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
A framework for functional zoning assessment of national parks under multi-objective collaborative management: A case study of Kalamaili National Park in Xinjiang, China
自然资源学报,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
40(6), С. 1605 - 1605
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Spatial Patterns and Driving Forces of Past and Future Habitat Quality on Hainan Island, China
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Business education and its paradoxes: Linking business and biodiversity through critical pedagogy curriculum
British Educational Research Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 10, 2024
Abstract
The
Kunming‐Montreal
Global
Biodiversity
Framework,
launched
during
the
United
Nations
Conference
in
December
2022,
encourages
governments,
companies
and
investors
to
publish
data
on
their
nature‐related
risks,
dependencies
impacts.
These
disclosures
are
intended
drive
businesses
recognise,
manage
mitigate
reliance
ecosystem
goods
services.
However,
there
is
a
‘biodiversity
blind
spot’
that
evident
for
most
organisations
business
schools.
Business
education
rarely
addresses
root
causes
of
biodiversity
loss,
such
as
unsustainable
exploitation
natural
resources.
As
dominant
positioning
Education
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(ESDG)
presents
anthropocentric
instrumental
terms
inadequate
addressing
decline,
we
posit
more
progressive
transformative
ecocentric
through
ecopedagogy
ecoliteracy
needed.
Both
approaches
include
development
critical
thinking
about
degrowth,
circular
economy
conventional
stakeholder
theory
non‐human
stakeholders.
Using
comparative
case
studies
from
Northumbria
University,
University
Hong
Kong
Amsterdam
Applied
Sciences,
illustrate
how
can
be
transformed
address
providing
theoretical
guidance
practical
recommendations
academic
practitioners
future
leaders.
Язык: Английский