Biological Conservation,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
289, С. 110380 - 110380
Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2023
In
medicine
and
public
health,
the
Hippocratic
injunction
to
'first
do
no
harm'
has
inspired
a
longstanding
tradition
of
research
practice
seeking
mitigate
iatrogenic
(doctor
or
practitioner-created)
risks.
Aiming
anticipate
prevent
outcomes,
dark
logic
models
challenge
practitioners
explicitly
consider
mechanisms
through
which
harms
may
arise
from
implementation
proposed
interventions.
Placing
recent
literatures
on
conservation
(in)justice
in
closer
dialogue
with
debates
about
utility
health
sciences,
this
article
explores
how
such
approaches
not
be
useful
for
avoiding
negative
social
impacts
injustices
governance.
Particularly
considering
resurgent
spatial
ambitions
global
biodiversity
–
as
evidenced
by
Half
Earth
30
×
targets
we
suggest
that
ultimately
prove
worthwhile
component
vis-à-vis
UN
Convention
Biological
Diversity's
Kunming-Montreal
Global
Biodiversity
Framework.
context,
constitute
an
additional
tool
can
used
complementary
fashion,
alongside
others
better
harms,
well
avoid
further
burdening
those
who
have
done
least
cause
crisis
conservation's
socioeconomic
impacts.
Ecological Indicators,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
156, С. 111133 - 111133
Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2023
The
development
of
the
Yellow
River
Basin
(YRB)
has
been
constrained
by
resource
utilization,
ecological
conservation,
and
economic
growth.
aim
this
study
was
to
establish
a
theoretical
framework
for
characterizing
relationships
among
resources,
economy,
ecology
in
YRB
using
panel
data
remote
sensing
from
nine
provinces
basin
2002
2022.
Furthermore,
coupling
coordination
degree
model
geographical
detector
were
used
evaluate
spatiotemporal
relevant
factors.
Our
findings
manifold.
(1)
its
improved
varying
degrees,
with
upstream
showing
stronger
than
midstream
downstream
provinces.
(2)
most
significant
growth
rates
observed
during
2002–2006
2014–2018.
However,
noticeable
decline
occurred
2006–2010,
indicating
that
constraints
negative
effects
pronounced
when
not
apparent.
(3)
average
2022
0.684.
Excellent
Shandong
Province
Henan
Province,
good
Shaanxi
Shanxi
Province.
(4)
In
initial
part
period,
water
supply,
demand,
allocation
had
strong
on
degree.
Over
time,
focus
shifted
single
system
multiple
systems,
which
increased
similarity
explanatory
power
different
Additionally,
an
in-depth
analysis
factors
conducted
characterize
policy
orientations
periods
YRB.
Policy
recommendations
provided
basis
natural
conditions
socio-economic
have
implications
high-quality
Generally,
our
results
provide
key
insights
will
aid
coordinated
sustainable
regional
development.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
925, С. 171692 - 171692
Опубликована: Март 12, 2024
Biodiversity
underpins
the
functioning
of
ecosystems
and
diverse
benefits
that
nature
provides
to
people,
yet
is
being
lost
at
an
unprecedented
rate.
To
halt
or
reverse
biodiversity
loss,
it
critical
understand
complex
interdependencies
between
key
drivers
sectors
inform
development
holistic
policies
actions.
We
conducted
a
literature
review
on
interlinkages
climate
change,
food,
water,
energy,
transport
health
("the
nexus").
Evidence
extracted
from
194
peer-reviewed
articles
was
analysed
assess
how
influenced
by
influencing
other
nexus
elements.
Out
354
elements,
53
%
were
negative,
29
positive
18
contained
both
negative
influences.
The
majority
studies
provide
evidence
influence
elements
biodiversity,
highlighting
substantial
damage
inflicted
human
activities.
main
types
impacts
land
water
use/change,
degradation,
direct
species
fatalities
through
collisions
with
infrastructure.
Alternatively,
having
limited
effects
invasive
alien
vector-borne
diseases.
Furthermore,
range
provided
can
have
influences
each
practices
promote
co-benefits.
These
included
biodiversity-friendly
management
in
relevant
sectors,
protection
restoration
essential
ecosystem
services,
green
blue
infrastructure
including
nature-based
solutions,
sustainable
healthy
diets
mitigate
change.
highlighted
complexity
context-dependency
within
nexus,
but
clearly
demonstrates
importance
underpinning
resilient
well-being
ensuring
future
for
people
planet.
Abstract
Non-technical
summary
We
identify
a
set
of
essential
recent
advances
in
climate
change
research
with
high
policy
relevance,
across
natural
and
social
sciences:
(1)
looming
inevitability
implications
overshooting
the
1.5°C
warming
limit,
(2)
urgent
need
for
rapid
managed
fossil
fuel
phase-out,
(3)
challenges
scaling
carbon
dioxide
removal,
(4)
uncertainties
regarding
future
contribution
sinks,
(5)
intertwinedness
crises
biodiversity
loss
change,
(6)
compound
events,
(7)
mountain
glacier
loss,
(8)
human
immobility
face
risks,
(9)
adaptation
justice,
(10)
just
transitions
food
systems.
Technical
The
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change
Assessment
Reports
provides
scientific
foundation
international
negotiations
constitutes
an
unmatched
resource
researchers.
However,
assessment
cycles
take
multiple
years.
As
to
cross-
interdisciplinary
understanding
diverse
communities,
we
have
streamlined
annual
process
synthesize
significant
advances.
collected
input
from
experts
various
fields
using
online
questionnaire
prioritized
10
key
insights
relevance.
This
year,
focus
on:
overshoot
urgency
scale-up
joint
governance
accelerated
amidst
present
succinct
account
these
insights,
reflect
their
implications,
offer
integrated
policy-relevant
messages.
science
synthesis
communication
effort
is
also
basis
report
contributing
elevate
every
year
time
United
Nations
Conference.
Social
media
highlight
–
more
than
200
experts.
Environmental Research Letters,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(2), С. 024004 - 024004
Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2024
Abstract
The
water-energy-food
(WEF)
nexus
is
a
concept
and
approach
to
examine
the
interactions
of
water,
energy,
food
resources.
Similarly,
compound
risks
are
set
risk
types
that
consider
multiple
connected
factors
amplify
risks.
While
both
concepts
promoted
as
approaches
move
beyond
silos
address
complex
problems
in
environmental
governance,
there
has
been
limited
exploration
their
overlap.
Our
study
integrates
these
two
for
more
holistic
assessment
management
resources
context
climate
We
connections
between
WEF
ways.
First,
we
review
literature
identify
previous
conceptual
Second,
seven
case
studies
with
how
might
be
considered
practice.
results
demonstrate
limited,
though
not
non-existent,
integration
theoretical
studies.
four
cases
do
show
some
level
connection
practice
opportunities
greater
future,
such
leveraging
water
sector
bridge
challenges
together.
Environmental Science & Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
160, С. 103849 - 103849
Опубликована: Июль 27, 2024
The
water-energy-food
(WEF)
nexus
has
been
promoted
as
an
approach
to
integrated
governance
that
can
increase
system
sustainability.
However,
there
have
limited
empirical
studies
demonstrate
how
WEF
leads
towards
Therefore,
the
study
investigates
collaborative
of
connects
sustainability
in
Singapore,
considered
one
most
sustainable
cities
world.
objective
is
understand
structure
Singapore
and
explore
this
contributes
This
uses
a
case
with
qualitative
text
analysis
on
multiple
data
types
address
research
objective.
results
show
two
key
findings.
First,
findings
at
national
level
but
less
lower
levels
governance.
Second,
while
integration,
including
connections,
sustainability,
are
also
factors
beyond
contribute
Singapore.
concludes
provides
opportunity
for
improved
within
system,
alone
may
not
be
sufficient
realized.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
375, С. 124246 - 124246
Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025
The
Jordan
Valley
(JV)
is
a
critical
region
where
the
interplay
of
water,
energy,
food,
and
ecosystem
(WEFE)
dynamics
presents
both
challenges
opportunities
for
sustainable
development
climate
change
mitigation
adaptation.
In
such
transboundary
river
basin
with
acute
nexus
problems
long
history
conflicts,
it
essential
that
conscious
efforts
are
made
to
pluralize
debate
actively
encourage
stakeholders'
empowerment,
participation
fair
collaboration
in
strategic
planning.
An
integrated
framework
participatory
planning
WEFE
proposed,
which
has
been
developed
context
JV
case
study.
approach
emphasizes
decentralized,
but
coordinated
decision
making
as
source
solutions,
based
on
clear
understanding
faced.
engagement
process
consisted
living
lab
sessions
Causal
Loop
diagrams
facilitated
discussions
stakeholders
by
visualizing
complexity
interdependence
sectors
prioritizing
Community
capacity
assessment
appraised
capacities
each
community,
identifying
barriers
addressing
their
priorities.
Finally,
gap
analysis
bridged
baseline
actionable
targets.
results
not
only
highlight
pressing
challenges,
priorities,
leverage
points
territory
also
outline
pathways
fostering
resilience
adaptation
region's
intertwined
crises.
priorities
across
three
territories
reveal
significant
disparities,
reflecting
diverse
socio-political,
environmental,
economic
contexts
region.
methodologies
overall
may
be
replicated
other
regions
similar
around
world.
