Improving biodiversity in Central and Eastern European domestic gardens needs regionally scaled strategies DOI Creative Commons
Zsófia Varga‐Szilay, Arvīds Barševskis, Klára Benedek

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июль 16, 2024

Abstract Amid ongoing urbanisation and increasing anthropogenic activities, domestic gardens, while they cannot replace undisturbed habitats, play a valuable role in enhancing urban biodiversity by supplementing green areas improving landscape connectivity. Moreover, biodiversity-friendly gardens also improve human well-being foster connections between nature people. To study these benefits, we distributed an online questionnaire 2022 2023, used scoring system to evaluate the ecological value of garden owners’ motivations, pesticide use habits. We machine learning explore how indices interact what sociodemographic factors drive them across nine Central Eastern European (CEE) countries. Additionally, explored differences similarities values gardening practices building high biodiversity. Our findings reveal significant variability both within countries, all three with Romania faring low Czechia reaching scores indices. Domestic was ubiquitous CEE largely unaffected factors. However, increased time spent associated reduced greater potential for fostering Garden owners over 55 tended follow uphold longstanding conventional thus lowered index scores. The local-scale observed emphasise need regionally tailored guidelines standardized regulations Europe. Optimal strategies effective environmental educational community programs can be developed based on local this study. maximize their impact meet needs, should educate about health effects pesticides offer comprehensive biodiversity-related information regions social strata. This is particularly crucial Europe (CEE), where such initiatives are currently underrepresented. Highlights enhance support well-being. Study conducted Significant countries practices. Improving needs scaled strategies. Reducing awareness key.

Язык: Английский

Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature DOI
Ingo Kowarik, Leonie K. Fischer, Dagmar Haase

и другие.

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

In an increasingly urbanized world, urban biodiversity is people's primary contact with nature. However, as cities expand and densify, green blue spaces their are under pressure, risking declines in liveability. This Review discusses the benefits of multiple challenges it faces, identifies opportunities pathways towards developing sustainable, biodiverse for both humans The substantial biological richness that areas can harbour helps to mitigate environmental pressures, address adapt climate change, human health well-being. challenged by competition space, pressures declining engagement residents Understanding underlying mechanisms informs efforts create maintain high-quality blue–green infrastructure. Biodiversity-sensitive socially inclusive governance planning key biodiverse, cities. Urban policies should move cross-sectional approaches coordinate sectors such health, education, design. Developing shared environments nature contributes global conservation offers solutions social faced underpins ecosystem services cities, but faces from activities, nature, inadequate systems. provided biodiversity, its promotion conservation.

Язык: Английский

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Land Use Change Impacts over the Indus Delta: A Case Study of Sindh Province, Pakistan DOI Creative Commons

Maira Masood,

Chunguang He,

Shoukat Ali Shah

и другие.

Land, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(7), С. 1080 - 1080

Опубликована: Июль 17, 2024

Land use and land cover changes (LULCCs) are vital indicators for assessing the dynamic relationship between humans nature, particularly in diverse evolving landscapes. This study employs remote sensing (RS) data machine learning algorithms (MLAs) to investigate LULCC dynamics within Indus River Delta region of Sindh, Pakistan. The focus is on tracking trajectories mangrove forests associated ecosystem services over twenty years. Our findings reveal a modest improvement forest specific areas, with an increase from 0.28% 0.4%, alongside slight expansion wetland areas 2.95% 3.19%. However, significant increases cropland, increasing 22.76% 28.14%, built-up 0.71% 1.66%, pose risks such as altered sedimentation runoff patterns well habitat degradation. Additionally, decreases barren 57.10% 52.7% reduction rangeland 16.16% 13.92% indicate intensified conversion logging activities. highlights vulnerability ecosystems agricultural expansion, urbanization, resource exploitation, mismanagement. Recommendations include harmonizing developmental ambitions ecological conservation, prioritizing integrated coastal area management, reinforcing protection measures, implementing sustainable planning practices. These actions essential ensuring long-term sustainability region’s human communities.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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From Gardens to Neighbourhoods: Characterizing the Climate Adaptation Contribution of the Garden Landscape in Flanders DOI
Kelly Wittemans, Valérie Dewaelheyns, Janne Teerlinck

и другие.

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 102, С. 128588 - 128588

Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Improving biodiversity in Central and Eastern European domestic gardens needs regionally scaled strategies DOI Creative Commons
Zsófia Varga‐Szilay, Arvīds Barševskis, Klára Benedek

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июль 16, 2024

Abstract Amid ongoing urbanisation and increasing anthropogenic activities, domestic gardens, while they cannot replace undisturbed habitats, play a valuable role in enhancing urban biodiversity by supplementing green areas improving landscape connectivity. Moreover, biodiversity-friendly gardens also improve human well-being foster connections between nature people. To study these benefits, we distributed an online questionnaire 2022 2023, used scoring system to evaluate the ecological value of garden owners’ motivations, pesticide use habits. We machine learning explore how indices interact what sociodemographic factors drive them across nine Central Eastern European (CEE) countries. Additionally, explored differences similarities values gardening practices building high biodiversity. Our findings reveal significant variability both within countries, all three with Romania faring low Czechia reaching scores indices. Domestic was ubiquitous CEE largely unaffected factors. However, increased time spent associated reduced greater potential for fostering Garden owners over 55 tended follow uphold longstanding conventional thus lowered index scores. The local-scale observed emphasise need regionally tailored guidelines standardized regulations Europe. Optimal strategies effective environmental educational community programs can be developed based on local this study. maximize their impact meet needs, should educate about health effects pesticides offer comprehensive biodiversity-related information regions social strata. This is particularly crucial Europe (CEE), where such initiatives are currently underrepresented. Highlights enhance support well-being. Study conducted Significant countries practices. Improving needs scaled strategies. Reducing awareness key.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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