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• Local Community Participation in Rhino Conservation - Key to Conservation Success

  Admire Chanyandura

  10-12

  
  Article ID: 2349
  585  (Abstract) 189  (Download)
  

  Abstract: A robust framework to guide community engagement in sustainable wildlife conservation and illegal wildlife trade is lacking. Virtually all conservation bodies and players believe that local communities are key to the success of rhino conservation but they are not equally walking their talk. Bottom-up community-based initiatives help to curb poaching especially level one poachers. The... More

  2020-10-15

• Biological Corridors as a Connectivity Tool in the Region of the Great American Chaco: Identification of Biodiversity Hotspots in the Ecoregions of the Paraguayan Chaco

  María Fátima Mereles, Gloria Céspedes, José Luís Cartes, Rosalía Goerzen, Juana De Egea-Elsam, Laura Rodríguez, Alberto Yanosky, Laura Villalba, Andrea Weiler, Pier Cacciali

  20-26

  
  Article ID: 1324
  1767  (Abstract) 362  (Download)
  

  Abstract: This work presents the main biodiversity hotspots existing in the Paraguayan Chaco and is an update of the results obtained in the first Ecoregional Assessment of the Great American Chaco. These are the results of a series of workshops that included scientific and technical discussions carried out by local experts in zoology, botany, forestry, soil... More

  2019-11-29

• Emerging Strategies for Ecological Conservation: Challenging Traditional Theories and Advancing Sustainable Solutions

  Sonia Khawand

  1-18

  
  Article ID: 8815
  505  (Abstract) 374  (Download)
  

  Abstract: Ecological conservation is at a crossroad as environmental stresses around the world intensify and traditional models of conservation exhibit intrinsic weaknesses in their response to present and future problems. In the project, we evaluated novel approaches integrating adaptive management, technological innovations, and community-based action towards more efficient sustainable conservation results and ecosystem resilience. The multi-site... More

  2025-04-21

• Ecology and Determinants of a Tropical Rainforest Landscape

  Nwabueze I. Igu, Jacinta U. Ezenwenyi

  12-22

  
  Article ID: 5619
  264  (Abstract) 265  (Download)
  

  Abstract: Tropical ecosystems are bio-diverse ecosystems that differ according to varied environmental features. This work assessed the tree diversity and environmental variables that define a rainforest ecosystem in southeast Nigeria. 30 forest plots were used to identify trees ≥ 10 cm (DBH measured at 130 cm). Soil samples were collected up to 30 cm deep at... More

  2023-05-09

• The Biogeographic Network of Birds in the Brazilian Cerrado May Guide Conservation Efforts

  Lívia P. De Sordi, Rochely S. Morandini, Vânia R. Pivello, Mariana M. Vidal, José C. Motta-Junior

  42-53

  
  Article ID: 4936
  414  (Abstract) 230  (Download)
  

  Abstract: The Brazilian Cerrado, characterized by grasslands, savannahs and riverine forests, is a biodiversity hotspot, threatened by the expansion of the agricultural frontier, and therefore, needs effective conservation actions. At the national level, the Cerrado core-region has received more conservation efforts than the marginal (non-core) areas, being considered more biodiverse. However, many marginal areas are also... More

  2022-11-07

• Environmental Education and Ecotourists: Experience from the Yucatan Coast, Mexico

  Antonio B. Ojeda

  1-9

  
  Article ID: 4630
  334  (Abstract) 261  (Download)
  

  Abstract: Ecotourism is a tourism modality intricately linked to the principles of sustainability, due to its natural offer component and environmental education. The objective of this research is to evaluate the perception of ecotourists present on the coast of Yucatan. From a regional approach, the author selected twenty-five community-based ecotourism ventures (CBET) present in the area... More

  2022-08-26

• Assessing Ecological Impacts of Urban Land Valuation: AI and Regression Models for Sustainable Land Management

  Yana Volkova , Elena Bykowa, Oksana Pirogova, Sergey Barykinc, Dmitriy Rodionov, Ilya Sonts, Angela Mottaeva, Alexey Mikhaylov, Dmitry Morkovkin, N. B. A. Yousif, Tomonobu Senjyu, Farooq Ahmed Shah

  192–208

  
  Article ID: 9780
  74  (Abstract) 45  (Download)
  

  Abstract: The results of mass appraisal in many countries are used as a basis for calculating the amount of real estate tax, therefore, regardless of the methods used to calculate it, the resulting value should be as close as possible to the market value of the real estate to maintain a balance of interests between the... More

  2025-06-07