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Framing the Future of Environmental Conservation

The paper ‘Framing conservation: ‘biodiversity’ and the values embedded in scientific language, published in Environmental Conservation, has been chosen as the latest addition to the Editor’s Choice Collection We all know that political groups are very thoughtful about how they frame the issues that matter to them.…

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Are zoos and aquariums collaborating or competing through partnerships?

The paper ‘Conservation networks: are zoos and aquariums collaborating or competing through partnerships?, published in Environmental Conservation, has been chosen as the latest addition to the Editor’s Choice Collection Like millions of people around the world, I grew up in awe of wildlife because of days up close with animals at my local zoo.…

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Greening the Dark Side of Chocolate

A Qualitative Assessment to Inform Sustainable Supply Chains Fundamental changes are visible around the globe; part of Mozambique was recently flooded, large Californian forest areas have burned, and glaciers are shrinking.…

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Kids’ Wildlife Preferences Differ from Island to Mainland

Growing up on an island or mainland location can shape the way children think about wildlife, including which species they prefer, according to North Carolina State University research, published in Environmental Conservation. Comparison surveys of children living in the Bahamas and in North Carolina reveal significant differences and potential challenges for wildlife-conservation efforts on islands.

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Unimagining conservation

The EC Perspectives paper from the March issue of Environmental Conservation is entitled Ecological history of Lachlan Nature Reserve, Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia: a palaeoecological approach to conservation by Rebecca Hamilton and Dan Penny.…

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From filing cabinets to fieldwork: an investigation into Aphid population variability

I am pleased to present the “Editor’s Pick” manuscript for the current issue of The Canadian Entomologist. This pick was a paper by Bob Lamb, Patricia MacKay and Andrei Alyokhin, titled “Seasonal dynamics of three coexisting aphid species: implications for estimating population variability” I had always admired the ongoing work on aphids, spearheaded by Bob and Pat.…

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Resurgence of endangered deer in Patagonian ‘Eden’ highlights conservation success

New research shows that collaborative approaches to conservation can give hope to endangered species such as Chilean national icon the Huemul deer I think it’s beautiful that this has turned out to be an example of real hope for an endangered species  – Cristóbal Briceño The Huemul, a species of deer found only in the Latin American region of Patagonia, is bouncing back from the brink of possible extinction as a result of collaboration between conservationists and the Chilean government, says a new study.…

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Editor’s Pick: Resins, exotic woodwasps and how a study species picks a researcher. | ESC-SEC Blog

Posted by Morgan Jackson on February 21, 2013 in Academic, Canadian Entomology, Editor’s Pick, Research Blogging, The Canadian Entomologist (Journal) by Christopher Buddle, McGill University ————– As the Editor-in-Chief of The Canadian Entomologist, I have the pleasure of seeing all papers move through the publication process, from first submission to approval of the final proof. …

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Why we need a World Energy Health Organisation

The global energy outlook today easily matches the toughest challenges of the 1970’s oil crises. We face growing energy demands from developing nations, higher projected electricity use in developed countries, unprecedented pressure on global oil supplies, an uncomfortable dependence in Western Europe on Russian gas and an on-going debate about emissions and pollution caused by growing energy use.…

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Call for Papers: Politics, science and policy of reference points for resource management

Environmental Conservation is one of the longest-standing, most highly-cited of the interdisciplinary environmental science journals. It includes research papers, reports, comments, subject reviews, and book reviews addressing environmental policy, practice, and natural and social science of environmental concern at the global level, informed by rigorous local level case studies.…

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