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consumption systems is necessary to safeguard and maintain global commons, such as biodiversity, natural forests and the ocean … forests and the ocean by (i) examining the recommendations from global assessments and reports on the state of nature and the … environment, and (ii) by analysing international cooperation projects for biodiversity, forests and the ocean with regard to their …
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cover increased between 1990 and 2010. As "forests" is a heterogeneous group, a biodiversity-corrected Forestation Index is … also introduced to distinguish between different forms of "environmentally valuable" new forests (that are expected to have … forestation and different types should be acknowledged - treatment of forests as a homogenous category is an oversimplification. …
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area, including stronger protective measures for forests. However, any implementation of dedicated measures will reduce … roundwood production in EU member states as a result of implementing partial or full production restrictions in forests. In a … for Germany: (i) 10 % share of forest area set-aside, (ii) non-utilization of “old-growth forests” and (iii) 30 % share of …
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This paper addresses the timing of a location's historical transition from rural to urban activity. We test whether urbanization occurs sooner in places with higher agricultural potential and comparatively lower transport costs, using worldwide data that divide the earth's surface at half-degree...
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not be found in agriculture, but elsewhere. Conversely, the agricultural sector does not face significant harm from a …
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Global climate change presents long-term risks to agriculture. In general, global climate change is expected to … positively affect Russian agriculture. In high and middle latitudes, global warming would expand the growing season. Acreages of … production in the Russian Federation. It also considers adaptive measures for agriculture in response to climate change. …
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