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Claudet, J., Loiseau, C., Sostres, M., & Zupan, M. (2020). Underprotected Marine Protected Areas in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. One Earth, 2(4), 380-384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008 Highlights 6.01% of the Mediterranean is covered by protectionIn 95% of this area, regulations are not…...
Significance We show that for thousands of years, humans have concentrated in a surprisingly narrow subset of Earth’s available climates, characterized by mean annual temperatures around ∼13 °C. This distribution likely reflects a human temperature niche related to fundamental constraints.…...
The " Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region " (SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation) has been published. The report finds that national efforts supported by bilateral, subregional, and regional cooperation initiatives…...
Summary of content This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning –…...
Goncalves, J., Deschamps, P., Hamelin, B., Vallet-Coulomb, C., Petersen, J., et al. (2020) Revisiting recharge and sustainability of the North-Western Sahara aquifers. Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, In press, 20 (47), doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01627-4 Abstract In recent years, geochemical and geophysical studies have…...
The telltale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and an extensive network of partners. It…...