Economic development projects are increasingly applying the mitigation hierarchy to achieve No Net Loss, or even a Net Gain, of biodiversity.
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Economic development projects are increasingly applying the mitigation hierarchy to achieve No Net Loss, or even a Net Gain, of biodiversity.
This book chapter addresses goals 13, 14, and 15 by focusing on how changing environmental temperatures affect species adaptation.
Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in natural environments requires careful management choices.
There are increasing policy and market drivers for removing chemicals of concern from manufacturing processes and products. These drivers have centered primarily on developed countries.
Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in natural environments requires careful management choices.
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Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in natural environments requires careful management choices.
The number of countries with a national development plan has more than doubled, from about 62 in 2006 to 134 in 2018.
This microplastics special issue compiled by Trends in Analytical Chemistry supports many of the SDGs, namely SDGs 3 (good health and well-being), 9.5 (enhance scientific research), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 14 (life below water) and 15 (life on land).
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For seventy years, mass plastic production and waste mismanagement have resulted in huge pollution of the environment, including the marine environment.