Biodiversity of Pantepui - Chapter 17: Pantepui and global warming

Elsevier,

Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine “Lost World” of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands, 2019, Pages 403-417
This book chapter addresses goals 13 and 15 by summarising studies carried out to date aimed at estimating the potential impact of the projected global warming by the end of this century on the Pantepui biota, particularly on vascular plants.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Rural development; Science, South America

Encyclopedia of Ecology: Human Population Growth

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Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Volume 4: Encyclopedia of Ecology (Second Edition), 2019, Pages 344-351
This book chapter addresses goals 11, 12, and 15 by showing that human population growth is not the only matter for consideration in ecological engineering. What matters for the future is not only how many people there will be, but what they will do in their everyday life; this will impact the life systems surrounding them and how equipped they will be to face emerging challenges. In coming decades, the survival and well-being of humans and the security of environmental resources will continue to be challenged by rapid population growth.
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Data & Analytics; Sustainable consumption and production; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Population Growth, Global

Microplastics in soils: Analytical methods, pollution characteristics and ecological risks

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TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 109, December 2018
Explore in-depth analysis on microplastic pollution in soil, its ecological risks, and innovative analytical methods for managing this emerging challenge.
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Data & Analytics; Sustainable consumption and production; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Chemicals and waste; Soil Pollutants, Global

Environmental assessment of ozone layer depletion due to the manufacture of plastic bags

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Heliyon, Volume 4, December 2018
Instresting assessment on the environmental impact that the production of plastic bags can have worldwide
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Green economy, Global

SDG synergy between agriculture and forestry in the food, energy, water and income nexus: reinventing agroforestry?

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Volume 34, October 2018, Pages 33-42.
This article contributes to goal 15 by arguing that the SDG portfolio can trigger a major step towards more holistic land use perspectives at the agriculture-forestry interface. This, in turn, has the potential to initiate institutional change to enhance dynamic sustainability.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Forests; Indicators; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Food and Agriculture, Global

Pollutec, the international trade show for environmental equipment, technologies and services

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Born in 1978, Pollutec is recognized today as the reference meeting place for environment professionals. The event develops multiple SDGs, including SDGs 6 (clean water and sanitation), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 12 (responsible consumption and production) and 13 (climate action).
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Energy; Green economy; Water and sanitation

Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations: Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment

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Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment, Editor(s): Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Foundations for Sustainability, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 205-230
This chapter contributes to SDGs 15, 13, and 11 by presenting technologies and applications for addressing climate change as a result of human activity on land.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Shifts in taxonomical and functional structure of ectomycorrhizal fungal community of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) underpinned by partner tree ageing

Elsevier, Pedobiologia, Volume 71, November 2018
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are crucial in the functioning of most forest ecosystems. Increased understanding of ECM symbiosis has led to numerous advancements in environment protection and forestry.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Europe

Foundations for Sustainability - Chapter 9: Sustainability: A Goal for All

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Foundations for Sustainability, A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations, 2019, Pages 231-247
This book chapter addresses goals 15, 11 and 13 by exploring how systems and network ecology can contribute towards the larger goal of sustainability.
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Science; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

The Great Tree of Life: Chapter 6 - Fate of the Tree of Life

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Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Chapter 6 - Fate of the Tree of Life, Editor(s): Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, The Great Tree of Life, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 117-150, ISBN 9780128125533, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812553-3.00006-0.
This book chapter advances SDGs 13 and 15 by explaining human and environmental activity and their potential role in extinction.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Disaster risk reduction, Global

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