ABSTRACT A comprehensive approach to decisions about the use of land and other world
resources, taking full account of biological and other scientific information, is crucial for good …

Purpose For over 20 years the feasibility of including man-made impacts on biodiversity in
the context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been explored. However, a comprehensive …

Esta pequeña obra procura esclarecer algunos interrogantes y controversias acerca de la
relación compleja entre agricultura y ambiente en la Argentina. A menudo somos testigos …

Native European crayfish conservation was triggered by invasion of crayfish plague disease
agent, Aphanomyces astaci, starting 1860s in Northern Italy. Resulting crayfish plague …

Biodiversity is a multifaceted concept that often eludes simple operational definitions. As a
result, a variety of definitions have been proposed each with varying levels of complexity …

Natural habitat loss and fragmentation, as a result of development projects, are major
causes of biodiversity erosion. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the most …

Landscape fragmentation due to urban development, transportation infrastructure, and
agriculture poses a threat to environmental integrity. There is a need to quantify the level of …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are often concurrent to land conversion and urbanization.
Simple application of GIS-based landscape pattern indicators may be not sufficient to …

The wind energy being a freely available and low-carbon energy source has got the focus of
decision makers around the world, because wind energy systems can reduce the …

Emerging development policies and lending standards call for consideration of ecosystem
services when mitigating impacts from development, yet little guidance exists to inform this …