|
|
Go
Mar 20, 2024Open Access
The genus Scinax encompasses 75 recorded species, making it one of the most abundant within the Hylidae group. Scinax nebulosus, a small terrestrial anuran, is distributed throughout northern South America, between Venezuela, Bolívia and northeastern Brazil. This study aimed to characterize the advertisement call of two distinct populations of Scinax nebulosus (Spix, 1824) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Fieldwork was conducted at the Dois Irm...
Mar 05, 2024Open Access
The Yala River Watershed, like many other catchment areas worldwide, faces a multitude of environmental challenges that threaten its ecological integrity and the sustainability of the communities it supports. The “Yala River Watershed Catchment Protection Project” aims to implement nature-based conservation measures to preserve the ecological integrity of the Yala River watershed. This research publication presents the methodology and results of a hydrological and water quality assessment carrie...
Mar 01, 2024Open Access
Land use and land cover change through human modifications has brought great changes at global, regional and local levels part of which poses a threat to human and environmental systems. Monitoring of these changes is necessary to ensure the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems such as the Mbagathi River catchment. The study sought to determine the land use and land cover changes and drivers in the Mbagathi River catchment for the period 1990-2020. This was achieved by the classification of ...
Feb 29, 2024Open Access
The Ethiopian economy, largely reliant on the pastoralist system, is significantly impacted by its use in semi-arid regions, ensuring livelihoods and export markets. The study aims to assess the strengths, weaknesses, and overall impact of these initiatives on pastoral communities. Moreover, it explores the resilience factors exhibited by these communities, identifying cultural practices, adaptive strategies, and community-driven approaches contributing to their ability to withstand challenges. ...
Feb 20, 2024Open Access
Introduction: Nandi County, situated in the North Rift region of Kenya, encompasses a vast and ecologically diverse landscape. The county’s river/wetland systems play a crucial role in supporting local livelihoods, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. However, rapid socio-economic changes, coupled with environmental pressures, have raised concerns about the sustainability of these water systems and the communities they support. Despite the signifi-cance of the river/wetland systems, th...
Jan 31, 2024Open Access
Climate elements pose challenges for agriculture. The purpose of this study is to identify agroclimatic risks and their impacts on the growth and development of the vegetative and productive characteristics of two peanut varieties, namely a Sudani or local variety and an improved variety FLEUR 11 for the year observation 2021. The results show that climatic risks condition the development of the characteristics of these varieties through short periods of humidity represented by the ombrothermal ...
Jan 31, 2024Open Access
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region that is often divided for different types of analysis based on social, economic, cultural, political and historical subregional characteristics. For a more productive division for discussion in this paper, SSA is considered as comprised of six distinct regions: East Africa, Sudan-Sahel, West Africa, the Central Africa, Southern Africa and the Islands of the Indian Ocean. Subsistence farming dominates the farming system in SSA. There is little application of t...
Jan 19, 2024Open Access
Due to factors such as low-capacity production, undercapitalization, unlawful stakeholders, and costs, many oil and gas enterprises operating in Nigeria have had difficulty achieving financial sustainability. The financial sustainability of Nigeria’s oil and gas companies is significantly influenced by the extent to which corporations engage in environmental conservation and preservation. This research looked at how oil and gas businesses in Nigeria coped with the costs of environmental preserva...
Dec 27, 2023Open Access
The paper dealt with the Environment Code of the Province of Ilocos Sur 16-07A, Articles III & VII, Forest Resources, and Coastal and Inland Water Resources respectively. The study sought to assess the Code to determine if the current ideals of mitigating the causes of climate change are precisely aligned to the attainment of the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), and realization of Sustainable Development Goals 13 - Climate Action (SDG). The study used qualitative thematic and ...
Dec 26, 2023Open Access
Kenya’s biological resources are critical in its efforts to achieve sustainable development and ensure improved living standards for its population. The country’s biological resources are diverse and include those that are found in protected areas such as game parks and game reserves, gazetted forests, non-protected areas, water bodies, coastal and marine environments, and in the ASALs. Kenya’s biodiversity strategies derive from a legal regime that includes the constitution and other legislatio...
Go
|
|
|
