Ideas for USAF RPV development: A transcript of an informal talk
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In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 16, S. 294-312
ISSN: 0065-0684
In: Australian quarterly: AQ, S. 76-87
ISSN: 0005-0091, 1443-3605
In: Australian quarterly: AQ, Band 7, Heft 25, S. 76
ISSN: 1837-1892
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 130, S. 27-33
ISSN: 0002-7162
This work was supported by funding from the Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) programme of the Scottish Government. RESAS had no role in the design, analysis or writing of this article. ; Peer reviewed ; Postprint
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In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 191-199
Political and economic transitions have had substantial impacts on forest conservation. Where transitions are underway or anticipated, historical precedent and methods for systematically assessing future trends should be used to anticipate likely threats to forest conservation and design appropriate and prescient policy measures to counteract them. Myanmar is transitioning from an authoritarian, centralized state with a highly regulated economy to a more decentralized and economically liberal democracy and is working to end a long‐running civil war. With these transitions in mind, we used a horizon‐scanning approach to assess the 40 emerging issues most affecting Myanmar's forests, including internal conflict, land‐tenure insecurity, large‐scale agricultural development, demise of state timber enterprises, shortfalls in government revenue and capacity, and opening of new deforestation frontiers with new roads, mines, and hydroelectric dams. Averting these threats will require, for example, overhauling governance models, building capacity, improving infrastructure‐ and energy‐project planning, and reforming land‐tenure and environmental‐protection laws. Although challenges to conservation in Myanmar are daunting, the political transition offers an opportunity for conservationists and researchers to help shape a future that enhances Myanmar's social, economic, and environmental potential while learning and applying lessons from other countries. Our approach and results are relevant to other countries undergoing similar transitions.
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In: Sociobiology: an international journal on social insects, Band 62, Heft 2
In: System dynamics review: the journal of the System Dynamics Society, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 97-105
ISSN: 1099-1727
In: Curriculum Inquiry, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 91
In: Higher education pedagogies, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 319-341
ISSN: 2375-2696
This work was supported by The Scottish Government's Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS). ; Peer reviewed ; Postprint
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In: African economic history, Heft 8, S. 258
ISSN: 2163-9108