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Nations’ water footprints and virtual water trade of wood products
(Advances in Water Resources, 2022)Several studies addressed the water footprint (WF) of countries and virtual water (VW) trade in agricultural and industrial products, but freshwater use associated with wood products has received little attention. Yet, ... -
Natural insurance as condition for market insurance: Climate change adaptation in agriculture
(Elsevier, 2020)This paper focuses on the potential use of insurance as a climate change adaptation mechanism in agriculture. We analyse the attractiveness of a climate risk insurance scheme and the choices farmers face between adaptation ... -
Nature s contributions to people in mountains: A review
(PLoS One, 2019)Mountains play a key role in the provision of nature s contributions to people (NCP) worldwide that support societies quality of life. Simultaneously, mountains are threatened by multiple drivers of change. Due to the ... -
Nature’s contribution to adaptation: insights from examples of the transformation of social-ecological systems
(Ecosystems and People, 2020-01-01)Transformation of social-ecological systems due to climate change requires, transformative adaptation responses. We propose the concept of nature s contribution to adaptation (NCA; previously called adaptation services), ... -
New climate scenario framework implementation in the GCAM integrated assessment model
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2014-08-27)This report has various objectives: (i) to provide an overview of the climate Integrated Assessment approach; (ii) to describe the Global Climate Assessment Model (GCAM); (iii) to outline the new IPCC scenario framework ... -
New coal-fired plants jeopardise paris agreement
(MDPI, 2017)Global greenhouse gas emissions need to peak soon and be reduced practically to zero in the second half of this century in order to not exceed the climate targets adopted in the Paris Agreement. However, there are currently ... -
Niche complementarity among pollinators increases community-level plant reproductive success
(Peer Community in Ecology, 2020-06-01)Declines in pollinator diversity and abundance have been reported across different regions, with implications for the reproductive success of plant species. However, research has focused primarily on pairwise plant-pollinator ... -
Nola aurre egin itsas garraioak eragindako klima-aldaketari? Estrategia berriak
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2020)Currently maritime transport is growing due to globalization and economic growth, and it transports approximately the 90% of the world’s goods. World maritime transport fleet is increasing in amount and in size of vessels ... -
Nola aurre egin itsas garraioak eragindako klima-aldaketari? Estrategia berriak
(Ekaia, 2020-01-31)Gaur egun, itsas garraioak munduko ondasunen % 90 mugitzen du. Ekonomiaren hazkundea eta globalizazioa direla-eta, garraio mota hori goraka doa. Munduko garraio-ontzi flotaren kopurua hazten doan neurrian, fuel-olioaren ... -
Non-destructive optical indices to estimate isoprenoids with nutritional value in packed rocket and spinach
(Elsevier, 2024-06)The quantification of phytochemicals with nutritional benefits relies on accuracy yet time-consuming, expensive and destructive methodologies. In contrast, optical indices widely employed in disciplines such as ecology can ... -
NonParRolCor: An R package for estimating rolling correlation for two regular time series
(SoftwareX, 2023)The R package NonParRolCor estimates rolling window correlations between two regular time series. The statistical significance estimated for the rolling correlation coefficients addresses effects due to multiple testing. ... -
Off-stage ecosystem service burdens: A blind spot for global sustainability
(IOP Publishing, 2017-07)The connected nature of social-ecological systems has never been more apparent than in today's globalized world. The ecosystem service framework and associated ecosystem assessments aim to better inform the science-policy ... -
Old wind farm life extension vs. Full repowering: A review of economic issues and a stochastic application for Spain
(Energies, 2021-06-02)The installation of wind power technology is growing steadily and the trend can be expected to continue if the objectives proposed by the European Commission are to be achieved. In some countries a considerable percentage ... -
On flexible hydropower and security of supply: Spain beyond 2020
(Elsevier, 2020)Generation adequacy is a key ingredient to security of electricity supply (SoS). Some national plans envisage a future decrease in the number of coal-fired stations and an increase in renewable installed capacity. This ... -
On the links between nature's values and language
(People and Nature, 2023)Recent research into the plural values about nature is focusing on relational values as a concept through which to better understand the breadth and importance of situated human–nature relations. However, potential relevance ... -
On the role of social equity in payments for ecosystem services in Latin America: A practitioner perspective
(ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, 2021)One of the main debates surrounding payments for ecosystem services (PES) is to what extent should PES design focus on social equity concerns. While much of the debate is centered around theoretical arguments, here we focus ... -
On the use of multicriteria decision analysis to formally integrate community values into ecosystem‐based freshwater management
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2018-12-05)Freshwater ecosystems are essential to peoples' economic, cultural, and social well-being, yet are still among the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Consequently, a plethora of recent regulations and policies seek ... -
One Size Does Not Fit All: Financial Incentives Needed to Change Physical Exercise Levels for Different Groups
(Medical Decision Making, 2022-01-01)This study estimated the distribution of willingness to accept (WTA) for a physical activity behavior change intervention entailing the completion of 10,000 steps/day to shed light on which levels of incentives trigger a ... -
Operationalizing risk-based cumulative effect assessments in the marine environment
(SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 2020)Ecosystem-based management requires an assessment of the cumulative effects of human pressures and environmental change. The operationalization and integration of cumulative effects assessments (CEA) into decision-making ... -
Opportunities and challenges for microbiomics in ecosystem restoration
(Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2023-12-01)Microbiomics is the science of characterizing microbial community structure, function, and dynamics. It has great potential to advance our understanding of plant–soil–microbe processes and interaction networks which can ...