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  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,188 Views
18 Pages

27 August 2019

Ecological civilization is the inevitable route of human development. However, the practice of ecological civilization is not as positive as expected, especially for college students. Hence, the aim of this research is to investigate how to strengthe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
14,402 Views
29 Pages

Integrating Ecological Knowledge into Regenerative Design: A Rapid Practice Review

  • Jane Toner,
  • Cheryl Desha,
  • Kimberley Reis,
  • Dominique Hes and
  • Samantha Hayes

4 September 2023

While sustainable design practice is working to reduce the ecological impacts of development, many of the earth’s already damaged life support systems require repair and regeneration. Regenerative design theory embraces this challenge using an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,169 Views
15 Pages

15 October 2019

Within a social-ecological system (SES), households develop specific practices, the logics of which are not derived directly or exclusively from higher levels (community, social-ecological system). This article advocates paying closer attention to th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,578 Views
30 Pages

Progress in Realizing the Value of Ecological Products in China and Its Practice in Shandong Province

  • Kuifeng Wang,
  • Paul Liu,
  • Fengsheng Sun,
  • Shengwen Wang,
  • Gong Zhang,
  • Taiping Zhang,
  • Guodong Chen,
  • Jinqiu Liu,
  • Gangchao Wang and
  • Songkun Cao

13 June 2023

Establishing a mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products is important for implementing the concept of an ecological society in China. It is a key means of acting upon the idea that green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as go...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,111 Views
14 Pages

28 March 2019

This article proposes an introductory course to Jainism vis-à-vis the categories of yoga and ecology. Following a short introduction, the main section of this paper introduces the contents of the syllabus for this upper division undergraduate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,117 Views
18 Pages

Impacts of Agro-Ecological Practices on Soil Losses and Cash Crop Yield

  • Daniela De Benedetto,
  • Francesco Montemurro and
  • Mariangela Diacono

15 December 2017

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of agro-ecological practices on soil losses, by assessing experimental field topography changes and cauliflower crop yield after an artificial extreme rainfall event. Data were collected in an innovat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,263 Views
20 Pages

6 February 2023

Rural governance is an important issue that cannot be ignored in China’s modernization drive. It is not only related to the stability and development of grassroots society, but also to the rise and fall of a nation. The modernization and evolut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,617 Views
14 Pages

11 March 2022

Practical theology is by nature a discipline of crisis, standing on the edge of reality and potential, what is and what can be. Crises can be gentle turning points, opportunities for radical transformation, or catastrophic moments in time. In the geo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,248 Views
24 Pages

18 June 2025

The accelerated penetration of digital technology into natural ecosystems has led to the digital transformation of forest ecological spaces. Smart forestry, as a key pathway for digital-intelligence-enabled ecological governance, plays an important r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,247 Views
21 Pages

Ecomannerism

  • Gabriel Peña and
  • Carmela Cucuzzella

27 January 2021

Mannerism was the bridge between late Renaissance and the Baroque between 1520 and the 1600s. This movement was characterized by the destabilization of compositional elements through repetition and expressiveness, regardless of their function. This p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,622 Views
20 Pages

9 May 2025

The present study investigates consumer preferences for eco-friendly practices implemented by outdoor sport brands, identifying which practices are perceived as most significant among the overall consumer group and within consumer segments differenti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,095 Views
19 Pages

12 April 2021

The premises of the emergence of concepts about nature and the environment led to the emergence of new directions of philosophy, represented by eco-philosophy and ethics applied to the environment. These ideas result from the interference of philosop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,477 Views
13 Pages

29 May 2023

This paper highlights weaknesses and contradictions that emerge with the implementation of the “ecological transition” goal, ostensibly supported at all policy levels, looking at (1) how trans-national, European “Green Deal” p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,094 Views
18 Pages

Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) Can Guide Decision-Making in Inland Fisheries Management

  • Olga Petriki,
  • Athanasios Kouletsos,
  • Chrysoula Ntislidou and
  • Dimitra C. Bobori

30 September 2024

Evaluating and integrating local ecological knowledge held by fishers into decision-making processes has the potential to significantly enhance fisheries management. The present study aimed to collect information on fishery practices and to assess th...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
1,030 Views
28 Pages

Conscious Food Systems: Supporting Farmers’ Well-Being and Psychological Resilience

  • Julia Wright,
  • Janus Bojesen Jensen,
  • Charlotte Dufour,
  • Noemi Altobelli,
  • Dan McTiernan,
  • Hannah Gosnell,
  • Susan L. Prescott and
  • Thomas Legrand

15 January 2026

Amid escalating ecological degradation, social fragmentation, and rising mental health challenges—especially in rural and agricultural communities—there is an urgent need to reimagine systems that support both planetary and human flourish...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,403 Views
21 Pages

Land Use Practices: Sustainability Impacts on Smallholder Farmers

  • Ali Sher,
  • Saman Mazhar,
  • Iman Islami,
  • Yenny Katherine Parra Acosta,
  • Ramona Balc,
  • Hossein Azadi and
  • Hongping Yuan

13 August 2025

This study investigates the drivers of individual and joint adoption of sustainable land use (SLU) practices—specifically crop choice and soil and water conservation—and their impact on farm performance (crop revenue) and production risk...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
8,373 Views
21 Pages

7 March 2022

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda J.E Smith, (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a serious invasive pest of maize that has been established in Kenya since 2016. Little is known about its co-occurrence with resident stemborers, relative infestation a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,917 Views
24 Pages

Fintech Adoption and Commercial Banks’ Environmental Performance: Do Green Accounting Practices Matter?

  • Ywana Maher Lamey Badrous,
  • Omar Ikbal Tawfik,
  • Hamada Elsaid Elmaasrawy,
  • Mohamed Ibrahim Srour and
  • Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed Sharaf

From reviewing the literature, there was still a scarcity of research about direct and indirect relationships between fintech adoption (FA) and banks’ environmental performance (BEP), particularly in developing countries. Therefore, this is a p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,211 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2025

This paper shows a case study on a novel community-based sustainability planning framework that balances environmental, social, cultural dimensions for a high-density urban setting. The case study presents a community-driven “Four-Zero” s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,156 Views
21 Pages

8 April 2022

Ecosystem services (ES)-related decision-making is important to promote sustainable conservation and urban development. However, there is limited information regarding the use of ES research in a planning context. We explored this gap between ES rese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,500 Views
19 Pages

Eco-Efficiency of Olive Farms across Diversified Ecological Farming Approaches

  • Alexandra Sintori,
  • Penelope Gouta,
  • Vasilia Konstantidelli and
  • Irene Tzouramani

8 January 2024

Eco-efficiency is commonly used as an indicator of sustainability since it expresses the efficiency with which natural resources are utilized to meet people’s needs. Agriculture relies heavily on these ecological resources and by-produces signi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
11,680 Views
17 Pages

Fostering a Clean and Sustainable Environment through Green Product Purchasing Behavior: Insights from Malaysian Consumers’ Perspective

  • Nabil Hasan Al-Kumaim,
  • Muhammad Salman Shabbir,
  • Salman Alfarisi,
  • Siti Hasnah Hassan,
  • Abdulsalam K. Alhazmi,
  • Sanil S. Hishan,
  • Samer Al-Shami,
  • Nadhmi A. Gazem,
  • Fathey Mohammed and
  • Hussein Mohammed Abu Al-Rejal

15 November 2021

Rapid economic developments have led to the excessive consumption of environmental resources. Consumption patterns play a crucial role in deteriorating environmental conditions and influencing consumers to seek sustainability features while purchasin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
9,879 Views
31 Pages

3 January 2023

Archaeoentomology is the study of insects and other arthropods recovered from an archaeological site; they can be found in association with ancient human and animal remains, food, artefacts or they can be related to the environment and its changes th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
7,391 Views
23 Pages

11 July 2025

This article examines Daoist ritual and meditative practices, primarily developed between the fourth and twelft centuries, as cosmotechniques: methods for engaging, recalibrating, and occasionally overturning the spatial and temporal order. It first...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
11,575 Views
30 Pages

Reconnecting Farmers with Nature through Agroecological Transitions: Interacting Niches and Experimentation and the Role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems

  • Cynthia Giagnocavo,
  • Miguel de Cara-García,
  • Mónica González,
  • Melchor Juan,
  • José Ignacio Marín-Guirao,
  • Sepide Mehrabi,
  • Estefanía Rodríguez,
  • Jan van der Blom and
  • Eduardo Crisol-Martínez

Sustainability transitions in agriculture are explored through an analysis of niche initiatives within a common production system, relying on sustainable transitions, multi-level perspectives, and agroecological frameworks, and involving multi-actor,...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,095 Views
5 Pages

The aim of this paper is to analyze the philosophical implications of the techno-scientific promises and discourses that generally surround big data, but also to nuance their content with respect to the concrete uses of these technologies in the natu...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
19 Citations
9,402 Views
13 Pages

Connecting Existing Cemeteries Saving Good Soils (for Livings)

  • Riccardo Scalenghe and
  • Ottorino-Luca Pantani

21 December 2019

Background: Urban sprawl consumes and degrades productive soils worldwide. Fast and safe decomposition of corpses requires high-quality functional soils, and land use which competes with both agriculture and buildings. On one hand, cremation does not...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,446 Views
12 Pages

3 April 2022

As theological education has moved increasingly to online and hybrid settings (both by choice and by pandemic necessity), practical theologians committed to teaching ecological theological education must navigate a paradox. How do we teach about inte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,809 Views
22 Pages

12 November 2019

While the number of theoretical concepts surrounding sustainable citizenship, political consumerism and ethical lifestyles is rising continuously, this article is interested in how citizens themselves delineate sustainable citizenship through their p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,577 Views
16 Pages

7 January 2022

Extensive open-pit mining activities in the Philippines since the 1970s up to the present confront the meaning of the “Church of the Poor”, a description that the Catholic Church in the Philippines uses to visualize its prophetic mission....

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,620 Views
19 Pages

2 November 2018

In Mongolia, the Ecological Footprint (EF) has increased from 6.8 million global hectares (gha) in 1961 to 14.6 million gha in 2012; whilst the Biological capacity (BC) has decreased from 50.6 million gha in 1961 to 39.0 million gha in 2012. Througho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
721 Views
23 Pages

Water as Cultural Memory: The Symbolism of Flow in African Spiritual Imagination

  • Oluwaseyi B. Ayeni,
  • Oluwajuwon M. Omigbodun,
  • Oluwakemi T. Onibalusi and
  • Isabella Musinguzi-Karamukyo

3 February 2026

This study explores water as memory and as method in African thought. It shows how rivers, rain, and oceans act not only as sources of life but also as teachers who carry a story, restore balance, and reveal moral truth. Drawing from Yoruba, Akan, Ig...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,638 Views
24 Pages

The Evaluation of Carbon Farming Strategies in Organic Vegetable Cultivation

  • Dan Ioan Avasiloaiei,
  • Mariana Calara,
  • Petre Marian Brezeanu,
  • Nazim S. Gruda and
  • Creola Brezeanu

18 September 2023

The urgent need to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has prompted the exploration of various strategies, including the adaptation of carbon farming practices, to achieve sustainability in agricultural systems. In this research, we assess the vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,372 Views
35 Pages

22 May 2023

Arid environments are suitable for researching the resilience of landscapes, since their ecological conditions pose continuous water stress to plants, animals, and humans living there. It is not only water, but also soil that is a limited resource. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,044 Views
36 Pages

12 June 2025

Climate change is one of our most critical challenges, requiring urgent and comprehensive action across all levels of society. Individual actions and their roles in mitigating and adapting to climate change remain underexplored, despite global effort...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,289 Views
12 Pages

22 August 2022

Mite pests are a serious threat for hazelnut cultivations, causing economic losses every year. At least two species of big bud mites, Phytoptus avellanae (Acari: Phytoptidae) and Cecidophyopsis vermiformis (Acari: Eriophyidae), are involved in severe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,283 Views
24 Pages

Exploring the Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Restoring and Managing Miombo Woodlands: A Case Study from the Lubumbashi Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Dieu-donné N’tambwe Nghonda,
  • Héritier Khoji Muteya,
  • Médard Mpanda Mukenza,
  • Sylvestre Cabala Kaleba,
  • François Malaisse,
  • Justin Kyale Koy,
  • Wilfried Masengo Kalenga,
  • Jan Bogaert and
  • Yannick Useni Sikuzani

27 February 2025

The overexploitation of forest resources in the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) leads to deforestation and miombo woodlands degradation, threatening local livelihoods. Current fores...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
9,729 Views
17 Pages

Exploring the State of Retention of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in a Hani Rice Terrace Village, Southwest China

  • Zheng Yuan,
  • Fei Lun,
  • Lu He,
  • Zhi Cao,
  • Qingwen Min,
  • Yanying Bai,
  • Moucheng Liu,
  • Shengkui Cheng,
  • Wenhua Li and
  • Anthony M. Fuller

18 July 2014

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is one of the components of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), which are good examples of evolutionary adapted socio-ecosystems in human history. The Hani Rice Terraces System, located...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,845 Views
23 Pages

19 March 2024

Under the fierce business competition and sustainable development pressure, the pattern of enterprise innovation has gradually changed from independent innovation to cooperative innovation. As a collection of multi-type innovation actors, the innovat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,227 Views
27 Pages

Impacts of Changing Livestock Farming Practices on the Biocultural Heritage and Landscape Configuration of Italian Anti-Apennine

  • Riccardo Primi,
  • Paolo Viola,
  • Carlo Maria Rossi,
  • Stefano Ripert,
  • Maria Nicolina Ripa,
  • Raffaello Spina and
  • Bruno Ronchi

16 February 2024

This research article focuses on the evolution of a Mediterranean landscapes and the intricate interplay between natural and human-induced processes in the context of the Italian Anti-Apennine mountains. The study employs a multi-temporal approach to...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,359 Views
15 Pages

6 September 2024

Stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are an important tool for sustainable urban stormwater management, controlling the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff in cities. Beyond their engineering purpose, SWMPs may hold ecological value that is ofte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
687 Views
14 Pages

15 January 2026

Background/Objectives: Japan introduced a certification system for Advanced Practice Nursing Workforce (APNW) in 1996. The Japanese Nursing Association formally certified two types of the APNW: Certified Nurses (CNs) and Certified Nurse Specialists (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,475 Views
14 Pages

Solidarity within bioethics is increasingly being recognized as an important means of improving health for all. Its contribution seems particularly relevant when there are injustices or inequalities in health and different individuals or groups are d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,184 Views
11 Pages

17 March 2025

Post-Theoretical “creative–critical” research recently emerged in the discipline of Creative Writing as a collapse of the binaries between practice and Theory. This article shows that using this interdisciplinary methodology in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,348 Views
15 Pages

Towards Sustainable Pasture Agrolandscapes: A Landscape-Ecological-Indicative Approach to Environmental Audits and Impact Assessments

  • Roman Plokhikh,
  • Dana Shokparova,
  • Gyula Fodor,
  • Sándor Berghauer,
  • Attila Tóth,
  • Uzakbay Suymukhanov,
  • Aiman Zhakupova,
  • Imre Varga,
  • Kai Zhu and
  • Lóránt Dénes Dávid

19 April 2023

Reliable environmental audits and impact assessments are essential to achieve effective pasture utilization and ensure the production of high-quality livestock products. This study aims to develop an environmental audit and impact assessment method f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,395 Views
27 Pages

Assessment of Integrated Soil and Water Conservation Practices on Soil Erosion Risk in a Typical Red-Beds Watershed in South China

  • Yue Xu,
  • Xiankun Yang,
  • Guoliang Xu,
  • Jiafang Fu,
  • Shirong Cai,
  • Xiaolin Mu,
  • Tao Zhou,
  • Wenxin Zhang,
  • Jiaxin Chen and
  • Zijie Xu
  • + 1 author

19 July 2023

Soil erosion is the primary factor inducing soil deterioration in large river basins. Management and conservation of the soil erosion of the red bed desert, a unique gully landform shaped by intensive weathering and hydraulic erosion under the humid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,474 Views
19 Pages

An Ecological Function Approach to Managing Harmful Cyanobacteria in Three Oregon Lakes: Beyond Water Quality Advisories and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

  • Eric S. Hall,
  • Robert K. Hall,
  • Joan L. Aron,
  • Sherman Swanson,
  • Michael J. Philbin,
  • Robin J. Schafer,
  • Tammy Jones-Lepp,
  • Daniel T. Heggem,
  • John Lin and
  • Howard Kahan
  • + 1 author

29 May 2019

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) uses Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) calculations, and the associated regulatory process, to manage harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) attributable to non-point source (NPS) pollution. TMDL...

  • Review
  • Open Access
363 Views
31 Pages

Four Decades of Common Vole (Microtus arvalis Pallas 1778) Population Outbreaks in NW Spain: Transition from Environmentally Harmful Practices to Sustainable Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  • Javier Viñuela,
  • Carlos Cuellar-Basterrechea,
  • Miriam Báscones-Reina,
  • Pedro P. Olea,
  • Fernando Jubete,
  • Julio C. Dominguez,
  • Daniel Jareño,
  • Ana E. Santamaría,
  • Lorena Hernández-Garavís and
  • Fernando Garcés
  • + 5 authors

The common vole is one of the mammalian pests causing more agricultural damage in Europe. Since the late 1970s, this species has invaded the Duero valley in NW Spain, colonizing ca. 5 million ha of agricultural areas of the valley in about 20 years....

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,701 Views
19 Pages

24 February 2022

Ecological restoration is considered a nature-based solution to reduce ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and combat climate change. In this sense, the objective of this study was to identify the knowledge management practices that are present...

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