2020
Cooke, S. J.; Madliger, C. L.; Cramp, R. L.; Beardall, J.; Burness, G. P.; Chown, S. L.; Clark, T. D.; Dantzer, B.; de la Barrera, E.; Fangue, N. A.; Franklin, C. F.; Fuller, A.; Hawkes, L. A.; Hultine, K. R.; Hunt, K. E.; Love, O. P.; MacMillan, H. A.; Mandelman, J. W.; Mark, F. C.; Martin, L. B.; Newmann, A. E. M.; Nicotra, A. B.; Robinson, S. A.; Ropert-Courdet, Y.; Rummer, J. L.; Seebacher, F.; Todgham, A. E.
Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan Journal Article
In: Conservation Physiology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. coaa016, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: conservation physiology, ecophysiology, evidence, horizon scan, sustainability, sustainable development goals
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title = {Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan},
author = {S. J. Cooke and C. L. Madliger and R. L. Cramp and J. Beardall and G. P. Burness and S. L. Chown and T. D. Clark and B. Dantzer and E. de la Barrera and N. A. Fangue and C. F. Franklin and A. Fuller and L. A. Hawkes and K. R. Hultine and K. E. Hunt and O. P. Love and H. A. MacMillan and J. W. Mandelman and F. C. Mark and L. B. Martin and A. E. M. Newmann and A. B. Nicotra and S. A. Robinson and Y. Ropert-Courdet and J. L. Rummer and F. Seebacher and A.E. Todgham},
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year = {2020},
date = {2020-04-04},
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abstract = {Applying physiological tools, knowledge and concepts to understand conservation problems (i.e. conservation physiology) has become commonplace and confers an ability to understand mechanistic processes, develop predictive models and identify cause-and-effect relationships. Conservation physiology is making contributions to conservation solutions; the number of ‘success stories’ is growing, but there remain unexplored opportunities for which conservation physiology shows immense promise and has the potential to contribute to major advances in protecting and restoring biodiversity. Here, we consider how conservation physiology has evolved with a focus on reframing the discipline to be more inclusive and integrative. Using a ‘horizon scan’, we further explore ways in which conservation physiology can be more relevant to pressing conservation issues of today (e.g. addressing the Sustainable Development Goals; delivering science to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration), as well as more forward-looking to inform emerging issues and policies for tomorrow. Our horizon scan provides evidence that, as the discipline of conservation physiology continues to mature, it provides a wealth of opportunities to promote integration, inclusivity and forward-thinking goals that contribute to achieving conservation gains. To advance environmental management and ecosystem restoration, we need to ensure that the underlying science (such as that generated by conservation physiology) is relevant with accompanying messaging that is straightforward and accessible to end users.},
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Applying physiological tools, knowledge and concepts to understand conservation problems (i.e. conservation physiology) has become commonplace and confers an ability to understand mechanistic processes, develop predictive models and identify cause-and-effect relationships. Conservation physiology is making contributions to conservation solutions; the number of ‘success stories’ is growing, but there remain unexplored opportunities for which conservation physiology shows immense promise and has the potential to contribute to major advances in protecting and restoring biodiversity. Here, we consider how conservation physiology has evolved with a focus on reframing the discipline to be more inclusive and integrative. Using a ‘horizon scan’, we further explore ways in which conservation physiology can be more relevant to pressing conservation issues of today (e.g. addressing the Sustainable Development Goals; delivering science to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration), as well as more forward-looking to inform emerging issues and policies for tomorrow. Our horizon scan provides evidence that, as the discipline of conservation physiology continues to mature, it provides a wealth of opportunities to promote integration, inclusivity and forward-thinking goals that contribute to achieving conservation gains. To advance environmental management and ecosystem restoration, we need to ensure that the underlying science (such as that generated by conservation physiology) is relevant with accompanying messaging that is straightforward and accessible to end users.
2019
de la Barrera, E.; Villalvazo-Figueroa, E. A.; Díaz-Álvarez, E. A.; SegAlim, C.
4T don't stand for tacos: An analysis of food and environmental security considerations in the new Mexican government's agricultural agenda Journal Article
In: F1000 Research, vol. 8, pp. 1768, 2019, ISSN: 2046-1402.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: agricultural policy, evidence-based policy, food security, human security, public policy, socioecological systems, sustainability, sustainable development goals
@article{delaBarrera2019b,
title = {4T don't stand for tacos: An analysis of food and environmental security considerations in the new Mexican government's agricultural agenda},
author = {E. de la Barrera and E. A. Villalvazo-Figueroa and E. A. Díaz-Álvarez and C. SegAlim},
doi = {10.12688/f1000research.20934.1},
issn = {2046-1402},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-10-17},
journal = {F1000 Research},
volume = {8},
pages = {1768},
abstract = {On his first day in office, on 1 December 2018, freshman President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) delivered a speech outlining 100 policy priorities of his administration. The present study analyzed the contributions of this government’s program relating to food security and their environmental implications, and whether they contributed to strengthen the state or improved human security, considering that the poor and marginalized were at the center of AMLO's campaign. In total 45 policy priorities were geared to consolidate the state, while 55 contributed to improving human security. Only six were related to food security, including stipends to food producers and purchasing grains at guaranteed prices, a fertilizer distribution program and subsidies for cattle husbandry and fisheries/aquaculture. These programs contributed to advancing 10 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, especially those related to Zero Hunger and Reduced Inequalities. Various policy programs had explicit considerations towards climate change and land degradation, including the exclusion of natural protected areas from agricultural subsidies, and recognized that food production is vulnerable to climate change. The four agricultural programs analyzed may advance AMLO’s goal of avoiding food imports, while curbing rural poverty. However, available evidence is mixed regarding animal acquisition loans, which are likely to have adverse environmental outcomes. Finally, the program for developing agroforestry operations is already contributing to deforestation, and further ecosystem degradation is most likely to occur from the introduction of timber and fruit species to natural forests as this program does not preclude the inclusion of recently cleared plots. If human development goals are to be reached, along with fulfilling the international commitments on sustainable development and environmental conservation, policies need to be implemented that simultaneously tend to a booming transnational industry, while bringing forward the rural poor, who amount to nearly half of the country's population.
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On his first day in office, on 1 December 2018, freshman President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) delivered a speech outlining 100 policy priorities of his administration. The present study analyzed the contributions of this government’s program relating to food security and their environmental implications, and whether they contributed to strengthen the state or improved human security, considering that the poor and marginalized were at the center of AMLO's campaign. In total 45 policy priorities were geared to consolidate the state, while 55 contributed to improving human security. Only six were related to food security, including stipends to food producers and purchasing grains at guaranteed prices, a fertilizer distribution program and subsidies for cattle husbandry and fisheries/aquaculture. These programs contributed to advancing 10 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, especially those related to Zero Hunger and Reduced Inequalities. Various policy programs had explicit considerations towards climate change and land degradation, including the exclusion of natural protected areas from agricultural subsidies, and recognized that food production is vulnerable to climate change. The four agricultural programs analyzed may advance AMLO’s goal of avoiding food imports, while curbing rural poverty. However, available evidence is mixed regarding animal acquisition loans, which are likely to have adverse environmental outcomes. Finally, the program for developing agroforestry operations is already contributing to deforestation, and further ecosystem degradation is most likely to occur from the introduction of timber and fruit species to natural forests as this program does not preclude the inclusion of recently cleared plots. If human development goals are to be reached, along with fulfilling the international commitments on sustainable development and environmental conservation, policies need to be implemented that simultaneously tend to a booming transnational industry, while bringing forward the rural poor, who amount to nearly half of the country's population.