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The role of informal food markets: Towards professionalizing, not criminalizing by Roesel, Kristina

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DNA Barcode training at BecA-ILRI Hub 2014 by Schindel, D.

“…Through these experiences, DNA barcoding in Kenya will ultimately help prosecute wildlife criminals.…”
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Forestry policy in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe: Continuity and change by Mapedza, Everisto D.

“…Alongside the co-management attempt to make local peasants citizens through their inclusion in decision-making has been the continuity of the colonial policy that treated local peasants who used resources as criminals destroying trees and forests. This paper examines how the fundamental policy perspective of forestry in Zimbabwe still perceives local peasant farmers to be unsustainable exploiters of forests. …”
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A guide to investigation and indictment using an integrated approach to law enforcement by Santoso, T., Chandra, R., Sinaga, A.C., Muhajir, M., Mardiah, S.

“…Significantly increased rates of deforestation in Indonesia from the 1970s to the 2000s have brought pressure on law enforcement agencies to better enforce the law and prosecute forest crimes. Generally, criminal wrongdoing in the forestry sector is only prosecuted under the provisions of the Forestry Law. …”
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Hunden i statens tjänst by Ericzén, Sofie, Eriksson, Eva, Sandberg, Agneta, Sandell, Ann-Sofie

From new order to regional autonomy: shifting dynamics of "illegal" logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia by Casson, A., Obidzinski, K.

“…It suggests that illegal logging is not a simple case of criminality, but a complex economic and political system involving multiple stakeholders. …”
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L'exploitation forestiere illegale en Indonesie: un inquietant processus de legalisation by Obidzinski, K., Suramenggala, I., Levang, P.

“…It suggests that illegal logging is not a simple criminal offense, but a complex system with multiple stakeholders at its base. …”
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Efectos adversos en leyes de protección ambiental: incendios forestales y ley de bosques en Argentina by Egolf, Patricia

“…Se aplica el modelo de oferta de incendios forestales planteado por Dogandjieva R. (2008), basado en el modelo de elección racional del comportamiento criminal de Becker. Para estimar la función de oferta se emplea datos en panel correspondientes a 22 provincia en el período 2002-2014.…”
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Assessing the accuracy for area-based tree species classification using Sentinel-1 C-band SAR data by Udali, Alberto

“…The metrics obtained, i.e. monthly mean backscatter, were used to perform classification by machine learning models’ random forest (RF) and linear dis-criminant analysis (LDA). The models were evaluated with the leave-one-out cross-validation method and the classification outcomes were compared with reference values in terms of confusion matrixes. …”

Kontinuerlig kontroll av bakgrunds-DNA vid Statens Kriminaltekniska Laboratorium by Digréus, Pernilla

How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Guatemala? Climate Security Pathway Analysis by Ferré Garcia, Tània, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Medina, Leonardo, Penel, Charlotte, Carneiro, Bia, Liebig, Theresa Ines, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…The lack of access to alternative livelihood options may increase engagement in illicit activities and recruitment by criminal groups, indirectly contributing to the strength of organized crime networks active in the border regions with Mexico and Honduras. 2. …”
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Hybrid water rights systems for pro-poor water governance in Africa by Schreiner, B., van Koppen, Barbara

“…Focusing on Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and other African countries, we found that permit systems criminalized instead of protected the water rights of small-scale farmers. …”
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Välfärden hos hemlösa hundägare och deras hundar : effekterna av samhällsnormer på hemlösa ägare och deras hundars välfärd by Dahlqvist, Amanda

“…There is evidence that the negative aspects of homelessness decrease such as substance abuse and criminal activity through the companionship of a dog. …”

A hybrid approach to statutory water law to support smallholder farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) in Sub-Saharan Africa by van Koppen, Barbara, Schreiner, B.

“…Millions of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa who are driving farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) have been turned into criminal offenders or, at least, categorically marginalised under widespread water permit systems. …”
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Community voices on climate, peace and security: Guatemala by Medina, Leonardo, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Penel, Charlotte, Higuera-Florez, Julian, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Hellin, Jon, Sieber, Stefan, Bonatti, Michelle

“…This includes issues such as a lack of political legitimacy, exclusive control over natural resources, the presence of illicit sources of income, criminal violence, a large informal economy, insecure land and resource rights, and widespread inequality and marginalization. …”
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Hur gör man offentliga grönområden i Malmö tryggare för befolkningen? by Trojan, Laura

The unequal effects of resettlement in Coastal Regions: An intersectional vulnerability analysis of resettled fisher communities in Saint Louis, Senegal by Renkamp, Theresa Marie, Reine, Hane Marie, Jaquet, Stéphanie, Medina, Leonardo, Bonatti, Michelle, Sieber, Stefan

“…An increase in vulnerability was observed followingresettlement due to everyday struggles in providing livelihood, precarious living conditions affecting social reproductive work, and exposure to gender-based violence and criminality within the resettlement. As the adaptive capacity of certain groups, including young unmarried individuals and women, was especially diminished due to social isolation, limited agency and work opportunities, the resettlement increased marginalisation. …”
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Legal timber: verification and governance in the forest sector by Brown, David, Schreckenberg, Kate, Bird, Neil, Cerutti, Paolo., Gatto, Fillipo del., Diaw, Chimere, Fomété, Tim, Luttrell, Cecilia, Navarro Monge, Guillermo, Oberndorf, Rob, Thiel, Hans, Wells, Adrian

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En sammanställning av svenska djurskyddsdomar 2013-2016 by Lindström, Johanna

“…Some explanations for the result, according to scientific studies, could be that the animal welfare legislation needs to be clarified, a lack of knowledge about animals, how people see and value animals, a criminal past or which animals people encounter more frequently. …”
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Unpacking the reported impacts of COVID-19 in rural contexts: evidence from two rural municipalities in South Africa by Mubangizi, B. C., Okem, Andrew E., John, S. F., Ngubane, L. P., Barry, I., Adekanla, N., Nyawo, J. C.

“…The pandemic’s ripples extend to cultural practices, education, and community well-being, as evidenced by the waning participation in cultural traditions, declining interest in education among school-goers, and a surge in substance abuse and criminal activities like stock theft. In light of these findings, the study advocates for customised pandemic responses in rural areas underpinned by the Resilience Theory framework. …”
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