Co-management enhances social capital and recognition of protected area: Perspectives from indigenous rangers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Indigenous rangers play a critical role in achieving global biodiversity goals by facilitating effective conservation and community development. However, there is limited knowledge about rangers' livelihoods and responses to conservation policies. This study examined indigenous rangers' perceptions of livelihood impacts and attitudes toward national park management in Three-River-Source National Park (TRSNP).

Reading bots: The implication of deep learning on guided reading.

This study introduces the application of deep-learning technologies in automatically generating guidance for independent reading. The study explores and demonstrates how to incorporate the latest advances in deep-learning-based natural language processing technologies in the three reading stages, namely, the pre-reading stage, the while-reading stage, and the post-reading stage. As a result, the novel design and implementation of a prototype system based on deep learning technologies are presented.

Insight into electrochemically boosted trace Co(II)-PMS catalytic process: Sustainable Co(IV)/Co(III)/Co(II) cycling and side reaction blocking.

A novel homogeneous electrocatalytic system was constructed by current-assisted trace Co(II) activating PMS (ECP) to remove reactive blue 19 (RB19). More than 93 % of RB19 was rapidly removed with only a trace dose, and the PMS was 98.35 % utilized during the reaction.

Hydrated electron based photochemical processes for water treatment.

Hydrated electron (e) based photochemical processes have emerged as a promising technology for contaminant removal in water due to the mild operating conditions. This review aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date summary on e based photochemical processes for the decomposition of various oxidative contaminants. Specifically, the characteristics of different photo-reductive systems are first elaborated, including the environment required to generate sufficient e, the advantages and disadvantages of each system, and the comparison of the degradation efficiency of contaminants induced by e.

Efficient Activation of Peroxymonosulfate by Biochar-Loaded Zero-Valent Copper for Enrofloxacin Degradation: Singlet Oxygen-Dominated Oxidation Process.

The removal of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) has become a hot research topic in the field of environmental engineering in recent years. In this work, a simple pyrolysis method was designed to prepare a high-performance biochar-loaded zero-valent copper (CuC) material for the catalytic degradation of antibiotics ENR by PMS. The results showed that 10 mg/L of ENR was completely removed within 30 min at an initial pH of 3, CuC 0.

Electrically supported mediator Co(II)-activated peroxydisulfate synergistic process for organic contaminants elimination.

Among homogeneous catalysts, cobalt ions exhibit ultra-high persulfate activation performance. In this work, an electrically supported medium Co(II) activated peroxydisulfate synergistic process was established to eliminate organic contaminants in water. The synergistic catalytic effect was verified by comparing the oxidative degradation performance and reaction rate constant of different coupling systems.

The gap between public perceptions and monitoring indicators of environmental quality in Beijing.

This paper explores the differences between public perceptions and existing monitoring indicators in environmental quality in Beijing. The results reveal, existing indicators do not accurately reflect public perceptions of the environment. Some environmental problems, such as fluffy catkins, are not reflected in the existing indicators, yet have a relatively large influence on public perception.

Assessing progress towards sustainable development over space and time.

To address global challenges, 193 countries have committed to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Quantifying progress towards achieving the SDGs is essential to track global efforts towards sustainable development and guide policy development and implementation. However, systematic methods for assessing spatio-temporal progress towards achieving the SDGs are lacking.

Importing food damages domestic environment: Evidence from global soybean trade.

Protecting the environment and enhancing food security are among the world's Sustainable Development Goals and greatest challenges. International food trade is an important mechanism to enhance food security worldwide. Nonetheless, it is widely concluded that in international food trade importing countries gain environmental benefits, while exporting countries suffer environmental problems by using land and other resources to produce food for exports.

[Ecological Footprint Evolution Characteristics and Its Influencing Factors in China from 2000 to 2010].

According to global average land productivities in 2000, this study calculated ecological footprint (EF) in China from 2000 to 2010, and analyzed its dynamic characteristics and socio-economic driving forces. The results showed that the total EF in China increased from 1.769 to 3.

Division scheme for environmental management regionalization in China.

Based on regional heterogeneity of environmental characteristics and factors influencing those characteristics, environmental units may be classified into homogeneous zones. Then, essential strategies and mitigation measures in each zone may be developed and environmental quality may be holistically improved using a system of environmental management regionalization (EMRZ). Here, an EMRZ scheme for China was devised by outlining regional management using integrated qualitative and quantitative methods.

[Assessment of eco-environmental vulnerability of Hainan Island, China].

Based on the assessment method of environmental vulnerability constructed by SOPAC and UNEP, this paper constructed an indicator system from three sub-themes including hazard, resistance, and damage to assess the eco-environmental vulnerability of Hainan Island. The results showed that Hainan Island was suffering a middling level eco-environmental hazard, and the main hazards came from some intensive human activities such as intensive agriculture, mass tourism, mining, and a mass of solid wastes thrown by islanders and tourists. Some geographical characters such as larger land area, larger altitude range, integrated geographical form, and abundant habitat types endowed Hainan Island higher resistance to environmental hazards.

[Ecological quality of Beijing urban area from 1996 to 2005].

From the aspects of four ecological themes, i.e., ecological element, ecological process, ecological function and ecological destruction, an indicator framework including 16 indicators was developed to make an integrated assessment on the ecological quality of Beijing urban area.

[Connotation of ecological integrity and its assessment methods: a review].

Ecological integrity is the capability to support and maintain a balanced, integrative and adaptive biologic system, having the full range of elements and processes expected in the natural habitats of a region. Assessment of ecological integrity has great significance for preventing sensitive nature habitats from human disturbance. The theory of dissipative structures suggests that the stressors from human activities, as well as the biological, physical and chemical integrity and ecosystem function that reflect the ability of self-organizing, can well indicate the integrity of an ecosystem.