Elephant poaching and the ivory trade: The impact of demand reduction and enforcement efforts by China from 2005 – 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00486
Abstract: African elephants are iconic species threatened by poaching and China was considered as one of the main destinations for illegally sourced ivory. In this article we combine two surveys of ivory carving enterprises with other… read more here.
Keywords: china; ivory; ivory trade; demand reduction ... See more keywords
Water demand reduction to help meet SDG 6: learning from major Australian cities
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1638229
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sustainable Development Goal 6 seeks to address the increasing and unmet demand for water in many urban areas already struggling with inadequate water quality and supply. With climate change posing new threats, and both… read more here.
Keywords: help meet; water; reduction help; demand reduction ... See more keywords
Evidence or delusion: a critique of contemporary rhino horn demand reduction strategies
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DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2020.1818896
Abstract: ABSTRACT Considerable effort has been devoted to reducing rhinoceros (i.e., rhino) horn demand by changing consumer behavior. Implementing organizations often claim that their campaigns are based on reliable insights into rhino horn demand and that… read more here.
Keywords: evidence; horn demand; rhino horn; demand reduction ... See more keywords
Exploring demand reduction through design, durability and ‘usership’ of fashion clothes
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DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0366
Abstract: Global planetary boundaries confer limits to production and consumption of material goods. They also confer an obligation to experiment, as individuals and collectively as society, with less-materially-intensive, but no less exuberant, ways of living. This… read more here.
Keywords: fashion; durability; demand reduction; design ... See more keywords
Hierarchical Look-Ahead Conservation Voltage Reduction Framework Considering Distributed Energy Resources and Demand Reduction
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DOI: 10.3390/en11123250
Abstract: This paper proposes a hierarchical look-ahead framework to conduct conservation voltage reduction (CVR) when distributed energy resources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage systems (ESSs), and demand response programs are integrated into… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; voltage; energy; framework ... See more keywords