Evidence gaps and biodiversity threats facing the marine environment of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1660-5
Abstract: AbstractUnderstanding the evidence base and identifying threats to the marine environment is critical to ensure cost-effective management and to identify priorities for future research. The United Kingdom (UK) government is responsible for approximately 2% of… read more here.
Keywords: research; marine environment; evidence; management ... See more keywords
The persistence of colonial constitutionalism in British Overseas Territories
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DOI: 10.1017/s2045381718000369
Abstract: Abstract: This article argues that despite the UK Government’s exaltations of self-determination of its Overseas Territories, provisions of colonial governance persist in their constitutions. Further, it posits that such illustrations begin to answer the broader… read more here.
Keywords: overseas territories; colonial constitutionalism; british overseas; persistence colonial ... See more keywords
Challenges of conflict of interest, coordination and collaboration in small island contexts: towards effective tobacco control governance in UK Overseas Territories
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DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057077
Abstract: Introduction The UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are semi-autonomous jurisdictions that face distinctive challenges in implementing tobacco control and protecting policy from industry influence. They are not eligible to become independent parties of the WHO Framework… read more here.
Keywords: overseas territories; control governance; tobacco control; tobacco ... See more keywords
Liminality and the diplomacy of the British Overseas Territories: An assemblage approach
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DOI: 10.1177/0263775817733479
Abstract: This paper examines diplomatic processes that compose our geopolitical world as dynamic and yet also seemingly affirm the status quo. It turns attention to the entrepreneurial creativity of individual diplomats, the transformations occurring at threshold… read more here.
Keywords: anthropology; british overseas; diplomacy; liminality diplomacy ... See more keywords
Tetrodotoxin Poisoning in Mainland France and French Overseas Territories: A Review of Published and Unpublished Cases
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins14050351
Abstract: Tetrodotoxin is one of the most potent neurotoxins in the aquatic world. This review of published and unpublished reports aims to describe the poisoning cases that have occurred in mainland France and overseas territories. Six… read more here.
Keywords: overseas territories; review published; mainland france; published unpublished ... See more keywords