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FW: Call for Papers: Implications of Globalization for Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
by Kyle Copas 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

And a second item this morning as well... All best, Kyle ===== Kyle Copas +45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark http://www.gbif.org <http://www.gbif.org/> On 25/03/2017, 14.41, "Tuyeni H Mwampamba" <thmwampamba(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Dear Colleagues, > >On behalf of the Africa Section of the Society for Conservation Biology, >we would like to let you know that Dr. Tuyeni Heita Mwampamba and Dr. >Jennifer O’Leary are hosting a Special Issue on the “Implications of >Globalization for Biodiversity Conservation in Africa”. >http://www.mdpi.com/journal/diversity/special_issues/biodiversity_conserva >tion_africa > >Globalization (a process in which national and regional economies, >societies, and cultures become increasingly interconnected through a >global network of trade, communication, immigration and transportation) >has enabled opportunities to expand and improve conservation efforts in >Africa, but it is often accompanied by costs to humans and biodiversity >and negative consequences that need to be anticipated, understood, and >managed. > >We invite conservation scientists and practitioners working in Africa to >submit manuscripts that explicitly address the globalization-biodiversity >conservation interlinkages in their study and work systems in Africa. We >are looking for manuscripts that provide novel and practical insights to >current understanding of these interlinkages in marine and terrestrial >systems and in the policy domain. Manuscripts about innovative approaches >to conservation in a globalized world that demonstrate the application of >science are also welcomed. > >The Special Issue will be published in the MDPI Journal “Diversity”. All >accepted manuscripts will be Open Source. Up to three manuscripts will be >selected to receive the Exceptional Paper on Conservation Biology in >Africa Award, which consists of a complete fee waiver to publish in this >Special Issue. > >If you would like to publish in the Special Issue, we encourage you to >send us an abstract by the 5th of April 2017 so we can determine its >suitability for the Issue. Alternatively, please submit your completed >manuscript to the Journal’s website by the 30th of July 2017. All >manuscripts will undergo peer review by at least 2 independent reviewers >– the final decisions on submitted manuscripts will be based on their >reviews and recommendations. > >We hope you will be inspired to submit your work to this Special Issue >and ask that you distribute this call widely. >Best regards, > >Dr. Tuyeni Heita Mwampamba, Institute for Ecosystems and Sustainability >Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico >Dr. Jennifer O’Leary, California Sea Grant & California Polytechnic State >University; >Guest Editors for Special Issue, Diversity Journal

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