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Bill Fulkerson

COVID-19 in Mauritius and Other Tourist Paradises: A Progress Report | naked capitalism - 0 views

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mauritius tourist capitalism coronavirus

shared by Bill Fulkerson on 29 May 20 - No Cached
  • Bill Fulkerson on 29 May 20
     
    When they are strict and prolonged, the public health and social measures to contain Covid-19 have proven difficult to respect. This column gives evidence of the different outcomes, as of 23 May, across a sample of 20 tourist-dependent island states with populations of between 100,000 and 10 million. If tourist-dependent islands have been hit hard by the shock, most have fared well, particularly those - like Mauritius - that acted early and imposed a strict lockdown.
Steve Bosserman

Citizen science efforts should be scaled up - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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citizen science data collection biodiversity

shared by Steve Bosserman on 22 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • For instance, research institutions may work with local communities to help monitor biodiversity on habitats and species that the volunteers care about such as forests, species they hunt for food, economic or cultural reasons; the locals often have good knowledge of the diversity where they live. Global apps, such as iNaturalist or eBird, for urban groups, park managers and tourists can be promoted to help capture photographic records and species in certain locations.
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