From aquaculture goals to real social and ecological impacts: carp introduction in rural central Mexico

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The negative impacts of carp introduction in Acambay, Mexico, are used to illustrate the need to reassess aquaculture policies and their assumed benefits. Carp introduction caused a rise in water turbidity, decreased native species, and bestowed more benefits on pond owners than the region's rural poor.

Mexico, Animal aquaculture, Fish Farming, Methods, Economic aspects, Fish-culture, Aquaculture, Fish stocking, Animal introduction

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Genomics meet ethology: A new route to understanding domestication, behavior, and sustainability in animal breeding

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Animal behavior is a central part of animal welfare and a keystone in sustainable animal breeding. It is suggested that modern genomics paired with analysis of behavior may help in designing more sustainable and robust breeding in the future.

Sweden, Genetic aspects, Animal behavior, Animal breeding, Animal behaviour

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Sustainability appraisal of shifting cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

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The article examines the negative effects of slash and burn agriculture in Bangladesh. The authors support the use of land entitlement as an incentive for farmers to adopt sustainable practices such as settled farming systems.

Bangladesh, Environmental policy, Sustainable agriculture, Land titles, Slash and burn agriculture

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