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The commitment to protect 30% of the Earth’s terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine areas by 2030 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has seen growing attention paid to ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) to help achieve this target. However, there are a number of misconceptions of OECMs that commonly arise. We explore these misconceptions to aid in ensuring that OECMs are employed to meet their full potential.
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg
August 2025
From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Gutbrod, Herbosa, Wilson, and Miller), the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Hong), the Institute for Informatics, Washington University School of Medicin
Introduction: Treatment approaches and functional outcomes have been shown to be influenced by a patient's socioeconomic status in certain orthopaedic pathologies. In patients with proximal humerus fractures (PHFs), this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between social deprivation and (1) treatment strategy-including the choice between surgical and nonsurgical management, as well as the type of surgical intervention-and (2) patient-reported outcomes.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 275 displaced PHFs from a level 1 trauma center.
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
July 2025
Seedling Management Station, Hubei Provincial Forestry Bureau, Wuhan 430079, China.
Revealing the relationship between carbon metabolism and carbon balance in human-nature coupled systems is vital for achieving China's "dual carbon" goals. With land use types as metabolic entities, we constructed a carbon metabolism spatial network model by measuring vertical carbon emission, carbon absorption, and horizontal carbon flow, and systematically explored the carbon metabolism evolution of the Hubei section of the Three Gorges Reservoir from 1995 to 2020. We further assessed ecological relationship, integral utility, and node contributions of the carbon metabolism spatial network by the ecological network analysis method, and comprehensively evaluated the impact of land use on regional carbon metabolism.
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August 2025
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.
Nations recently agreed to set aside 30% of the planet by 2030 as conservation areas (the "30 × 30" goal) necessitating major expansions, not just of traditional protected areas like national parks, but also of 'other effective area-based conservation measures' (OECMs) - areas that provide de facto benefits to biodiversity despite conservation not being the primary management objective. But evidence for whether OECMs achieve positive biodiversity outcomes remains critically needed. Here we quantify how OECMs contribute to biodiversity conservation in the three high-biodiversity countries in which they have been extensively trialed.
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August 2025
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Background: Information about reproductive physiology like the ovulatory cycle helps women to understand their pregnancy risk and appropriately plan their pregnancies, which can reduce unintended pregnancy and the true risk of conception. Thus, this study aimed to explore the spatial variation of correct knowledge of the ovulatory cycle (KOC) across regions of Ethiopia and identify associated factors.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed based on the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey.
Conserv Biol
August 2025
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
Alaska's seascape supports globally significant seabird populations, including vulnerable and threatened species, and hosts economically important commercial fisheries and marine transportation corridors. Seasonal patterns of seabird movements and vessel traffic create a complex landscape of risk, defined as high levels of co-occurrence (overlap) between seabirds and vessels. Areas of high overlap increase risk of detrimental impacts, such as exposure to artificial light from ships, bycatch, behavioral disturbance, collision, and oil spills.
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