Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability最新文献

Editorial overview: Resilience and peace 编辑概述：韧性与和平

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101593

Albert Norström

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Exploring the future of photosynthetic biogas upgrading process 探索光合作用沼气升级过程的未来

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2026.101605

Laura Vargas-Estrada , Raúl Muñoz

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Editorial overview: Leveraging the power of collective learning through networks to amplify sustainability transformation 编辑概述：通过网络利用集体学习的力量，扩大可持续性转型

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101594

Alicia D Barraclough , Maureen G Reed

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Synthetic dyes: a barrier to circular economy within the textile industry? 合成染料：纺织行业循环经济的障碍？

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101604

Kamille H Rasmussen , Martiwi D Setiawati , Anupam Khajuria

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Editorial overview: Biodiversity finance 编辑概述：生物多样性金融

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101592

Nils Droste , Lena Gipperth , Joakim Sandberg

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The position of women in decision-making processes on environmental issues 妇女在环境问题决策过程中的地位

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101582

Muhammed Ramazan Demirci

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Key issues in carbon markets and lessons for biodiversity conservation and financing 碳市场的关键问题以及生物多样性保护和融资的经验教训

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101586

Jorge H. García, Lina M. Moros

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Women unprepared for an unknown fate: the quadruple burden of climate change — disasters, dowry, domestic violence, and divorce 妇女对未知的命运毫无准备：气候变化的四重负担——灾难、嫁妆、家庭暴力和离婚

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101589

Shah Md Atiqul Haq , Khandaker Jafor Ahmed , Arnika Tabassum Arno , Bijoya Saha , Nishat Tasneem

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Business and finance on a path towards meaningful biodiversity reporting? 商业和金融走向有意义的生物多样性报告？

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101588

Shruti Kashyap , Charles Mario Abela , Veronique Blum , Beatrice Crona

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The salinization of the Mekong Delta: major drivers, coping strategies, and new hopes from ecosystem-based approaches 湄公河三角洲的盐碱化：主要驱动因素、应对策略和基于生态系统方法的新希望

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101584

Ho Huu Loc , Edward Park

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