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Mining, biodiversity and social conflict in the renewable energy transition 可再生能源转型中的采矿、生物多样性和社会冲突

Nature reviews. Biodiversity Pub Date : 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1038/s44358-025-00076-3

Bora Aska, Laura J. Sonter, Sophus zu Ermgassen, Daniel M. Franks, Sara Mingorría, Irene Iniesta-Arandia, Thomas J. Lloyd, Aurora Torres

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Pathogens and planetary change. 病原体和地球变化。

Nature reviews. Biodiversity Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1038/s44358-024-00005-w

Colin J Carlson, Cole B Brookson, Daniel J Becker, Caroline A Cummings, Rory Gibb, Fletcher W Halliday, Alexis M Heckley, Zheng Y X Huang, Torre Lavelle, Hailey Robertson, Amanda Vicente-Santos, Ciara M Weets, Timothée Poisot

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