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The Hooded Capuchin Monkey (Sapajus cay) is Vulnerable in Paraguay and at Least Near Threatened Globally According to Red List Criteria

results demonstrate that the conservation situation faced by a primate species can differ greatly depending on local, national, and range wide political and social situations. Therefore, we recommend that ... species crosses political boundaries, it is unlikely that the threats it faces in one area will be the same across the range due to differences in history, cultures, laws, and social issues in different

Is Yuan in China’s Three Gorges a Gibbon or a Langur?

period, with the other beginning at the end of the nineteenth century and ending in the 1950s. An interaction between the conceptualization of animals and power (e.g., political opportunity; cultural ... , time periods, academic, and/or political background of the author) on the ancient sources in Electronic Supplementary Material (ESM) Table S1. There is to date no coherent, satisfactory theory in

Bare and Constructional Compositionality

rationale for drawing such inferences is provided by observed typological correlations between linguistic and socio-political complexity (Gil, 2021:3) : "[i]n domains where linguistic complexity correlates ... positively with cultural or socio-political complexity, simpler linguistic structures may be inferred to be evolutionarily prior to their more complex counterparts". The justification for this principle lies

Principal Drivers and Conservation Solutions to the Impending Primate Extinction Crisis: Introduction to the Special Issue

change on ecosystems health and biodiversity, and play a greater role in conservation and environmental policy by educating global citizens and political leaders. In addition, the international community ... , primate scientists must take a more activist role in educating the public and political leaders, and driving public policy (Garber, 2021, this issue) . Goals of the Special Issue In this special issue

Cultivating Care: Behaviourally Informed Conservation Strategies to Safeguard the Future of the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaque (Macaca nigra)

now a well-known, popular icon and representative of local conservation efforts (evidenced by features in local radio and TV shows, at religious and political events, and represented in local, district ... . , Sherren , K. , St. John , F. A. V. , van Kerkhoff , L. , & Wyborn , C. ( 2019 ). Expanding the role of social science in conservation through an engagement with philosophy, methodology, and methods

A Tribute to Rasanayagam (Rudy) Rudran: Friend, Colleague, Devoted Conservationist, 14 July 1941 – 10 April 2023

relief and amusement, that some local officials had welcomed them as “black Americans.” Rudy quickly adapted to the socio-political conditions of the day, but there were some narrow escapes. Not long after

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Affliction without Affliction: A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Tarōbō by Rohan Koda: translated into English by Tsutomu Nagata

his generation, he did not study abroad or receive Westernized higher education. His works are based on East Asian aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy rather than the European literary trends that

Activity Budget and Sociality of the Northern Lesser Galago, Galago senegalensis

animals . In S. G. Post, L. G. Underwood , J. P. Schloss , & W. B. Hurlbut (Eds.), Altruistic love: Science, philosophy, and religion in dialogue (pp. 284 - 308 ). Oxford University Press. Pruetz , J. D

Using Utilitarian Plants for Lemur Conservation

political crises or when human population growth outruns any development effort. People need economic and other benefits, and conservation measures have to account for these needs. We compiled native and ... the Global Bonn Challenge concerning the protection and maintenance of forests across Africa. This political support is needed urgently to foster restoration in the world’s biodiversity hotspots that

Compositionality in Different Modalities: A View from Usage-Based Linguistics

complex linguistic units, providing a template for accounting for the multimodal nature of human language. Usage-based linguistics; Philosophy of language; Sign languages; Cultural evolution; Animal ... about compositionality without taking the origins of the concept in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century philosophy of language into account. For this reason, we first provide an overview of

Working from the Inside Out: Fostering Intrinsic Motivation and Expanding Our Criteria for Conservation Success

quantifiable results (Setchell et al., 2017). This approach adheres to the positivist/post-positivist philosophy that only factual knowledge gained through empirical observation which is measurable and ... (Engelke, 2017; Lenkeit, 2004) . While multiple different paradigms exist in social science research, many contemporary anthropologists align more closely with an interpretivist philosophy that our

Decolonizing Primate Conservation Practice: A Case Study from North Morocco

dwellers, and villagers about the historical, political, and social context of the study site. We found that villages around Bouhachem were politically and socially marginalized and discriminated against by ... ; Ilahiane, 1999) . Understanding the historical, political, and social influences of activities by outside agencies may provide conservationists with a more nuanced understanding of the communities with

What Works and What Doesn’t Work? The Challenges of Doing Effective Applied Conservation Research in Human-Modified Habitats

impacting primate populations, such as socio-economic factors, increasing human population density, and/or national and local political factors (Estrada et  al., 2012; Laurance et  al., 2012a; Schwitzer et ... . They encourage all researchers to conduct similar investigations to understand the historical, political, and social contexts that influence the status quo, because these will affect the levels of

Interaction-Mediated Tool Use Differently Enhances Physical and Social Cognition in Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

- 1109 . Tennie , C. , Bandini , E., van Schaik, C. P. , & Hopper , L. M. ( 2020 ). The zone of latent solutions and its relevance to understanding ape cultures . Biology and Philosophy , 35 , 55 . Tia , B

‘Turning the Wheel of the Teaching’: A translation of Aśvaghoṣa’s Buddhacarita Canto 15 from a recently rediscovered Sanskrit manuscript

International Association of Buddhist Studies 35 ( 1-2 ): 171 - 224 . --- . 2013 . ' Aśvagṣahoand His Canonical Sources (III): The Night of Awakening (Buddhacarita 14.1-87)' . Journal of Indian Philosophy 41 ... Philosophy 41 : 167 - 94 . https://doi.org/DOI 10.1007/s10781-013-9178-3. --- . 2020 . ' Aśvagṣahoand His Canonical Sources: 4. On the Authority and the Authenticity of the Buddhist Scriptures'.ArcIhnaeologies