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Estado del conocimiento del conflicto por grandes felinos y comunidades rurales en Colombia: avances y vacíos de información
Despite these actions and the large number of cases reported in the country, there is minimal knowledge about this problem in Colombia and in many cases the attacks are not documented in large part by the inefficient procedures of the entities competent. Additionally, the few published studies are consolidated within gray literature, are difficult to access or have no impact on planning or threat management. In this way, knowing the current panorama and the information gaps becomes a key piece to initiate actions that promote the preventive and corrective management of the conflict.A pesar de estas acciones y el gran número de casos reportados en el país, el conocimiento que se tiene sobre esta problemática en Colombia es mínimo y en muchos de los casos los ataques no se encuentran documentados en gran parte por los trámites ineficientes de las entidades competentes. Adicionalmente, los pocos estudios publicados están consolidados dentro de literatura gris, o son de difícil acceso o no tienen impacto sobre planificación o manejo de la amenaza. De esta manera, conocer el panorama actual y los vacíos de información se vuelve una pieza clave para iniciar acciones que promuevan el manejo preventivo y correctivo del conflicto
Ciudades biodiversas: mamíferos medianos de la Reserva Forestal Protectora Bosque Oriental de Bogotá D. C., Colombia
In this contribution, we present an updated list of medium-sized mammals present in the Bosque Oriental Protective Forest Reserve of Bogotá. The study area includes the Bogotá Bosque Oriental Protective Forest Reserve that is located east of the city of Bogotá D.C., and commonly known as Eastern Hills.En esta contribución, presentamos un listado actualizado de los mamíferos medianos presentes en la Reserva Forestal Protectora Bosque Oriental de Bogotá. El área de estudio comprende la Reserva Forestal Protectora Bosque Oriental de Bogotá que se localiza al oriente de la ciudad de Bogotá D.C., y comúnmente conocida como Cerros Orientales
Primeira avaliação dos impactos da pandemia COVID-19 sobre pesca recreativa marinha global
In late 2019, an outbreak caused by a novel coronavirus started in China (Graham and Baric, 2020; Hu et al., 2020; Maxmen, 2021). A global pandemic was declared in March 2020, as COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus (World Health Organization, 2020b), escalated outside China (World Health Organization, 2020a). In mid-2021, when vaccination campaigns began to show positive effects on the control of the disease
in several countries (Kaur and Gupta, 2020), the COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of deaths and hundreds of millions of infections (Dong et al., 2020).
To fight the pandemic, governments reacted with measures designed to contain the spread of the virus, especially through measures aimed to reduce social interactions, including lockdowns (Wilder-Smith and Freedman, 2020), travel restrictions (Chinazzi et al., 2020), and limiting people’s access to non-essential activities (Storr et al., 2021). Humanity suffered a notable impact as a result of the pandemic, including
losses of jobs and an abrupt disruption in global demand of goods and services (Barua, 2020; McKibbin and Fernando, 2020; Nicola et al., 2020). The pandemic further degraded the quality of life of the most vulnerable people, particularly those with mental health problems (Brooks et al., 2020), victims of domestic violence (Usher et al., 2020), children (Singh et al., 2020), or indigenous populations (Lane, 2020). As a result, an increase in economic inequality and worldwide poverty is expected, especially in developing countries (World Bank, 2020), and a peak in the suicide rate (Kawohl and Nordt, 2020).
On the other hand, global reduction of human activities has had some positive effects on the global environment, especially for air and water quality (Rutz et al., 2020), and noise reduction (Zambrano-Monserrate et al., 2020). Marine ecosystems for example experienced less impacts derived from commercial fishing due to disruptions in large markets such as the United States (White et al., 2021a) or the European Union (Prellezo and Carvahlo, 2020; Coll et al., 2021).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
First Assessment of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Marine Recreational Fisheries
This work is the result of an international research effort to determine the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on marine recreational fishing. Changes were assessed on (1) access to fishing, derived from lockdowns and other mobility restrictions; (2) ecosystems, because of alterations in fishing intensity and human presence; (3) the blue economy, derived from alterations in the investments and expenses of the fishers; and (4) society, in relation to variations in fishers’ health and well-being. For this, a consultation with experts from 16 countries was carried out, as well as an international online survey aimed at recreational fishers, that included specific questions designed to capture fishers’ heterogeneity in relation to behavior, skills and know-how, and vital involvement. Fishers’ participation in the online survey (5,998 recreational fishers in 15 countries) was promoted through a marketing campaign. The sensitivity of the fishers’ clustering procedure, based on the captured heterogeneity, was evaluated by SIMPER analysis and by generalized linear models. Results from the expert consultation highlighted a worldwide reduction in marine recreational fishing activity. Lower human-driven pressures are expected to generate some benefits for marine ecosystems. However, experts also identified high negative impacts on the blue economy, as well as on fisher health and well-being because of the loss of recreational fishing opportunities. Most (98%) of the fishers who participated in the online survey were identified as advanced, showing a much higher degree of commitment to recreational fishing than basic fishers (2%). Advanced fishers were, in general, more pessimistic about the impacts of COVID-19, reporting higher reductions in physical activity and fish consumption, as well as poorer quality of night rest, foul mood, and raised more concerns about their health status. Controlled and safe access to marine recreational fisheries during pandemics would provide benefits to the health and well-being of people and reduce negative socioeconomic impacts, especially for vulnerable social groups
First Assessment of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Marine Recreational Fisheries
This work is the result of an international research effort to determine the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on marine recreational fishing. Changes were assessed on (1) access to fishing, derived from lockdowns and other mobility restrictions; (2) ecosystems, because of alterations in fishing intensity and human presence; (3) the blue economy, derived from alterations in the investments and expenses of the fishers; and (4) society, in relation to variations in fishers? health and well-being. For this, a consultation with experts from 16 countries was carried out, as well as an international online survey aimed at recreational fishers, that included specific questions designed to capture fishers? heterogeneity in relation to behavior, skills and know-how, and vital involvement. Fishers? participation in the online survey (5,998 recreational fishers in 15 countries) was promoted through a marketing campaign. The sensitivity of the fishers? clustering procedure, based on the captured heterogeneity, was evaluated by SIMPER analysis and by generalized linear models. Results from the expert consultation highlighted a worldwide reduction in marine recreational fishing activity. Lower human-driven pressures are expected to generate some benefits for marine ecosystems. However, experts also identified high negative impacts on the blue economy, as well as on fisher health and well-being because of the loss of recreational fishing opportunities. Most (98%) of the fishers who participated in the online survey were identified as advanced, showing a much higher degree of commitment to recreational fishing than basic fishers (2%). Advanced fishers were, in general, more pessimistic about the impacts of COVID-19, reporting higher reductions in physical activity and fish consumption, as well as poorer quality of night rest, foul mood, and raised more concerns about their health status. Controlled and safe access to marine recreational fisheries during pandemics would provide benefits to the health and well-being of people and reduce negative socioeconomic impacts, especially for vulnerable social groups.Fil: Pita, Pablo. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; EspañaFil: Ainsworth, Gillian B.. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; EspañaFil: Alba, Bernardino. Alianza de Pesca Española Recreativa Responsable; EspañaFil: Anderson, Antônio B.. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; BrasilFil: Antelo, Manel. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; EspañaFil: Alós, Josep. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados; EspañaFil: Artetxe, Iñaki. No especifíca;Fil: Baudrier, Jérôme. Institut Français de Recherche Pour l’Exploitation de la Mer; FranciaFil: Castro, José J.. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; EspañaFil: Chicharro, Belén. No especifíca;Fil: Erzini, Karim. Universidad de Algarve; PortugalFil: Ferter, Keno. No especifíca;Fil: Freitas, Mafalda. No especifíca;Fil: García-de-la-Fuente, Laura. Universidad de Oviedo; EspañaFil: García Charton, José A.. Universidad de Murcia; EspañaFil: Giménez Casalduero, María. Universidad de Murcia; EspañaFil: Grau, Antoni M.. No especifíca;Fil: Diogo, Hugo. Universidade Dos Açores; Portugal. Direção de Serviços de Recursos; PortugalFil: Gordoa, Ana. No especifíca;Fil: Henriques, Filipe. Universidad de Algarve; Portugal. Universidad de Coimbra; PortugalFil: Hyder, Kieran. University of East Anglia; Reino UnidoFil: Jiménez Alvarado, David. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; EspañaFil: Karachle, Paraskevi K.. No especifíca;Fil: Lloret, Josep. Universidad de Girona; EspañaFil: Laporta, Martin. No especifíca;Fil: Lejk, Adam M.. No especifíca;Fil: Dedeu, Arnau L.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; EspañaFil: Sosa, Martín Pablo. No especifíca;Fil: Martínez, Lllibori. No especifíca;Fil: Mira, Antoni M.. No especifíca;Fil: Morales Nin, Beatriz. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados; EspañaFil: Mugerza, Estanis. No especifíca;Fil: Olesen, Hans J.. Technical University of Denmark; DinamarcaFil: Papadopoulos, Anastasios. No especifíca;Fil: Pontes, João. Universidad de Algarve; PortugalFil: Pascual Fernández, José J.. Universidad de La Laguna; EspañaFil: Purroy, Ariadna. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; EspañaFil: Ramires, Milena. Santa Cecília University; BrasilFil: Rangel, Mafalda. Universidad de Algarve; PortugalFil: Reis Filho, José Amorim. Universidade Federal do Pará; BrasilFil: Sánchez Lizaso, Jose L.. Universidad de Alicante; EspañaFil: Sandoval, Virginia. Universidad de Murcia; EspañaFil: Sbragaglia, Valerio. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; EspañaFil: Silva, Luis. No especifíca;Fil: Skov, Christian. Technical University of Denmark; DinamarcaFil: Sola, Iván Daniel. Universidad de Alicante; España. Universidad de Playa Ancha; ChileFil: Strehlow, Harry V.. No especifíca;Fil: Torres, María A.. No especifíca;Fil: Ustups, Didzis. No especifíca;Fil: van der Hammen, Tessa. No especifíca;Fil: Veiga, Pedro. Universidad de Algarve; PortugalFil: Venerus, Leonardo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Verleye, Thomas. No especifíca;Fil: Villasante, Sebastián. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; EspañaFil: Weltersbach, Marc Simon. No especifíca;Fil: Zarauz, Lucía. No especifíca
Biodiversidad 2018. Reporte de estado y tendencias de la biodiversidad continental de Colombia
Las cifras y temáticas contenidos en el presente Reporte, aunque no son el panorama completo del estado del conocimiento de la biodiversidad en Colombia, son un compendio seleccionado de los temas que, desde el Instituto
Humboldt, consideramos son relevantes y merecen ser discutidos por el público general. En muchos de los casos, las cifras no son esperanzadoras u son un llamado urgente a la acción. En otro casos son la evidencia de que se requieren acciones a nivel nacional, y más allá de esto, son muchas las iniciativas que están germinando desde los territorios, cada vez desde una mayor variedad de actores.Bogotá, D. C., Colombi
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Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study an international prospective cohort study
We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26,948 (27.9%) patients isolated before surgery. Postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded in 1947 (2.0%) patients of which 227 (11.7%) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients who isolated pre-operatively were older, had more respiratory comorbidities and were more commonly from areas of high SARS-CoV-2 incidence and high-income countries. Although the overall rates of postoperative pulmonary complications were similar in those that isolated and those that did not (2.1% vs 2.0%, respectively), isolation was associated with higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications after adjustment (adjusted OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.05–1.36, p = 0.005). Sensitivity analyses revealed no further differences when patients were categorised by: pre-operative testing; use of COVID-19-free pathways; or community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. The rate of postoperative pulmonary complications increased with periods of isolation longer than 3 days, with an OR (95%CI) at 4–7 days or ≥ 8 days of 1.25 (1.04–1.48), p = 0.015 and 1.31 (1.11–1.55), p = 0.001, respectively. Isolation before elective surgery might be associated with a small but clinically important increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Longer periods of isolation showed no reduction in the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. These findings have significant implications for global provision of elective surgical care. We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26,948 (27.9%) patients isolated before surgery. Postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded in 1947 (2.0%) patients of which 227 (11.7%) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients who isolated pre-operatively were older, had more respiratory comorbidities and were more commonly from areas of high SARS-CoV-2 incidence and high-income countries. Although the overall rates of postoperative pulmonary complications were similar in those that isolated and those that did not (2.1% vs 2.0%, respectively), isolation was associated with higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications after adjustment (adjusted OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.05–1.36, p = 0.005). Sensitivity analyses revealed no further differences when patients were categorised by: pre-operative testing; use of COVID-19-free pathways; or community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. The rate of postoperative pulmonary complications increased with periods of isolation longer than 3 days, with an OR (95%CI) at 4–7 days or ≥ 8 days of 1.25 (1.04–1.48), p = 0.015 and 1.31 (1.11–1.55), p = 0.001, respectively. Isolation before elective surgery might be associated with a small but clinically important increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Longer periods of isolation showed no reduction in the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. These findings have significant implications for global provision of elective surgical care