简介:Afterayear'sperfectionandevolution,theObamaAdministration'sNewDealinforeignpolicyhastakenshape.AdistinctivefeatureoftheObamadiplomacyisthattomaintaintheleadershipstatusintheworld,theUnitedStatesshoulduseits'smartpower'toachieveitsforeignpolicygoalsthroughmultilateralcooperationandinasoftandpragmaticway.TheObama
简介:China-LACtradevolumehasrisenmorethan20timesinthepastdecade,andreached269billionUSdollarsin2014.ChinahasbecomethesecondlargesttradepartneroftheLACandlargesttradepartnerofBrazil,ChileandotherLACcountries.Whattheinfluencewilleconomically-transformingChinaexertonLACeconomy?HowwillChinaLACtradeandeconomicrelationshipdiversify?Whatnewelementswillemergeinthecorporatecooperation
简介:Restoringdegradedforestsandagriculturallandshasbecomeaglobalconservationpriority.Agrowingnumberoftoolscanquantifyecosystemservicetradeoffsassociatedwithforestrestoration.Thisevolving'toolslandscape'presentsadilemma:moretoolsareavailable,butselectingappropriatetoolshasbecomemorechallenging.WepresentaRestorationEcosystemServiceToolSelector(RESTS)frameworkthatdescribeskeycharacteristicsof13ecosystemserviceassessmenttools.Analystsenterinformationabouttheirdecisioncontext,servicestobeanalyzed,anddesiredoutputs.Toolsarefilteredandpresentedbasedonfiveevaluativecriteria:scalability,cost,timerequirements,handlingofuncertainty,andapplicabilitytobenefit-costanalysis.RESTSusesaspreadsheetinterfacebutaweb-basedinterfaceisplanned.Giventherapidevolutionofecosystemservicesscience,RESTSprovidesanadaptableframeworktoguideforestrestorationdecisionmakerstowardtoolsthatcanhelpquantifyecosystemservicesinsupportofrestoration.