Dwindling returns

Dwindling returns

fleets must shrink. But this needs to be set against a rise in catches, an overall climb in incomes for coastal communities and companies, improvements in the health of the marine environment and ultimately hundreds of millions of people whose incomes and livelihoods are linked to fishing, " he said. The report estimates that there are currently 35 million people fishing for a livelihood and mo...

Rising temperatures and dwindling water supplies

In this paper we discuss the results of a survey on the perception of climate change in the 14 “tourist zones” (as defined by the Spanish Statistical Institute, INE) that stretch from the French border to Gibraltar alongside the Spanish Mediterranean coast, including the Balearic Islands. Our sample consisted of 1014 telephone interviews stratified according to the number of tourists staying in...

Yet Another Suspect in CCD/Dwindling?

Bee colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a growing threat to the efficient production of fruits, vegetables and nut crops, in addition to the critical role of bees as pollinators for numerous seed crops (Neumann and Carreck, 2009; Wines, 2013). CCD is characterized as a loss of adult (worker) bees from the hive that leaves the queen and immature bees (brood) inadequately attended even though there...

Recruit and retain. America's dwindling pool.

A dwindling middle class? Italian evidence in the 2000’s

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to household impoverishment in Italy. Most of works dealing with this issue are based on summary statistics, which do not capture the whole information contained in the income distribution. The paper applies a non-parametric tool, the “relative distribution”, to Italian household income data during 2002-2004. The relative density function is a...