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Fashion products made from repurposed materials (e.g., backpacks made from pineapple leaves) have become more prevalent nowadays, and their environmental sustainability is one of the core advantages. Yet, it is currently unclear how consumers respond to products made from repurposed materials. We conducted three experiments to examine the effects of three material features, namely function, sustainability, and distinguishability, on consumer preferences for fashion products made from repurposed materials. The results indicate that, when the function of repurposed materials is as good as that of conventional materials, consumers prefer a product made from repurposed materials over the same product made from conventional materials. Also, consumers in general prefer repurposed materials to be less visually distinguishable. Finally, when the sustainability of the repurposed products is emphasized, consumers appear more likely to choose products made from repurposed materials, even when these products have an inferior function. In conclusion, to promote fashion products made from repurposed materials, marketers may emphasize the function and sustainability of repurposed materials, and producers may manufacture repurposed materials that visually resemble conventional materials.

This dataset contains measurements of downwelling short wave irradiance, measured in a small scale grid setup at Falkenberg: 20 sensors in 4 by 5 grid with a 50 meter grid spacing. Another 4 sensors were placed in all direction about 5 km away from the main grid at Falkenberg. The sampling rate is 10 Hz, to catch all irradiance variability, and is calibrated against a high quality sun tracker. The strength of this dataset is not the absolute accuracy, but rather the spatial measurements and ability to catch variability. Quality: Accuracy is estimated to be within 5% of a conventional pyranometer. Quality varies depending on weather type, but is best for high solar elevation angles (solar noon +/- 4 hours). Data is manually quality controlled, with detailed quality flags included in the dataset. Some anomalous data is not caught, in particular noisy data due to many insects on the sensor or small dirt from birds that reduces the signal slightly. These effects are much smaller than the driving weather patterns. The data is unsuitable for calculating radiation balances, but it is particularly useful for studying variability and patterns of solar irradiance on small scales. Funding: Dutch Research Council (NWO), Shedding Light On Cloud Shadows: VI.Vidi.192.068 Project: FESSTVaL (Field Experiment on submesoscale spatio-temporal variability in Lindenberg), a measurement campaign initiated by the Hans-Ertel-Center for Weather Research.

This repository contains additional data associated to Tedersoo et al. (2022) (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16398).This repository contains those data necessary to rerun the superecoregion design and the endemicity analyses as well as vector maps on the endemicity and OTU richness of individual superecoregions. Further data associated with the same publication, regarding the vulnerability analysis, can be found here: 10.5281/zenodo.6983158. input.zip - Input data needed to run the analysis scripts provided [here](https://github.com/Mycology-Microbiology-Center/Fungal_Endemicity_and_Vulnerability/superecoregions_and_endemicity). The entire folder is to be copied in the working directory to run the pipeline. output.zip - Further data needed to run the analysis scripts provided [here](https://github.com/Mycology-Microbiology-Center/Fungal_Endemicity_and_Vulnerability/superecoregions_and_endemicity). The entire folder is to be copied in the working directory to run the pipeline. maps_otu_numbers_and_se_characteristics - vector maps of the superecoregions and the number of OTUs and endemic OTUs per region for different functional groups maps_traits_endemism - vector maps of endemicity indices per region f different functional groups 01_super_Ecoregions_numbers.pdf - vector map of the superecoregions used in the study numbered from 1 - 174. legend_01_super_ecoregions_numbers.csv - legend with superecoregion names for 01_super_Ecoregions_numbers.pdf. super_eoregions_results - Superecoregions with number of OTUs, number of endemic OTUs and endemicity indices in R data format, for further analyses and visualization super_ecoregions.shp - Superecoregions with number of OTUs, number of endemic OTUs and endemicity indices as shape file, for further analyses and visualization This repository contains additional data associated to Tedersoo et al. (2022) (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16398).This repository contains those data necessary to rerun the superecoregion design and the endemicity analyses as well as vector maps on the endemicity and OTU richness of individual superecoregions. Further data associated with the same publication, regarding the vulnerability analysis, can be found here: 10.5281/zenodo.6983158.

The dataset covers biotic and abiotic data from the aquatic habitat of a population of the sediment-rooted macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum in the temperate climate region (The Netherlands). The growth of M. spicatum was monitored in 0.2025 m2 plant baskets installed in an experimental ditch. Parameters monitored included biomass (fresh and dry weight), shoot length, seasonal short-term growth rates of shoots, relevant environmental parameters and weather data. This dataset includes the 2-year experimental biotic (macrophyte biomass and growth data) and environmental data (water quality data, sediment data). A second file includes the statistical data. A third file includes the weather data.

Assessing ambitious nature conservation strategies in a below 2 degrees warmer and food-secure world – supplementary spatial data Authors: Marcel Kok, Johan Meijer, Willem-Jan van Zeist, Jelle Hilbers, Marco Immovilli, Jan Janse, Elke Stehfest, Michel Bakkenes, Andrzej Tabeau, Aafke Schipper, Rob Alkemade Point of contact: Marcel.Kok@pbl.nl Research paper summary: Global biodiversity is projected to further decline under a wide range of future socio-economic development pathways, even in sustainability-oriented scenarios. This raises the question how biodiversity can be put on a path to recovery, the core challenge for the CBD post-2020 global biodiversity framework. We designed two contrasting, ambitious global conservation strategies, ‘Half Earth’ (HE) and ‘Sharing the Planet’ (SP), and evaluated their ability to restore terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and to provide nature’s contributions to people (NCP), while also limiting global warming below 2 degrees and ensuring food security. We applied the integrated assessment framework IMAGE with the GLOBIO biodiversity model, using the ‘Middle of the Road’ Shared Socio-economic Pathway (SSP2) with its projected human population growth as baseline. We found that both conservation strategies reduce the global loss of biodiversity and NCP, but are insufficient to restore biodiversity. The HE strategy performs generally better for terrestrial biodiversity (biodiversity intactness (MSA), Area of Habitat Index, Living Planet Index, Red List Index) in currently still natural regions. The SP strategy yields more improvements for biodiversity in human-used areas, aquatic biodiversity and for regulating NCP (pest control, pollination, erosion control, water quality). However, the ‘conservation only’ scenarios show a considerable increase in food security risks and further global temperature increase, compared to the baseline. To restore biodiversity, it is necessary to combine conservation strategies with a portfolio of ‘integrated sustainability measures’ including climate change mitigation actions to change the energy and food systems, where minimizing food wastes and reducing consumption of animal products are crucial. The combination of conservation strategies and additional sustainability measures will restore biodiversity an NCP while keeping global warming below two degrees and food security risks below the baseline projection. Contents: This repository contains the supplementary spatial data describing the specific prioritization of conservation areas under the Half Earth (HE) and Sharing the Planet (SP) scenarios, and the resulting scenario land use and MSA data sets for the year 2050, including also a baseline (BL) scenario. All spatial data is in geotiff format at a 10 arcsecond resolution in WGS84 coordinate system. Detailed description of the methodology is provided in the paper listed under "related identifiers". Keywords: Nature conservation, Half Earth, Sharing the Planet, Climate Change, Food Security, Solution-oriented scenarios, Biodiversity, Nature’s Contribution to People, NCP This repository contains the supplementary spatial data describing the specific prioritization of conservation areas under the Half Earth (HE) and Sharing the Planet (SP) scenarios, and the resulting scenario land use and MSA data sets for the year 2050, including also a baseline (BL) scenario. All spatial data is in geotiff format at a 10 arcsecond resolution in WGS84 coordinate system. Detailed description of the methodology is provided in the paper listed under "related identifiers".

Dataset (partial) for the journal article Torbaghan, Shahab Shariat, et al. "Designing day-ahead multi-carrier markets for flexibility: Models and clearing algorithms." Applied Energy 285 (2021): 116390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116390 Historical electricity bids obtained from the website of GME, the Italian power exchange, cannot be redistributed and are not included in the present dataset.

The data was collected and formed part of a project called Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Multi-Actor Governance for Social Justice which is co-funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) in the Netherlands and the National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa. The objective of the project was to highlight how social justice is enhanced by conditions of WEF nexus governance. This was achieved through a transdisciplinary approach to how a conceptual “WEF community” can be an agent of change through empowerment in WEF nexus governance by providing legal instruments that can be used and encouraging decision-making synergies from household to national levels. This was envisioned by deciphering how WEF resources and decision-making are produced, used, and distributed, their linkages, and the representation of marginal groups across scales. The opportunities and challenges of incorporating WEF community initiatives in South Africa’s legal framework were also evaluated by comparing them to the EU legislation to increase legal certainty and social justice The data set referred herein concerns part of the project which collected quantitative data through a questionnaire of 1184 household in South Africa. The household were purposively selected from Matatiele, Magareng and Greater Taung Local Municipalities.