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Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125563
Abstract
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, questions arose as to whether the pandemic would amplify or pacify tropical deforestation. Early reports warned of increased deforestation rates; however, these studies were limited to a few months in 2020 or to selected regions. To better understand how the pandemic influenced tropical deforestation globally, this study used historical deforestation data (2004–2019) from the Terra-i…
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SAPLING's Trade-off Scoring exercise: Preliminary results and insights
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125560
Publication year
2022
Authors
Hoek, Rein van der
Musau, Emmanuel Mwema
Hammond, James
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
Full Citation
Hoek, R. van der; Mwema, E., Hammond, J., Notenbaert, A.M.O. 2022. SAPLING's Trade-off Scoring exercise: Preliminary results and…
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Towards the inclusion of environmental considerations in Livestock Master Plans
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125559
Publication year
2022
Authors
González Quintero, Ricardo
Enahoro, Dolapo K.
Bahta, Sirak T.
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
Full Citation
Gonzalez-Quintero, R.; Enahoro, D.; Bahta, S.; Notenbaert, A.M.O. (2022) Towards the inclusion of environmental…
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The Digital Map of Chemical Fertility of Ecuador's Soils wins international prize
Elizabeth Ramirez
ESRI Ecuador awarded this tool in the Map Gallery category. The Digital Fertility Map is a tool that supports the diagnosis, monitoring, and control of soil degradation in this country. The project was developed within the framework of the SERVIR-Amazonia Program and in collaboration with the Ministry of…
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A real-time livestock water source monitoring and risk management system project in Ethiopia
By Sintayehu Alemayehu
The livestock sector contributes about 36% to the Ethiopian agricultural GDP and accounts for about 15% of export earnings in the country. Ethiopia has one of the largest livestock populations in Africa, estimated at about 35 million Tropical Livestock Units…
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Locally-Grown School Meals Can Help Children, Farmers and the Climate
Researchers are showing that providing healthier, locally-grown and climate-adapted food to school meal programs can benefit children, farmers and the climate.
By: Andrew Wight
According to UNICEF, school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decade’s growth in school feeding programmes to a…
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New paper highlights the co-benefits of coordinating climate action and peacebuilding
Climate change can manifest in different ways: stronger tropical droughts, extreme droughts, warmer climates and highly unpredictable rainfall patterns. All these endanger the availability of food, which in turn could increase conflict over resources, which can turn violent in the absence of spaces for dialogues and negotiations to transform…
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How do we know if what we’re doing is really ‘gender transformative’?
Miranda Morgan
Reflections by researchers: Miranda Morgan, Research Consultant, shares her starting list for key principles underpinning "gender transformative approaches".
So many questions and I was stumped:
“But is her organization’s approach really ‘transformative’?”
“Which of…
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CGIAR Consultation Workshop with innovation ecosystem in Uzbekistan for sustainable agriculture and climate action
Gianpiero Menza, Claudia Zaccari
CGIAR convened key players to engage in an open conversation about technological entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 2 December 2022 – On 1 December 2022, CGIAR centers ICARDA, IFPRI, IWMI,…
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Global Strategy for the Conservation of Potato
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125761
Abstract
Cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum, is the third most consumed crop globally and important not only for food but also for for the animal feed, pharmaceutical, textile and paper industries. To gain an overview on the current state of the conservation and use of potato genetic resources, the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust), commissioned an update of the ‘Global conservation strategy for potato genetic resources’. This…
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Global digital tool database for agroecological transitions
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125489
Abstract
This database contains a sample of global digital resources relevant to climate-informed agroecological transitions. Our purpose was to catalog relevant digital resources and assess their role in inclusive knowledge development, with special attention to farmers’ co-creation of knowledge for on-the-ground practices. To this end, we identified existing digital tools relevant to technical advisory and performance assessment and…
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Physiological responses of rosewoods Dalbergia cochinchinensis and D. oliveri under drought and heat stresses
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116574
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Little is known about the responses of endangered Rosewood species to drought and heat stress. These stresses are expected to increase in the Greater Mekong Subregion where the species co-occur and are endemic. Our results indicate contrasting relationships in water relations, photosynthetic pigment levels, and total soluble sugars in the two species, matching their ecological…
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Data from: Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116631
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The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win–win opportunity to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm. However, while noncrop habitat in landscapes surrounding farms sometimes benefits pest predators, natural enemy responses remain heterogeneous across studies and effects on pests are inconclusive. The observed…
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Droplet-vitrification methods for apical bud cryopreservation of yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Endl.) H. Rob.]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115912
Publication year
2021
Authors
Hammond Hammond, Stacy D.
Viehmannova, Iva
Zamecnik, Jiri
Panis, Bartholomeus
Faltus, Milos
Full Citation
Hammond, S.D.H.; Viehmannova, I.; Zamecnik, J.; Panis, B.; Faltus, M. (2021) Droplet-…
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Andes foothills protected by carbon offset fund [Correspondence]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116666
Publication year
2021
Authors
Thomas, Evert
Ramírez, Marleni
Rodriguez, Lily
Glave, Manuel
Full Citation
Thomas, E.; Ramirez, M.; Rodriguez, L.; Glave, M. (2021) Andes foothills protected by carbon offset fund [Correspondence]. Nature 595(7868) p. 494-494. ISSN: 0028-0836…
