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Spatiotemporal Land Cover Change and Future Hydrological Impacts Under Climate Scenarios in the Amazonian Andes A Case Study of the Utcubamba River Basin by Rivera-Fernandez, Abner S, Cotrina-Sanchez, Alexander, Salas López, Rolando, Ríos Ramírez, José Ney, y otros más

“…Despite limited hydrological infrastructure, the SWAT model effectively simulated water dynamics, aiding climate resilience and water security efforts in the Amazonian Andes.…”
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Limiting factors in capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) conservation by Moreira Boman, Christer, Pettersson, Andreas

“…Programs in Scotland, Germany, Spain and Poland have the aim to aid or reintroduce populations in the capercaillies historic range. …”
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Engaging with the future: framings of adaptation to climate change in conservation by Munera Roldan, C., Colloff, Matthew J., Locatelli, Bruno, Wyborn, C.

“…We used these themes to generate a conceptual model to guide conservation researchers and practitioners engaged in climate adaptation research, policy and management to aid reflection and understanding of the options available to design adaptation agendas and allow negotiation of diverse interests, views and expectations about the future.…”
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TH1.1: Beyond Household Headship: Examining the Intra-household Decision-Making Process Among Wheat Growers in Bihar, India by Gartaula, Hom Nath

“…The vignettes describe five possible household scenarios by narrating five short stories to individual respondents and showing corresponding graphics for visual aid. Preliminary analysis indicates that patterns between households and gender are not uniform. …”
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Formation Sur L'outil Climate Data Tool (CDT) by Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa

“…Pour ce faire, il est nécessaire de disposer d’une base de données organisée, complète et fiable en vue de servir d’intrants aux outils d’aide à la décision. C’est dans cette optique que MALI-METEO a saisi l’AGRHYMET à travers l’IRI pour redynamiser le data library de MALI-METEO, nécessitant l’utilisation de l’outil Climate Data Tool (CDT). …”
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Considerations for Creating the UNFCCC Online Portal for Climate Action in Agriculture & Food Security by Mugo, Cynthia, Cramer, Laura K., Nendo Advisory

“…From this survey, the members voted that the UNFCCC online portal on climate action in food security and agriculture should have the following objectives (in the order of the highest number of respondents saying it is an objective) - information sharing, raising awareness of climate action in agriculture, and aiding fundraising. From the survey, the most eligible publishers for the online portal were national focal points, followed by research organizations and UNFCCC observer organizations. …”
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Women’s Action Committees and Local Services in Nigeria (Metaketa V) by Adida, Claire L., Arriola, Leonardo, Kosec, Katrina, Matanock, Aila M., Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung

“…In both treatment and control communities (i.e., wards), we will recruit previously unaffiliated women to join women’s action committees (WACs) to be trained by ActionAid Nigeria: 1/3 of WACs (control group) will receive basic training in civic education; 1/3 (treatment group 1) will receive civic education training in addition to intensive training in leadership, organizing, and advocacy, intended to build women’s collective agency and improve their articulation of demands to policymakers and policymakers’ responsiveness to them; and 1/3 (treatment group 2) will receive the same training as treatment group 1 and their husbands will be invited to participate in a parallel men’s training focused on men’s allyship in women’s empowerment and gender equality. …”
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Migration in Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…. • Create centers in high in-migration areas to aid migrants by providing resources, legal assistance, sustenance, shelter, and community support. • Monitor migration and evaluate the impact of policy changes.…”
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Spatial production allocation model (SPAM) 2005: Technical documentation by Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Joglekar, Alison B., You, Liangzhi

“…Preemptively addressing the effects of this increased demand is aided by a clear and reliable understanding of the current spatial distribution of cropping systems in the world. …”
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Report on the scoping study for the project “nature positive solutions for shifting agrifood systems to more resilient and sustainable pathways" by Manibhai, Desai Nagar

“…Once the true cost of production is factored in, it can aid in scientifically calculating the environmental impact of food production systems in monetary terms. …”
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Hydraulic properties of rice and the response of gas exchange to water stress by Stiller, Volker, Lafitte, H. Renee, Sperry, John S.

“…The results indicate: (a) that xylem cavitation plays a major role in the reduction of plant hydraulic conductance during drought, and (b) that rice can readily reverse cavitation, possibly aided by nocturnal root pressure.…”
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Environmental and Social Safeguards Training in Ethiopia by Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Belay, Berhanu, Ngungu, Elizabeth, Kwaw, Adams

“…The training engaged partners from Melkassa, Kulumsa, Debrezeit Agricultural Research Centers, Inter Aide, the Ministry of Agriculture, universities, and the private sector (Lersha). …”
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The links between agriculture and health: an intersectoral opportunity to improve the health and livelihoods of the poor by Hawkes, Corinna, Ruel, Marie T.

“…At the same time, agriculture can be linked with poor health, including malnutrition, malaria, foodborne illnesses, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), livestock-related diseases, chronic diseases and occupational ill-health. …”
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The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure by Osendarp, Saskia, Haddad, Lawrence, Fabrizio, Cecilia, Andridge, Caroline, Black, Robert E., Brown, Molly E., Bryan, Elizabeth, Campbell, Bruce M., D'Alimonte, Mary, Fanzo, Jessica, Headey, Derek D., Heidkamp, Rebecca, McCarter, Abbe, Menon, Purnima, Michaux, Kristina, Nordhagen, Stella, Silva, Lais Miachon, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.

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Deteriorating terms of trade and food security among pastoral livestock producers in Kenya by Kariuki, G., Kaitho, R.

“…The emergence of these unfavorable terms of trade has in turn eroded their capacity to meet basic needs and compromised their food security situation and overall socioeconomic welfare, resulting in significant increases in the demand for relief and food aid at a major cost to government relief funds and development agencies. …”
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A close look at a rare African breed - the Kuri cattle of Lake Chad Basin: Origin, distribution, production and adaptive characteristics by Tawah, C.L., Rege, J.E.O., Aboagye, G.S.

“…It has unique bulbous horns which are believed to aid in flotation as it searches for water weeds, its main food. …”
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Socio-economic characteristics and perceptions of cattle keepers and constraints to cattle production in western Kenya by Amimo, Joshua O., Thumbi, Samuel M., Inyangala, B.A.O., Jung'a, J.O., Mosi, R.O.

“…The survey showed that there is need for the effective implementation of policies on adequate financial aid and regulation of farm input prices to the farmers as well as improved livestock extension services to enhance the production of ruminant livestock.…”
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Genome mapping in cassava improvement: Challenges, achievements and opportunities by Fregene, Martin A., Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Mba, C, Angel, F., Suarez, MC, Gutiérrez Artunduaga, Janneth Patricia, Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul, Roca, W., Bonierbale, Merideth W., Tohme, Joseph M.

“…A number of these new tools, including a molecular genetic map, markers linked to disease resistance genes, and marker-aided studies of complex traits now exist or are being developed for cassava at CIAT. …”
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Appropriate technologies to replenish soil fertility in Southern Africa by Mafongoya, P.L., Bationo, B. André, Kihara, Job Maguta, Waswa, Boaz Shaban

“…The consequent downward spiral of soil fertility has led to a corresponding decline in crop yields, food insecurity, food aid and environmental degradation. The central issue for improving agricultural productivity in southern Africa is how to build up and maintain soil fertility despite the low incomes of smallholder farmers and the increasing land and labour constraints they face. …”
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Migratory adaptations in Chrysoperla sinica (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) by Liu, Z, Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Wu, K

“…This research should help understand C. sinica population dynamics and aid its incorporation within integrated pest management (IPM) packages for several crops.…”
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