Search Results - "Climate change"

Cereals as ‘leftover biomass’ : an analysis of Swedish cereal production from the perspective of feed-food competition by Tillgren, Beatrice

“…In a time with climate change and a growing population it is important to use the arable land as effectively as possible to ensure food security and minimize environmental impacts. …”

Koloniträdgårdars roll i samhället : för stadens hälsa samt individens psykiska, fysiska och sociala välmående by Heimdahl, Camilla, Sjölin, Emma

Att rusta för ökade vattenmängder och skapa rum för upplevelser i urban miljö : en undersökning av naturbaserade dagvattenlösningar i Norra Djurgårdsstaden och Kyrkparken by Edmark, Klara, Wallberg, Elisabet

Carbon storage and forest fire influences in tropical rainforests by Lackmann, Steffen

“…Deforestation and degradation account for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today – playing a key role in the complex system of climate change. Most deforestation is undertaken in developing countries, resulting in loss of biodiversity and livelihoods for millions of people and animals. …”
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Utvärdering av infiltrationskapaciteten hos substrat för regnbäddar by Forsare, Anders

Sedumtaks kolinlagrinspotential på årsbasis by Taylor, Sofie

“…There is a need of innovative solutions to that problem and this thesis aim to evaluate sedum green roofs ability to yearly carbon sequestration and evaluate if it could reduce the effect of urbanization on climate change. Another aim is to analyse the impact of air temperature and the medium’s moisture content on carbon sequestration at different light levels. …”
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Access to crop digital information and the sharing of benefits derived from its use: background and perspectives by Wettberg, Eric von, Khoury, Colin K.

“…Today's genebanks are essential to maintaining the resilience of the global agricultural system in the face of climate change, new pests and diseases, shifts in trade and dietary preferences, natural resource limitations, and armed conflicts (Figure 1). …”
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Estimación de la erosión laminar y sedimentación con modelos hidrológicos para la selección de prácticas de conservación de suelos y cambios de cobertura en la Unidad Hidrográfica... by Morales Ascarrunz, María C.

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Energisäkerheten för fjärrvärmeanläggningars bränsletillförsel i Mälardalsområdet by Sjöström, Joar

“…The interviewed have not made any changes to adapt to climate change in general and they are not worried about future fuel supply. …”

Afrikansk hästpest by Wester, Simon

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IPGRI in sub-Saharan Africa: Regional report - SSA 1999-2000 by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…The genetic base of these crops is, however, being seriously eroded, largely as a result of their replacement in the farming systems, climate change, socio-economic factors, natural disasters and armed conflict. …”
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Surface indicators are correlated with soil multifunctionality in global drylands by Eldridge, D.J., Delgado Baquerizo, M., Quero, J.L., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Garcia-Palacios, P., Escolar, C., Garcia Gomez, M., Prina, A., Bowker, M.A., Bran, D., Castro, I., Cea, A., Derak, M., Espinosa, C.I., Florentino, A., Gaitan, J., Gatica, G., Gómez Gonzalez, S., Ghiloufi, W., Gutiérrez, J.R., Guzmán Montalvan, E., Hernández, R.M., Hughes, F.M., Muino, W., Monerris, J., Ospina, A., Ribas-Fernandez, Y.A., Romao, R.L., Torres Diaz, C., Koen, T.B., Maestre, F.T., Ramírez, D.

“…This would provide important information for evaluating the ecological impacts of land degradation, desertification and climate change in drylands world-wide.…”
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Realising the Carbon Benefits of Sustainable Land Management Practices: Guidelines for Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon in the Context of Land Degradation Neutrality Planning and... by Chotte, J.L., Aynekulu, Ermias, Cowie, A., Campbell, E., Vlek, P., Lal, R., Kapović-Solomun, M., Maltitz, G. von, Kust, G., Barger, N., Vargas, R., Gastrow, S.

“…To provide practical guidance to support the deployment of SLM interventions to maintain or enhance SOC stocks, for LDN and for other objectives such as landbased climate change adaption and/or mitigation a series of decision trees was developed, based on the latest available knowledge. …”
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Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality by Batllori, Enric, Lloret, Francisco, Aakala, Tuomas, Anderegg, William R.L., Aynekulu, Ermias, Bendixsen, Devin P., Bentouati, Abdallah, Bigler, Christof, Burk, C. John, Camarero, J. Julio, Colangelo, Michele, Coop, Jonathan D., Fensham, Roderick, Floyd, M. Lisa, Galiano, Lucía, Ganey, Joseph L., González, Patrick, Jacobsen, Anna L., Kane, Jeffrey Michael, Kitzberger, Thomas, Linares, Juan C., Marchetti, Suzanne B., Matusick, George, Michaelian, Michael, Navarro Cerrillo, Rafael M., Pratt, Robert Brandon, Redmond, Miranda D., Rigling, Andreas, Ripullone, Francesco, Sangüesa-Barreda, Gabriel, Sasal, Yamila, Saura-Mas, Sandra, Suarez, Maria Laura, Veblen, Thomas T., Vilà-Cabrera, Albert, Vincke, Caroline, Zeeman, Ben

“…Forest vulnerability to drought is expected to increase under anthropogenic climate change, and drought-induced mortality and community dynamics following drought have major ecological and societal impacts. …”
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FTA Highlight No.2 – Tree Seed and Seedling Systems for Resilience and Productivity by Graudal, L., Lillesø, Jens-Peter B., Dawson, Ian K., Abiyu, A., Roshetko, J.M., Nyoka, I., Tsobeng, A., Kindt, R., Pedercini, F., Moestrup, S., Jalonen, R., Thomas, E., McMullin, S., Carsan, S., Hendre, P., Kettle, Christopher J., Li, Y.X., Jamnadass, Ramni

“…This work is the foundation of local and global economic and environmental benefits of huge significance. It supports climate change mitigation and adaptation, restores landscapes and conserves biodiversity, and provides healthy foods and other products for local and global communities. …”
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The future of food: domestication and commercialization of indigenous food crops in Africa over the third decade (2012–2021) by Leakey, R.R.B., Tientcheu Avana, M.-L., Awazi, N. P., Assogbadjo, A. E., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Hendre, P. S., Degrande, A., Hlahla, S., Manda, L.

“…Finally, this review underpins a holistic approach to mitigating climate change, as well as other big global issues such as hunger, poverty and loss of wildlife habitat by reaping the benefits, or ‘profits’, from investment in the five forms of Capital, described as ‘land maxing’. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008–2017 by Tomita, A., Ncama, B. P., Moodley, Y., Davids, R., Burns, J. K., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Modi, Albert Thembinkosi, Slotow, R.

“…Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented disasters, with climate change expected to exacerbate the frequency and severity of unpredictable and stressful catastrophic events. …”
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Annual report 2021: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…PIM findings and engagement contributed to Myanmar’s response to COVID-19, South Africa’s policies on resilience to climate change, Tunisia's policies for pastoral development, a reform of Nigeria’s national agricultural research system, Ghana’s fish seed and farm certification system, gender strategies for three agricultural value chains in Honduras, and genome editing guidelines for the agricultural sector in four African countries. …”
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The cocoa yield gap in Ghana: A quantification and an analysis of factors that could narrow the gap by Asante, Paulina A., Rahn, Eric, Zuidema, Pieter A., Rozendaal, Danae M.A., Baan, Maris E.G. van der, Läderach, Peter R.D., Asare, Richard, Cryer, Nicholas, Anten, Niels P.R.

“…Here, cocoa farming is largely a rain-fed, low-input system with low average yields, which are expected to decline with climate change. With increasing demand, there is a need to evaluate opportunities to increase production whilst avoiding deforestation and expansion to croplands. …”
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CSA-CIS MSD workshop report focusing on aquaculture by Kakwasha, Keagan, Lundeba, Mary, Kanyembo, Henry, Kagabo, Desire, Mudege, Netsayi N.

“…This particular MSD workshop focused on aquaculture, especially issues related to (i) financing for smallholder farmers and small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the face of climate change, (ii) benchmarking and credit worthiness of a smallholder fish farmers, and (iii) sharing practical experiences from integrated fish farms, the Aquaculture Development Association of Zambia (ADAZ) and banks. …”
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