Search Results - "Humanism"

Dynamic poverty processes and the role of livestock in Peru by Kristjanson, Patricia M., Krishna, A., Radeny, Maren A.O., Kuan, J., Quilca, G., Sánchez Urrelo, A.

“…Animals are a source of food, more specifically protein for human diets, income, employment and possibly foreign exchange. …”
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Environmental impacts of trypanosomiasis control through land-use change: Conceptual model, approach and preliminary results by Reid, Robin S., Kruska, Russell L., Ellis, J.E., Wilson, C.J., Perry, Brian D.

“…These results imply that decisions concerning where and when to control trypanosomiasis can have strong implications for the success of efforts to enhance human welfare and to maintain environmental quality.…”
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From component technology to integrated resource management: Evolution toward trandisciplinary research in a project in Ethiopia by Jabbar, M.A., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Li Pun, H.H.

“…The paper first discusses the need for moving from disciplinary to transdisciplinary research in addressing problems of human Development and environmental management. Then the experience of a research project in highland Ethiopia that started with disciplinary research and component technologies to address problems of poverty, malnutrition, low agricultural productivity and resource degradation and gradually moved towards integrated resource management and a transdisciplinary approach is described. …”
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Issues and current Developments in the conservation of indigenous African domestic animal diversity by Rege, J.E.O.

“…However, the accelerating demands of a growing human population and pressures of economic Development are affecting the security and survival of these animal genetic resources. …”
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North-West Province, South Africa: Communal and commercial livestock systems in transition by Galvin, K.A., Thornton, Philip K., Boone, Randall B., Knapp, L.M.

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Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction by Reid, Robin S., Galvin, K.A., Kruska, R.S.

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World Bank Climate Knowledge Portal: Climate Analysis Tool. Powered by Climate Wizard by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“… • Flood risk driven by rainfall average, measures of wet day rainfall, and short term maximum rainfall intensities. • Human health focuses on temperature stress (hot and cold) to people: hottest and coldest single day temperature…”
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The challenges on out-scaling participatory methods in agricultural research by Aw-Hassan, Aden A.

“…The advantage of participatory research is considered more prominent in, although not limited to, the adaptation of technologies that require local knowledge of the social, economic and biophysical environments or need high level of human capital or require cooperation of different stakeholders. …”
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Insights and opportunities from mapping ecosystem services of urban green spaces and potentials in planning by Pulighe, Giuseppe, Fava, Francesco P., Lupia, Flavio

“…It also investigates the interlinkages between ecosystem services paradigm, mapping approaches at urban level and benefits provided for human well-being. A literature study focusing on recent research papers is conducted, highlighting new trends on methods and data, unexplored developments and opportunities on literature regarding mapping green infrastructures with respect to planning, management and ecosystem services’ provision. …”
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Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification by Suhardiman, Diana, Giordano, Mark, Leebouapao, L., Keovilignavong, Oulavanh

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Livelihood mapping and poverty correlates at a meso-level in Kenya by Kristjanson, Patricia M., Radeny, Maren A.O., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Ogutu, Joseph O., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…We identify and map critical spatial factors grouped into natural, human, social, financial and physical capital assets, which largely determine livelihood options, strategies and welfare of agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid district of southern Kenya. …”
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Limits to indigenous participation: The Agta and the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, the Philippines by Minter, T, Ploeg, J. van der, Pedrablanca, M, Sunderland, Terry C.H., Persoon, G.A.

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Cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa by Legg, James P., Fauquet, Claude M.

“…Subsequent spread throughout East and Central Africa, the consequent devastation of production of the cassava crop, a key staple in much of this region, and the observation of similar recombination events elsewhere, has once again demonstrated the inherent danger posed to man by the capacity of these viruses to adapt to their environment and optimally exploit their relationships with the whitefly vector, plant host and human cultivator. In this review of cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa, we examine each of these relationships, and highlight the ways in which the CMGs have exploited them to their own advantage.…”
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Characterization of the seed proteins of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) from Nigeria by Machuka, J.

“…The findings are also relevant in view of the toxic and antimetabolic effects of these proteins, which determine the acceptability and adoption of velvet beans as animal and human feed.…”
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Undesrtanding the Musa genome: an update by Ortíz, R.

“…Few genetic studies were undertaken in Musa before the 1990s, despite the importance of the crop in human diet in the tropics. It was believed that genetic studies of most cultivated Musa, a virtually sterile triploid crop, were impossible. …”
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The elusive banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar by Karamura, E.B., Gold, C.

“…The review attributes current weevil pest management problems to the poor understanding of the linkages between weevil biology and associated ecological strategies, as well as the broad banana and plantain systems and human activities. This review article urges that the solution to the weevil pest problems lies in the careful integration of biological applications and socioeconomic strategies in the context of the broad ecological farming systems.…”
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On the perils of environmentally friendly alternatives by Lanza, Gracia

“…Environmentally friendly alternatives (EFA) are touted as a key component of a transition towards lowering the impact of human activity on the environment. Still, the environmental costs of these technologies are seldom null; they are simply less environmentally damaging than existing options. …”
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Seed removal and seed dispersal in two selectively-logged forests with contrasting protection levels in Costa Rica by Rosales, Jesús J., Guariguata, Manuel R., Finegan, Bryan

“…We evaluated seed removal and the rate of removed seeds (as a measure of dispersal) in two nearby tropical rain forest sites in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica that had been selectively logged buth that differ in their degree of protection from human intrusion (primarily due to hunting) and habitat connectivity: We expected differences between sites in rates of seed removal and the rate of removed seeds, and predicted that secondary seed dispersal rates by mammals would be highest at the protected site. …”
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Willingness to pay for renewable energy among Indian small and medium-sized enterprises : a contingent valuation experiment by Wakuma, Samuel Tafesse

“…To limit climatic change, humans must achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. …”

Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) methodology : theory and practice by Kubart, Ariana

“…Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) is a subdiscipline of environmental assessment, specially targeting the collective effects resulting from diverse human activities and in combination with natural processes. …”