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Payments for ecosystem services: a new way of conserving biodiversity in forests by Wunder, Sven, Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Shiela

“…The most novel and persuasive feature of PES lies in its “businesslike” conditional payment form, which differs from traditional conservation projects. …”
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Managing the soils of sub-Saharan Africa by Lal, R.

“…Substantial increases in food production are possible if the proven technologies can be effectively transferred and implemented. Priorities lie in both short- term development projects and in initiating long-term research to understand soil and water resources and how to manage them. …”
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Maternal behaviour in pigs and its relation to piglet performance and survival by Blomberg, Maria

“…Sow behaviour when she lies down or when she has a piglet under her body affects the mortality and the risk of injures on piglets. …”

The power in Cooperation : a study of Cards, Vietnam and the EU by Möller, Anton

“…There have been various ways employed to prevent or deter it, among which lies the “carding” system employed internationally by the EU. …”

Coping capacity of households to Rift Valley fever case study: Ijara District, Kenya by Kiplimo, Jusper Ronoh, Waithaka, H.E., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Bett, Bernard K.

“…It is characterized by low undulating plains that have low-lying altitude ranging between zero and 90 metres above sea level. …”
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Où en sommes nous ? Outil pour réfléchir au processus, aux progrès et aux priorités de votre forum multipartite by Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Larson, A.M., Cisneros, N., Heise Vigil, N., Liswanti, N., Mariño, H., Tamara, A.

“…Ces MSF sont des espaces où un vaste éventail de parties prenantes, concernées par une région ou un sujet particulier, entament un dialogue, prennent des décisions et/ou mettent en oeuvre des activités en vue de réaliser des objectifs communs liés au paysage. Où en sommes nous ? est utile pour instaurer des conditions permettant à un forum multipartite d’atteindre son ou ses objectif(s) équitablement et efficacement. …”
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Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world by Mapedza, Everisto D., Rashirayi, T., Xueliang, C., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, van Koppen, Barbara, Ndiyoi, M., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali

“…Most development planners and practitioners have often wrongly assumed that solutions for community challenges lie within the “western scientific knowledge” only. …”
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Co-benefits through coordination of climate action and peacebuilding: A system dynamics model by Morales Muñoz, Héctor, Bailey, Arwen, Löhr, Katharina, Caroli, Giulia, Villarino, Maria Eliza J., Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Bonatti, Michelle, Siebert, Stefan, Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos

“…Responses to such crises lie at the nexus of humanitarian assistance, development, and peacebuilding. …”
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The Philippines has mainstreamed the climate risk vulnerability assessment framework, through the integrated CRVA-PCIP protocol in upgrading existing provincial commodity investmen... by Palao Kris, Leo M

“…One of the strengths of the CRVA lies in its localized analyses, ensuring accuracy and reliability. …”
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Facts, interests, and values: Identifying points of convergence and divergence for food systems by Deconinck, Koen

“…This chapter argues that the difficulty lies in disagreements over facts, interests, and values—alone or in combination.¹ For Sunstein (2018), politically contentious issues “are fundamentally about facts rather than values,” and “[i]f we can agree on the facts, we should be able to agree on what to do—or at least our disagreements should be narrowed greatly.” …”
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Alignment of poultry sector actors with avian influenza control in Ethiopia by Kelemwork, Fassil, Belay, Berhanu, Bett, Bernard, Randolph, Thomas

“…Ethiopia has not had the disease, but it is considered as being vulnerable because it lies under the pathway of migratory birds and has an expansive border that makes it difficult to control cross-border trade in poultry and poultry products. …”
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Genetically modified food crops and their contribution to human nutrition and food quality by Bouis, Howarth E., Chassy, Bruce M., Ochanda, James O.

“…Modern genetic modification is one of the tools to help feed the world, now and in the future. Its particular value lies in its ability to produce results faster, to be targeted better than other methods, and, in some instances, to achieve results that cannot be effectively obtained by other means. …”
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The economic impact of productivity maintenance research: breeding for leaf rust resistance in modern wheat by Marasas, Carissa N., Smale, Melinda, Singh, R. P.

“…The challenge in estimating these benefits lies in the pathogen's ability to mutate to new races, which may infect previously resistant varieties. …”
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Report on National Workshop by Ali, A M M Mostafa, Rahman, Md. Mostafizur, Saha, Champa Rani, Rahman, Syed Arman Akib, Haque, Md. Ehsanul, Nisha, Nusrath Jahan, Chitra, Naima Noshin, Ahmad, Salahuddin

“…Due to low-lying and flat topography in the coastal region, Bangladesh is one of the top 10 nations that are mostly vulnerable to climate change and is subjected to riverine flooding (due to sea level rise), frequent cyclones, storm surge, heavy rainfall, tornados, river bank erosion, salinity, high population density, high level of poverty, and solely reliance of livelihoods on climate-sensitive sectors. …”
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Measuring and capturing forest values issues for the decision-maker by Gregersen, Hans, Lundren, A., Kengen, S., Byron, R.N.

“…Yet, many of the benefits are global and lie outside the context of local or national decisions. …”
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Applying reduced impact logging to advance sustainable forest management: international conference proceedings 26 February to 1 March 2001, Kuching, Malaysia by Enters, T., Durst, P.B., Applegate, G., Kho, P.C.S., Man, G.

“…While acknowledging that considerable challenges lie ahead, it provides reason for cautious optimism concerning the wider application of RIL in the future.…”
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Seeing the forest as more than its trees: local stakeholders’ perceptions of natural forest benefits in Gorontalo, Indonesia by Kartikasari, S.N., Rixecker, S., Espiner, S.R., Colfer, C.J.P.

“…One problem in implementing forest conservation lies in defining the benefits local people receive from it and who enjoys these benefits. …”
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Participatory diagnosis and adaptive management of small-scale fisheries in the Niger River Basin by Béné, Christophe, Kodio, A., Lemoalle, J., Mills, D., Morand, P., Ovie, S., Sinaba, F., Tafida, A.

“…The challenge, therefore, lies in a pragmatic approach to operationalizing the concept of resilience and making its implementation on the ground practical and meaningful. …”
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Community-based fish culture in seasonal floodplains and irrigation systems by Sheriff, N., Joffre, Olivier M., Hong, M.C., Barman, B.K., Haque, A.B.M.M., Rahman, F., Zhu, J., Brakel, Martin L. van, Valmonte-Santos, Rowena, Werthmann, C., Kodio, A., Nguyen, H. van, Russell, A.

“…However, it was found that introducing fish culture into complex and dynamic institutional contexts, whereby open access waters lie over private property required a range of social, environmental and economic conditions to be in place for the adoption and continuance of the fish culture model.…”
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Change in the Making: Progress Reports on CGIAR Gender Research: Issue No. 1. Toward gender-equitable control over productive assets and resources by Russell, Nathan, Karlsson, Kristofer, Ashby, Jacqueline A., Mascarenhas, Martina

“…Unless ways are found to change this situation, it is hard to imagine how agriculture can rise fully to the challenges that lie ahead…”
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