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Global progress on adaptation implementation by Leiter, Timo, Njuguna, Lucy, Singh, Chandni

“…Most countries have at least one national adaptation policy, strategy or plan in place; countries are getting better at mainstreaming adaptation into wider national development planning; and countries reported on over 1,600 implemented adaptation actions, mostly on biodiversity, agriculture, water and infrastructure. …”
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Gestion des ecosystemes forestiers denses d'Afrique tropicale humide: 1. Gabon by Dupuy, B., Gerard, C., Maitre, H.F., Marti, A., Nasi, Robert

“…Programmes dealing with the sustainable management of tropical forests must take into account environment, (soils, climate as well as biodiversity), economics, sociology, interaction with wild fauna, etc. …”
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Two Decades of Smart-Valleys Research: Insights, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions for Locally Led Adaptation in Africa Inland Valley Food Systems by Dossou-Yovo, E.R., Akodekou, A.D., Futakuchi, K.

“…Beyond agricultural productivity, these landscapes provide critical ecosystem services—including water regulation, biodiversity support, carbon sequestration, and flood mitigation—and sustain multiple stakeholders, from smallholder farmers to pastoralists and fishers. …”
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Produits Forestiers Autres que le Bois d'oeuvre (PFAB): place dans l'amenagement durable des forets humides d'Afrique Centrale by Tchatat, M., Ndoye, O., Nasi, Robert

“…There is an extreme diversity of NTFP, in relation to the high biodiversity and complexity of ecosystems in the wet tropical forests of Central Africa, hence the need to treat forest management in a holistic manner instead of considering the sole aspect of timber production. …”
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China's forests: global lessons from market reforms by Hyde, William F., Belcher, B., Jintao Xu

“…Impacts of policy reforms on forest environments and biodiversity; 10. Hyde, W.F., Jintao Xu, Belcher, B., Runsheng Yin, Jinlong Liu. …”
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Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo by Campbell, Bruce M., Gunarso, Petrus, Kartawinata, K., Levang, P., Rhee, S., Sheil, Douglas, Sist, P., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…Inappropriate harvesting is reducing biodiversity, limiting regrowth of valuable species, and reducing water quality. …”
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China's forests: global lessons from market reforms (Chinese) by Hyde, William F., Belcher, B., Jintao Xu

“…Impacts of policy reforms on forest environments and biodiversity; 10. Hyde, W.F., Jintao Xu, Belcher, B., Runsheng Yin, Jinlong Liu. …”
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Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address by Colfer, C.J.P., Komarudin, Heru, German, L., Nyangas, S., Siagian, Y., Tanui, J.

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Climate change mitigation: should “avoided deforestation” be rewarded? by Pirard, R., Karsenty, A.

“…This mechanism, known as “avoided deforestation,” would benefit developing countries that voluntarily reduce their deforestation rates, thereby generating at least two positive impacts: (a) an increase in the financial resources available to curb tropical deforestation, with expected positive side effects on biodiversity conservation, the environmental services provided by these forests, and sustainable development as a whole; and (b) a greater effectiveness of the global fight against climate change, because tropical deforestation contributes extensively to world carbon emissions. …”
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Promoting native trees in shade coffee plantations of southern India: comparison of growth rates with the exotic Grevillea robusta by Nath, C.D., Pelissier, R., Ramesh, B.R., García, C.A.

“…Local farmers appreciate native biodiversity, but plantation economics and public policies drive them to gradually replace the original diversi ed cover with exotic shade trees such as Grevillea robusta, which grows fast and can be easily traded as timber. …”
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Modeling potential equilibrium states of vegetation and terrestrial water cycle of Mesoamerica under climate change scenarios by Imbach, I., Molina, L., Locatelli, Bruno, Roupsard, O., Mahé, Gil, Neilson, R., Corrales, L., Scholze, M., Ciais, Philippe

“…Mesoamerica is a global biodiversity hotspot with highly diverse topographic and climatic conditions and is among the tropical regions with the highest expected changes in precipitation and temperature under future climate scenarios. …”
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Climate-smart landscapes: opportunities and challenges for integrating adaptation and mitigation in tropical agriculture by Harvey, Celia A., Chacón, M., Donatti, Camila I., Garen, E, Hannah, L, Andrade, A., Bede, L, Brown, D., Calle, A, Chará, J., Clement, C., Gray, E, Hoang, Minh Ha, Minang, Peter A., Rodríguez, A.M., Seeberg-Elverfeldt, C, Semroc, Bambi, Shames, Seth, Smukler, S, Somarriba, E., Torquebiau, Emmanuel F., Etten, Jacob van, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…Intentional integration of adaptation and mitigation activities in agricultural landscapes offers significant benefits that go beyond the scope of climate change to food security, biodiversity conservation, and poverty alleviation. However, achieving these objectives will require transformative changes in current policies, institutional arrangements, and funding mechanisms to foster broad-scale adoption of climate-smart approaches in agricultural landscapes.…”
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Understanding barotrauma in fish passing hydro structures: a global strategy for sustainable development of water resources by Brown, Richard S., Colotelo, Alison H., Pflugrath, Brett D., Boys, Craig A, Baumgartner, Lee J., Deng, Zhiqun Daniel, Silva, Luiz G.M., Brauner, Colin J., Mallen-Cooper, Martin, Oudom Phonekhampeng, Thorncraft, Garry, Douangkham Singhanouvong

“…CGIAR Research program on water, land and ecosystems:uniting agriculture and nature for poverty reduction Freshwater fishes are one of the most imperiled groups of vertebrates, and population declines are alarming in terms of biodiversity and to communities that rely on fisheries for their livelihood and nutrition. …”
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Insight to Ecosystem Based Approach (EBA) at landscape level using a geospatial medium by Nagabhatla, N., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Bobba, A.G., Finlayson, C. Max, Wickramasuriya, R., Brakel, Martin L. van, Prasad, S.N., Pattanaik, C.

“…At the global scale, Ramsar sites of international importance are geospatially analyzed with reference to their agro-ecology and biodiversity. At regional scale, the agrarian use of inland wetlands in India was re-evaluated taking account of database from a recent inland wetland inventory. …”
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Towards a viable system for monitoring agrobiodiversity on-farm: A proposed new approach for Red Listing of cultivated plant species by Padulosi, S., Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan

“…After reviewing the importance of on-farm conservation, we present an initial framework for the monitoring of cultivated plant biodiversity on-farm.…”
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Food security in a perfect storm: using the ecosystem services framework to increase understanding by Poppy, GM, Chiotha, S, Eigenbrod, F., Harvey, Celia A., Honzak, M, Hudson, MD, Jarvis, Andy, Madise, NJ, Schreckenberg, Kate, Shackleton, Charlie M., Villa, F., Dawson, T.P.

“…However, the desire to raise productivity and yields has historically led to a degraded environment, reduced biodiversity and a reduction in ecosystem services (ES), with the greatest impacts affecting the poor. …”
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Sustainable intensification?: Implications for the emergence of diseases by Grace, Delia, Bett, Bernard K., Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…A systematic literature review was conducted to synthesize best available scientific knowledge about zoonotic disease transmission through direct or indirect domestic livestock-wildlife interaction, with emphasis on risk factors, drivers and trajectories of transmission, and promising interventions for controlling important zoonoses based on managing livestock-wildlife interaction.The study found complex associations with agricultural intensification and disease emergence: • Biodiversity, bush meat consumption, expanding ecotones, increases in synanthropoic species, land use change and livestock intensification are commonly cited and inter-related causes of emerging infectious diseases…”
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A framework for environmental ex-ante impact assessment of livestock value chains by Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Lannerstad, Mats, Herrero, Mario, Fraval, Simon, Ran, Ylva, Paul, Birthe K., Mugatha, Simon M., Barron, Jennie, Morris, J.

“…They include atmospheric and water pollution, global warming, soil degradation, water use and pollution and biodiversity loss. Efforts to maximize yields of milk and meat, and to „intensify‟ livestock and fish production, need to be balanced with long-term sustainability and overall efficiency. …”
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Climate and Security in Asia and the Pacific (Food, Water and Energy) by Heath, L., Salinger MJ, Falkland T, Hansen, James, Jiang K, Kameyama Y, Kishi, M., Meinke, Holger, Morton K, Nikitina, E., Shukla PR, White I

“…However, future sustainability must be maintained whilst also securing biodiversity conservation. Improved fisheries management to address the existing non-climate threats remains paramount in the Indian and Pacific Oceans with sustainable management regimes being established. …”
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Toward a more resilient agriculture by Bennett, B., Carpenter, Stephen R., Gordon LJ, Ramankutty N, Balvanera, Patricia, Campbell, Bruce M., Cramer, W., Foley, Jon, Folke, C., Karlberg, L., Liu J, Lotze-Campen, Hermann, Mueller ND, Peterson GD, Polasky S, Rockström, Johan, Scholes, Robert J., Spierenburg, M.

“…Many proposals to accomplish this dual goal of increasing agricultural production while reducing its environmental impact are based on increasing the efficiency of agricultural production relative to resource use and relative to unintended outcomes such as water pollution, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions. While increasing production efficiency is almost certainly necessary, it is unlikely to be sufficient and may in some instances reduce long-term agricultural resilience, for example, by degrading soil and increasing the fragility of agriculture to pest and disease outbreaks and climate shocks. …”
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