Search Results - "biodiversity"

Research strategies to catalyze agroecological transitions in low- and middle-income countries by Jones, Sarah K., Bergamini, Nadia, Beggi, Francesca, Lesueur, Didier, Vinceti, Barbara, Bailey, Arwen, DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Fadda, Carlo, Hainzelin, Etienne M., Hunter, Danny, Kettle, Christopher J., Kihara, Job Maguta, Naino Jika, Abdel Kader, Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet, Remans, Roseline, Termote, Céline, Fremout, Tobias, Thomas, Evert, Verchot, Louis V., Quintero, Marcela

“…Governments are updating national strategies to meet global goals on biodiversity, climate change and food systems proposed in the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 framework and agreed at the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). …”
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Pongamia: A possible option for degraded land restoration and bioenergy production in Indonesia by Leksono, B., Rahman, S.A., Larjavaara, M., Purbaya, D.A., Arpiwi, N.L., Samsudin, Y.B., Artati, Y., Windyarini, E., Sudrajat, D.J., Aminah, A., Maulana, A.M., Bhatta, K.P., Kwon, J., Baral, H.

“…Indonesia has 14 million ha of degraded and marginal land, which provides very few benefits for human well-being or biodiversity. This degraded land may require restoration. …”
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Tree diversity and biomass carbon stock analysis along altitudinal gradients in coffee-based agroforestry system of Western Ethiopia by Chemeda, Beshea Abdissa, Wakjira, Feyera Senbeta, Hizikias, Emiru Birhane

“…Agroforestry systems are thought to reconcile biodiversity protection with food production and as a means of climate change adaptation and mitigation options. …”
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Silvopastoral systems for offsetting livestock emissions in the tropics: A case study of a dairy farm in Costa Rica by Brook, R., Forster, E., Styles, David, Mazzetto, A.M., Arndt, Claudia, Esquivel, J.M., Chadwick, David R.

“…Integration of trees into farming systems has been advocated as a measure to deliver ecosystem services, inter alia climate regulation and adaptation, water quality regulation, provisioning of fibre, fuel and habitats to support biodiversity. Despite the rapid expansion of cattle farming in the tropics, notably in Latin America, there is little robust evidence on the extent to which trees are able to mitigate the effects of cattle farming in this ecological zone. …”
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The comparative performance of land sharing, land sparing type interventions on place-based human well-being by Carmenta, Rachel, Steward, Angela, Albuquerque, Adrielly, Carneiro, Renan, Vira, Bhaskar, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia

“…Yet conventional impact metrics routinely surpass the non-material impacts which may be particularly salient in rural contexts where small-scale farmers depend directly on the land and biodiversity. Furthermore, little is known about the comparative performance of distinct interventions along a land-sharing, versus land sparing gradient, on local definitions of HWB. …”
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A novel sustainable platform for scaled manufacturing of double‑stranded RNA biopesticides by Nwokeoji, A.O., Nwokeoji, E.A., Chou, T., Togola, A.

“…The search for safe and sustainable crop pest management options drives the need to offset the effect of inorganic pesticides on biodiversity. The prospect of replacing inorganic pesticides with dsRNA crop spray is gaining popularity, enhanced by its high-target specificity and low environmental impact. …”
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Improving Forage Production Quantity and Quality Using Native Legume Species in Semi-arid Agrosilvopastoral System by Louhaichi, Mounir, Slim, Slim, Gamoun, Mouldi, Hassan, Sawsan, Jamel, Kailene, Hamdeni, Imtinene

“…Agrosilvopastoral systems provide a range of livelihood services, either directly through forage production or indirectly by the beneficial effects on soil conservation, nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering, and biodiversity enhancement. Hence, improved silvopastoral systems have ample scope to rehabilitate degraded pastures to sustain livestock production, which remains a strong pillar for the livelihoods of the agrosilvopastoral communities. …”
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An inventory of crop wild relatives and wild-utilized plants in Canada by Ulrich, Jens C., Moreau, Tara, Luna Perez, Erika, Beckett, Kephra I.S., Simon, Lili K., Migicovsky, Zoë, Diederichsen, Axel, Khoury, Colin K.

“…In the face of global pressures of change and biodiversity loss, crop wild relatives (CWR) and wild-utilized species (WUS) urgently require conservation attention. …”
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Consultation workshop on Washera and Wollo sheep improvement In Amhara region: Summary Report by Ferede, Yeshiwas, Getachew, Tesfaye, Belay, Berhanu, Yeheyis, Likawent, Rischkowsky, Barbara, Haile, Aynalem

“…As an example, Washera sheep CBBPs and Wollo sheep improvement has been implemented by various institutions (different universities, research centers and the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute). However, there is no a harmonized breeding objective, CBPP implementation modality and a clear roles and responsibility shared among stakeholders working in the region. …”
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Neglected and underutilised species (NUS): an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) by El Bilali, Hamid, Cardone, Gianluigi, Falcis, Eleonora de, Naino Jika, Abdel Kader, Rokka, Susanna, Diawara, Ali Badara, Nouhou, Bassirou, Ghione, Andrea

“…Higher demand from consumers as well as increasing attention to sustainability and resilience in the whole agri-food system and agroecology represent opportunities for the promotion of NUS to address challenges such as food and nutrition insecurity and poverty. Climate change, biodiversity loss and genetic erosion, land and agroecosystem degradation, loss of traditional knowledge and heritage, and competition from commercial crops are among the main threats to NUS. …”
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The contribution of trees and green spaces to household food security in eThekwini Metro, KwaZulu-Natal by Bhebhe, Q.N., Ngidi, M. S. C., Siwela, M., Ojo, T. O., Hlatshwayo, S. I., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…South Africa is renowned worldwide for its rich biodiversity and a vast body of traditional knowledge among those who consume forest foods. …”
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Epidemiological connectivity between humans and animals across an urban landscape by Hassell, James M., Muloi, Dishon M., VanderWaal, K.L., Ward, M.J., Bettridge, Judy M., Gitahi, N., Ouko, T., Imboma, Titus, Akoko, James M., Karani, Maurice K., Muinde, Patrick, Nakamura, Y., Alumasa, Lorren, Furmaga, E., Kaitho, T., Amanya, Fredrick, Ogendo, Allan, Fava, Francesco P., Wee, B.A., Phan, H., Kiiru, J., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Kariuki, S., Robinson, T., Begon, M., Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…Applying a multilayer network framework, we show that low biodiversity (of both natural habitat and vertebrate wildlife communities), coupled with livestock management practices and more densely populated urban environments, promotes sharing of Escherichia coli–borne bacterial mobile genetic elements between animals and humans. …”
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Analysis and prioritization of sustainable livelihood alternatives for the Central Belize River Valley Communities by Charry, Andres, Claros Trujillo, Luisa María, Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca

“…This report is a part of the EU DeSIRA project titled “Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica: A regional initiative for climate, biodiversity, and people” led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). …”
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How do sustainability policies emerge in the Colombian political system? Analysis of the Policy for Sustainable Cattle 2022-2050 by Díaz, Manuel F., Moreno Lerma, Leonardo, Burkart, Stefan

“…Global projections for the agricultural sector indicate that environmental indicators like deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise for the period of 2018–2030, with livestock accounting for more than 80% of this increase. …”
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Spatial targeting of adaptation efforts in the livestock sector by Kimani, Lucy, Hoek, Rein van der, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…Additionally, indirect impacts are felt through various channels, including a mismatch between increasing water demand and decreasing water supply, increased pest and disease pressure, biodiversity losses, changes in quantity and quality of feed resources, and changes in overall system productivity and livelihood patterns. …”
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Livestock feed and fodder development in Uzbekistan by Hoek, Rein van der, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…Improved feed and forage options reduce environmental and climate impacts, decrease land, water and fertiliser requirements and increase biodiversity and resilience to climate change and weather shocks. …”
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Analysis of the implications of Africa's food systems development on environmental sustainability by Adolph, Barbara, Griffiths, Geoffrey, Hou-Jones, Xiaoting

“…These resources are currently being depleted and degraded at an alarming rate, with significant impacts on biodiversity, climate change, and ultimately, on the ability of food systems to fulfil their functions. …”
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Quantifying the contribution of mangroves to local fish consumption in Indonesia: a cross-sectional spatial analysis by Ickowitz, A., Lo, M., Nurhasan, M., Maulana, A.M., Brown, B.M.

“…The importance of mangroves for carbon storage and biodiversity is well recognised, but much less is known about what they contribute to the communities living near them who are called on to protect them. …”
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The enviro-champs: establishing a framework for a technologically upgraded environmental monitoring network at community scale by Pattinson, N. B., Taylor, J., Lepheana, A. T., Dickens, Chris W. S., Graham, P. M.

“…GroundTruth, in conjunction with technical and funding support from CGIAR Research Initiative on Digital Innovation and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), engaged in a project which aimed to i) establish recruitment, training, and education tools to support establishment of a technologically integrated and upgraded Enviro-Champs initiative, ii) develop an outline for a training and education workshop for Enviro-Champs once they are hired, iii) improve data collection and reporting capacity and efficiency with a sustainable system (in collaboration with CGIAR and FormShare), and iv) pilot test technological improvements to the Enviro-Champs initiative within the Mpophomeni Enviro-Champs in conjunction with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and Umgeni Water. The overarching aim was to develop a technologically innovative and upgraded best-practice framework for the Enviro-Champs, from recruitment, through training and data collection, to data management and reporting. …”
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Microbial bioinoculants for regenerative agriculture and amelioration of soil degradation in the Lower Mekong Region by Venethongkham, Thanongkham

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