Resultados de búsqueda - "biodiversity"

Contraintes et Défis de la Transition Agroécologique Comme Perçus par les Agriculteurs en Tunisie por Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Frija, Aymen, Alary, Veronique, Majri, Rihab, Oueslati-Zlaoui, Meriem, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied

“…In addition to the problems of undernourishment and inequity, these systems contribute to the degradation of natural resources, environmental pollution, and the loss of biodiversity. In this context, several initiatives are being launched by international bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in order to establish more equitable and ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable systems. …”
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ICARDA High Throughput Phenotyping Approach in the Context of the Modernization of its Breeding Programs por Visioni, Andrea, Ouahid, Safae, Bouhlal, Outmane, Backhaus, Anna Elisabeth, Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel, Bassi, Filippo, Maalouf, Fouad, Baum, Michael

“…All these efforts were done by ICARDA with aim of continue developing climate-smart crops taking advantage of the biodiversity available a in our genebank, pre-breeding and breeding program. …”
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Economic benefits of sustainable, forage-based cattle systems in Colombia and Nicaragua por Burkart, Stefan, Enciso, Karen, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, van der Hoek, Rein

“…However, they are often related to being a major cause of negative environmental impacts by contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and the reduction of biodiversity. Significant resources have been allocated to research and development in forage material improvement, including selection and breeding. …”
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Innovahubs: In-depth local actor and stakeholder analysis. Stakeholders’ assessment of the dynamic relationships and recommendations for sustainable scaling from within the Innovah... por Diaz Espinosa, Anabell, Valencia, Eva, Woltering, Lennart, García Santiago, Jorge O., Martínez, Oscar, Leal Gonzalez, Abel J., Borrayo, Andrea, Loon, Jelle van

“…In addition, within the Innovahubs, one of the activities to be carried out is the scaling up of innovations (technologies or practices) that can better respond to the AgriLAC Initiative's impact areas of: a) Nutrition, Health and Food Security; b) Poverty Reduction, Livelihoods and Employment; c) Gender Equality, Youth and Social Inclusion; d) Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; e) Environmental Health and Biodiversity. As part of the work to be carried out this year, there was a need to evaluate the progress of the Innovahubs in these impact areas, and to know which innovations have the potential for scaling up from the regions. …”
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Landscape genomics reveals regions associated with adaptive phenotypic and genetic variation in Ethiopian indigenous chickens por Getachew, Fasil, Derks, M.F.L., Dessie, Tadelle, Hanotte, Olivier H., Barros, C.P., Crooijmans, R.P.M.A., Komen, H., Bastiaansen, J.W.M.

“…It has adverse impacts on feed and water availability, disease prevalence, production, environmental temperature, and biodiversity. Unravelling the drivers of local adaptation and understanding the underlying genetic variation in random mating indigenous livestock populations informs the design of genetic improvement programmes that aim to increase productivity and resilience. …”
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Socio-economic, environmental and health impacts of dietary transformation in Bangladesh: A scenario simulation study for the period 2022-2040 por van Dijk, Michiel, de Lange, Thijs

“…The change in diets, and in particular the worldwide rise in the consumption of animal protein, also has had a strong negative impact on the environment, including loss in biodiversity, water resource depletion, deforestation, and an increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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Linking farmers’ perceptions and management decision toward sustainable agroecological transition: evidence from rural Tunisia por Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Majri, Rihab, Frija, Aymen, Oueslati-Zlaoui, Meriem, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied

“…Food production and consumption drive environmental change with greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and land-system shifts. The climate change crisis has intensified concerns about the ecological impact of these systems. …”
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A link between evolution and society fostering the UN sustainable development goals por De Meester, Luc, Vázquez- Domínguez, Ella, Kassen, Rees, Forest, Félix, Bellon, Mauricio R., Koskella, Britt, Scherson, Rosa A., Colli, Licia, Hendry, Andrew P., Crandall, Keith A., Faith, Daniel P., Starger, Craig J., Geeta, R., Araki, Hitoshi, Dulloo, Ehsan M., Souffreau, Caroline, Schroer, Sibylle, Johnson, Marc T.J.

“…Evolution is the fundamental biological process underlying the origin of all biodiversity. This phylogenetic diversity fosters the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change, and provides numerous resources to society, and options for the future. …”
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How to achieve a planetary health diet through system and paradigm change? por Kanerva, Minna, Efstathiou, Sophia, Bene, Christophe, Brock, Samara, Clark, Michael

“…Today’s food systems are responsible for an unsustainably large amount of negative impacts, including obesity and under-nutrition, global greenhouse gas emissions, deterioration of natural resources, erosion of biodiversity, and the suffering of billions of livestock animals (Weis, 2013; Gilson and Kenehan, 2018; Swinburn et al., 2019; Almond et al., 2020; Bovenkerk and Keulartz, 2021; IPCC, 2022). …”
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The new goal: Opportunities to empower climate action in the horn of Africa and the Sahel for agriculture and nature under the NCQG por Seyoum, Yodit Yaregal, Lauriciano, Rabeca, Callaghan, Charles, Chilambe, Pedro

“…This policy brief—jointly developed by the Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT, Tree Aid, and supported by the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR)—provides an assessment of the quantity and quality of climate finance flows directed toward Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and AFOLU sectors in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. …”
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Natal nest locations of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) in lowland rice-coconut cropping systems: a coconut penthouse or rice bunds with water frontage? por Stuart, Alexander M., Prescott, Colin V., Singleton, Grant R.

“…Aims To identify the natal nest locations of R. tanezumi females in rice–coconut systems of the Sierra Madre Biodiversity Corridor (SMBC), Luzon, during the main breeding season to develop a management strategy that specifically targets their nesting habitat. …”
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Loss and Damage - COP29 Updates por Jeanneau, Louise

“…These impacts include economic losses like damaged infrastructure and disrupted livelihoods, as well as non-economic losses, such as the loss of cultural heritage and biodiversity (UNFCCC, UNEP). L&D is a matter of climate justice and in this way, is closely related to the concept of Just Transition, as the most vulnerable countries to the adverse effects of climate change are often the lowest emitters of greenhouse gases. …”
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Regional High-Level Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue por Whitfield, Stephen, Mavuso, Terrence, Sarku, Rebecca, Nkanyani, Shiluva Chauke

“…Other recommendations focused on enhancing gender and youth inclusivity in agricultural policies and innovation processes, supporting sustainable resource management, including biodiversity protection and equitable land and water use, and leveraging technology and innovation, such as biotechnology and digital tools, to improve agricultural productivity and efficiency. …”
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Realizing collective action in agency-constrained contexts: the case of the Community Fish Refuges in Cambodia por Baldivieso Soruco, C. R., de Silva, Sanjiv, Gleich, P., Yan, Y., Dubois, Mark, Sieber, S., Bonatti, M.

“…As the flood pulse in the Tonlé Sap floodplain recedes post-monsoon, leaving rice fields and local water bodies dry, Community Fish Refuges (CFRs) offer a promising path to sustain dry season fish stocks, aquatic biodiversity, and secure water for agriculture and husbandry. …”
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Remotely sensed high-resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration: bridging the gap between science and society por Huang, J., Sehgal, V., Alvarez, L. V., Brocca, L., Cai, S., Cheng, R., Cheng, X., Du, J., El Masri, B., Endsley, K. A., Fang, Y., Hu, J., Jampani, Mahesh, Kibria, Md. G., Koren, G., Li, L., Liu, L., Mao, J., Moreno, H. A., Rigden, A., Shi, M., Shi, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Fisher, J. B.

“…We describe the roles of these data in advancing 10 application areas: drought assessment, food security, precision agriculture, soil salinization, wildfire modeling, dust monitoring, flood forecasting, urban water, energy, and ecosystem management, ecohydrology, and biodiversity conservation. We discuss that future scientific advancement should focus on developing open-access, high- resolution (3–30 m), sub-daily SM and ET products, enabling the evaluation of hydrological processes at finer scales and revolutionizing the societal applications in data-limited regions of the world, especially the Global South for socio-economic development.…”
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Impact of Community-based Rangeland Management (CBRM) and Livestock Marketing Interventions on Adaptive Capacity, Food and Nutrition Security, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Exten... por Odhong, Charles, Van Djik, Suzanne, Wahome, Raphael, Chepkorir, Vicky, Kihara, Francis, Kamadi, Victor, Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…The challenges experienced can broadly be categorized into: i) Environmental (climate change, soil erosion, declining biodiversity, lack of water, increased spread of livestock diseases); ii) Social (conflict, increased demand for land); and iii) Governance (changes in land tenure systems, elite influence on decision making, weakening traditional institutions). …”
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Disentangling community-based resource governance through knowledge systems mapping: insights from Community Fish Refuges in rural Cambodia por Baldivieso Soruco, C. R., Bonatti, M., de Silva, Sanjiv, Ou, P., Soeun, K. O., Neth, S., Sun, V., Rodríguez, T., Sean, V., Sithirith, M., Dubois, Mark, Sieber, S.

“…Managed mainly by the local community, CFRs support diverse ecological and human functions, such as biodiversity repositories, including fish stocks, and provide water for irrigation, livestock, and domestic needs. …”
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Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Unlocking Synergies Between the African Union’s Strategies on the Great Green Wall Initiative and Climate Change and... por African, Union

“…Through interventions such as reforestation, agroforestry, and soil restoration, the GGWI Strategy contributes to ecosystem resilience, biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration. …”
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What do we know about the future of water in food systems? por Ringler, Claudia, McCartney, Matthew P., Hafeez, Mohsin

“…According to the IUCN Red List, 25 percent of freshwater species are threatened with extinction (IUCN 2024). This loss of biodiversity threatens not only the species themselves but also the vital services they and their ecosystems provide to humanity. …”
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Eastern and Southern Africa policy roundtable on enhancing integration of agroecology into the post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process por Recha, John W.M., Barungi, Julian, Odeke, Moses, Magagula, Futhi, Gitau, Angela, Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…This has led to depleted soil fertility, degraded soil, loss of the above ground biodiversity, and undermined the resilience and long-term viability of farming systems. …”
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