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Merging a landscape management planning approach with the community capitals framework: Empowering local groups in land management processes in Bocas del Toro, Panama by Gutiérrez Montes, Isabel A., Siles Calvo, Jackeline, Bartol Hermida, Patricia, Imbach, Alejandro C.

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The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community by Mkombe, D., Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Manda, J., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Manyong, Victor

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Building an enabling framework to promote community seed banks, harnessing four core elements: recognition, respect, support, and collaboration by Vernooy, Ronald, Subedi, Abishkar, Gupta, Arnab

“…Conclusion The number of community seed banks around the world is increasing, yet a substantive policy and legal void persists in many countries regarding their contribution to agricultural conservation and community development, and mechanisms to support, protect, and strengthen their function and activities. …”
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Bachelor of Science in Rangeland Ecosystem Management Curriculum by Mwamburi, Mcharo, Kambura, Ann, Gacheru, James, Maghenda, Marianne, Jalang'o, Dorcas, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui, Templer, Noel, Mwongera, Caroline

“…The School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences strongly believes in supporting advances in various aspects of rangeland science and community development practices in the rangeland ecosystem. …”
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Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis by Mulema, Annet A., Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Colverson, Kathleen E.

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Gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in Tanzania: do plans and budgets match? by Ampaire, Edidah L., Acosta, Mariola, Kigonya, Ritah, Kyomugisha, Sylvia, Muchunguzi, Perez, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…The United Republic of Tanzania–through the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children–has prioritized gender equality through different instruments: the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania was amended in 2005 to increase women’s participation in the National Parliament and Local Authorities; the Women and Gender Development Policy of 2000 puts more emphasis on women in development, and the National Strategy for Gender Development was intended to promote gender equality and equity. …”
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How institutions and beliefs affect environmental discourse: Evidence from an eight-country survey on REDD+ by Gregorio, M. di, Gallemore, C., Brockhaus, Maria, Fatorelli, L., Muharrom, E.

“…Policy actors who believe in and are engaged in market-based approaches to REDD+ are much more likely to adopt ecological modernization discourses, compared to policy actors who work on community development and livelihoods issues.…”
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Restoration concessions: a second lease on life for beleaguered tropical forests? by Harrison, R.D., Swinfield, T., Ayat, A., Dewi, S., Silalahi, M., Heriansyah, I.

“…Costs – including those associated with taxes and reporting, forest protection, community development, and restoration interventions – are high, while developing revenues at sufficient scale from carbon markets, non‐timber forest products, and ecosystem services is challenging. …”
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Adaptive Collaborative Management in Forest Landscapes: Villagers, Bureaucrats and Civil Society by Colfer, C.J.P., Prabhu, R., Larson, A.M.

“…This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners working in the fields of conservation, forest management, community development and natural resource management and development studies more broadly.…”
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Gender Roles and Native Potato Diversity Management in Highland Communities of Peru by Molina, C.A., Dudenhoefer, D., Polar, Vivian, Scurrah, M., Ccanto, R.C., Heider, B.

“…It examines how gender norms limit the potential of women to fully benefit from the crop and argues for more gender-responsive approaches that empower both women and men, enable women to overcome barriers, and contribute to a more inclusive, community-based management of agrobiodiversity that ensures its long-term conservation and contribution to community development and well-being.…”
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Food systems, food safety and health by Grace, Delia

“…Her career has spanned the private sector, field-level community development and aid management, as well as research.  …”
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Assessing the role of learning devices and geovisualisation tools for collective action in natural resource management: Experiences from Vietnam by Castella, J.C.

“…In a context of rapid socioeconomic changes, learning devices and geovisualisation tools helped embed the participatory approach within a process of community development. The combination of different tools, each with its own advantages and constraints, proved highly relevant for supporting collective natural resource management.…”
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Climate-induced migration in South Asia: Migration decisions and the gender dimensions of adverse climatic events by Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Poudel, S., Belgrave DA

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Schools as a system to improve nutrition: A new statement for school-based food and nutrition interventions by Hunter, D., Giyose, B., PoloGalante, A., Tartanac, Florence, Bundy, D., Mitchell, Arlene, Moleah, T., Friedrich, J., Alderman, Harold, Drake, Lesley, Kupka, Roland, Marshall, Quinn, Engesveen, K., Oenema, Stineke

“…Intervention can catalyze community development, bring about social protection and economic empowerment, influence agricultural production systems to deliver diverse and nutritious foods, promote lifelong healthy-eating habits, and address basic health, hygiene, and sanitation issues that affect wellbeing. …”
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) theory and practice in Pakistan by Hameed, Syed Kamran

“…The analysis of empirical findings under theoretical assumptions reveals that the most of the CSR is carried in similar way which is based on community development through charity or philanthropy. …”
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Case Study: Catracha Coffee, a Replicable Business Model? by Patt C., Suleima Y.

“…The present case study was created based on the analysis of a business model operating in Santa Elena, La Paz dedicated to the international commercialization of specialty coffee with focus on community development and sustainability. It was developed based on a mixed analysis of quantitative and qualitative data of the business model to have a better understanding of the operations of this business model, and thus be able to make a deductive inference of what are the advantages and limitations of operating a similar business model. …”
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Spiraling up and down: Mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia by Mulema, Annet A., Boonabaana, Brenda, Debevec, Liza, Nigussie, L., Alemu, M., Kaaria, S.

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Responding to Environmental Issues through Adaptive Collaborative Management: From Forest Communities to Global Actors by Pierce Colfer, Carol J., Prabhu, Ravi

“…This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners working in the fields of conservation, forest management, community development, natural resource management and development studies more broadly.…”
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Improving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: Homestead food production in Bangladesh by Iannotti, Lora L., Cunningham, Kenda, Ruel, Marie T.

“…This has been achieved through: increased production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods; increased income from gardens and expenditures on micronutrient-rich foods; women’s empowerment; enhanced partner capacity; and community development.…”
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Addressing food scarcity in marginalized mountain environments: A participatory seed management initiative with women and men in Eastern Nepal by Gurung, Barun, Gurung, Pabitra

“…A strategy to develop capacity among women and men engaged in farming through a local community development organization was devised in consultation with the community, on the basis of criteria for participation by innovators and in recognition of gender-differentiated knowledge and the respective roles of women and men. …”
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