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Investment in forests: What role for community forestry in Nepal? by Adhikary, Anukram

“…Today, Nepal's Community Forestry (CF) is widely regarded as an archetypal model for halting deforestation and forest degradation. At present, the scope of CF activities has substantially widened from its early focus on forest protection and subsistence use to a more integrated approach to accommodate wider social and economic objectives including leadership development at the local levels. …”
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Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative survey report: Colombia by Lopera, Diana Carolina, Ordoñez, Juan Camilo, Azzarri, Carlo, Davis, Kristin E., De Falcis, Eleonora

“…This study is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions for shifting agrifood systems to more resilient and sustainable pathways" (NATURE+), which aims to promote sustainable agricultural productivity through nature-positive solutions (NPS) by addressing three critical challenges: Land Degradation: Industrial agriculture, while ensuring large-scale food production, has caused severe environmental harm, including 80% of global deforestation, threats to 86% of endangered species, significant biodiversity loss, and up to 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Towads a common vision of climate, peace and security in Zimbabwe by Makanda, Joseph, Maviza, Gracsious, Caroli, Giulia, Tarusarira, Joram, Gadu, Siyaxola, Maphosa, Mandlenkosi, Takaindisa, Joyce, Onivola, Minoarivelo, de Coning, Cedric, Gumindonga, Webster, Moyo, Nqobile, Laderach, Peter

“…Food and livelihood insecurity: extreme weather events disrupt agricultural productivity, prompting negative coping strategies like deforestation and artisanal mining, which contribute to environmental degradation and socio-economic strain. 3. …”
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Inclusive landscape management plan for resilient agri-food system in the Nyamagana landscape in Burundi by Niyuhire, M. C., Atampugre, Gerald, Tilahun, Seifu A., Cofie, Olufunke O., Havyarimana, D., Niyoyankunze, J. M. V.

“…This initiative, part of the TAFS-WCA project, seeks to mitigate increasing pressures on landscapes caused by deforestation, land degradation, poor water management, unsustainable mining practices, and climate change. …”
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An economic evaluation of an intensive silvo-pastoral system in San Martín, Peru by Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Durango Morales, Sandra Guisela, Burkart, Stefan

“…Policymakers should also implement monitoring mechanisms to mitigate unintended consequences, such as deforestation, ensuring that SPSi expansion aligns with sustainable land management practices. …”
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What do we know about the future of water in food systems? by Ringler, Claudia, McCartney, Matthew P., Hafeez, Mohsin

“…At the same time, water availability is becoming increasingly uncertain due to climate extremes, long-term climate change, pollution, and land use changes such as deforestation and wetland degradation. The rising variability and scarcity contribute to competition among different water users. …”
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Biodiversity threats and socio-ecological dynamics in Chebera Churchura National Park: A one health approach by Guadu, T., Abera, B., Tesfay, K., Berhane, A., Tafese, A., Solomon, T., Debebe, B., Getachew, M., Shibabaw, A., Araba, A., Abdurahman, M., Yadeta, W., Tadesse, Y., Ayemeta, T., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Mor, Siobhan M., Mereta, S.T., Kaba, M.

“…Findings showed that the conservation status and ecosystem services of CCNP were inadequate, with key challenges including expansion to the park, deforestation, and illegal logging, leading to habitat loss, increased poaching of high-value species, and frequent regular human-wildlife conflicts. …”
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Gendered resilience pathways – ethnic minorities and climate-smart agriculture in Lao PDR by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Chanthalath, Ammala, Inphonephong, Souphalack, Sok, Raksa, Kimala, Vidani, Dubois, Mark, Rietveld, Anne

“…Laos is facing a wide number of opportunities and challenges associated with climate variability, changes in hydrology, the Government of Laos’ increasingly diverse privatization strategies, and other factors. Deforestation and monocultural plantations of crops like cassava and sugarcane are increasingly prominent. …”
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Between challenges and opportunities: Traceability as a key to sustainable livestock farming in Colombia by Sandoval, Danny, Díaz, Manuel, Burkart, Stefan

“…Moreover, there is limited state capacity to integrate public and private efforts, essential for traceability to function as a value chain improvement mechanism, rather than solely as a tool for controlling deforestation or animal health. The study highlights the need to conceive traceability systems as comprehensive tools, integrating social, environmental, and economic information from producers to consumers. …”
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An integrated food and land-use system approach to meet Ethiopia’s long-term climate mitigation and development goals by Mulatu, Kalkidan Ayele, Getaneh, Yonas, Abera, Wuletawu, Chemarin, Charlotte, Diaz, Maria, Cozza, Davide

“…The scenarios incorporate multiple drivers such as population growth, calorie demand, crop and livestock productivity, production systems, irrigation, afforestation, and deforestation trends. Findings indicate that while both BAU and LTLEDS-EFSTN pathways can meet Ethiopia’s food security needs, only the LTLEDS-EFSTN pathway enables the achievement of a net carbon sink from the AFOLU sector due to the expansion of forest cover and moderated cropland growth. …”
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Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate by Danielsen, F., Beukema, H., Burgess, Neil D., Parish, F., Bruhl, C.A., Donald, P.F., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Phalan, B., Reijnders, L., Struebig, M., Fitzherbert, e.B.

“…As countries strive to meet obligations to reduce carbon emissions under one international agreement (Kyoto Protocol), they may not only fail to meet their obligations under another (Convention on Biological Diversity) but may actually hasten global climate change. Reducing deforestation is likely to represent a more effective climate-change mitigation strategy than converting forest for biofuel production, and it may help nations meet their international commitments to reduce biodiversity loss.…”
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Assessment of rainwater management practices for sustainable development and rural livelihood improvement in Andode/Meja micro watershed, Jeldu district, Oromia region, Ethiopia by Ayana, B.T.

“…In the time of periods considered, for LULC analysis between 1990 and 2010, there was an increase in the extent of cultivated land followed by high expansion of eucalyptus plantation at the expense of natural forest and grazing lands in the study watershed. This gradual deforestation and poor resource management resulted in the soil degradation, reduction of hydrological regimes and water productivity in the watershed. …”
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Understanding hydrological cycle dynamics due to changing land use and land cover: Congo Basin study by Batra, N, Yang, Y. C. E., Choi, H.I., Kumar, P., Xueliang Cai, Fraiture, Charlotte de

“…Each land cover class has a particular set of characteristics defined in the model and any change in land cover type changes the vegetation properties, rooting depth, roughness length, etc. which results in a change of energy and water fluxes. Deforestation of evergreen forests and intense land clearing of savanna leads to reduction in evapotranspiration. …”
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An agenda for assessing and improving conservation impacts of sustainability standards in tropical agriculture by Milder, Jeffrey C., Arbuthnot M, Blackman, A., Brooks, S., Giovannucci, Daniele, Gross LH, Kennedy ET, Komives K, Lambin, E.F., Lee, A., Meyer D, Newton, Peter, Phalan, B., Schroth, Götz, Semroc, Bambi, Rokxoort, H. van, Zrust, M.

“…Given the role of sustainability standards in influencing land use in hotspots of biodiversity, deforestation, and agricultural intensification, much could be gained from efforts to evaluate and increase the conservation payoff of these schemes. …”
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On Spatially Distributed Hydrological Ecosystem Services: Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models by Simons, G., Poortinga, A., Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M., Saah, D., Troy, D., Hunink, J., Klerk, M. de, Rutten, M., Cutter, P., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Ha, Lan Thanh, Hessels, T., Vu, P. N., Fenn, M., Bean, B., Ganz, D., Droogers, Peter, Erickson, T., Clinton, N.

“…Hydrological EcoSystem Services (HESS) are heavily affected by intensive development across the region, such as the construction of hydropower dams and land use changes - in particular deforestation, urbanization and agricultural intensification. …”
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Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation by Zonneveld, M.J. van, Thomas, E., Castañeda Álvarez, Nora P., Damme, V. van, Alcázar, C., Loo, J., Scheldeman, Xavier

“…Background Humans threat the populations of tree species by overexploitation, deforestation, land use change, and climate change. We present a novel threat assessment at intraspecific level to support the conservation of genetic resources of 80 socioeconomically viable tree species in South America. …”
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Estimating Global "Blue Carbon" Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems by Pendleton, L, Donato, D.C., Murray, B.C, Crooks, S., Jenkins, W.A, Sifleet, S, Craft, C, Fourqurean, J.W., Kauffman, J.B., Marbà, N, Megonigal, P, Pidgeon, E., Herr, D, Gordon, D., Baldera, A.

“…These emissions are equivalent to 3–19% of those from deforestation globally, and result in economic damages of $US 6–42 billion annually. …”
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Envisioning REDD+ in a post-Paris era: between evolving expectations and current practice by Turnhout, Esther, Gupta, A.K., Weatherley-Singh, J., Vijge, M.J., Koning, J. de, Visseren-Hamakers, I.J., Herold, Martin, Lederer, M.

“…From its advent in 2005 within global climate change negotiations, reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and other forest‐related activities (so‐called REDD+) has been experimented with in developing country contexts for over a decade now, with a wide array of expectations coming to be associated with it. …”
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Four decades of forest persistence, clearance and logging on Borneo by Gaveau, D.L.A., Sloan, S., Molidena, E, Yaen, H, Sheil, D., Abram, N.K., Ancrenaz, M., Nasi, Robert, Quinones, M., Wielaard, N., Meijaard, E.

“…Protecting logged forests from fire and conversion to plantations is an urgent priority for reducing rates of deforestation in Borneo.…”
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Carbon stocks of intact mangroves and carbon emissions arising from their conversion in the Dominican Republic by Kauffman, J.B., Heider, C., Norfolk, J., Payton, F.

“…Mangroves are recognized to possess a variety of ecosystem services including high rates of carbon sequestration and storage. Deforestation and conversion of these ecosystems continue to be high and have been predicted to result in significant carbon emissions to the atmosphere. …”
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