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Conventional breeding strategies to enhance the sustainability of Musa biodiversity conservation for endemic cultivars on farm by Pillay, M., Ssebuliba, R., Hartman, J., Vuylsteke, D.R., Talengera, D., Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.

“…There is a wide range of genetic diversity in the bananas found in the continent with different types dominating different ecological sub-regions. Banana production in Africa is affected by a number of diseases and pests. …”
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Determinants of crop–livestock diversification in the mixed farming systems: Evidence from central highlands of Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wuletaw, Mekonnen, Kindu

“…In the highland agro-ecologies, the mixed farming-dominated agriculture is persistently confronted with food insecurity, feed scarcity and land degradation. …”
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Competition for land resources: Driving forces and consequences in crop-livestock production systems of the Ethiopian highlands by Mekuria, Wuletaw, Mekonnen, Kindu, Thorne, Peter J., Bezabih, Melkamu, Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu

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COSCA project description: COSCA working paper, No. 1 by Nweke, F.I.

“…The major consideration in the choice of these countries is that they represent the important cassava zones of the continent and provide a wide range of ecological and socio-economic conditions. COSCA has adopted a systems approach, with a multi-disciplinary team, in order to collect information on cassava within the context of African farming and food systems. …”
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Analysis of some components of the management and governance of water resources in La Balsa river watershed, Costa Rica by Mamani Gómez, J.A.

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Analysis of some components of the management and governance of water resources in La Balsa river watershed, Costa Rica by Mamani Gómez, José A.

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Diseño de una propuesta de monitoreo de la sostenibilidad en los sistemas de Producción de la Comunidad de Los Angeles, Municipio de Kukra Hill, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (... by Bolaños Chow, Zarifeth S.

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Crecimiento de forrajes mejorados con potencial para sistemas de producción agropecuaria en la subcuenca del río Jucuapa, Nicaragua by Payán, Arlen, Jiménez Otárola, Francisco, Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Casanoves, Fernando

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El monitoreo de la efectividad del manejo de corredores biológicos: una herramienta basada en la experiencia de los comités de gestión en Costa Rica by Canet, Lindsay, Finegan, Bryan, Bouroncle, Claudia, Gutiérrez, sabel, Herrera, Bernal

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Evaluación del servicio ambiental hídrico en la cuenca alta del río Lempa y su aplicación en el ajuste de la tarifa hídrica del área metropolitana de San Salvador by Calles, R., Piedra, M.

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Insectos plaga de la guanábana (Annona muricata) en Costa Rica by Coto A, Daniel, Saunders, Joseph L.

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La capacidad de carga: conceptos y usos by Morales Aymerich, Jean Pierre

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Criterios e indicadores para evaluar la sostenibilidad ecológica: un conjunto integrado para bosques manejados en Costa Rica by McGinley, Kathleen, Finegan, Bryan

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Fertilization and agroforestry in Eucalyptplantations in Guanxi southern China by Genfors, Peter

“…This spacing could be utilized by using agroforestry and give an increased socioeconomic welfare, more revenue, and a better ecological situation. The purpose with this study is to investigate how fertilizers may affect Eucalyptus urophylla (S.T Blake.), and if agroforestry practice is possible in E. urophylla plantations. …”

Topography, soil carbon-nitrogen ratio and vegetation in boreal coniferous forests at the landscape level by Chaminade, Guillermo

“…This thesis was developed with the main objective of assessing the mutual influence of three of the main factors taking part in the ecological processes of the boreal forest: topography and the hydrological fluxes related to it, C/N ratio in the forest soil, and vegetation composition. …”
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A sustainable food-system? : economic sustainability of Swedish community supported agriculture (CSA) by Svensson, Annie

“…The concept has been evaluated as ecologically- and socially sustainable, but the economic dimension of sustainability has been in question. …”

Diversity and distribution of Armillaria species in Dalby Söderskog and Norreskog by Ren, Wenzi

“…Others have more of a role as a saprophyte, helping to degrade woody substrate and therefore have some ecological importance. Knowing which species of Armillaria is present is important to determine any potential impact in forest regeneration. …”
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Interactions between plant pathogens and their implications for crop protection by Tanaka, Ayano

“…Finally, pathogens which out-compete the other pathogens because they are quicker in consuming nutrients and occupying the ecological niches. Another example of multiple-pathogen interactions is synergism, where one pathogen promotes the development of another, and thus it may result in more severe disease symptoms. …”

Living against the grain of society by Fritz, Diana

“…Ecological challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss lead to a need for change, but the radical changes that are required seem not to come about. …”
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Stressreducerande närmiljö : möjligheter till mental återhämtning i Hasselskogen by Norr, Emelie