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Tracking everyday change: A guide to process documentation in implementing socio-technical innovation bundles in India by Mukhopadhyay, Prama, Chadha, Deepali, Gartaula, Hom Nath, Puskur, Ranjitha, Goel, Kritika

“…Our preliminary results illustrate that transparent and inclusive documentation not only enhances accountability but also builds trust, facilitating learning and adaptive management across all stakeholder groups. …”
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Agroecology as a Solution for Climate-Resilient Agriculture by Idoudi, Zied, Frija, Aymen, M'hamed, Hatem Cheikh, Alary, Veronique, Rudiger, Udo

“…The presentations focused on different aspects of agroecological transition, including methodological approaches to guide territorial transitions, illustrative examples from the Chouarnia region in Siliana, and the role of appropriate mechanization in supporting agroecological practices. …”
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A facilitator’s guide for nutrition training in Bangladesh: a training of trainers module by Parupalli, V.L. Bharathi, Parvin, Aklima, Mahjabin, Tasnima, Scott, Samuel P., Cheesman, Stephanie, Rowshan, Radia, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…The contents of this module have been systematically organized into six sessions, accompanied by illustrative examples of participatory teaching approaches to help the facilitators deliver the contents in an interactive way.…”
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Rocking the boat to change the debate: Identifying and testing conventional wisdom by Reardon, Thomas

“…The paper summarizes my and collaborators’ application of the method with illustrations from four waves of market economics field research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America since the 1980s: (a) rural nonfarm employment; (b) processed food consumption; (c) the “hidden middle” (rapid diffusion of small and medium enterprises in the midstream of value chains); and (d) the “supermarket revolution”. …”
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A Decision Support Tool for Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Land Management Using the WEFE Nexus: A Simulation for the Aral Sea Basin Stakeholders by Verbist, Joren, Akramkhanov, Akmal

“…A case study in the Aral Sea Basin illustrates the DST’s applicability, demonstrating how four WEFE simulated stakeholders might prioritize SLMs. …”
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How are climate, security, and human mobility dynamics interrelated in Pakistan? by Khalid, Shahab, Savelli, Adam, Vaselli, Alessandra, Carneiro, Bia, Pacillo, Grazia, Laderach, Peter

“…This paper identifies three key pathways through which these drivers interact, often in non-linear and overlapping ways. The first pathway illustrates how climate-induced disruptions to land, water, and food systems—especially in the Indus Basin—intensify livelihood loss and social tensions, increasing the likelihood of conflict and displacement. …”
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Evaluating a growth model for forest management using continuous forest inventory data by Soares, P., Torne, M., Skovsgaard, J.P., Vanclay, J.K.

“…A case study with the PBRAVO growth model for maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in the Leiria forest, Portugal, illustrates the utility of selected criteria and graphical techniques. …”
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Assessing the real option value of far-from-market multistage agricultural research for development by Schiek, Benjamin

“…Here I present a multistage ROV method derived from novel theoretical underpinnings that are consistent with the AR4D context. As an illustrative example, I apply the derived model to evaluate a real, four stage potato research project.…”
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The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions by Sheil, Douglas, Wunder, Sven

“…The authors consider two concise, high profile valuation papers here, by Peters and colleagues and by Godoy and colleagues. They illustrate a series of questions that should be asked, not only about the two papers, but also about any landscape valuation study. …”
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Land use change and agriculture development in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by Pacheco, P., Mertens, B.

“…The three main objectives are to illustrate the magnitude and localization of deforestation in Santa Cruz in a three-fold period, to describe the differentiated dynamics of agriculture frontier development linked to diverse actors and geographical settings within the department of Santa Cruz; and to determine the factors that influence on agricultural expansion at the frontier. …”
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Riches of the forest: fruits, remedies and handicrafts in Latin America by López, C., Shanley, P., Fantini, A.C.

“…The individual chapters illustrate how different forest foods, fibres and medicines are grown, harvested, processed and traded. …”
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Riquezas del bosque: frutas, remedios y artesanias en America Latina by López, C., Shanley, P., Cuba-Cronkleton, M.

“…The individual chapters illustrate how different forest foods, fibres and medicines are grown, harvested, processed and traded. …”
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Climate change and outbreaks of Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis in Honduras by Rojas, M.R., Locatelli, Bruno, Billings, R.

“…With the small amount of information available and lacking previous studies on the causes of bark beetle outbreaks in Central America, this study provides valuable information on the importance of forest management to address southern pine beetle outbreaks and illustrates a general approach that will help to predict the effects of climate change on pine forests of Honduras.…”
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Managing smallholder teak plantations: field guide for farmers by Pramono, A.A., Fauzi, M.A., Widyani, N., Heriansyah, I., Roshetko, James M.

“…To be more easily understood, the descriptions are complemented by illustrations, photographs or tables. This manual is somewhat different from other teak silvicultural manuals because it is written in simple language, specifically designed for smallholder teak farmers. …”
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Political altruism of water sharing by Bhaduri, Anik, Barbier, Bruno

“…If both the countries maintain favorable political relations with one another, then the upstream country will care about the impacts of its water diversion on the downstream country's welfare. The paper also illustrates the case of water sharing of the Ganges River between India and Bangladesh. …”
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Encounters and places: Project negotiations in Galessa, Ethiopia by Habermann, Birgit, Felt, U., Vogl, C.R., Bekele, K., Mekonnen, Kindu

“…The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how actors chose places to meet, negotiate and represent technologies. …”
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China: Will they buy or sell? by Ehui, Simeon K., Hertel, Thomas W., Rae, A., Nin-Pratt, Alejandro

“…Resolving this controversy requires examination of the forces underpinning changes in consumption patterns in China, as well as the structural changes that have been occuring in China's livestock industry. This paper illustrates China's net exports in non-ruminant meat production and forecasts to 2005; China's future trade in livestock products; non-ruminant production in China; cumulative productivity growth rates of pigs and poultry for China; and confidence intervals for China's 2005 non-ruminant trade balance due to uncertain productivity. …”
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Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands by Swallow, B.M., Bromley, D.W.

“…In this paper we discuss three examples of common property regimes, two from the southern African nation of Lesotho and one from the west African nation of Senegal, to illustrate some of the key characteristics of common property regimes. …”
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Food security and climate change in the Asia-Pacific region: evaluating mismatch between crop development and water availability. by Huda S, Sadras V, Wani, S.P., Mei X

“…These changes may in turn result in mismatch between water demand by crops and water availability from rainfall. This paper illustrates how an understanding of the impact of climate shifts on key crops will enable the Asia-Pacific farmers, community workers and policy agencies to better prepare and adapt to climate change. …”
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A global picture of drought occurrence, magnitude and preparedness by Eriyagama, Nishadi, Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Gamage, M.S.D.Nilantha

“…In drought years, the highest per capita loss of river flow occurs in areas that do not normally experience climate-driven water scarcity. The study illustrates that the African continent is lagging behind the rest of the world on many indicators related to drought preparedness and that agricultural economies, overall, are much more vulnerable to adverse societal impacts of meteorological droughts. …”
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