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Environmental and social considerations in hydropower development in the South Asian Himalayas: a NEXUS perspective by Bhandari, R., Neupane, N., Shrestha, Shisher, Chauhan, D., Pokharel, D., Xue, W.

“…This study underscores that sustainable hydropower development in the region requires climate-resilient project designs with GLOFs risk mapping, science-based sediment control to prevent turbine damage and reservoir siltation, inclusive benefit-sharing mechanisms for displaced communities, and WEFE-informed policies to balance energy production with irrigation and ecosystem flows.…”
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Differentiated characteristics, sustainability performance and preferences among small-scale aquaculture producers: implications for sustainable intensification by Brako Dompreh, Eric, Wang, Quanli, Su, Jie, Dam Lam, Rodolfo, Barman, Benoy, Rossignoli, Cristiano, Gasparatos, Alexandros

“…This in turn can lead to the ineffective design and implementation of interventions and policies for the sustainable intensification of the sector. …”
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Evaluating land management options for transitioning to regenerative coffee systems in Kenya by Waswa, Boaz, Rahn, Eric, Ocimati, Walter, Notenbaert, An, Ogutu, Francis, Mutegi, Judy

“…These results offer valuable insights for designing training programs, financial support, and government policies critical for transitioning coffee farmers to regenerative coffee systems. …”
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Mutation breeding in small millets: approaches, advances, challenges, and prospects by Monika, S., Chockalingam, Vanniarajan, Vetriventhan, Mani, Sakthivel K., Ramesh, T., Meena, Suresh

“…Due to the challenges posed by regulatory policies, random conventional mutagenesis combined with next-generation sequencing could be still considered promising to detect genetic variations induced by mutation and in high throughput functional annotation of the mutated genes. …”
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Food environment components influencing consumption trends of neglected and underutilized species in northern Benin by Bankole, Bissola Malikath Verena, Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou, Bodjrenou, Sam, Bodecker, Julia, Julen, Lynn, Chadare, Flora Josiane, Termote, Celine

“…The strong variation in dimensions’ influence on plant parts with variable trends reflects their non-unanimous changes. Research and policies should address the factors influencing the consumption of these foods. …”
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Tracking a decade of food system transformation in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: production, consumption, and nutrition by Hoang, Ky The, Ignowski, Liz, Tuan, Mai Phuong, Belton, Ben, Duong, Thanh Thi, Nguyen, Quoc Minh, Nguyen, Son Duy, Truong, Tuyet Mai, Dinh Thi Thanh, Phuong, Murshed-e-Jahan, Khondker, Huynh, Thi Thanh Tuyen

“…This production-consumption paradox in which agricultural abundance coexists with poor dietary quality, demonstrates the limitations of production-focused policies and underscores the urgent need for integrated food system approaches that align production with sustainable, healthy diets under the pressures of climate change and urbanization.…”
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Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania by Kajembe, G.C., Monela, G.C.

“…A range of factors may account for this, including: technological change; breakdown of traditional authority; social change; urban aspirations and intrusion of inappropriate state policies. The community and environment should be brought back into harmony. …”
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Economic values for production and functional traits in Holstein cattle of Costa Rica by Vargas, B., Groen, A.F., Herrero, Mario, Arendonk, Johan A.M. van

“…Economic values were derived using a bio-economic model that combined genetic potential performance, feeding strategies and optimum culling and insemination policies to obtain actual phenotypic performance. Two evaluation bases were considered: fixed herd-size and fixed milk-output. …”
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Biodiversity and local perceptions on the edge of a conservation area, Khe Tran Village, Vietnam by Boissiere, M., Basuki, I., Koponen, P., Wan, M., Sheil, Douglas

“…The driving force in this area has been different land use policies, resulting mainly from a government ‘top down’ approach, and the consequent changes in local forest status. …”
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Is multiple-use forest management widely implementable in the tropics? by García Fernandez, C., Ruíz Pérez, M., Wunder, Sven

“…At the local scale, the factors that set the scene for multiple-use approaches to be successfully adopted are favorable governance conditions relate to land-devolution policies, effective collective institutions, and multiagent forest-management models. …”
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Conservation of soil organic carbon, biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services along climatic gradients in West Africa by Marks, E., Aflakpui, G.K.S., Nkem, J., Poch, R.M., Khouma, M., Kokou, K., Sagoe, R., Sebasti`a, M.T.

“…Given the diversity of environments, global policies must be adapted and strategies developed at the national or sub-national levels to improve carbon storage above and belowground. …”
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Improved methods for carbon accounting for bioenergy: descriptions and evaluations by Pena, N., Bird, D.N., Zanchi, G.

“…However, it may not preserve forests or stimulate bioenergy development. Third, policies can make Type 1 approaches effective. However, this may be of limited value if many countries remain outside the accounting system. …”
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Incidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Nigeria, 2005-2008 by Henning, J., Bett, Bernard K., Okike, Iheanacho, Abdu, P., Perry, Brian D.

“…The effect of HPAI control policies on the outbreaks patterns are discussed, as well as possible reasons why HPAI did not become endemic in Nigeria.…”
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Understanding Adaptive Capacity: Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security in Coastal Bangladesh by Wright, H, Kristjanson, Patricia M., Bhatta, Gopal Datt

“…This information is critical and timely for ongoing dialogues on appropriate ‘climate-resilient’ strategies and policies for increasing the adaptive capacity of households under climate change, and enhancing food security at both household and national levels.…”
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Assessment of threats to ecosystems in South America by Jarvis, Andy, Touval, Jerome L., Castro, M., Sotomayor L, Hyman, Glenn G.

“…The results are being used by The Nature Conservancy to target conservation efforts in the region, and also to drive policies for threat abatement. Furthermore, the conceptual framework and methodology is applicable to any region and presents a useful means of prioritising conservation interventions across broad geographic regions.…”
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Assessment on vulnerability of sorghum to climate change in India by Srivastava A, Naresh Kumar, Soora, Aggarwal, Pramod K.

“…However, it is more important to deduce possible adaptation strategies so that the research and developmental policies can be guided to meet the challenges of climate change. …”
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Enhancing the sustainability of commodity supply chains in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes by Agrawal, A., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Newton, Peter

“…These interventions – in the form of novel or moderated institutions and policies, incentives, or information and technology – can influence producers directly or achieve their impacts indirectly by influencing consumer, retailer and processor decisions. …”
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Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) by Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Garside, Ben, Woodend, John, Naess, Lars Otto, Carlile, Liz

“…The programme seeks to identify successful approaches to Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) for vulnerable communities through working directly with 40 communities as well as learning with other organisations practising CBA, and support incorporation of these approaches into development policies and programmes in the four countries and their regions in Africa. …”
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Constraints and opportunities for water savings and increasing productivity through Resource Conservation Technologies in Pakistan by Ahmad, M.D., Masih, I., Giordano, Mark

“…This finding suggests that without regulations and policies to regulate the use of "saved? water, adoption of RCTs can result in overall increased water use with implications for the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture.…”
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A village treatment center for malaria: community response in Sri Lanka by Konradsen, Flemming, Hoek, Wim van der, Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Amerasinghe, Felix P., Perera, D.

“…To ensure the long-term sustainability of these type of facilities it is necessary to assess the feasibility of charging a user fee and establishing multi-purpose clinics. Government policies and administrative procedures will need to be adjusted to make the successful operation of village treatment centers possible.…”
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