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A concept note on co-creating a living lab for locally led climate adaptation: Integrating local public procurement into Brazil's climate plan by Nehring, Ryan, Farraz, Gabriel, Curan, Roberta, Magalhaes, Marilia, Benfica, Rui, Schneider, Sergio, Tângari, Juliana

“…Within this context, local public food procurement represents one of the most implementation-ready policy instruments for delivering climate mitigation with adaptation co-benefits. …”
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Agroforestry as nexus of sustainable development goals by Noordwijk, M. van

“…Such synergy, however, may only emerge if site-specific analysis of the multiple functions of landscapes leads to a shared understanding among stakeholders, clear commitment to common goals, effective means of implementation and a system that remains open to innovation by monitoring functions rather than form, and regularly re-evaluates effectiveness of policy instruments.…”
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Domestic price distortions and agricultural income in developing countries by Bautista, Romeo M.

“…The findings argue for a careful examination of the relative efficiencies of different liberalization policy instruments in advancing specific development objectives in cases where, possibly for socio-political reasons, not all price distortions in interrelated markets can be corrected.…”
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A typology for vulnerability and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa by Zhang, Xiaobo, Rockmore, Marc, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…Therefore, we also discuss appropriate investment strategies and policy instruments for different sets of risks.…”
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A simple dynamic applied general equilibrium model of a small open economy: transitional dynamics and trade policy by Diao, Xinshen, Yeldan, A. Erinc, Roe, Terry L.

“…With the application of the so-called Armingtonian commodity system of static CGE models, we quantify the nature of the transition path and the convergence speed towards the respective steady state under alternative parametrization of the substitution elasticities and of trade policy instruments.…”
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Income distributional effects of using market-based instruments for managing common property resources by Msangi, Siwa, Howitt, Richard E.

“…These results demonstrate the importance of considering both efficiency gains and disparities in distributional inequity, when designing policy instruments that create winners and losers with potentially serious sociopolitical ramifications.…”
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Long term low emission and climate resilient development strategies, 17-18 July 2025 by Chevallier, R.

“…This presentation covers the Paris Agreement goals and objectives and introduces Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-term Strategies (LT-LEDS) as key policy instruments for long-term planning. It shows linkages between climate and development frameworks and introduces key tools and methods for long-term planning. …”
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Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila by Arcia, G

“…Regressions of socioeconomic factors on risk aversion indicate that there is room for risk aversion reduction through policy instruments. (AS)…”
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Key factors for effective design and implementation of sustainable land use systems to reduce deforestation and enhance peacebuilding in Colombia by Bonatti, Michelle, Rio, Martha del, Rodríguez, Tatiana, Morales Muñoz, Héctor, Eufemia, Luca, Löhr, Katharina, Vanegas, Martha, Chará, Julian, Sieber, Stefan, Castro Nuñez, Augusto

“…This Policy Brief provides scientifically sound guidance for decision makers to help integrate SLUS strategies into policy instruments, in order to promote synergies and address trade-offs between multiple objectives related to climate change mitigation, sustainable agriculture and peacebuilding.…”
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Strengthening NDCs in southern Africa to be more representative of farmer interests by Sunga, Ishmael, Chevallier, Romy

“…Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are policy instruments, mandated under the Paris Agreement, to set out a country’s selfdetermined plans to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhance resilience by 2030. …”
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Social learning for designing and scaling out sustainable land-use systems in conflict-affected areas by Bonatti, Michelle, Medina, Leonardo, Rodríguez, Tatiana, Rio Duque, Martha Lilia del, Morales Muñoz, Héctor, Eufemia, Luca, Chavez-Miguel, Giovanna, Lana, Marcos A., Löhr, Katharina, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina, Chará, Julián, Sieber, Stefan, Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos

“…This Policy Brief provides scientifically sound guidance for decision-makers to help promote social learning in policy instruments and to foster synergies and address trade-offs among the multiple objectives of sustainable land use systems…”
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Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach by Ulimwengu, John M.

“…Simulation results show that improving farmers’ agricultural efficiency by investing in farmers’ health may not necessarily lead to poverty reduction. Additional policy instruments may be needed to achieve simultaneous increase in agricultural productivity and reduction in poverty rate.…”
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Unlocking Africa's climate ambition: Assessing NDC 3.0, NAPs, and LT-LEDS: A review report by Mundia, Carolyne, Njuguna, Lucy, Akoko, Tessie, Chilambe, Pedro

“…In response, countries are developing key policy instruments under the Paris Agreement: updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0s), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and Long-Term Strategies (LT-LEDS). …”
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Seeing the fruit for the trees in Borneo by Kettle, Christopher J.

“…The recent mass fruiting of forest trees in Borneo is an urgent wakeup call: existing policy instruments, financial mechanisms, and forestry infrastructure are inadequate to take full advantage of these infrequent opportunities for forest restoration and conservation. …”
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Dairy imports in Nigeria: Developments and policies by Nwoko, S.G.

“…Part four discusses the likely effects of the policy instruments including the effect of increased domestic production on imports of different dairy products into Nigeria. …”
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Costa Rica: National level assessment of the role of economic instruments in the conservation policymix by Chacón Cascante, Adriana, Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Ramos, Zayra, Vignola, Raffaele, Robalino, Juan, DeClerk, Fabrice A.J.

“…POLICYMIX focuses on the role of economic instruments in a mix of operational conservation policy instruments. The project includes seven case studies from six countries: Norway, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Brazil (Mato Grosso and Mata Atlantica) and Costa Rica. …”
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Ekologisk hållbarhet i parkförvaltning by Astrup, Ninna

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A training module for the international course on plant genetic resources and genebank management: Held at the Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea on 7-18 Se... by Bioversity International, Rural Development Administration

“…It includes lecture materials and pratical hands-on lab excercises.In particular it aims to:• enhance the use of standard protocols for routine genebank operations including how to develop a genebank operation manual• develop a practical understanding of the utilization of genetic resources and the interface between genebanks and breeders• equip participants with essential knowledge in documentation and database management• acquaint the participants with morphological and molecular techniques to characterize and evaluate plant genetic resources• enhance awareness of international and national policy instruments and regimes concerning access to and exchange of genetic resources…”
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The poverty implications of high oil prices in South Africa by Chitiga, Margaret, Fofana, Ismaël, Mabugu, Ramos

“…The first scenario assumes that increases in international oil prices are passed on to end users with no changes in government policy instruments. In this scenario, poverty indicators increase. …”
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Climate+ = Rice Crop Manager Advisory Service (RCMAS) + Agro-climatic Advisory Portal (ACAP) by Castillo, Rowena, Balanza, Jane Girly, Baradas, Airene Claire, Vila, Jerome, Collado, Wilfredo, Tamani, Luis Alejandre, Alvina, Lorenzo, Wei, Xiaojing, Hellin, Jon

“…It also outlines the outputs of the Climate+ write shop that includes capacity needs or requirements for other Regions to adopt Climate+, identified other potential stakeholders and policy instruments for scaling, suggestions to improve decision logic, and potential roles and interactions among the identified partners. …”
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