Resultados de búsqueda - "pressure"

Modelling choice of fuelwood source among rural households in Malawi: A multinominal probit anlaysis por Jumbe, C.B.L., Angelsen, A.

“…Further results show that customary managed forests generate environmental benefits by reducing pressure on both plantation forests and forest reserves. …”
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Livestock emissions and systems in developing countries por International Livestock Research Institute

“…He argues: "improving feeding is one of the key interventions to improve the efficiency of livestock systems, i.e. to produce less methane per kilo of output" - which will relieve pressure on other natural resources like forests. …”
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Policies affecting changes in ownership of livestock and use of feed resources in the highlands of northern Ethiopia por Benin, Samuel, Ehui, Simeon K., Pender, J.L.

“…In addition, easing the pressure on agricultural land by providing non farm opportunities and credit, extension and training in these activities will be important.…”
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Energy and the evolution of farming systems. The potential of mixed farming in the moist savannah of sub-Saharan Africa por Jabbar, M.A.

“…The integration of crops and livestock and the implications for agricultural energy sources are related to population pressure and labour intensity, the intensification of crop production with and without livestock, the role of traction in general and in specific niches, the contribution of livestock to the development process in terms of food or other inputs, and the role of public policy and intervention in development. …”
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Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services por Ran, Ylva, Deutsch, L., Lannerstad, Mats, Heinke, J.

“…Sustainable intensification approaches are needed that limit pressure on often already scarce land and water resources. …”
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Rural-urban food, nutrient and virtual water flows in selected West African cities por Drechsel, Pay, Graefe, Sophie, Fink, M.

“…Impacts of increasing population pressure on food demand and land and water resources have sparked interest in nutrient and water balances and flows at a range of scales. …”
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Agroforestry in REDD+: Opportunities and Challenges. ASB Policy Brief 26 por Minang, Peter A., Bernard F, Noordwijk, Meine van, Kahurani E

“…In fact, agroforestry has been used in several protected area landscape buffer zones and within conservation as one way of alleviating pressure on forests, thereby reducing deforestation. …”
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Current and future opportunities for introduced forages in smallholder farming systems in south-east Asia por Horne, PM, Stür, Werner W.

“…In many regions, there is an increasing demand for animal protein but, at the same time, increasing population pressure is pushing livestock on to more marginal lands. …”
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Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands por Benin, Samuel, Pender, J.L.

“…The increasing problem of landlessness in Ethiopia has put pressure on regional governments to redistribute land. …”
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Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands por Benin, Samuel, Ehui, Simeon K., Pender, J.L.

“…Rapid population growth has contributed most to the declining trends in grazing resources and ownership of livestock, showing the negative effects of increasing pressure on already degraded resources in the Ethiopian highlands. …”
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Trade-off between crop and livestock production and evolution of mixed farming in West African moist savanna por Jabbar, M.A., Okoruwa, V., Akinwumi, J.A.

“…Results indicate that, if increased population pressure and cropping intensity severely limit access to grazing land, farm and herds sizes will become smaller, then the degree of integration between crop and livestock will increase significantly.…”
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Livestock development and climate change in Turkana District, Kenya por Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Thornton, Philip K., Herrero, Mario

“…In our search for an answer to this question, we looked at the current pressure on the environment, tried to interpolate the predicted climate change to the Turkana District scale and started exploring some of the possible impacts of climate change on the environment and the people depending on it. …”
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Sustainable use and conservation of Vitex doniana Sweet: unlocking the propagation ability using stem cuttings por Achigan-Dako, Enoch G., N'Danikou, Sognigbe, Tchokponhoue, A.D., Assogba-Komlan, F., Larwanou L., Vodouhe S.R., Ahanchédé, A.

“…To understand how stem cutting size or hormone application affect the regeneration and early growth ability in that species we used two categories of cutting diameter (1cmVitex doniana to reduce the pressure on wild tree population in Benin.…”
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Legitimising informal markets: A case study of the dairy sector in Kenya por Blackmore, E., Alonso, Silvia, Grace, Delia

“…But governments must withstand pressure from vested interests and show genuine commitment to supporting progressive, effective and inclusive policies if these are to be successful.…”
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Replication Data for: Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) model por Eitzinger, Anton, Läderach, Peter R.D., Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz, Fisher, Myles J., Beebe, Stephen E., Sonder, Kai, Schmidt, Axel

“…We identified hot spots, adaptation spots and pressure spots for drybeans production in the study area and derived three main recommendations.…”
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Variability in Andean nuña common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae) por Tohme, Joseph M., Toro Chica, Orlando, Vargas Daza, Jaime, Debouck, Daniel G.

“…This paper discusses the possibility that nuñas resulted from an early and widely applied selection pressure during bean domestication in the Andes…”
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Have wolves (Canis lupus) finally scared moose (Alces alces) in Sweden? por Jamieson, Mark

“…Research from North American studies suggests predators can indirectly affect how ungulates will select their habitat which can result in a change in vegetation growth as browsing pressure is relaxed in risky areas. The highly human dominated landscapes of European countries could limit the effect predators have, as humans alter so much of the environment, from forestry to hunting. …”

Analyzing feasibility of pricing in sustainable irrigation water governance reform in Punjab, India por Sato, Tatsuhiko

“…In Punjab, a concern is growing about sustainability among farming community over income and production of rice and of freshwater for needs of farmers and increasingly for non-agricultural sectors. The political pressure for efficiency of water use and for conservation and allocation is growing but necessitates a critical analysis as to whether this constitutes the most effective and only prescription to overcome the challenge Punjab faces. …”

“The future will be local.” Omställning Sverige – the transition towns movement in Sweden : from local communities to counter-hegemony? por Pühringer, Maria Franziska

“…Neoliberal paradigms and a neoliberal hegemony are increasingly under pressure. Social and environmental movements stand on the forefront of providing alternative ways of thinking. …”

Letter from CGIAR Chairman W. David Hopper to the Heads of CGIAR Delegations, September 2, 1988 por Hopper, W. David

“…He noted that funding was flat expressed in donor currencies, and was under pressure from a strengthening dollar. Flexibility was demonstrated by a number of center programs which had been faced with changed requirements. …”
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