Search Results - "sustainable use"

Achieving food security in Central Asia: current challenges and policy research needs by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…The paper concludes by calling for identifying policies and institutional arrangements that facilitate economic reforms that will lead to poverty reduction, increased food security, and sustainable use of natural resources.…”
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Citizens' juries in Bogotá: Reflections, achievements, and what comes next by Vollan, Björn

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A method to identify and evaluate the legal and institutional framework for the management of water and land in Asia: the outcome of a study in Southeast Asia and the People?s Repu... by Hannam, I.

“…By determining the capacity of relevant international, national and regional legislation to support sustainable use of water and land, planners, legislative drafters and policymakers have a basis for recommending legal and institutional reform. …”
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Options and strategies for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources: Report of an international workshop, AGROPOLIS, Montpellier, France, 7-10 November 2005 by Gibson, J., Gamage, S., Hanotte, Olivier H., Iñiguez, L., Maillard, J.C., Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Semambo, D., Toll, Jane

“…Noting the need for a greater understanding of the status of farm animal genetic resources and the measures necessary for their conservation and sustainable use worldwide, in 1999 the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture initiated a country-driven process to develop the first Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources. …”
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Birthplace of Dashehari mango: Introduction brief on Dashehari mango by Sthapit, S., Ravishankar, H., Reddy, B.M.C., Rajan, S.

“…The UNEP/GEF-funded project ‘Conservation and sustainable use of wild and cultivated fruit tree diversity: Prompting Sustainable Livelihoods, Food Security and Ecosystem Services’ aims to empower farming communities and local institutions in Malihabad, Lucknow, North India, for identifying unique varieties from the orchards and scaling up genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge for sharing wider benefits to farmers and consumers.…”
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Implementation of Cali's food system profile as a pedagogical tool for environmental awareness raising by Rankin S, Perez, J.M.

“…Education that teaches students to understand their active role in these processes, a sustainable use of natural resources, healthy food habits and critical and responsible consumption. …”
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Managing agrosilvopastoral systems: promoting versatile tree species: Senegalia mellifera (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger.: A valuable tree that provides numerous resources to local peo... by Louhaichi, Mounir, Gamoun, Mouldi

“…Discover key insights into establishing and maintaining Senegalia mellifera for optimal growth and sustainable use.…”
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Co-developing cropping scenarios for climate resilience and groundwater sustainability: a participatory scenario development method for Nalanda, Bihar by Chakraborty, Shreya, Laing, Alison, Mizan, Syed Adil, Kumar, Anurag, Sikka, Alok, Urfels, Anton, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…The One CGIAR Initiative TAFSSA (Transforming Agrifood Systems of South Asia) prioritizes interdisciplinary farm and landscape level research including an assessment of groundwater availability and sustainable use under scenarios of climate change scenarios and crop diversification. …”
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APFORGEN secures $1.48M to protect vital asian tree species by Jalonen, Riina, Yongqi, Zheng, Warrier, Rekha R.

“…The member countries of Asia-Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN) jointly developed regional strategy that outlines the Programme’s contributions to the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization-FAO), and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. …”
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Biotechnology and biodiversity debates and policies in Africa by Ayele, Seife

“…It argues that Africa's progress in science and biotechnological innovation is central to conservation and sustainable use of its biodiversity for the improvement of the livelihoods of its people.…”
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Biodiversity of maize on farms in Kenya by Smale, Melinda, de Groote, Hugo, Owuor, George

“…In recognition of the importance of genetic resources, international agreements, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), encourage national governments to support the sustainable use and management of genetic resources on farms and in gene bank collections. …”
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Are citizens' juries perceived to be legitimate? New survey examines public perception in Colombia by Citizens' Juries in Bogotá

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Smoking fish in Shortland Islands by Atu, Stenneth, Kiyo, Wilson, Eriksson, Hampus

“…The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) fisheries policy aims to facilitate sustainable use of inshore and inland fisheries for rural men and women that access, use and benefit from them, through improved preservation, market access and enhanced livelihood opportunities. …”
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Appropriation of women's indigenous knowledge: the case of matrilineal Lua in northern Thailand by Satyawadhana, C.

“…This has also resulted in the appropriation of women's traditional knowledge about the technology and rituals surrounding forest conservation and sustainable use of resources. Further, there has been a shift in gender relations in favor of men among the Lua people.…”
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The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger by Fafchamps, M., Gavian, S.

“…By allocating livestock efficiently over space, spatial market integration should foster a sustainable use of pasture resources. It is also expected to favour the sharing of risk across regions by smoothing idiosyncratic price variations. …”
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LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger by Fafchamps, M., Gavian, S.

“…By allocating livestock more efficiently over space, spatial market integration should favour a sustainable use of scarce pasture resources. The geographical integration of markets is also critical for the prevention of entitlement failures and the insurance value of livestock. …”
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Caracterização Biofísica e Avaliação de Aptidão de Terra do Distrito de Chicualacuala, Província de Gaza, Moçambique by Vilanculos M, Mafalacusser J, Jalane O

“…Its main objective was to identify, describe, classify and map the main land units and uses in the districts, and evaluate their current potential suitability for agriculture and livestock in order to make recommendations to promote the sustainable use of resources.…”
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Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: evidence from the high Andes of South America by Bellon, M.R., Gotor, Elisabetta, Caracciolo, Francesco

“…Implications and challenges of both the approach and the results for sustainable use and conservation of crop biodiversity are discussed.…”
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Climate-smart Brachiaria for improving livestock production in East Africa: Emerging opportunities by Ghimire, Sita R., Njarui, Donald M.G., Mutimura, Mupenzi, Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés, Johnson, Linda, Gichangi, Elias M., Teasdale, Suliana, Odokonyero, Kennedy, Caradus, John R., Rao, Idupulapati M., Djikeng, Appolinaire

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Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition in Brazil by Hunter, D., Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Daniela

“…The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project—officially the Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use for Improved Human Nutrition and Well-being project, or BFN project, is a multi-country initiative with an ambitious goal to mainstream biodiversity conservation to improve nutrition in four countries: Kenya, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Brazil. …”
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