Search Results - "sustainable use"

European landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use by Veteläinen, M., Negri, V., Maxted, N.

“…It concludes with a proposal for a European on farm conservation and landrace management strategy that will both ensure the systematic conservation landrace diversity and promote its sustainable use, thus helping to underpin European food security and well being.…”
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The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers’ rights by Vernooy, Ronnie, Mulesa, Teshome Hunduma, Gupta, Arnab, Jony, Jahangir Alam, Koffi, Kouablan Edmond, Mbozi, Hilton, Singh, P.B., Shrestha, Pitambar, Tjikana, Thabo T., Wakkumbure, C.L.K.

“…The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers’ rights. …”
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Flexible grazing strategies for sustainable rangeland resources management by Louhaichi, Mounir, Hassan, Sawsan, Gamoun, Mouldi

“…This new approach suggests that the duration of livestock grazing exclusion (gdel) should be decided depending on the climatic and the site-specific conditions not on a fixed period (3 years) which will offer a cost-effective intervention to resolving one of technical hurdle on the way toward optimizing the sustainable use of rangelands and strengthening the resilience of the pastoral communities.…”
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Tenure security research: Key findings and lessons learned by McLain, Rebecca

“…Research supported through PIM has helped advance policy reforms that improve access to, and tenure security of, land and natural resources and has supported more equitable and sustainable use of resources in less developed regions. …”
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Water and food in the bioeconomy: Challenges and opportunities for development by Rosegrant, Mark W., Ringler, Claudia, Zhu, Tingju, Tokgoz, Simla, Bhandary, Prapti

“…The world economy is under pressure for greater, more efficient and more sustainable use of natural resources to meet complementary and competing objectives in the food, water and energy sectors. …”
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Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides by Jackson, Lee Ann, Scherr, Sara J.

“…To prepare for 2020, policies must evolve that address the needs of hillside inhabitants while promoting land use systems that are appropriate to the physical and economic conditions of these areas. To support the sustainable use of hillsides, policies must be compatible with population distribution, economic incentives, and physical conditions. …”
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The future of smallholder agriculture in Eastern Africa: the roles of states, markets, and civil society by Omamo, Steven Were, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Temu, Andrew

“…Covering Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda, the Network engages in a range of activities in policy research, capacity strengthening, and outreach (policy communication), with a view to contributing to efforts to reduce poverty, improve food and nutrition security, increase agricultural productivity, and promote sustainable use of natural resources in the region. Beginning in 2000, the Network supported several research projects under its Competitive Grants Program. …”
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Ecological scales and use rights: the use of multiagent systems by Bousquet, Francois, Le Page, C., Antona, M., Guizol, P.

“…The second hypothesis is that a sustainable use of resource must keep steady the fuel wood consumption level per capita over time. …”
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Are direct payments for environmental services spelling doom for sustainable forest management in the tropics? by Wunder, Sven

“…Over the past several decades, significant donor funding has been directed to sustainable forest management in the tropics, in the hope of combining forest conservation with economic gains through sustainable use. To date, this approach has produced only modest results in terms of changed silvicultural and land-use practices in this area. …”
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Production objectives and management strategies of livestock keepers in south-east Kenya: Implications for a breeding programme by Hanotte, Olivier H., Drucker, Adam G.

“…In order to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the M&KZ cattle, the formation of an open nucleus breeding scheme is recommended. …”
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Characterization of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso by Gerald, Forkuor, Cofie, Olufunke O., Cecchi, Philippe, Barron, Jennie

“…However, natural processes and human-induced activities in the surrounding landscapes can be a threat to the water quality and sustainable use of SRs. In order to reduce negative effects, several projects have been designed to study different aspects of how SRs are used and impacted by natural and human-induced activities. …”
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In situ plant genetic resources in Europe: crop wild relatives by Rubio Teso, Maria Luisa, Álvarez Muñiz, Clara, Gaisberger, Hannes, Kell, Shelagh, Lara-Romero, Carlos, Magos Brehm, Joana, Maxted, Nigel, Iriondo, Jose Maria

“…A primary objective of the Farmer’s Pride project is to establish a network for in situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources in Europe. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of REDD+ Interventions on Household Forest Revenue in Peru by Solis, D., Cronkleton, P., Sills, E.O., Rodríguez Ward, D., Duchelle, Amy E.

“…Many REDD+ projects have been designed to incentivize forest conservation and support local livelihoods by promoting sustainable use of the forest, hence increasing the revenues earned by local households from forest products. …”
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Diversity in income-generating activities for sedentarized pastoral women in northern Kenya by Nduma, I., Kristjanson, Patricia M., McPeak, J.G.

“…Potential poverty-alleviation strategies include emphasis on research and investments aimed at improvements in milk marketing opportunities and efficiencies, increasing regional employment opportunities, strengthening collective action by pastoral women, and increasing their level of participation in decision making aimed at sustainable use of natural resources.…”
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The rights way forward: reconciling the right to food with biodiversity conservation by Vásquez, W., Sunderland, T.C.H.

“…Indigenous Peoples and local communities are fundamental to conserving biodiversity through sustainable use of nature despite repeated attempts to dispossess them from their lands, cultures and knowledge. …”
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Aflatoxin biocontrol in practice requires a multidisciplinary, long-term approach by Ortega-Beltran, A., Bandyopadhyay, R.

“…Further, several barriers prevent the sustainable use of biocontrol products. There are challenges to have the products accepted, to make them available at scale and develop mechanisms for farmers to buy them, to have the products correctly used, to demonstrate their value, and to link farmers to buyers of aflatoxin-safe crops. …”
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Strategy 2023-2030: Conserving, restoring and sustainably managing forest and tree genetic resources in Asia and the Pacific by Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN)

“…Develop conservation and sustainable use strategies for regionally important and threatened tree species 4. …”
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Production objectives and management strategies of livestock-keepers in Southeast Kenya: implications for a breeding programme by Hanotte, Olivier H., Drucker, Adam G.

“…In order to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the M&KZ cattle, the formation of an open nucleus breeding scheme is recommended. …”
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Institutional options for managing rangelands by CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…Each of these property rights regimes and institutional options is associated with different costs for achieving various goals, such as poverty reduction, equitable access to resources, and sustainable use and management of those resources. The benefits and costs of alternative tenure and institutional arrangements and the impact of existing legal and policy frameworks on the sustainability and equity of pastoral production systems vary depending on the category of land ownership: state ownership; individual ownership; or common property…”
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Panorama global del agua hasta el ano 2025: cómo impedir una crisis inminente by Rosegrant, Mark W., Cai, Ximing, Cline, Sarah A.

“…Further inattention to water-related investments and policies will produce a severe water crisis, which will lead in turn to a food crisis. A commitment to sustainable use of water, through appropriate policies and investments, however, will lead to a more water- and food-secure world. …”
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