Search Results - "sustainable use"

Diversity of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) cultivars from Benin as revealed by agro-morphological traits and SNP markers by Agre, A.P., Dassou, A.G., Loko, Y., Idossou, R., Dadonougbo, E., Gbaguidi, A.A., Mondo, J., Muyideen, Y., Adebola, P.O., Asiedu, R., Dansi, A., Asfaw, A.

“…The knowledge and understanding of local cultivars’ genetic diversity are essential for properly managing genetic resources, conservation, sustainable use and their improvement through breeding. …”
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From Within and Without: Gender, agency and sustainable management of non-timber forest products in two Indian States by Jalonen, Riina, Ferraz Ziegert, Rafaella, Lamers, Hugo A.H., Hegde, Narasimha

“…Proposed solutions to improve NTFP management in the less degraded landscape were focused on incentivising sustainable use and working through village institutions, external actors, or both in collaboration. …”
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Using Q-methodology to bridge different understandings on community forest management: lessons from the Peruvian Amazon by Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Cronkleton, P., Heise Vigil, N.

“…Community forest management (CFM) is promoted as a strategy to reach multiple development outcomes including the sustainable use of forest resources, forest conservation, poverty alleviation, and social equity through the devolution of rights to forest-dependent communities. …”
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Target 10 – Productive Sectors by DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Jones, Sarah K., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Barrios, Edmundo, Milano, Fernando, Obura, David, Leadley, Paul

“…Ensure all areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, in particular through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, increasing the productivity and resilience of these production systems This analysis focuses on sustainable agriculture emphasizing the current pressures that agriculture puts on nature which are currently a major source of degradation, and on the potential of sustainable practices to regenerate natures contributions to people, notably food, fuel, and fibre production, but also non production related contributions such as climate mitigation. …”
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Genotyping-by-Sequencing-Based Genetic Analysis of African Rice Cultivars and Association Mapping of Blast Resistance Genes Against Magnaporthe oryzae Populations in Africa by Mgonja, Emmanuel M., Park, Chan Ho, Houxiang Kang, Balimponya, Elias G., Opiyo, Stephen, Bellizzi, Maria, Mutiga, Samuel Kilonzo, Rotich, Felix, Ganeshan, Veena Devi, Mabagala, Robert, Sneller, Clay H., Correll, James C., Bo Zhou, Talbot, Nicholas J., Mitchell, Thomas K., Guo-Liang Wang

“…Understanding the genetic diversity of rice germplasm is important for the sustainable use of genetic materials in rice breeding and production. …”
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Landscape governance: Engaging stakeholders to confront climate change by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Zhang, Wei, ElDidi, Hagar, Priyadarshini, Pratiti

“…The real outcomes will be determined by the cumulative actions of many local stakeholders within particular landscapes, with differing, but potentially complementary interests that can support sustainable use of resources within their specific environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic contexts. …”
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Quantitative analysis to inform priorities for international agricultural research by Fuglie, Keith O., Wiebe, Keith D., Prager, Steven D., Sulser, Timothy B., Cenacchi, Nicola, Bonilla Cedrez, Camila, Willenbockel, Dirk

“…Investors in international agricultural research seek sustainable agri-food technologies that can potentially serve multiple objectives, including economic growth, food security, and sustainable use of natural resources. We employ quantitative economic models to examine the potential multi-dimensional impacts of agricultural productivity gains in the Global South. …”
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Polycentric groundwater governance: insights from the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area by Mukuyu, P., Nyambe, N., Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Ebrahim, Girma Yimer

“…The paper discusses how to achieve coordination and accountability within a shared landscape to foster sustainable use and management of groundwater. Groundwater within a TFCA context has the potential to alleviate human-wildlife conflict over freshwater, support groundwater dependant ecosystems and sustain smallholder agriculture for the rural communities. …”
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New benefit sharing rules for digital sequence information under the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Plant Treaty: ensuring mutual supportiveness by Halewood, Michael, Masso, Cargele, López Noriega, Isabel

“…But there is a risk that if these new rules are not well coordinated, and if the boundaries between them are not clear, they will create confusion and insuperable transaction costs for stakeholders involved in the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. Some sectors and stakeholders will be more directly affected by some of these new agreements than others. …”
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Translating theory into practice: a flexible decision-making tool to support the design and implementation of climate-smart agriculture projects by Walsh, Conor, Renn, Mara, Klauser, Dominik, de Pinto, Alessandro, Haggar, Jeremy, Rouf Abdur, Hopkins, Richard J., Farhad Zamil

“…We aspire that the use of this tool will allow for more deliberate design and implementation of projects in agricultural development, increasing the resilience and productivity of farming systems whilst ensuring the sustainable use of the environmental resource-based agriculture depends on. …”
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Ecosystem services of wetlands in the upper Abbay River Basin, Ethiopia by Fentaw, G., Beneberu, G., Wondie, A., Eneyew, B. G.

“…It is essential to understand the ecosystem services (ESs) offered by wetlands for their efficient conservation and sustainable use. Ethiopia has a lot of wetland resources, but little is known about their ESs. …”
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Monograph on indigenous chicken breeds/ecotypes in Vietnam by Ngo Thi Kim Cuc, Esatu, Wondmeneh, Hoang Hai Hoa, Vu Chi Thien, Nguyen Cong Dinh, Ninh Thi Huyen, Tran Trung Thong, Pham Van Son, Ngo Thi Le Quyen, Unger, Fred, Dessie, Tadelle

“…Indigenous chicken genetic improvement programs in the country have yielded promising results but need to emphasize the maintenance and sustainable use of this genetic diversity. This monograph is an output of the AsCGG project. …”
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Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems project by Kobayashi, S., Turnbull, J.W., Cossalter, C.

“…It is anticipated that the results of these studies will contribute to the sustainable use of forest resources and environmental conservation.…”
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Water for irrigation or hydropower generation?: complex questions regarding water allocation in Tanzania by Kadigi, Reuben M.J., Mdoe, N.S.Y., Ashimogo, G.C., Morardet, Sylvie

“…The need for achieving efficient, equitable and sustainable use of water resources to meet water demands of different sectors is pressing, particularly in areas where water resources are dwindling. …”
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Economic impact of theileriosis and its control in Africa by Drucker, Adam G.

“…Nevertheless, despite the importance of the economics of AnGR conservation and sustainable use, the subject has only recently begun to receive attention, despite the existence of a conceptual framework for the valuation of biodiversity in general. …”
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Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar by Pavelic, Paul, Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Johnston, Robyn M., McCartney, Matthew P., Sotoukee, Touleelor, Balasubramanya, Soumya, Suhardiman, Diana, Lacombe, Guillaume, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Joffre, Olivier M., Latt, K., Zan, A.K., Thein, K., Myint, A., Cho, C., Htut, Y.T.

“…Thus, expanding the sustainable use of groundwater is of great importance for socioeconomic development. …”
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Groundwater recharge of Robit - Bata Experimental Watershed, Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia [Abstract only] by Yiak, D. L., Tilahun, Seifu A., Schmitter, Petra S., Nakawuka, Prossie, Steenhuis, Tammo S.

“…Our study indicates that the current use of the groundwater is sustainable, but will become unsustainable if many more wells are constructed. Sufficiency and sustainable use of the shallow groundwater needs further research.…”
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Genetic diversity of Parkia biglobosa (African locust bean) and its implications for conservation strategies by Lompo, D.J.-P., Konrad, H., Duminil, J., Gaisberger, H., Vinceti, B., Ouédraogo, M., Geburek, T.

“…In regard to the distribution of intraspecific diversity, we also discussed the implications for conservation and sustainable use of the species.…”
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Landrace renaissance in the mountains: Experiences of the Beej Bachao Andolan in the Garhwal Himalayan region, India by Singh, Vir, Jardhari, Vijay

“…The Save Seed Movement is an outstanding example of how farmers themselves can become involved in Conservation of genetic resources, revive their once lost landraces, put them lo sustainable use and challenge the modem systems of plant breeding. …”
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Potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. A submission from CGIAR t... by Halewood, Michael, López Noriega, Isabel, Ellis, David, Roa, C., Rouard, M., Sackville-Hamilton, N. Ruaraidh

“…CGIAR experience to date confirms that digital genomic sequence data can play important roles in the management and sustainable use of biological diversity and in the sharing of benefits associated with the use of that diversity. …”
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