Search Results - Drive for Diversity

Effect of farm and landscape variables on insect biodiversity and biotic interactions in homestead gardens by Palatty Allesh, Sinu, Krishnan, Abhiram, Baby, Ashly, Hariraveendra, M., Viswan, Gopika, Jose, Thomas, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Pawar, Manohar, Acharya, Pradyumna, Krishnan, Smitha

“…To test the hypothesis that forest cover positively affects insect diversity and insect services in croplands, we focused on winter crop fields in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. …”
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On Spatially Distributed Hydrological Ecosystem Services: Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models by Simons, G., Poortinga, A., Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M., Saah, D., Troy, D., Hunink, J., Klerk, M. de, Rutten, M., Cutter, P., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Ha, Lan Thanh, Hessels, T., Vu, P. N., Fenn, M., Bean, B., Ganz, D., Droogers, Peter, Erickson, T., Clinton, N.

“…Specifically for the countries sharing the Mekong River, WLE Greater Mekong seeks to drive and inform research and dialogue around the rivers of the region. …”
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Population genomics of Escherichia coli in livestock-keeping households across a rapidly developing urban landscape by Muloi, Dishon M., Wee, B.A., McClean, D.M.H., Ward, M.J., Pankhurst, L., Phan, H., Ivens, A.C., Kivali, Velma, Kiyong'a, Alice, Ndinda, Christine, Gitahi, N., Ouko, T.T., Hassell, James M., Imboma, Titus, Akoko, James M., Karani, Maurice K., Njoroge, Samuel M., Muinde, Patrick, Nakamura, Y., Alumasa, Lorren, Furmaga, E., Kaitho, T., Öhgren, E.M., Amanya, Fredrick, Ogendo, Allan, Wilson, D.J., Bettridge, Judy M., Kiiru, J., Kyobutungi, C., Tacoli, C., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Davila, J.D., Kariuki, S., Robinson, Timothy P., Rushton, J., Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…We performed whole-genome sequencing of 1,338 E. coli isolates and found that the diversity and sharing patterns of E. coli were heavily structured by household and strongly shaped by host type. …”
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How Schwartz’ basic human values influence food choices in Kenya and Tanzania by Drew, S., Blake, C., Monterrosa, Eva C., Rampalli, Krystal K., Khan, A.N.S., Reyes, L., Bukachi, S., Ngutu, M., Frongillo, E., Iruhiriye, Elyse, Girard, A., Domínguez-Salas, Paula

“…Objectives To identify and describe how values drive food choice of vulnerable consumers in two East African countries, Kenya and Tanzania. …”
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Bigger change faster: Integrated development, health and environment actions for a sustainable future by Goldstein, Joshua, Tallis, Heather, Linou, Natalia, Small, Roy, Ringler, Claudia, Bernal, Luisa, Bok, Ludo, Bryan, Elizabeth, Chao, Verania, Cooper, Simon, Zhang, Wei

“…It highlights that adopting a broader view and scaling up implementation of effective cross-sector actions to address these challenges can drive holistic progress across the SDGs.…”
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8Rs for circular water and sanitation systems: leveraging circular economy thinking for safe, resilient and inclusive services by Carrard, N., Kumar, A., Dao, D. V., Kohlitz, J., Retamal, M., Taron, Avinandan, Neemia, N., Willetts, J.

“…Given the dependence on water resources, associated climate risks, and the generation of reusable waste products in water and sanitation service delivery, circular economy concepts can be usefully leveraged to drive sustainability outcomes. This article contributes a heuristic in the form of a conceptual framework for applying circular economy concepts in the design and delivery of water and sanitation services in diverse Global South contexts. …”
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Regulation by territorialization: the political ecology of conservation & development territories by Bassett, T.J., Gautier, D.

“…Multiple goals and processes drive these spatial strategies to reconfigure resource access, control, and management. …”
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Future flooding tolerant rice germplasm: Resilience afforded beyond Sub1A gene by Anumalla, Mahender, Khanna, Apurva, Catolos, Margaret, Ramos, Joie, Sta. Cruz, Ma Teresa, Venkateshwarlu, Challa, Konijerla, Jaswanth, Pradhan, Sharat Kumar, Dash, Sushanta Kumar, Das, Yater, Chowdhury, Dhiren, Chetia, Sanjay Kumar, das, Janardan, Nath, Phuleswar, Merugumala, Girija Rani, Roy, Bidhan, Pradhan, Navin, Jana, Monoranjan, Dana, Indrani, Debnath, Suman, Nath, Anirban, Singh, Suresh Prasad, Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar Md, Ghosal, Sharmistha, Ali, Mohammad, Khanam, Sakina, Islam, Md Mizan Ul, Faruquee, Muhiuddin, Tonny, Hosna Jannat, Hasan, Md Rokebul, Rahman, Anisar, Ali, Jauhar, Sinha, Pallavi, Singh, Vikas Kumar, Islam, Mohammad Rafiqu, Bhosale, Sankalp, Kohli, Ajay, Bhardwaj, Hans, Hussain, Waseem

“…TTE leverages a parental pool of high-performing genotypes with complete submergence tolerance to drive population improvement and enable genomic selection in the flood breeding program. …”
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A combination of rules govern fruit trait preference by frugivorous bat and bird species: nutrients, defence and size by Rojas, Tobias Nicolas, Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto, Zampini, Iris Catiana, Isla, Maria Ines, Blendinger, Pedro Gerardo

“…Several hypotheses explain how sensory, anatomical and physiological constraints drive fruit preference in frugivores. Optimal diet theory (ODT) states that frugivores make decisions based on the energy contained in food. …”
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How big is the crowding-out effect of user fees in the rural areas of Ethiopia?: implications for equity and resource mobilization by Asfaw, Abay, von Braun, Joachim

“…Using a nested multinomial logit model, this study investigates the demand “reduction” and “diversion” effects of user fees in rural areas of Ethiopia. …”
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Developing leadership capacity for Water−Energy−Food− Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus actors: Training manual by Governance Lab, Great International

“…The program is designed to support diverse participants in navigating the complexities of managing the WEFE nexus in an integrated and equitable way to drive sustainable development efforts around the world. …”
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Stakeholder perceptions about the drivers, impacts and barriers of certification in the Ghanaian cocoa and oil palm sectors by Dompreh, E.B., Asare, R., Gasparatos, A.

“…Most stakeholders perceive that market-related factors drive standard adoption, and financing-related constraints challenge their wide adoption. …”
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Intra-African trade in virtual water: Trends and drivers by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Odjo, Sunday, Collins, Julia

“…A recent study suggests that AfCFTA implementation will drive substantial employment growth, generating more than 7 million new jobs in manufacturing, public services, trade, and other services (World Bank 2020). …”
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Roadmaps for tracking impacts of climate - smart investments: insights from African small and medium-sized agribusinesses. by Nowak, Andreea C.

“…By distilling key elements of their diverse impact priorities, we aim to highlight the breadth of positive change that the agribusiness sector can drive across the continent, while also offering inspiration and practical guidance to those just beginning their own journey.Finally, we conclude by discussing critical learnings to strengthen the integration of impact measurement into agribusiness strategies, ensuring they contribute to more sustainable and resilient food systems.…”
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Population genetic structure of the elephant tick Amblyomma tholloni from different elephant populations in Kenya by King'ori, E.M., Obanda, V., Nyamota, Richard, Remesar, S., Chiyo, P.I., Soriguer, R., Morrondo, P.

“…Population genetic analysis of ticks collected from four elephant populations using ITS-2 and CO1 loci revealed high gene diversity. Gene diversity at the ITS-2 locus was 0.91 and the nucleotide diversity was, 0.01. …”
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Context Matters: Tackling Methane in Livestock Systems for a Sustainable Future by Food Systems for the Future (FSF), Environmental Defense Fund, International Livestock Research Institute

“…Summary This dialogue held at the COP29 Action on Food Pavillion on November 20, 2024 aimed to generate consensus and build a diverse coalition across the ruminant meat and complementary protein value chains to align on common policy levers and solution sets that deliver for people, planet, and shared prosperity. …”
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Climate and soil attributes determine plant species turnover in global drylands by Ulrich, W., Soliveres, S., Maestre, F.T., Gotelli, N.J., Quero, J.L., Delgado Baquerizo, M., Bowker, M.A., Eldridge, D.J., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Valencia, E., Berdugo, M., Escolar, C., García Gomez, M., Escudero, E., Prina, A., Alfonso, G., Arredondo, T., Bran, D., Cabrera, O., Cea, A., Chaieb, M., Contreras, Jacqueline, Derak, M., Espinosa, C.I., Florentino, A., Gaitan, J., García Muro, V., Ghiloufi, W., Gómez Gonzalez, S., Gutiérrez, J.R., Hernández, R.M., Huber-Sannwald, E., Jankju, M., Mau, R.L., Mendes Hughes, F., Miriti, M., Monerris, J., Muchane, M., Naseri, K., Pucheta, E., Ramírez, D., Raveh, E., Romao, R.L., Torres Diaz, C., Val, J., Veiga, J.P., Wang, D., Yuan, X., Zaady, E.

“…The aim of this study was to: (1) characterize patterns of beta diversity in global drylands; (2) detect common environmental drivers of beta diversity; and (3) test for thresholds in environmental conditions driving potential shifts in plant species composition.Global.Beta diversity was quantified in 224 dryland plant communities from 22 geographical regions on all continents except Antarctica using four complementary measures: the percentage of singletons (species occurring at only one site); Whittaker's beta diversity, β(W); a directional beta diversity metric based on the correlation in species occurrences among spatially contiguous sites, β(R2); and a multivariate abundance‐based metric, β(MV). …”
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Amazon Region by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The Amazon Basin is so diverse that one could say many Amazons exist, not just one. …”
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Microsporidia—Emergent pathogens in the global food chain by Stentiford, G.D., Becnel, J.J., Weiss, L.M., Keeling, P.J., Didier, E.S., Williams, B.A.P., Bjornson, S., Kent, M.L., Freeman, M.A., Brown, M.J.F., Troemel, E.R., Roesel, Kristina, Sokolova, Y., Snowden, K.F., Solter, L.

“…Intensification of food production has the potential to drive increased disease prevalence in food plants and animals. …”
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Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016 by Bouis, Howarth E., Saltzman, Amy

“…Biofortification is a feasible and cost-effective means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets and other micronutrient interventions. …”
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