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Community-driven water investments. [Abstract only]. by van Koppen, Barbara, Munnik, V.

“…These approaches tend to ignore and undermine the ways in which communities integrate social, economic, and political aspects in their management of local resources. …”
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Using case studies for enhancing capacity in managing forest genetic resources by Boshier, D., Bozzano, M., Loo, J., Rudebjer, P.G., Cordero, J.

“…Examination of tertiary forestry education curricula shows poor or no coverage of FGR issues, while biology teaching is often devoid of the social and practical realities. A vicious cycle is looming in which teaching and understanding of FGR and its importance to conserving and using forest tree species in protected areas and in production landscapes becomes increasingly marginalised. …”
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Sustainable livestock systems to improve human health, nutrition, and economic status by Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar, Mckune, Sarah, Miller, Laurie, Hendrickx, Saskia C.J., Balehegn, Mulubrhan, Dahl, Geoffrey E., Adesogan, Adegbola T.

“…The most common words associated with sustainability are “environment,” “social,” and “economic.” Thus, sustainability is a holistic concept that jointly considers ecological, social, and economic dimensions of a system or intervention for long-lasting prosperity. …”
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Gender mainstreaming for food security and poverty reduction programs in Asia and Africa by Hanjra, Munir A., Zafar, M. I., Batool, Z., Nawaz, N., Maann, A.A., Ayalew, Z., Alemu, B.A.

“…Gender is a socially constructed concept. It refers to the social, behavioral, and cultural norms, attributes, and expectations associated with being a woman or a man. …”
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Spatial modeling of risk in natural resource management by Jones, Peter G., Thornton, Philip K.

“…This means that all of the farmers in a coherent area share poor yields, with important consequences for food security, markets, transport, and shared grazing lands. The long-term aspects of risk are associated with global climate change. …”
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Att göra plats : för tjejers delaktighet och inflytande i utvecklingen av en jämställd aktivitetspark by Wallstedt, Maria

Analysis of forest-related policies for supporting ecosystem services-based forest management in Bangladesh by Ahammad, R., Stacey, N., Sunderland, T.C.H.

“…No policies provided details on operational aspects, including ecosystem services assessment, the decision-making process and scales of implementation. …”
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Use, value, and desire: ecosystem services under agricultural intensification in a changing landscape in West Kalimantan (Indonesia) by Sutherland, I.J., Van Vianen, J., Rowland, D., Palomo, I., Pascual, U., Mathys, A., Narulita, S., Sunderland, T.C.H.

“…Together, exploring UVD-ES patterns in a participatory way helped to reveal locally relevant social-ecological drivers of ES and a multidimensional perspective of ES trade-offs. …”
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South Asia Nutrition Knowledge Initiative: Abstract digest August 2024 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This issue also includes studies focusing on methods, such as measures for coverage of nutrition-sensitive social protection programs, a systematic scoping review examining aspects of quantitative nutrition research engaging with the intersectionality of inequities, a protocol to develop a data repository to support interdisciplinary research into childhood stunting, and a concept exploratory study on empowerment among adolescent girls. …”
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“We should be able to decide”: Obesogenic factors influencing dietary behaviours of women and adolescents in Ethiopia by Trübswasser, Ursula

“…Our findings also suggest that adolescents’ agency to make dietary choices depends not only on their knowledge but on the complexity of their physical and social surroundings and the confidence they have in their future. …”
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Andean mutual breeding, multifunctional services and pastoral strategies against drought in the Argentine Puna Grasslands by Quiroga Mendiola, Mariana, Saravia, Anahi, Longoni, Andres

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Långsiktigt hållbar dagvattenhantering : vägledning vid val av dagvattenlösningar i stadsmiljö by Aalto, Anna

Viral marknadsföring by Söderbäck, Niklas, Tedebo, Niklas

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Rurbanomics for common prosperity: New approach to integrated urban-rural development by Chen, Kevin Z., Mao, Rui, Zhou, Yunyi

“…The approach prioritizes driving forces in the economic, demographic, eco-environmental, social institutional and technological aspects for the policy community to leverage. …”
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Amazon Region by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Activities will include monitoring environmental, social, and economic changes of different Amazon landscapes. …”
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The dialectics of capital: learning from Gran Chaco by Ceddia, M. Graziano, Montani, Rodrigo, Mioni, Walter Fernando

“…The critical impact of humans on the biosphere has led scientists to coin the term Anthropocene. The global environmental changes associated with it are happening under the aegis of capitalism. …”
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First round Dataset: Impacts of Improved Bean Technology on Smallholder Productivity and Food Security in Burundi by Katungi, Enid Mbabazi, Nduwarugira, Eric, Ntukamazina, Jean Nepomuscene, Niragira Sanctus, Mutua, Mercy Muli, Kalemera, Sylvia Monica, Nchanji, Eileen, Birachi Eliud, Rubyogo, Jean Claude

“…In July-August 2019, CIAT-PABRA and ISABU collected household-level data in Burundi to evaluate a bean research project funded by SDC and Global Affairs Canada. This first impact assessment for the project analyzed the adoption of improved bean varieties and their effects on yields and food security, using farmer recall. …”
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A practical tool to assess regenerative approaches in food businesses by Luiza Amante, Bruna, Mansur Levy, Max Yamauchi, Borrero Camacho, Daniel, Detlefsen Rivera, Guillermo, Vagliente, Pablo

“…Food systems account for approximately 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This figure in itself stresses the urgent need for effective solutions that mitigate impacts while ensuring food security. …”
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Planering för ekologisk restaurering : en analys av Naturvårdverkets riktlinjer om regionala handlingsplaner för grön infrastruktur by Mayr, Lisa

The CCAFS Youth and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Strategy by Bullock, Renee, Huyer, Sophia, Shai, Tokelo, Nyasimi, Mary

“…The Youth Strategy is interwoven with the CCAFS Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Strategy (Huyer et al., 2016). …”
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