Search Results - Human security

Small Scale Fishers and CBD post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework by Patel, Anna

“…Conservation measures often exclude and displace SSF peoples and communities, with consequences for food security, livelihoods and the enjoyment of their human rights. …”
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Extreme conflict and tropical forests by Jong, W. de, Donovan, D., Ken-Ichi, Abe

“…Case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America present a range of issues - from illicit crops and "conflict timber production, to the potential of peace parks for improving human security, social quality and biodiversity conservation.…”
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Food prospects and potential imports of low-income countries in the twenty-first century by Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

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Improving nutrition in ACP countries – the role of agriculture by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…This CTA Policy Brief covers topics such as food safety and human nutrition, food security, economics and policy. …”
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Review of dairy marketing and processing in a semi-arid pastoral system in Ethiopia by Coppock, D. Layne, Holden, S.J., Assefa, M.

“…Policies that facilitate market access and increase the trading value of dairy products would improve food security. Technical interventions to improve milk processing and largely irrelevant at the current population density because milk surplus are becoming smaller as a result of growth in the human population exceeding that of the cattle population…”
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Moving health to the heart of agri-food policies; mitigating risk from our food systems by Patterson, G.T., Thomas, Lian F., Coyne, L.A., Rushton, Jonathan

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Irregular migration, climate change, and gender in Guatemala: Local perspectives by Penel, Charlotte, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio, Higuera Florez, Julian, Palou, Nohelia

“…It examines the interrelations between climate variability and change and its impacts on women and men´s human security including the security of food, health, livelihoods, education, and personal security risks, in particular gender-based violence, and in turn how this can contribute to irregular migration. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico by Dendooven, Luc, Patiño-Zúñiga L, Verhulst, Nele, Boden K, García Gaytán, A., Luna Guido M, Govaerts, Bram

“…The effects of climate change can already be felt around the world, and they will likely impact all facets of human civilization—from health, livelihood security, agricultural production, and shelter to international trade. …”
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Field activity report: Thai Nguyen One Health field site implementation by Pham Thi Trang, Phan Thi Hong Phuc, Tran Nhat Thang, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Dang Thi Thuy Linh, Nguyen Le Thanh, Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…This poses significant risks for outbreaks and the spread of animal diseases, increasing food safety concerns due to water pollution and contaminated food, which have severe implications for human, animal, and environmental health. This activity falls under the framework of the CGIAR One Health Initiative - Protecting Human Health through a One Health Approach and the ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security project. …”
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The unfolding water drama in the Anthropocene: towards a resilience-based perspective on water for global sustainability by Rockström, Johan, Falkenmark, M., Allan, T., Folke, C., Gordon, L., Jagerskog, A., Kummu, M., Lannerstad, Mats, Meybeck, M., Molden, David J., Postel, S., Savenije, H.H.G., Svedin, U., Turton, A., Varis, O.

“…This paper focuses on the critical role of water for resilience of social-ecological systems across scales, by avoiding major regime shifts away from stable environmental conditions, and in safeguarding life-support systems for human wellbeing. It highlights the dramatic increase of water crowding: near-future challenges for global water security and expansion of food production in competition with carbon sequestration and biofuel production. …”
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Safeguarding the biodiversity associated with local foodways in traditionally managed socio-ecological production landscapes in Kenya by Maundu, Patrick, Morimoto, Yasuyuki

“…Degradation of socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPLs) triggered mainly by the impoverishment of biodiversity and the increasing incidence of climate catastrophes significantly challenges human health and food and nutritional security. Critical concern needs to be placed on ensuring both human and ecosystem health and contributing to nutrition-sensitive local food production and protection of SEPLs. …”
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Science for the people: The climate justice approach. President Mary Robinson by Robinson, M.

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Science for the people: The climate justice approach. President Mary Robinson by Robinson, M.

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Organic agriculture for sustainable livelihoods by Halberg, N., Müller, A

“…It covers market-oriented approaches and challenges for OA, and demonstrates roles that organic farming can play in (among others) climate change, food security, carbon sequestration, human health and the restoration of degraded landscapes.…”
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Enhancing crop genepool use: capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement by Maxted, Nigel, Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Ford-Lloyd, B.V.

“…Maintaining food security in the face of human population increase and climate change is one of the critical challenges facing us in the 21st Century. …”
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Infectious diseases and agriculture by Grace, Delia

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Recent advances in cassava pest management by Bellotti, Anthony C., Smith, L., Lapointe, Stephen L.

“…It is the fourth most important source of carbohydrates for human consumption in the tropics, after rice, sugar, and maize. …”
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Ledarskap, dominans och motivationsfaktorer i relationen mellan häst och människa by Hauptmann, Mathilda

“…There are different kinds of motivational factors in the human - horse relationship. It can include feed, physical contact (grooming) and a sense of security, among other things. …”

Management and Motivations to Manage “Wild” Food Plants. A Case Study in a Mestizo Village in the Amazon Deforestation Frontier by Cruz García, Gisella S.

“…Human management of anthropogenic environments and species is tightly linked to the ecology and evolution of plants gathered by humans. …”
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Nära möten mellan byggnader och natur för människors välbefinnande : ett designförslag för att främja invånarnas hälsa och trygghet i Husby, Stockholm by Kamali, Betsy