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  1. Prioritizing sustainable use in the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework by Obura, David, Agrawal, Arun, DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Donaldson, John, Dziba, Luthando, Emery, Marla R., Friedman, Kim, Fromentin, Jean-Marc, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Mulongoy, Jo, Navarrete-Frias, Carolina, Mosig Reidl, Paola, Roe, Dilys, Timoshyna, Anastasiya

    Published 2023
    “…This opinion piece, a companion to others addressing the ecosystem, restoration, climate, and production system objectives of the GBF (see https://geobon.org/science-briefs/), discusses the science behind the sustainable use (SU) targets. …”
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    Journal Article
  2. Annual Report 2011: Groundwork for success by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

    Published 2012
    “…CCAFS brings together the work of all 15 international Centres in the CGIAR, and is a joint programme between the CGIAR and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). 2011 was a start-up year in terms of introducing a new way of working across Centres, but it was also a year of considerable research effort. …”
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    Annual Report
  3. Geo-Wiki: Engaing Citizens in Environmental Monitoring by Geo-Wiki Team

    Published 2009
    “…Since large differences occur between existing global land cover maps, current ecosystem and land-use science lacks crucial accurate data (e.g. to determine the potential of additional agricultural land available to grow crops in Africa). …”
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  4. 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.

    Published 2014
    “…The human influence on the global hydrological cycle is now the dominant force behind changes in water resources across the world and in regulating the resilience of the Earth system. The rise in human pressures on global freshwater resources is in par with other anthropogenic changes in the Earth system (from climate to ecosystem change), which has prompted science to suggest that humanity has entered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. …”
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    Journal Article
  5. The International Conference on Climate Services 6: Advancing the knowledge and practice of climate services for climate resilience by Jordan, Pamela

    Published 2020
    “…The event, which took place at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), was supported by India's Ministry of Earth Sciences, the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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  6. Enhancing food security in an era of global climate change by Clark, W.C., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Campbell, Bruce M., Juma, C., Holbrook, N.M., Nelson, Gerald C., Dickson, N.

    Published 2010
    “…This particular session was held in cooperation with the new Mega Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security being developed by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Earth System Science Partnership. This summary report of the session is our synthesis of the main points and arguments that emerged from the discussions. …”
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  7. Remote sensing grassland productivity attributes: a systematic review by Bangira, T., Mutanga, O., Sibanda, M., Dube, T., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

    Published 2023
    “…A third of the land on the Earth is composed of grasslands, mainly used for forage. …”
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    Journal Article

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