Agriculture is a key driver of change in the Anthropocene. It is both a critical factor for human well-being and development and a major driver of environmental decline. As the human population expands to more than 9 billion by 2050, we will be compelled to find ways to adequately feed this popul...
Bennett, B.
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Carpenter, Stephen R.
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Gordon LJ
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Ramankutty N
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Balvanera, Patricia
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Cramer, W.
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Foley, Jon
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Folke, C.
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Karlberg, L.
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Liu J
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Lotze-Campen, Hermann
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Mueller ND
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Peterson GD
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Polasky S
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Rockström, Johan
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Spierenburg, M.
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[Toward a more resilient agriculture]
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Toward a more resilient agriculture
The projected changes in planted area, yield per area, net exports/imports and prices for five major agricultural crops in South Africa were simulated using the projections of four Global Circulation Models (GCMs) under three socio-economic scenarios. The GCM projections show consistent strong wa...
To bring our interconnected food and climate systems within a ‘safe operating space’ for people and the planet, the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change has outlined seven major areas for policy action. Throughout 2011, the Commission worked to harvest the practical solutions ...
Beddington, J.R.
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Asaduzzaman, Mohammed
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Fernández, A.
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Clark, Megan E.
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Guillou, Marion
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Jahn, Molly M.
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Erda, Lin
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Bo, NV
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Nobre, Carlos A.
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Sharma, Rita
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Wakhungu, Judi W.
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[Achieving food security in the face of climate change: Final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change]
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Achieving food security in the face of climate change: Final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
Agriculture is considered to be “climate-smart” when it contributes to increasing food security, adaptation and mitigation in a sustainable way. This new concept now dominates current discussions in agricultural development because of its capacity to unite the agendas of the agriculture, developm...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Jahn, Molly M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Beddington, J.R.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Pinto, Alex de
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Gulledge, J
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Hellin, J.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Jarvis, Andy
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LeZaks, D
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Meinke, H
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Scholes, M
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems]
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Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems