By comparing the successful story of a hydrodynamic model (based on its contribution to policy changes, management options and livelihood improvement) with other modelling cases in the Mekong River Delta, five success factors are identified. These are (1) simulated phenomena relevant to and under...
Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Phong, N.D.
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Trung, N. H.
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Dung, L.C.
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Hien, N. X.
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Ngoc, N. V.
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Tuong, T.P.
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[Modelling to support land and water management: experiences from the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam.]
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Modelling to support land and water management: experiences from the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam.
Many pastoral ecosystems around the globe are under pressure to produce more livestock or to make way for more intensive agricultural systems or new uses (Blench 2000). Some rangelands that used to be managed under communal land tenure are being privatized, with establishment of individual holdin...
Reid, Robin S.
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Gichohi, H.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Nkedianye, D.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kshatriya, Mrigesh
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Agatsiva, J.L.
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Adanje, S.A.
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Bagine, R.
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[Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei plains, Kenya]
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Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei plains, Kenya
ASB, the Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, is a decade-old, complex, multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, multi-site research and development consortium. It has been recognized for its success in producing scientific outputs and real world impacts and as a pioneer in integrated nat...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Timmer, D.W.
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Velarde, SJ
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Alegre Orihuela, JC
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Areskoug, V.
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Cash, D.W.
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Cattaneo, Andrea
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Joshi, L.
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Kasyoki, J
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Legg, C.
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Locatelli, M.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Palm, C.A.
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Porro, R.
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Rescia Perazzo, A
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Salazar Vega, A
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Weise, S.F.
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White, D.
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[Integrative science in practice : Process perspectives from ASB, the partnership for the tropical forest margins]
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Integrative science in practice : Process perspectives from ASB, the partnership for the tropical forest margins
The study was conducted at Basona Werana Woreda North Shewa zone. Land degradation, which includes degradation of vegetation cover, soil degradation and nutrient depletion, is a major ecological problem generally in Ethiopia and particularly in the study area. As a response of the ever expanding ...
Tekalign, Y.
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[Analyzing performances of selected sustainable land management practices in Gina Beret Watershed, North Shoa]
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Analyzing performances of selected sustainable land management practices in Gina Beret Watershed, North Shoa
Aims
This study investigates, in a montane forest in Kenya, the changes in amount and stability of soil organic carbon (SOC) as a consequence of: a) forest degradation, by comparing primary and degraded forests; b) the replacement of degraded forests with cypress and tea plantations, by consideri...
Chiti, T.
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Díaz Pinés, Eugenio
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Marzaioli, F.
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Valentini, R.
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[Soil organic carbon changes following degradation and conversion to cypress and tea plantations in a tropical mountain forest in Kenya]
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Soil organic carbon changes following degradation and conversion to cypress and tea plantations in a tropical mountain forest in Kenya
Castro, Aracely
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Poveda, Oscar
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García, Edwin
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Pavón Tijerino, Jellin del Carmen
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Farmer-to-farmer dissemination of alternative to slash and burn agriculture (round 2)]
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Farmer-to-farmer dissemination of alternative to slash and burn agriculture (round 2)
Stein, Christian
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Barron, Jennie
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Nigussie, Likimyelesh
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Gedif, Birhanu
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Amsalu, Tadesse
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Advancing the water-energy-food nexus: social networks and institutional interplay in the blue Nile]
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Advancing the water-energy-food nexus: social networks and institutional interplay in the blue Nile
This paper seeks to identify the factors which are responsible for successful management of natural resources when communities are given opportunities to manage those resources. Applying the social capital framework, it analyzes empirical data from the well known case of Kalahan Educational Found...
Dahal, G.R.
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Adhikari, K.P.
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[Bridging, linking, and bonding social capital in collective action: the case of Kalahan forest reserve in the Philippines]
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Bridging, linking, and bonding social capital in collective action: the case of Kalahan forest reserve in the Philippines
Basuki, I.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Understanding local perceptions of landscapes and natural resources: an interdisciplinary approach with possible application to fire management]
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Understanding local perceptions of landscapes and natural resources: an interdisciplinary approach with possible application to fire management
German, L.
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Kidane, B.
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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[Watershed management to counter farming system decline: towards a demand driven system oriented research agenda]
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Watershed management to counter farming system decline: towards a demand driven system oriented research agenda