How do we – as decision makers and policy implementers – assist dryland communities to become more resilient? There is no simple answer or single solution, but there are many emerging options and good examples of successful initiatives from within eastern Africa and beyond the region. This brief ...
Wagner B
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Njenga M
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Iiyama, Miyuki
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[Towards greater resilience in the drylands: trees are the key]
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Towards greater resilience in the drylands: trees are the key
The book is structured to cover a range of gender issues in various forest, trees and agroforest management areas from tree species identification to landuse decision-making. Participatory research tools are featured such as ranking, mapping, modeling, participatory GIS; and other tools that can ...
Carsan, S.
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Karanja E
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Bourne, M.
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Muchugi A
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Franzel, Steven
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[Mapping gender preferences for tree and shrub forages]
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Mapping gender preferences for tree and shrub forages
In this section we provide a more in-depth look at the role trees play in the provision of goods and
services in multifunctional landscapes. Tree growth is, however, vulnerable to climate variability,
depending on the physiological properties of the tree and characteristics of the site. A further...
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Gebrekirstos, Aster
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Muthuri C
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Dawson, I.
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Kindt, Roeland
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Nyberg Y
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Dietz, Johannes
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Bayala, Jules
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Kuyah S
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Ong CK
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Sotelo Montes, Carmen
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Weber, John C.
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Hairiah K
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Trees as providers of environmental services in multifunctional landscapes are vulnerable to climate change]
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Trees as providers of environmental services in multifunctional landscapes are vulnerable to climate change
Many developing countries, Kenya included, want to diversify their domestic energy supply
hence reduce dependence on highly volatile fossil fuel prices, enhance access to energy in rural areas, promote rural development and to reduce carbon emissions.This study was done to assess the potential fo...
Ndegwa G
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Moraa V
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Mowo J
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Nyabenge, M.
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Iiyama, Miyuki
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[Potential for biofuel feedstock in Kenya]
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Potential for biofuel feedstock in Kenya
Providing a detailed picture of the values of trees for local people in the tropics is a difficult undertaking. Not only does this represent the difficulty in accounting for values outside formal markets, but it also reflects the multiplicity of the species involved and the many different ways in...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Dawson, Ian K.
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Luedeling, Eike
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Beedy, Tracy
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Gebrekirstos, Aster
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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König, K.
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Simelton, Elisabeth
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Sotelo Montes, Carmen
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Weber, John C.
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[Climate change vulnerability of agroforestry]
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Climate change vulnerability of agroforestry
The main argument in this section is that changing (or 'transforming') landscapes and lives are mutually dependent on each other, as they are closely linked in time and space. Within the landscape continuum, the roles of landscape elements in supplying goods and services to local livelihoods, how...
The paper reviews tree seed and seedling supply systems in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Across these regions, the review found that some of the germplasm supply systems do not efficiently meet farmers’ demands and environmental expectations in terms of productivity, species and gen...
Nyoka, Betserai I.
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Roshetko, James
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Muriuki, Jonathan
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Kalinganire, Antoine
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Lillesø, Jens-Peter B.
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Beedy, Tracy
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Cornelius, Jonathan
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[Tree Seed and Seedling Supply Systems: A Review of the Asia, Africa and Latin America Models]
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Tree Seed and Seedling Supply Systems: A Review of the Asia, Africa and Latin America Models
Woodfuel plays a critical role in energy provision in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and is predicted to remain dominant within the energy portfolio of the population in the coming decades. Although current inefficient technologies of production and consumption are associated with negative socio-econo...
Iiyama, Miyuki
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Dobie, P.
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Njenga M
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Ndegwa G
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[The potential of agroforestry in the provision of sustainable woodfuel in sub-Saharan Africa]
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The potential of agroforestry in the provision of sustainable woodfuel in sub-Saharan Africa
Agroforestry and livestock-keeping both have the potential to promote anthropogenic climate changeresilience, and understanding how they can support each other in this context is crucial. Here, we discuss relevant issues in East Africa, where recent agroforestry interventions to support livestock...
Dawson, Ian K.
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Carsan, S.
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Franzel, Steven
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Kindt, Roeland
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Breugel, P. van
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Graudal L
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Lillesø, Jens-Peter B.
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Orwa C
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[Agroforestry, livestock, fodder production and climate change adaptation and mitigation in East Africa: issues and options]
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Agroforestry, livestock, fodder production and climate change adaptation and mitigation in East Africa: issues and options
On-farm tree diversity patterns result from a social-ecological process shaped by different actors. Farmer preferences, tree-site matching, seed dispersal, tree domestication and delivery via nurseries all play important roles in forming these patterns. As part of a wider interest in tree cover t...
Ordoñez, J.C.
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Luedeling, Eike
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Kindt, Roeland
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Tata HL
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Harja D
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Constraints and opportunities for tree diversity management along the forest transition curve to achieve multifunctional agriculture]
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Constraints and opportunities for tree diversity management along the forest transition curve to achieve multifunctional agriculture