At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP21), a
voluntary action plan, the ‘4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate’ was proposed under the Agenda for Action. The Initiative underlines the role of soil organic matter (SOM) in ...
Soussana, Jean-François
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Lutfalla, Suzanne
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Ehrhardt, Fiona
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Lamanna, Christine
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Havlík, Petr
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Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Chotte, Jean-Luc
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Torquebiau, Emmanuel F.
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Ciais, Philippe
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Smith, Pete
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Lal, Rattan
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[Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative]
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Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative
Large-scale investment is needed to create climate-smart agriculture (CSA) systems. While many government and development agencies are integrating CSA into their policies, programmes, plans and projects, there is little guidance for operational planning and implementation on ways to be climate-s...
Girvetz, Evan H.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Lamanna, Christine
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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[‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice]
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‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice
Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists, particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the extent and the persistence of rural poverty in these environments. Stochastic shocks erode smallholder farmers' long...
Hansen, James
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Hellin, Jon
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Fisher, Eleanor
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Lamanna, Christine
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Etten, Jacob van
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Rose, Alison
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction]
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Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction