Climate change science has been discussed and synthesized by the world's best minds at unprecedented scales. Now that the Kyoto Protocol may become a reality, it is time to be realistic about the likelihood of success of mitigation activities. Pastoral lands in the tropics hold tremendous sequest...
Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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McCrabb, G.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Atieno, F.
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Jones, Peter G.
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[Is it possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in pastoral ecosystems of the tropics?]
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Is it possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in pastoral ecosystems of the tropics?
East Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas for pastoralists who have co-existed with wildlife for millennia. Increasing populations, conflic...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Galvin, K.A.
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Boone, Randall B.
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[An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa]
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An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa
This paper looks briefly at ecoregional research: what is commonly meant by the term and how it may be carried out. ILRI's involvement in various ecoregional consortia is discussed, together with problems and constraints that have been faced to date. The paper ends by listing a number of issues t...
Drought is a frequent occurrence in the Northwest Province of South Africa, and it appears to be strongly influenced by El Niño-Southern Oscillation events. The South African Weather Services produce long-term seasonal climate forecasts for 3 and 6 mo in advance that could allow crop and livesto...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Fawcett, R.H.
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Galvin, K.A.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Hudson, J.W.
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Vogel, C.H.
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[Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: Modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa]
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Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: Modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa
Information about the global structure of agriculture and nutrient production and its diversity is essential to improve present understanding of national food production patterns, agricultural livelihoods, and food chains, and their linkages to land use and their associated ecosystems services. H...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Power, B.
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Bogard, Jessica R.
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Remans, R.
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Fritz, S.
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Gerber, James S
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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See, L.
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Waha, K.
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Watson, R.A.
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West, Paul C.
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Samberg, L.H.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Stephenson, E.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Havlík, Petr
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[Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis]
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Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis
Se describe la experimentacion, con un modelo de simulacion basado en computador, de las operaciones de produccion extensiva de ganado de carne en las sabanas de Colombia. Se hace un estudio breve del trabajo de validacion y del analisis de sensibilidad realizado para el modelo original en la U. ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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[Experimentation with a beef production model for the savannas of Colombia]
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Experimentation with a beef production model for the savannas of Colombia
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario
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[ The Inter-linkages between Rapid Growth in Livestock Production, Climate Change, and the Impacts on Water Resources, Land Use, and Deforestation ]