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Torres, Filemón[El concepto de sostenibilidad en el desarrollo agropecuario: Notas para discusión]El concepto de sostenibilidad en el desarrollo agropecuario: Notas para discusión

The key resources that sustain life and the ecosystem (e.g., water, food, energy, and others) are linked in many ways. Action in one sector might have impacts on others, thus forming a policy nexus among them. The relationships between the resources were realized long back; however, the nexus con...


Pandey, Vishnu PrasadShrestha, S.[Evolution of the nexus as a policy and development discourse]Evolution of the nexus as a policy and development discourse

Natural resource degradation and environmental damage are important concerns today. Through the influence of overgrazing, overstocking and feeding of crop residues, livestock have undoubtedly contributed to these processes. All too often, however, allegations about the detrimental impact of lives...


Ehui, Simeon K.Li Pun, H.H.Mares, V.Shapiro, Barry I.[The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection]The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection

Conservation projects have often been criticised for creating global benefits while causing negative impacts on local livelihoods. Ecosystem services approaches have been seen as one way to change this by focussing explicitly on maintaining ecosystems for human well-being of stakeholders at vario...


Byg, A.Novo, P.Dinato, M.Moges, A.Tefera, T.Balana, Bedru B.Woldeamanuel, T.Black, H.[Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia]Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia

An age-old conflict around a seemingly simple question has resurfaced: why do we conserve nature? Contention around this issue has come and gone many times, but in the past several years we believe that it has reappeared as an increasingly acrimonious debate between, in essence, those who argue t...


Tallis, H.Lubchenco, J.DeClerck, F.[A call for inclusive conservation]A call for inclusive conservation

Integrated agriculture and forestry land-use practices are critical in countries like Sudan, which faces accelerated deforestation, as they can make land-use and agricultural production systems more sustainable. The accelerated loss of forest vegetation is often perceived to result from increased...


Kalame, F.B.Luukkanen, O.Elsiddig, E.A.Glover, E.K.[Tree knowledge and livelihood activities in a changing environment: views from smallholder farmers in Kosti, Sudan]Tree knowledge and livelihood activities in a changing environment: views from smallholder farmers in Kosti, Sudan

With the rapid growth of biofuel production and consumption and the proliferation of policy decisions supporting this expansion, concerns about the biofuel sector’s environmental and social impacts are increasing. Consequently, a range of actors – among them governments, multilateral institutions...


Guariguata, M.R.Masera, O.R.Johnson, F.X.Maltitz, G. vonBird, N.Tella, P.Martínez Bravo, R.[A review of environmental issues in the context of biofuel sustainability frameworks]A review of environmental issues in the context of biofuel sustainability frameworks

The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, ci...


Schreckenberg, KateAwono, A.Degrande, A.Mbosso, C.Ndoye, O.Tchoundjeu, Z.[Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction]Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction

CIP’s environmental policies guidelines were formulated to reduce the levels of contamination of soil, water, air, and food products in all areas where our R&D projects are carried out. The guidelines build on CIP’s approved environmental policies as they apply to land clearing, irrigation, ferti...


International Potato Center[CIP's Environmental Policies Guidelines.]CIP's Environmental Policies Guidelines.

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