Up to 75% of deforestation in Brazil is associated with cattle ranching. To reduce forest conversion and increase sustainability in the cattle supply chain, government, private sector and civil society support interventions based on combinations of institutions and policies, incentives, and infor...
Alves-Pinto, H.N.
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Newton, Peter
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Pinto, L
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[Certifying sustainability: opportunities and challenges for the cattle supply chain in Brazil]
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Certifying sustainability: opportunities and challenges for the cattle supply chain in Brazil
Agricultural activities in the developing world directly contribute about 4.23 GtCO2eq/y to the current anthropogenic forcing of the global climate, and indirectly a further approximately 3.93GtCO2eq/y through forest clearing and degradation. Together they constitute a quarter of the total global...
Scholes, Robert J.
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Palm, C.A.
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Hickman, JE
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[Agriculture and climate change mitigation in the developing world]
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Agriculture and climate change mitigation in the developing world
We describe the generation of synthetic sequences of precipitation and maximum and minimum daily temperatures at two locations, in western and eastern Africa respectively. The sequences are generated at the monthly time scale and incorporate both explicitly modelled annual-to-decadal variability,...
Greene, AM
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Khomyakov, I
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[Simulation of near-term climate change at target sites in West and East Africa]
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Simulation of near-term climate change at target sites in West and East Africa
As a national development model that simultaneously pursues socio-economic progress and environmental conservation, the Green Growth concept is being tested in countries around the world through context-specific policies and projects. This report reviews Green Growth policy actions related to agr...
Negra, Christine
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[Agriculture and climate change in national green growth strategies]
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Agriculture and climate change in national green growth strategies
The Asian monsoon plays a major role in the variability of seasonal temperature and precipitation and the sub-seasonal statistics of these and other climate variables. Due to its considerable impact on the quality and quantity of agricultural output, there is an essential need for greater unders...
Owusu, Aisha
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Bonelli, Sebastian
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Robertson, Andrew W.
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Hansen, James
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[Development of Monsoonal Asia Climate Risk Analysis Maprooms]
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Development of Monsoonal Asia Climate Risk Analysis Maprooms
Ekman, S.M.S.
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Macamo, C.S.
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[Brazilian Development Cooperation in Agriculture: A Scoping Study on ProSavana in Mozambique, with Implications for Forests]
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Brazilian Development Cooperation in Agriculture: A Scoping Study on ProSavana in Mozambique, with Implications for Forests
Farnworth, Cathy R.
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Sultana, Nasrin
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Kantor, Paula
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Choudhury, A.
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[Gender integration in aquaculture research and technology adoption processes: Lessons learned in Bangladesh]
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Gender integration in aquaculture research and technology adoption processes: Lessons learned in Bangladesh
Brandes, R.
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Saghir, P.
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Galiè, Alessandra
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Barasa, V.
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[ILRI’s experience with the Crop and Goat Project in Tanzania from a gender perspective]
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ILRI’s experience with the Crop and Goat Project in Tanzania from a gender perspective
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Muindi, P.
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[Delivery of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine in northeastern Kenya]
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Delivery of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine in northeastern Kenya
Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in ob...
Nigussie, Likimyelesh
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Barron, Jennie
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Lefore, Nicole
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Gowing, J.
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[Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point]
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Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point