High-altitude ecosystems shelter important reserves of biodiversity, water provision and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Climate change, agricultural encroachment, overgrazing, and mining activities are endangering ecosystems sustainability, particularly in the high-Andean Puna. Increasing food...
Rolando, J.L.
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Turin, C.
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Ramírez, D.
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Mares, V.
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Monerris, J.
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Quiróz, R.
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[Key ecosystem services and ecological intensification of agriculture in the tropical high-Andean Puna as affected by land-use and climate changes.]
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Key ecosystem services and ecological intensification of agriculture in the tropical high-Andean Puna as affected by land-use and climate changes.
Saartaj, A.B.
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Samarasinghe, W.L.G.
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Tennakoon, T.M.C.N.
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Hunter, D.
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[Promoting use of underutilized spp. for improved nutrition and livelihood strategies for Sri Lanka]
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Promoting use of underutilized spp. for improved nutrition and livelihood strategies for Sri Lanka
This paper outlines the methodology for mainstreaming biodiversity developed by the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), a multi-country initiative led by Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey. BFN explored the nutritional properties of traditional and/or neglected native edible speci...
Beltrame, D.
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Gee, E.
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Guner, B.
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Lauridsen, N.
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Samarasinghe, W.L.G.
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Wasike, V.
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Hunter, D.
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Borelli, Teresa
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[Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries]
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Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries
Arid rangelands host a variety of drought-tolerant wildlife species, many of them requiring conservation efforts for the survival of their populations. The development of drinking water sources for people and livestock forms one of the main development interventions in these rangelands. However, ...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Waweru, M.N.
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Okello, O.O.
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Maloba, M.
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Nguru, P.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Aligula, H.M.
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Heitkonig, I.M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Distribution and diversity of wildlife in northern Kenya in relation to livestock and permanent water points]
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Distribution and diversity of wildlife in northern Kenya in relation to livestock and permanent water points
Ocampo, John
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Forero Pinto, Luis E
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MacDougal, John M
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[Morphological Analysis Reveals a New Species of Passiflora Subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae): Passiflora quimbayensis, an Endemic Species from Colombia]
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Morphological Analysis Reveals a New Species of Passiflora Subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae): Passiflora quimbayensis, an Endemic Species from Colombia
Tuber yields of yam (Dioscorea spp.), a main staple food in West Africa, are steadily declining per unit area, an incidence for which decreasing soil fertility due to increasing land pressure is largely blamed. Recent studies demonstrated the association of a plethora of arbuscular mycorrhizal fu...
Tchabi, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Lawouin, L.
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Wiemken, A.
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Oehl, F.
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[Efficacy of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for promoting white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) growth in West Africa]
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Efficacy of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for promoting white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) growth in West Africa
Research on chills and agroforestry that received the 'Using Diversity Award' from the International
Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, is briefly presented.
This paper describes the agricultural situation in Maramche. Village learners have been participating with Ihe Local initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-SIRD), testing improved varieties of paddy rice. Details of the qualities of the new varieties. Qualities preferred by Ihe...
Poudel, Chandra Kanta
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Dil Bahadur, K.C.
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Poudel, Sita
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[Role of farmers in the improvement of crops: New species of paddy in Maramche]
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Role of farmers in the improvement of crops: New species of paddy in Maramche
Gitau, Jane W.
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[Drylands development, pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa]
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Drylands development, pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa
This paper is part of the follow-up to the workshop “Managing Agricultural Biodiversity for Sustainable Development” organized by the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) for the CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) and hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre (I...
Drucker, A.G.
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Smale, M.
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Zambrano, P.
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[Valuation and sustainable management of crop and livestock biodiversity: a review of applied economics literature]
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Valuation and sustainable management of crop and livestock biodiversity: a review of applied economics literature