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This paper examines the nature of community management of woodlots and investigates the determinants of collective action and its effectiveness in managing woodlots, based on a survey of 100 villages in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. We find that collective management of woodlots generally functions ...


Gebremedhin, BerhanuPender, J.L.Tesfay, G.[Community natural resource management: The case of woodlots in northern Ethiopia]Community natural resource management: The case of woodlots in northern Ethiopia

In the past, many of the debates concerning participatory plant breeding (PPB) have concentrated on the differences between PPB and conventional plant breeding (CPB). In this paper, it is argued that the emphasize on the differences between PPB and CPB has led to (1) a perception of differences w...


Biggs, Stephen D.Gauchan, Devendra[The broader institutional context of participatory plant breeding in the changing agricultural and natural resources R&D system in Nepal]The broader institutional context of participatory plant breeding in the changing agricultural and natural resources R&D system in Nepal

Soils are a significant source for the secondary greenhouse gas NO and assumed to be a significant source of tropospheric NOx in rural areas. Here we tested the LandscapeDNDC model for its capability to simulate magnitudes and dynamics of soil NO emissions for 22 sites differing in land use (arab...


Molina-Herrera, S.Haas, E.Grote, R.Kiese, RalfKlatt, SteffenKraus, DavidKampffmeyer, t.Friedrich, R.Andreae, H.Loubet, B.Ammann, C.Horváth, L.Larsen, K.Gruening, C.Frumau, A.Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus[Importance of soil NO emissions for the total atmospheric NOx budget of Saxony, Germany]Importance of soil NO emissions for the total atmospheric NOx budget of Saxony, Germany

Beitía, Amilcar[Impacto agroecológico de la producción agropecuaria en laderas: Cuenca del río Chiriquí Viejo, Panamá]Impacto agroecológico de la producción agropecuaria en laderas: Cuenca del río Chiriquí Viejo, Panamá

Since the adoption of the Programme of Work on Agricultural Biodiversity in 2000 (Decision V/5, annex 5), there has been a substantial expansion of work on the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity throughout the world. This pamphlet describes the results of a range of collaborative i...


Bioversity International[Implementing the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work: The contribution of Bioversity International and its partners]Implementing the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work: The contribution of Bioversity International and its partners

Research on climate change policies can contribute to policy development by building an understanding of the barriers faced in policy processes, and by providing knowledge needed throughout policy cycles. This paper explores the thematic coverage of research on climate change policies related to ...


Locatelli, BrunoAldunce, PaulinaFallot, AbigailLe Coq, Jean FrançoisSabourin, EricTapasco, Jeimar[Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps]Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps

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

The survey data on costs-benefit analysis of livestock management practices in the lowlands of Ethiopia is systematically organized in Microsoft Excel tables. Each of the three land management practices, that is, rangeland improved, restoration of degraded land, and fodder cropping and poultry ex...


Ng’ang’a, Stanley KaranjaAnyango Jalang'o, DorcasMwungu, Chris MiyinziNguru, Wilson MainaGirvetz, Evan H.Smith, Gordon[Survey data on the costs and benefits of livestock management practices in the lowlands of Ethiopia]Survey data on the costs and benefits of livestock management practices in the lowlands of Ethiopia
Wang, W.Gauchan, D.Degen, A.A.Shang, Z.[Climate change mitigation and pastoral livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: research focuses, opportunities and challenges.]Climate change mitigation and pastoral livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: research focuses, opportunities and challenges.

The survey data on soil carbon enhancing practices in western Kenya is systematically organized in Microsoft Excel tables. The data entails general household characteristics, plot characteristics, practices implemented, yield, inputs, livestock ownership, social capital, access to credit, access ...


Ng’ang’a, Stanley KaranjaGeorge Magambo, KanyenjiAnyango Jalang'o, DorcasNguru, Wilson MainaGirvetz, Evan H.[An integrated approach for understanding the factors that facilitate or constrain the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices in East Africa, specifically Western Kenya]An integrated approach for understanding the factors that facilitate or constrain the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices in East Africa, specifically Western Kenya

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