The terms sustainability, resilience and others group under the heading of ‘stability’. Their ubiquity speaks to a
vital need to characterize changes in complex social and environmental systems. In a bewildering array of terms,
practical measurements are essential to permit comparisons and so unt...
Pimm, Stuart L.
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Donohue, Ian
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Montoya, José M.
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Loreau, Michel
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[Measuring resilience is essential to understand it]
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Measuring resilience is essential to understand it
This publication is the product of a participatory capitalization process facilitated by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) for the Program for Rural Enterprise Management, Health, and the Environment (PROGRESA). This report compiles the different aspects of PROGRESA’s actio...
Gonzáles, Kelia Alejandra
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Olivera, Julio
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Ruíz Hidalgo, Valleska Jamisseth
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Montoya Valladarez, Selania Marina
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Espinoza, Cairo
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[Certificación de Fincas en Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (BPA) e Implementación de Buenas Prácticas Pecuarias (BPP)]
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[Certifying Farms in Good Agricultural Practices and Implementing Good Animal Husbandry Practices]
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Certifying Farms in Good Agricultural Practices and Implementing Good Animal Husbandry Practices
This publication is the product of a participatory capitalization process facilitated by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) for the Program for Rural Enterprise Management, Health, and the Environment (PROGRESA.) One of PROGRESA’s main goals was increasing crop and livestock...
Maradiaga Corea, Marco Antonio
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López Fonseca, Ernesto Antonio
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Palma Zepeda, Osman
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Arévalo Castillo, Alfonso Alejandro
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[Agua para la producción. La experiencia de construcción de tres tipos de obras de captación de agua para su uso en la producción: cosecha de agua, pozos excavados a mano y pilas de captación de agua desde manantiales.]
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[Water for Agricuture. Construction of three types of infrastructure to collect water for agricultural production: water harvesting, hand-dug wells, and sinks to collect]
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Water for Agricuture. Construction of three types of infrastructure to collect water for agricultural production: water harvesting, hand-dug wells, and sinks to collect
Esta publicación es el resultado de un proceso de sistematización participativo facilitado por el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) para el Programa de Gestión Rural Empresarial, Sanidad y Ambiente (PROGRESA). Este documento tiene como propósito compartir la experiencia de const...
Maradiaga Corea, Marco Antonio
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López Fonseca, Ernesto Antonio
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Palma Zepeda, Osman
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Arévalo Castillo, Alfonso Alejandro
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[Water for Agricuture. Construction of three types of infrastructure to collect water for agricultural production: water harvesting, hand-dug wells, and sinks to collect]
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[Agua para la producción. La experiencia de construcción de tres tipos de obras de captación de agua para su uso en la producción: cosecha de agua, pozos excavados a mano y pilas de captación de agua desde manantiales.]
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Agua para la producción. La experiencia de construcción de tres tipos de obras de captación de agua para su uso en la producción: cosecha de agua, pozos excavados a mano y pilas de captación de agua desde manantiales.
Enciso, Karen
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Bravo, Aura M.
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Charry, Andrés
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Hurtado Bermúdez, Jhon J.
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Jager, Matthias
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Burkart, Stefan
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[Participatory Development of Sector Strategies for Double-Purpose Cattle Value Chains in Caquetá and Guaviare, Colombia]
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Participatory Development of Sector Strategies for Double-Purpose Cattle Value Chains in Caquetá and Guaviare, Colombia
Quiñones, Stefanny
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Noguera, Amanda
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Mosquera, Silvio Andrés
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Vivas Quila, Nelson José
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Morales Velasco, Sandra
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Muñoz Quiceno, Jhon Jairo
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Burkart, Stefan
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[The Impact of Management Practices on Pre-Mortem Meat Quality along the Colombian Cattle Value Chain]
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The Impact of Management Practices on Pre-Mortem Meat Quality along the Colombian Cattle Value Chain
Avoiding whinges from various and potentially conflicting stakeholders is a major challenge for sustainable development and for the identification of sustainability scenarios or policies for biodiversity and ecosystem services. It turns out that independently complying with whinge thresholds and ...
Doyen, L.
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Armstrong, C.
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Baumgaertner, S.
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Béné, Christophe
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Blanchard, Fabian
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Cissé, A.A.
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Cooper, R.
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Dutra, L.X.C.
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Eide, A.
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Freitas, D.
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Gourguet, S.
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Gusmao, F.
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Hardy, P.-Y.
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Jarre, A.
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Little, L.R.
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Macher, C.
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Quaas, M.
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Regnier, E.
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Sanz, N.
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Thébaud, Olivier
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[From no whinge scenarios to viability tree]
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From no whinge scenarios to viability tree
The integration of crops and livestock has often been cited as a model for agricultural development in semi-arid West Africa. Recent formulations treat the adoption of more intensive forms of manuring as a critical step in agricultural development. These analyses have been criticised for ignoring...
Turner, M.
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[The sustainability of rangeland to cropland nutrient transfer in semi-arid West Africa: ecological and social dimensions neglected in the debate]
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The sustainability of rangeland to cropland nutrient transfer in semi-arid West Africa: ecological and social dimensions neglected in the debate
This info note summarizes a study about the cost of not adapting cocoa production in Ivory Coast to climate changes. According to the study inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy. By providing a benchmark for this cost of inaction the authors aim to make it easier for co...
Bunn, Christian
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Schreyer, Felix
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Castro, Fabio
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[The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ivory Coast to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy]
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The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ivory Coast to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy