The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A re ective account is given of ...
Bunting, S.W.
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Luo, S.
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Cai, K.
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Kundu, N.
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Lund, S.
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Mishra, R.
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Ray, D.
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Smith, K.G.
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China]
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Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
The increasing demand for solar-powered irrigation systems in agriculture has spurred a race for projects as it potentially offers a cost-effective and sustainable energy solution to off-grid farmers while helping food production and sustaining livelihoods. As a result, countries such as Morocco ...
Closas, Alvar
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Rap., E.
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[Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations]
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Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations
Using biophysical and social analysis methods, this paper evaluated agricultural practices under changing climate in the Koshi Basin and assessed adaptation options. Agricultural trend analysis showed that in the recent three to four decades, the total cultivated area had declined in all parts of...
Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Bharati, Luna
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Bhattarai, U.
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Wahid, Shahriar M.
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[Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin]
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Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin
Land degradation is a major environmental problem in Ethiopia posing serious threats to agricultural productivity and livelihoods. The interactions of numerous socio-economic, demographic, natural, and institutional factors constitute the underlying causes of soil degradation in Ethiopia. However...
Tarfasa, S.
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Balana, Bedru B.
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Tefera, T.
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Woldeamanuel, T.
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Moges, A.
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Dinato, M.
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Black, H.
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[Modeling smallholder farmers' preferences for soil management measures: a case study from South Ethiopia]
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Modeling smallholder farmers' preferences for soil management measures: a case study from South Ethiopia
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.
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Novo, P.
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Dinato, M.
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Moges, A.
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Tefera, T.
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Balana, Bedru B.
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Woldeamanuel, T.
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Black, H.
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[Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia]
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Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia
The dependence of smallholder farmers on forest resources for their sustenance and livelihoods is a major driver of deforestation and degradation of forest resources in tropical countries. Understanding the socio-economic drivers that aggravate the extraction and overexploitation of forest produc...
Amare, D.
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Wondie, M.
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Teketay, D.
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Eshete, A.
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Darr, D.
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[Wood extraction among the households of Zege Peninsula, northern Ethiopia]
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Wood extraction among the households of Zege Peninsula, northern Ethiopia
In the Ethiopian highlands, church forests have a substantial contribution to landscape restoration, and conservation of endangered indigenous tree species and biodiversity. However, the environmental and economic benefits of church forests are declining due to a combination of economic, environm...
Amare, D.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Teklewold, T.
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Belay, B.
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Teshome, A.
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Yitaferu, B.
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Tessema, T.
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Tegegn, B.
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[Perception of local community and the willingness to pay to restore church forests: the case of Dera district, northwestern Ethiopia]
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Perception of local community and the willingness to pay to restore church forests: the case of Dera district, northwestern Ethiopia
The absence of either state regulations or markets to coordinate the operation of individual wells has focussed attention on community level institutions as the primary loci for sustainable groundwater management in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. The reported research relied on theoretical proposi...
Varua, M.E.
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Ward, J.
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Maheshwari, B.
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Ozac, S.
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Purohit, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India]
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Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India
Agricultural water management, particularly management of multi-purpose small reservoirs (SRs) in drier savanna areas of the northern Ghana, is being promoted as a key solution to improve agricultural production, enhance food security and livelihoods of smallholder farm households. However, littl...
Acheampong, D.
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Balana, Bedru B.
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Nimoh, F.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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[Asssesing the effectiveness and impact of agricultural water management interventions: the case of small reservoirs in northern Ghana]
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Asssesing the effectiveness and impact of agricultural water management interventions: the case of small reservoirs in northern Ghana