Conventional wisdom in many agricultural systems across the world is that farmers cannot, will not, or should not pay the full costs associated with surface water delivery. Across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, only a handful can claim complete recovery o...
Bell, A.R.
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Ward, P.S.
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Ali Shah, Azeem M.
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[Increased water charges improve efficiency and equity in an irrigation system]
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Increased water charges improve efficiency and equity in an irrigation system
State control of land plays a critical role in producing land dispossession throughout the Global South. In Myanmar, the state’s approach towards territorial expansion has driven the country’s system of land governance, resulting in widespread and systemic land grabbing. This article investigates...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Kenney-Lazar, M.
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Meinzen-Dick, R.
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[The contested terrain of land governance reform in Myanmar]
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The contested terrain of land governance reform in Myanmar
The northern Guinea savanna in Africa (NGS) with a season length of 151–180 days and an altitude below 800 m has long been recognized as highly suitable for crop production and animal husbandry. At present, land use intensity and farming as well as livestock systems vary widely across the zone. S...
Weber, G.
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Smith, J.
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Manyong, V.
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[System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa]
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System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa
Maintaining indigenous nutrient supply and positive nutrient balances are key factors in sustaining rice yields. Irrigation systems act as conveyers for water, sediments and nutrients throughout landscapes, especially in mountainous, cultivated tropical areas where erosivity is usually high. Cont...
Slaets, J.I.F.
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Schmitter, Petra S.
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Hilger, T.
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Hue, D.T.T.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Vien, T.D.
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Cadisch, Georg
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[Sediment-associated organic carbon and nitrogen inputs from erosion and irrigation to rice fields in a mountainous watershed in Northwest Vietnam]
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Sediment-associated organic carbon and nitrogen inputs from erosion and irrigation to rice fields in a mountainous watershed in Northwest Vietnam
Impact of dynamic land use and land cover changes on the livelihood of local communities and ecosystem services is a major concern. This is particularly evident in most dryland agricultural systems in South Asia. We study land use/land cover (LULC) changes over the last two decades in a watershed...
Ahmed, I.M.
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Gumma, Murali K.
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Kumar, S.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Rafi, I.M.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Land use and agricultural change dynamics in SAT watersheds of southern India]
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Land use and agricultural change dynamics in SAT watersheds of southern India
Land conversion in Sub-Saharan Africa has profound biophysical, ecological, political and social consequences for human wellbeing and ecosystems services. Understanding the process of land cover changes and transitions is essential for good ecosystem management policy that would lead to improved ...
Ouédraogo, I.
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Barron, Jennie
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Tumbo, S.D.
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Kahimba, F.C.
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[Land cover transition in northern Tanzania]
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Land cover transition in northern Tanzania
To evaluate the effect of land use change on soil organic carbon, the carbon contents and stocks of primary forest, degraded pasture, and four improved pasture systems in Colombian Amazonia were compared in a flat and a sloping landscape. The improved pastures were Brachiaria humidicola, and Brac...
Mosquera V., Octavio
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Buurman, Peter
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Ramírez, Bertha L.
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Amézquita, María Cristina
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[Carbon stock and dynamics under improved tropical pasture and silvopastoral systems in Colombia Amazonia]
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Carbon stock and dynamics under improved tropical pasture and silvopastoral systems in Colombia Amazonia
Land use and management affects runoff and soil loss from a catchment. The present study investigated the effects of land use on runoff and suspended sediment concentration and yield in the northwestern Ethiopia. We selected two small catchments: cultivated land and grassland dominated catchments...
Dagnew, D.C.
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Guzmán, C.D.
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Akal, Adugnaw T.
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Tebebu, T.Y.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Effects of land use on catchment runoff and soil loss in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands]
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Effects of land use on catchment runoff and soil loss in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands
There is little information on the effects of land use change on soil Carbon stocks in Colombian Amazonia. Such information would be needed to assess the impact of this area on the global C cycle and the sustainability of agricultural systems that are replacing native forest. The aim of this stud...
Mosquera V., Octavio
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Buurman, Peter
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Ramírez, Bertha L.
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Amézquita, María Cristina
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[Carbon replacement and stability changes in short-term silvo-pastoral experiments in Colombian Amazonia]
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Carbon replacement and stability changes in short-term silvo-pastoral experiments in Colombian Amazonia
Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates is lacking. We sample wild birds at 99 wildlife-livestock-human interface...
Hassell, J.M.
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Ward, M.J.
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Muloi, D.
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Bettridge, Judy M.
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Phan, H.
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Robinson, T.P.
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Ogendo, A.
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Imboma, T.
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Kiiru, J.
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Kariuki, S.
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Begon, M.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape]
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Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape