Years of concerted activism to bring awareness of climate change and its consequences to the fore of global concerns are finally yielding dividends. Until recently, most climate change activity focused on medium- to long-term projections regarding the nature and trajectory of change processes. Wi...
Mude, Andrew G.
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Ouma, R.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Kaiuki, J.
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Opiyo, D.
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Tipilda, A.
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[Kenya adaptation to climate change in the arid lands: anticipating, adapting to and coping with climate risks in Kenya - operational recommendations for KACCAL]
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Kenya adaptation to climate change in the arid lands: anticipating, adapting to and coping with climate risks in Kenya - operational recommendations for KACCAL
This conference presents the culmination of the PGR Secure project (www.pgrsecure.org) – a collaborative project involving eleven partners funded under the EU Seventh Framework Programme, THEME KBBE.2010.1.1-03, 'Characterization of biodiversity resources for wild crop relatives to improve crops ...
Dias, S.
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Dulloo, Ehsan
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Maxted, Nigel
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Kell, S.
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Thörn, E.
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Smith, L.
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Preston, J.
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Hutchinson, S.
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[International Conference Enhanced Genepool Utilization - Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 16-20 June 2014. Book of Abstracts]
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International Conference Enhanced Genepool Utilization - Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 16-20 June 2014. Book of Abstracts
This working paper presents an improved analysis of the potential of biofuels for climate change mitigation. It starts from an existing estimate from Havlík et al. (2011) and: Adds the emissions from changes in dead wood, litter and soil organic carbon (DWLSOC); Includes a sensitivity analysis; I...
Bird, D.N.
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Zanchi. G.
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Pena, N.
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Havlík, Petr
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Fieden, D.
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[Analysis of the potential of sustainable forest-based bioenergy for climate change mitigation]
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Analysis of the potential of sustainable forest-based bioenergy for climate change mitigation
This report examines and compares the greenhouse gas emissions of alternative first-generation and second-generation biofuel production pathways. The emissions balance analysed include greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation, land use change, processing and transport of biofuels. The biofuel pr...
Frieden, D.
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Pena, N.
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Bird, D.N.
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Schwaiger, H.
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Canella, L.
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[Emission balances of first -and second- generation biofuels: Case studies from Africa, Mexico and Indonesia]
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Emission balances of first -and second- generation biofuels: Case studies from Africa, Mexico and Indonesia
This paper maps out and analyses the wide range of policies and players that have shaped the phenomenal rise of biofuels in Brazil, drawing comparisons between the ethanol and biodiesel industries. The sugarcane-ethanol sector’s expansion has been characterised by distinct waves of regulation and...
Andrade, R.M.T.
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Miccolis, A.
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[Policies and institutional and legal frameworks in the expansion of Brazilian biofuels]
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Policies and institutional and legal frameworks in the expansion of Brazilian biofuels
Beed, Fen D.
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Garrett, K.
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Kroschel, J.
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[Scientific review and planning workshop: management of critical pests and diseases of RTBs through enhanced risk assessment and surveillance (CRP-RTB)” “Modeling climate impacts on pests and diseases]
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Scientific review and planning workshop: management of critical pests and diseases of RTBs through enhanced risk assessment and surveillance (CRP-RTB)” “Modeling climate impacts on pests and diseases
Forest-based conflict is one of the major global challenges for the international forestry agenda together with poverty, climate change, conservation, and biofuels. In this paper, we will estimate the scope of the problem for people and forests, identify the role of forest rights and tenure as pa...
Koning, R.G. de
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Capistrano, D.
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Yasmi, Y.
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Cerutti, P.O.
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[Forest-related conflict: impacts, links and measures to mitigate]
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Forest-related conflict: impacts, links and measures to mitigate
Finlayson, C. Max
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McInnes, R.J.
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Noble, I.R.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Lachassagne, P.
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[How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge]
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How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge
The resource box for resilient seed systems, developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers, is a tool that supports research and capacity building on resilient seed systems in the context of adaptation to climate change. The eight modules of the box represent eight...
Climate change has major impacts on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa south of the Sahara. Vulnerable to the vagaries of weather and to being chronically poor, women farmers are unequally and more negatively affected by climate change and seasonal changes than mal...
Nkengla-Asi, L.
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Babu, S.C.
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Kirscht, H.
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Apfelbacher, S.
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Hanna, R.
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Tegbaru, A.
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[Gender, climate change, and resilient food systems: lessons from strategic adaptation by smallholder farmers in Cameroon]
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Gender, climate change, and resilient food systems: lessons from strategic adaptation by smallholder farmers in Cameroon