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
Floods account for a majority of disasters, especially in South Asia, where they affect 27 million people annually, causing economic losses of over US$1 billion. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these risks. Risk transfer mechanisms, such as weather index insurance (WII) may help buffer far...
Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Arulingam, Indika
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[Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion]
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Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Peters, Michael
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Hoek, Rein van der
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Schmidt, A
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Martens, S
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Polanía Perdomo, José A.
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Mena Urbina, Martin A.
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Binder, Claudia R.
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Scholl, R
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Quintero, M.
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Kreuzer, M.
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Frossard, Emmanuel
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Oberson, Astrid
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[Farm-scale tradeoffs between legume use as forage versus green manure: the case of Canavalia Brasiliensis]
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Farm-scale tradeoffs between legume use as forage versus green manure: the case of Canavalia Brasiliensis
The overall measure of farm-level technical efficiency is generally used to derive recommendations for the use of individual inputs. In this paper, joint estimation is made of technical and individual input-use (e.g. irrigation water productivity) efficiencies. This indicates that overall technic...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Ramarao, R.C.
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Samiappan, S.
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Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh
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[Estimating technical and irrigation water productivities in rice production in Tamil Nadu, India]
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Estimating technical and irrigation water productivities in rice production in Tamil Nadu, India
Avouhou, H.T.
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Vodouhe, R.S.
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Dansi, M.
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Bellon, M.
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Kpeki, B.
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[Ethnobotanical factors influencing the use and management of wild edible plants in agricultural environments in Benin]
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Ethnobotanical factors influencing the use and management of wild edible plants in agricultural environments in Benin
Background: Between 1955 and 2011 there were marked fluctuations in suicide rates in Sri Lanka; incidence increased six-fold between 1955 and the 1980s, and halved in the early 21st century. Changes in access to highly toxic pesticides are thought to have influenced this pattern. This study inves...
Knipe, D.W.
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Padmanathan, P.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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[Regional variation in suicide rates in Sri Lanka between 1955 and 2011: a spatial and temporal analysis]
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Regional variation in suicide rates in Sri Lanka between 1955 and 2011: a spatial and temporal analysis
This paper provides an overview of policy responses to arsenic in groundwater in rural Bangladesh to assess their role and potential effectiveness in reducing exposure. With 97% of the country consuming groundwater for drinking, there is a continuing crisis of tens of millions of people exposed t...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Horbulyk, Theodore M.
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[Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?]
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Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?
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
Fungo, R.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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Muyonga, J.H.
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Odjo, S.
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Tchingsabe, O.
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Tchatat, M.
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[Perceived nutrition benefits and socio-demographic factors affecting consumption of forest foods in eastern and southern Cameroon]
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Perceived nutrition benefits and socio-demographic factors affecting consumption of forest foods in eastern and southern Cameroon
Global discourses have advocated women's empowerment as a means to enhance food security. Our objective was to critically review the causal linkages between women's empowerment and food availability and access. We relied on mixed methods and a cross-country analysis, using household survey data f...
Clement, Floriane
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Leder, Stephanie
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Saikia, Panchali
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Karki, Emma
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis]
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From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis