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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Scholars have widely discussed integrating local administrations into climate governance networks, focusing on networks such as the Global Covenant of Mayors or C40, whose members are mostly in the European Union or countries of the global North and premium cities managed by engaged administrations. Relatively little is known about urban‐scale
Alejandra Irigoyen Rios, Rosa Lehmann
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Ostrich-Like Strategies in Sahelian Sands? Land and Water Grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali
Water Alternatives, 2012 In recent years, large-scale agricultural investment projects have increased in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the growing appetites of local and international investors for land resources.
Thomas Hertzog +4 more
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Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2013 Although there is currently a boom of Payment of Ecosystem Services (PES) initiatives in Latin America, including Brazil, little evidence about their effects or implications has been generated so far.
Ludivine Eloy, Emilie Coudel
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The Boom and Bust of Donor Development Regimes
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Across the Global North, support for international development is weakening. This raises an important question: Under what conditions does international solidarity become politically sustainable? This article addresses that question through a historical case study of the Netherlands, one of the strongest donor countries of the post‐war era and
Dirk‐Jan Koch
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017 This study aims to explore the farmers’ perceptions of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination using a reflexive research method called Q methodology. A structured sample was composed of 46 farmers selected according to gender, farming experience, level
Dinh Bao Truong +8 more
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Crises tend to redirect political attention toward urgent relief efforts, often sidelining long‐term policy priorities. This article examines the role of agenda‐keepers—policy entrepreneurs who work to preserve attention to existing issues when crises threaten to displace them.
Luis Rivera‐Velez, Lucile Maertens
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Bioecology parameters of the endemic Psychidae Deborrea malgassa, the main pest of apple trees in Madagascar. Spatiotemporal dynamics of Deborrea malgassa, with a peak infestation between May and August. Proposed targeted prophylaxis techniques associated with other agroecological principles will be key to reducing the vulnerability of apple orchards ...
Miora Ranaivozandriny +6 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi +3 more
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Designing an Index to Reveal the Potential of Multipurpose Landscapes in Southern Africa
Land, 2013 Multipurpose mosaic (“ecoagriculture”) landscapes can serve the purpose of land sharing to combine objectives of agricultural production and biodiversity conservation. Rewarding the people who shape and maintain those landscapes could act as a mechanism
Emmanuel Torquebiau +3 more
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5. Bibliothèque nationale de France et coopération internationale
, 2017 L’action internationale de la BnF contribue activement au rayonnement culturel de notre pays sur la scène mondiale. Cette mission qui s’ancre dans l’histoire de l’institution connaît aujourd’hui une double évolution.
Grunberg, Gérald, Silva, Dalila da
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