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The legal framework for groundwater allocation in Quebec: towards integrated water management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper aims at providing a model of the legal framework for groundwater allocation in the province of Quebec (Canada), identifying its potential deficiencies and suggesting possible improvements. In Quebec, groundwater is a res communis. The right to
Tremblay, Hugo
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Introduction. L’agriculture en famille : travailler, réinventer, transmettre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
En 2014, l’année internationale de l’agriculture familiale aura été l’occasion d’une abondante production scientifique sur les diverses problématiques que recouvre cette forme sociale d’agriculture très largement majoritaire sur la planète, en ...
Choisis, Jean-Philippe   +3 more
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From Crisis to Response: How Start‐Up Founders Navigate Uncertainty Through Pivoting

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how start‐up founders navigate uncertainty by adopting pivot strategies, emphasizing stakeholders' active role in shaping these entrepreneurial decisions. Drawing on entrepreneurial action theory and the concept of second‐person opportunities, we propose a three‐stage conceptual framework (social interaction and second ...
Enrico Giansoldati   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Draft Animal Power at the Core of Strategies of Family Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesRevue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2004
A comparative analysis was carried out on the use of draft animal power in three contrasted situations: the groundnut basin of Senegal, North-Cameroon, and Eastern Burkina Faso. The objective was to characterize draft animal power within farms.
M. Havard, A. Fall, A. Njoya
doaj   +1 more source

Le morcellement des exploitations agricoles françaises [PDF]

open access: yesÉconomie rurale, 2014
Depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la diminution du nombre des exploitations agricoles francaises et l’augmentation concomitante de leur taille se sont accompagnees d’un important remaniement des parcellaires. Malgre tout, et notamment en depit des differentes mesures specifiquement foncieres de la « politique des structures » mises en place ...
Piet, Laurent, Cariou, Sylvain
openaire   +3 more sources

Modelling as a tool for spatial planning of commodity production: the example of certified oil palm plantations in Central Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Central African region is targeted by agri-business companies as a suitable place to develop large plantations. Most of the existing assessments of available land are based on an a priori definition of availability and without any operational-level ...
Feintrenie, Laurène   +3 more
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A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Évaluation environnementale de systèmes de production laitiers : comparaison des systèmes conventionnels et biologiques avec l'outil EDEN

open access: yesSciences, Eaux & Territoires, 2011
L'outil EDEN évalue la durabilité des exploitations laitières. EDEN est basé sur le cadre conceptuel de l'analyse de cycle de vie pour le volet environnemental, complété par des indicateurs de performance économique et sociale.
C. KANYARUSHOKI, I. VANDERWERF, F. ROGER
doaj   +1 more source

When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban areas are increasingly valued for their role in conserving wild pollinators. Honeybees are often regarded as ambassador species for pollinator conservation, and beekeeping is frequently perceived as a pro‐biodiversity activity, which has become highly popular in urban areas.
Joan Casanelles‐Abella   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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