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The effects of adaptation to climate change on income of households in rural Ethiopia

Pastoralism, 2017
Climate change is one of the most serious impediments to agricultural prosperity in Ethiopia, especially where livestock is concerned. In particular, rural farming communities in the drylands of the Afar region are severely exposed to the impacts of ...
Melaku Berhe, Dana Hoag, Girmay Tesfay, Tewodros Tadesse, Shunji Oniki, Masaru Kagatsume, Catherine M. H. Keske   +6 more
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Agricultural products diversification-food security nexus in the GCC countries; introducing a new index

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023
Due to its significance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), food security has gained considerable attention from governments and policymakers worldwide.
Behnaz Saboori, Noor Alhuda Alhattali, Tarig Gibreel   +2 more
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Natural Resource Economics [PDF]

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1984
Abstract This article provides an overview of natural resource economics. It begins with a summary of historical and current views on resource scarcity. It then discusses economic models for optimal management of non-renewable and renewable resources at the micro and macro levels and evaluates their usefulness in planning, management and policy ...
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The Economics of Natural Resources [PDF]

Challenge, 1979
Post-Keynesian theorists view the economic problems surrounding raw materials (that is, natural resources) in a very different light from orthodox neoclassical economic theory. This point can perhaps best be illustrated in the context of the current so-called ‘energy crisis’.
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Port Development and the Environment: External Costs from Dredge Disposal and Air Pollution [PDF]

Journal of International Logistics and Trade, 2004
This paper analyzes two external costs often associated with port development, cost to fisheries from marine dredge disposal and damages from air pollution, using estimates of development and operation for a proposed (but since cancelled) container port ...
Thomas Grigalunas, Simona Trandafrr, Meifeng Luo, James Opaluch, Suk-Jae Kwon   +4 more
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Selected physical and chemical properties of soil under different agroecological zone in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2022
Soil fertility is the ability of the soil to provide favorable chemical, physical and biological characteristics to sustain plant growth. Its physicochemical properties are greatly influenced by altitude and farmer wealth status.
Abiyot Mebrate, Tadesse Kippie, Nigussie Zeray, Getahun Haile   +3 more
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Do livelihood strategies affect the willingness to participate in land conservation? The case of landless people in rural Tigray

Sustainable Environment, 2023
Communal land-based resources are an essential source of livelihood in the rural economy of Ethiopia. In particular, the dependence of the landless people on the direct use of communal natural resources for their livelihoods jeopardizes both the ...
Haftu Etsay, Abeba Kelelew, Sehin Kinfu, Melaku Berhe   +3 more
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Factors that influence the implementation of sustainable land management practices by rural households in Tigrai region, Ethiopia

Ecological Processes, 2019
Background Sustainable land management is considered as one of the useful approaches to combat the threat of various forms of land degradation in Ethiopia. Despite this, there is scant information regarding households’ decision towards the implementation
Haftu Etsay, Teklay Negash, Metkel Aregay   +2 more
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Factors Influencing Landowners’ Decisions for Income-Generating Activities on Private Coastal Wetland in Louisiana

Resources, 2019
The coastal zone of Louisiana contains more than 3 million wetland acres and has the highest acreage of salt marsh of any state. However, Louisiana accounts for 80 percent of the nation’s coastal land loss.
Hua Wang, Walter Keithly, Rex Caffey
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Socio-Ecological Outcomes of Single-Species Fisheries Management: The Case of Yellow Perch in Lake Erie

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
This manuscript uses seminal models in fisheries economics to assess the ecosystem effects of policy focused on sustainable management of a single fish stock.
Katherine Lee, Jenny Apriesnig, Hongyan Zhang   +2 more
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