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A RANGELAND GRASSHOPPER INSURANCE PROGRAM [PDF]

open access: yes
The incidence of benefits and costs from controlling rangeland grasshoppers on public grazing lands poses problems of economic efficiency and distributional equity. Public grasshopper control programs operate like public disaster assistance.
Davis, Robert M., Skold, Melvin D.
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Solar farms can mitigate negative impacts of whiplash weather on plant communities in a dryland ecosystem

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Utility‐scale solar energy (USSE) development generates novel questions regarding coupling clean energy production with terrestrial ecosystem services (e.g., forage production, pollinator support). We found that a USSE array sited in a fallowed cropland maintained a reseeded native plant community even a decade post‐restoration and that the array ...
Caitlin Robertson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open letter: The need for a site‐based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature‐based projects

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew   +254 more
wiley   +1 more source

PARTICIPATORY CARTOGRAPHY IN A TRADITIONAL GOAT PRODUCTION SYSTEM OF A SMALLHOLDER COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN MÉXICO

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2013
A community mapping procedure was developed to identify and characterize communal land area used for a traditional goat production system. Participatory cartography indicated that producers have good knowledge of their territory; more than 80% of the ...
Juan Manuel Pinos Rodríguez   +3 more
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International conference on policy and institutional options for the management of rangelands in dry areas: workshop summary paper [PDF]

open access: yes
"The System-wide Program for Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) sponsored an International Conference on Policy and Institutional Options for the Management of Rangelands in Dry Areas, May 7-11, 2001 in Hammamet, Tunisia.
Di Gregorio, Monica   +2 more
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Pathways for Value Chains to Strengthen Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: A European Cross‐Case Analysis Based on Stakeholders' Perceptions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mountain areas are hotspots of high natural and cultural value, but they face sustainability challenges. This research offers a quantitative cross‐case analysis of 21 case studies from mountain regions across 14 European countries, examining how local stakeholders perceive the contribution of mountain value chains to sustainable development ...
María Mar Delgado‐Serrano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Piosphere Effects of Livestock Grazing on Rangeland Vegetation in Ahir Mountain of Kahramanmaras Region

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Sciences, 2017
Excessive grazing pressure on rangeland vegetation reduces the basal area value of vegetation and also changes the botanic composition. This study examined the piosphere effects of livestock grazing on rangeland vegetation based on distance from a ...
Mahmut Reis, Nurşen Şen
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Camels as a Climate‐Resilient Linchpin for Sustainable Development in Global Drylands

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Camels represent a significant, yet underutilized, asset for advancing integrated sustainable development in the world's expanding drylands. Previous reviews have examined camels' physiology, milk composition, or pastoral systems in isolation; this review examines their potential as a climate‐resilient linchpin for food systems by synthesizing
Ayana Angassa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ayaş Ankara 'ta Doğal Bir Meranın Bitki Örtüsü, Yem Verimi ve Mera Durumu

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Sciences, 1999
Ankara ili Aya ş ilçesindeki doğal bir meran ı n bitki örtüsü, yem verimi ve mera dururnunun belirlenmesi amac ı ile 1997 ve 1998 y ı lları nda yap ı lan bu çalışma Ankara- Beypazan Karayolu üzerinde bulunan, e ğ imi oldukça fazla toprak örtüsü yüzlek ...
Hayrettin Kendir
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Invasive Weeds, Wildfire, and Rancher Decision Making in the Great Basin [PDF]

open access: yes
In this article, a numerical stochastic dynamic programming model (SDP) is developed to characterize the decision problem of a rancher operating on rangelands in northern Nevada that are affected by invasive annual grasses and wildfire.
Harris, Thomas R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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