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A Framework to Assess Returns on Investments in the Dryland Systems of Northern Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Governments need quantitative assessments of the outcomes of proposed investments so they can weigh the merits of each option. Without these, there is a risk that some proposed changes could in fact reduce rather than increase benefits to the economy and
Caroline King-Okumu
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Implementing potential climate‐smart practices through diverse partnerships

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to society, negatively impacting agriculture and crop yields. Globally, agriculture is also one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sectors. Climate‐smart practices that are developed through diverse partnerships with scientists and practitioners are needed to decrease GHG emissions. We implemented
Kristina J. Bartowitz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

VEGETATION DIVERSITY ON A HEAVİLY GRAZED RANGELAND

open access: yesForestist, 1999
In this study, vegetation diversity on a heavily grazed rangeland vvas compared with those on the excIosure. Results sho\ved that the excIosure had grater species diversity and plant growth than rangeland had. Only those species vvhich vvere resistant
Ferhat GÖKBULAK
doaj   +1 more source

Reforming Farmland and Rangeland at Tharparkar: Suggested Implementations for Income Generation. [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper is the analysis of farming and rangeland of rain-fed area of Tharparkar and it is desert area, but the concept is general and applicable for every part of the world’s desert where agriculture is rain-fed dependant.
Allah Wasayo Rajar   +2 more
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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

Evaluation of AIS Data for Agronomic and Rangeland Vegetation: Preliminary Results for August 1984 Flight over Nebraska Sandhills Agricultural Laboratory [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
Since 1978 scientists from the Center for Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology at the University of Nebraska have been conducting research at the Sandhills Agricultural Laboratory on the effects of water stress on crop growth, development and yield ...
Blad, B. L.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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

Drought and bush encroachment threaten dry rangeland sustainability in Northeastern Ethiopia

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation
Climate change and the spread of invasive bush species significantly threaten global rangeland health. However, the effects of different land use intensities and timings on vegetation health are still poorly understood.
Minyahel Tilahun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

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