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Carbon, land and water: a global analysis of the hydrologic dimensions of climate change mitigation through afforestation / reforestation [PDF]

Climate change / Water supply / Forests / Land use / Afforestation / Reforestation / Water balance / Models / Evapotranspiration / Precipitation / Water use ...
Bossio, Deborah, Trabucco, Antonio, van Straaten, Oliver, Zomer, Robert   +3 more
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Ingenuity, diversity, vision and adaptability of farmers producing timber and NTFP in western Cameroon [PDF]

, 2011
Most development workers, involved in farm forestry in southern countries, act on the basis of paradigms such as: ?poor farmers only consider the short-term production, their traditional agroforestry systems are immutable or being abandoned, we can offer
Njoukam, Raphaël, Peltier, Régis, Temgoua, Lucie Félicité   +2 more
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Existing Sustainability Interventions are Insufficient to Scale Up Cocoa Agroforestry in West Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transitions in agri‐food systems are required to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequities. In the West African cocoa sector, supply chain sustainability initiatives (SSIs) have emerged as key environmental governance tools to address these challenges and promote agroforestry.
Keessy Maria‐Prisca Kouakou, Joss Lyons‐White, William J. Thompson, Thomas Addoah, Federico Cammelli, Wilma J. Blaser‐Hart, Victoria Maguire‐Rajpaul, Evans Dawoe, Rachael D. Garrett   +8 more
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Can Artificial Intelligence Technologies Advance Environmental Sustainability? The Role of Institutional Adaptability and Skill‐Biased Technological Transformation

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ubiquitous proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across contemporary global economic systems necessitates a comprehensive empirical examination of their environmental ramifications, particularly with respect to environmental sustainability paradigms.
Brahim Bergougui
wiley   +1 more source

All that Glitters: A Review of Payments for Watershed Services in Developing Countries [PDF]

, 2008
This report reviews the current status of payments for watershed services in developing countries. It highlights the main trends in the evolution of these schemes, synthesising the available evidence on their environmental and social impacts, and drawing
Ina T. Porras, Maryanne Grieg-Gran, Nanete Neves   +2 more
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From ESG to Sustainable Development: A Path Designed for the Triple Helix Spheres

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This work examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and sustainable development (SD), highlighting a scientific gap in their effective connection. It aims to propose a framework with recommendations for promoting SD through ESG, considering the governmental, business, and academic spheres from ...
Elen Cristina Bravos Giupponi, Maximilian Espuny, Camila Fabrício Poltronieri, Otávio José de Oliveira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reforesting Imaginaries

Journal of Lusophone Studies
This essay examines how the concept of “reforesting” (“reflorestar” Núñez 2021, Krenak 2022) frames the textual/visual/mediatic works by Gustavo Caboco Wapichana,. By foregrounding a phytographic (Vieira 2017) approach to stories/storytelling, these Indigenous artists and authors reforest thought and imagination, creating a fertile terrain from which ...
openaire   +1 more source

Evaluation of reforestation using remote sensing techniques [PDF]

The utilization of remotely sensed orbital data for forestry inventory. The study area (approximately 491,100 ha) encompasses the municipalities of Ribeirao Preto, Altinopolis, Cravinhos, Serra Azul, Luis Antonio, Sao Simao, Sant Rita do Passa Quatro and
Dossantos, J. R., Filho, P. H., Parada, N. D. J., Shimabukuro, Y. E.   +3 more
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From Global Mapping to Local Action: Green Finance, Regulatory Frameworks, and Policy Transformation for Sustainable Energy Transition in Qatar and Türkiye

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2024, global annual issuance exceeded USD 1.1 trillion mostly through green bonds, credits, and sustainability‐linked instruments, yet significant regional disparities remain. This article examines how Qatar and Türkiye, two hydrocarbon‐dependent but rapidly transitioning economies, are integrating green finance into their sustainability ...
Furkan Ahmad, Ameni Boumaiza, Mehmet Yazici, Nevin Taşaltın, Samet Özmen   +4 more
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Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales, Marta Mª. Domínguez‐Herrera, Rocío Peña‐Vázquez, Lilia Clara Alonso Gutiérrez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source