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Understanding smallholder decision‐making to increase farm tree diversity: Enablers and barriers for forest landscape restoration in Western Kenya

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating diverse trees and shrubs (hereafter ‘trees’) in agricultural landscapes has emerged as a crucial nature‐based solution to the triple challenge of biodiversity loss, climate change and food security. The potential benefits of on‐farm trees for both people and nature, however, are often constrained by inadequate consideration of ...
Ennia Bosshard, Harrison Carter, Lillian Aluso, Reuben Chumba, Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Chris J. Kettle, Ana Nuno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technofixing the Future: Ethical Side Effects of Using AI and Big Data to meet the SDGs [PDF]

, 2019
While the use of smart information systems (the combination of AI and Big Data) offer great potential for meeting many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they also raise a number of ethical challenges in their implementation.
Antoniou, Josephina, Brooks, L., Jiya, Tilimbe, Macnish, Kevin, Ryan, Mark, Stahl, Bernd Carsten, 1968-   +5 more
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Metabolite Screening From Pinus pinea Needles Reveals (+)‐Isocupressic Acid as a Key Phytotoxin for Weed Management

Phytochemical Analysis, EarlyView.
This study explores the phytotoxicity of Pinus pinea needle extracts and metabolites to evaluate their potential for controlling dicotyledonous weeds. A strategy based on GC–MS, NMR, and optical methods revealed an array of aromatic compounds which are of crucial interest for phytochemical research. Hence, a bio‐guided purification led to the isolation
Hajer Hlaili, Jesús G. Zorrilla, Maria Michela Salvatore, Mejda Abassi, Maria Teresa Russo, Miriam I. Martínez‐González, Marina DellaGreca, Alessio Cimmino, Francisco A. Macías, Anna Andolfi, Rosa M. Varela, Marco Masi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health in the sustainable development goals: ready for a paradigm shift? [PDF]

, 2015
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) galvanized attention, resources and accountability on a small number of health concerns of low- and middle-income countries with unprecedented results.
Buse, K, Hawkes, S
core   +1 more source

How R4D projects interact with the SDGs: an analysis of the links between sustainable land use projects across the Global South and the SDG targets

Global Sustainability
Non-technical summary Research for development (R4D) projects are designed to enhance the research community's contribution to implementation of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations.
A. Ehrensperger, Beatrice Adoyo, Ketema Bekele, Anne Dray, Mélanie Feurer, Micah Ingalls, B. Kiteme, Svitlana Lavrenciuc, Fideline Mboringong, J. R. Mbwambo, Nashr Fakhrizal, Tri Ngo Dung, Myriam Pham-Truffert, M. Tchindjang, Harifidy Rakoto Rasimbola, Bruno Ramamonjisoa, Ana Maria Roldan Ortiz, Nwenwe Tun, Thoumthone Vongvisouk, J. Zaehringer   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conservation challenges and opportunities for native apple (Malus) species in Canada

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Apple, one of the world's most widely cultivated and economically important fruit crops, has two wild relatives native to Canada. In this review, we describe the importance of these native apple species to Indigenous heritage and the current threats the species faces due to pests, diseases, and habitat loss.
Terrell T. Roulston, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Mckenna Batstone, Kyle Bobiwash, Sylvia Grace Borda, Dionne Bunsha, Claudia Ciotir, Brian C. Husband, Paul Manning, Tara L. Moreau, Amritpal S. Singh, Tyler W. Smith, Jens Ulrich, Zoë Migicovsky   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful, safe and sustainable cities: towards a New Urban Agenda [PDF]

, 2017
There is a growing interest among national governments and international agencies in the contribution of urban centres to sustainable development. The paper outlines the new global agendas to guide this: the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris ...
Satterthwaite, David
core   +3 more sources

Azole antifungal contaminants disrupt mycorrhizal function and risk agricultural sustainability

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global food production is increasingly threatened by soil degradation, climate change and the rising costs of synthetic fertilisers. Circular agriculture, which promotes resource reuse, is a promising solution, but using treated wastewater and biosolids in farming introduces risks from emerging contaminants like pharmaceutical residues.
Emily K. Durant, Katie J. Field, J. Brett Sallach, Sara Moeskjær, Alex Williams, Laura J. Carter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Tourism and SDGs in the South Caucasus

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines sustainable tourism practices in the South Caucasus region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A scoping literature review was conducted, analyzing academic papers from Scopus and Web of Science databases. Content analysis and expert validation were
Flavio Martins, Tatiana Sitchinava, Tigran Keryan, Alexander Mitrofanenko, Nelson Stefanelli, Yaniss Guigoz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Synergies and Trade‐Offs at the Forest‐Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Nexus—A Systematic Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forests play a critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet their contributions are often misunderstood and inadequately addressed in the scientific discourse. This study clarifies the intricate relationships between forests and the SDGs by examining the contextual factors that influence this interplay.
Dominic Ahrens, Simon Benedikter, Lukas Giessen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source