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LAND OWNERSHIP CONSOLIDATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

Land consolidation is seen today as an important instrument which facilitates the improvement of the agricultural infrastructure in general and the development of agriculture by creating a structure of exploitation in accordance with the market demands ...
Andreea MIRON, Florentina CONSTANTIN, Laura CIOBANU, Teodora Adriana - MENDA   +3 more
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Degradation of water resources in rural Burkina Faso: drivers, local perceptions and solutions. [PDF]

, 2020
Burkina Faso reformed its water management institutions and adopted integrated water resources management (IWRM) for more than two decades, yet the country still suffers from weak institutions and ineffective implementation of water management reforms ...
Balana, Bedru B., Debevec, Liza, Somda-Kabore , Letisia Rolande   +2 more
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Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
wiley   +1 more source

Restored lowland heathlands store substantially less carbon than undisturbed lowland heath

Communications Earth & Environment
The conversion of lowland heathland to agricultural land in Europe significantly depleted soil carbon stocks. Restoring heathlands has been proposed as a mechanism to sequester soil carbon.
Sarah Duddigan, Aysha Hales-Henao, Maisie Bruce, Anita Diaz, Mark Tibbett   +4 more
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Fresh Water and Smarter Growth: Restoring Healthy Land-water Connections [PDF]

, 2011
The paper describes water resources in the United States, discusses the principles of the land-water connection, outlines the current regulatory framework, and explains the impact of climate change.
Ruth Goldman
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Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Antonia Kaiser, Gabriele Mack   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable management of land resources

Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 2013
Since the dawn of civilization, land and water have been the basic clements of the life support systemon our planet. The civilizations flourished well where these natural resources were available in plentyand they declined or perished with their depletion. Civilizations, therefore, learned to respect theseresources and found the best ways of using them.
openaire   +2 more sources

Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2010
The papers presented at this workshop dealt with a wide array of topics related to land management in the highlands of Tigray. The papers reported results on the causes and implications of agricultural change and land management; the status and ...
Ehui, Simeon K., Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Haile, M., Pender, J.L.   +3 more
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring farmer-driven approaches for sustainable cocoa livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire

Discover Sustainability
The Ivorian cocoa sector faces numerous socio-economic and environmental challenges, including widespread poverty among smallholder farmers. Over decades, multiple approaches have been adopted to address these challenges, often top-down and outcome-based
Jens Van Hee, Franziska Ollendorf, Claudia Coral, Jonathan Steinke, Stefan Sieber, Katharina Löhr   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source