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Landless peasants, soilless cultivation: British agricultural experimentation and intervention in post‐independence Iraq (1932–1958)

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
wiley   +1 more source

For beneficiary-led protection programming in Jordan

Forced Migration Review, 2014
Despite the humanitarian community’s clear focus on addressing the protection concerns of displaced Syrians, in Jordan the beneficiaries of many protection programmes have had limited influence on the shape of the protection response to date.
Sinead McGrath
doaj  

A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How the crisis is altering women’s roles in Syria

Forced Migration Review, 2014
The significance of women as both distributors and recipients has been pivotal to the implementation of humanitarian assistance but also points to the burgeoning of a new social dynamic that has come about as a result of the upheaval caused by the war.
Zerene Haddad
doaj  

Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refugee activists’ involvement in relief effort in Lebanon

Forced Migration Review, 2014
A cadre of educated middle-class Syrian refugees dedicated to improving conditions for Syrians at home and in Lebanon are building a civil society in exile but face obstacles to consolidating their presence and becoming more effective.
Frances Topham Smallwood
doaj  

Enhancing skills for scientific writing: A mixed-methods study at the faculty of health sciences, damascus university

International Journal of Educational Research Open
Background: The increasing importance of scientific publications to promote community health and academic advancement highlights the need to evaluate the effectiveness of courses addressing academic writing skills, especially among Syrian students.
Mohammed Alshafie, Laila Yakoub Agha, Lujain Nahass, Mhd Basheer Alameer, Jad Samaan, Jameel Soqia, Samer Mohsen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Donors Provide Foreign Aid Based on Needs? An Analysis of Funding Flows to Higher Education During the Implementation of the SDGs

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A key objective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to leave no one behind and support least developed and other fragile countries first. The same is an objective of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) group of bilateral donors.
Savo Heleta, Logan Cochrane
wiley   +1 more source

A duty and a burden on Jordan

Forced Migration Review, 2014
It is important to Jordan both that it protects its national identity and maintains its cultural obligations, and that it faces up to its humanitarian obligations.
Saleh Al-Kilani
doaj  

Political Stability and Economic Development: Institutional Sclerosis and the Moderating Role of Institutions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the non‐linear effects of political stability on economic development and explores the moderating role of institutional factors. Drawing on panel data from 162 countries between 2007 and 2022, we employ a system generalised method of moments (system‐GMM) estimator to test the hypothesis that political stability follows ...
Yu Ri Kim, Woojin Kim, Yunseo Roh, Taewoo Roh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source