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Water footprint and virtual water trade of China: past and future.

Published online: 05 Oct 2016

Authors: Zhuo, L. & Mekonnen, M. M. & Hoekstra, A. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

The long-term sustainability of human water consumption is being challenged by climate change, population growth, socioeconomic development and intens...

Camelids from the Argentine Puna: conservation and uses.

Published online: 01 May 2019

Authors: Vilá, B. & Marcoppido, G. & Lamas, H.

Content type: Bulletin article

In this chapter we present issues related to the abundance, conservation, management, production and sanitary aspects of the South American camelids t...

Who guides the shepherd? Competition or cooperation? Nature and culture production with sheep flocks.

Published online: 05 Oct 2016

Authors: Schrijver, R. A. M.

Content type: Bulletin

A study was carried out in the Netherlands to assess the financial situation of shepherds looking after flocks, mainly on heathlands. A total of 47 bu...

Sustainability-ethical testing of methane-reducing technical measures: evaluation of technical measures with regard to the integrated sustainability of livestock farming.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Puente-Rodríguez, D. & Groenestein, C. M.

Content type: Bulletin

This research makes an inventory of technical measures which are able to reduce the methane emissions of the Dutch livestock production systems (i.e. ...

People, nature and large herbivores in a shared landscape: a mixed-method study of the ecological and social outcomes from agriculture and conservation.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Balfour, N. J. & Durrant, R. & Ely, A. & Sandom, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. In this exploratory study, we employ an interdisciplinary approach to explore potential synergies and trade-offs between the needs of people and na...

Remotely sensed primary productivity shows that domestic and native herbivores combined are overgrazing Patagonia.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Oliva, G. & Paredes, P. & Ferrante, D. & Cepeda, C. & Rabinovich, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carrying capacity is the maximum animal density an area can sustain without deterioration of its resources. Overgrazing has degraded Patagonia, but sh...