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Land parcellation reduced spatial redundancy resulting in grassland degradation.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Jiao JianXin & Li ShanShan & Wang WenYin & Qi LingYan & Degen, A. A. & Bai YanFu & Jiao Ting & Shang ZhanHuan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Degradation is the most immediate threat to biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods of global pastoral grasslands. However, we are still uncertain wh...

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Creating Evidence-Based Policy and Practice.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Downey, H. & Boenisch, N. & Browne, D. & Buckley, Y. & Cranston, G. & Dicks, L. V. & Hughes, J. & Latrémouille, C. & Morgan, W. H. & Muir, M. & O'Brien, D. & Ockendon, N. & Roe, D. & Schindler, S. & Sheldon, T. & Tew, E. R.

Content type: Book chapter

Transforming conservation depends on evidence being embedded within decision-making processes. This chapter presents general principles for embedding ...

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Drivers of farmers' willingness to adopt extensive farming practices in a globally important bird area.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Authors: Czajkowski, M. & Zagórska, K. & Letki, N. & Tryjanowski, P. & Wąs, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Agri-environmental schemes have become an integral tool of land use management policies in ecologically valuable river valleys, that are commonly reco...

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The context of deforestation and degradation of forests in Bolivia: Drivers, agents and institutions.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Müller, R. & Pacheco, P. & Montero, J. C.

Content type: Bulletin

This document provides a thorough analysis of the drivers of deforestation and proposes a number of specific policy recommendations for forests of Bol...

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Payoff of the grain for green policy.

Published online: 28 Dec 2020

Authors: Cao ShiXiong & Xia ChengQi & Xian JunLi & Guo Hao & Zheng HeRan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To protect the global ecological environment and prevent threats to human safety and property, nations around the world have invested heavily in ecolo...

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Water and nature: a good pair! Study of the success factors, constraints and opportunities for the integration of water and nature goals.

Published online: 13 May 2015

Authors: Hattum, T. van & Kwakernaak, C. & Tol-Leenders, T. P. van & Roelsma, J. & Broekmeyer, M. E. A. & Schmidt, A. M. & Hartgers, E. M. & Nysingh, S. L.

Content type: Bulletin

The integration of water and nature goals in all Dutch policies related to water management, drinking water supplies, water quality and nature conserv...

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On the structural transformation of rural Africa.

Published online: 15 Mar 2017

Authors: Barrett, C. B. & Christiaensen, L. & Sheahan, M. & Shimeles, A.

Content type: Bulletin

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms, doubling in some countries. S...

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A call for a national collaborative predator coexistence programme.

Published online: 26 Oct 2021

Authors: Carter, N. H. & Nelson, P. & Easter, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Negative interactions between large terrestrial predators and livestock are a global phenomenon. The resultant conflicts can threaten the livelihoods ...

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Handling the weather: insurance, savings, and credit in West Africa.

Published online: 25 Mar 2015

Authors: Nicola, F. de

Content type: Bulletin

Farmers in developing countries face a wide array of risks. Yet they often lack formal financial instruments to protect against risks. This paper exam...

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The water footprint in Morocco: the added value of water footprint assessment for national water policy.

Published online: 05 Oct 2016

Authors: Schyns, J. F. & Hoekstra, A. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

Morocco is a semiarid country in the Mediterranean facing water scarcity and deteriorating water quality. Its limited water resources constrain the ac...

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