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Drought risk reduction in agriculture: a review of adaptive strategies in East Africa and the Indo-Gangetic Plain of South Asia.

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Cenacchi, N.

Content type: Bulletin

This report is a component of the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) - funded project "Impacts of Climate Extr...

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Workshop on investing in ecosystem-based shrimp and groundfish fisheries management of the Guianas-Brazil shelf, Barbados, 7-8 September 2015.

Published online: 12 Sep 2020

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The Workshop on Investing in Ecosystem-based shrimp and groundfish fisheries management of the Guianas -Brazil shelf, was held in Barbados, on 7-8 Sep...

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Introducing spatial heterogeneity in forest sector modelling: insights from the French forest sector model.

Published online: 15 Jul 2015

Authors: Lobianco, A. & Delacote, P. & Caurla, S. & Barkaoui, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Given the importance of anthropogenic determinants in forest ecosystems within Europe, the objective of FFSM++ is to link the evidence arising from bi...

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Evaluation of the upland ecosystem service pilots: Annex 3. South Pennines.

Published online: 10 Apr 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Kirkup, B. & Maiden, T.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the South Pennines (England, UK) pilot project. The pilots were innovative in nature and were ...

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The Extinction Solutions Index (ESI): a framework to measure solution efficiency to address biodiversity loss.

Published online: 24 Aug 2024

Authors: Martin, R. N. & Bunje, P. M. E. & Dehgan, A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The field of conservation science has been described as a crisis- and solutions-oriented discipline, with roots as a problem-solving field. Despite th...

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A general optimal adaptive framework for managing a threatened species.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Nicol, S. & Ferrer-Mestres, J. & Lloyd, H. & Brazill-Boast, J. & Gorrod, E. & Chades, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Managers must determine which interventions best protect threatened species when the outcomes of interventions are uncertain. Adaptive management i...

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Encouraging state governments to protect and restore forests using ecological fiscal transfers: India's tax revenue distribution reform.

Published online: 28 Feb 2018

Authors: Busch, J. & Anit Mukherjee

Content type: Bulletin

In February 2014, India's 14th Finance Commission added forest cover to the formula that determines the amount of tax revenue the central government d...

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Using subsets of species in biodiversity surveys.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Vellend, M. & Lilley, P. L. & Starzomski, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many biodiversity surveys, a small proportion of species require a disproportionate amount of a researcher's time and effort to detect or identify....

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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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Improving the food policy process: lessons from capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana.

Published online: 22 Apr 2015

Authors: Chhokar, J. S. & Babu, S. C. & Kolavalli, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Evidence-based policymaking has been a critical aspect of development strategy for more than 20 years in developing countries. Yet the assumption that...

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