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Organic farming with livestock raising vs. stockless farming - development of soil organic matter stocks and cash crop yields.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Schulz, F. & Gattinger, A. & Brock, C. & Leithold, G.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

An organic long-term field experiment with two factors has been carried out since 1998 at the experimental station Gladbacherhof, University of Gieβen...

Screening of stand-alone and mixture of cover crops for ground cover management in a temperate organic Peach orchard.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Parveaud, C. E. & Brenner, J. & Libourel, G. & Ondet, S. J. & Bussi, C. & Mercier, V.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Cover crops are alternative strategies for managing weeds within the tree row in organic orchards. The choice of the botanical composition of cover cr...

Effects of long-term fixed fire regimes on African savanna vegetation biomass, vertical structure and tree stem density.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Singh, J. & Boucher, P. B. & Hockridge, E. G. & Davies, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire plays an integral role in shaping the vegetation structure of savanna ecosystems. However, the effects of fire regime characteristics, such as fr...

Using salt marshes for coastal protection: effective but hard to get where needed most.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Marin-Diaz, B. & Wal, D. van der & Kaptein, L. & Martinez-Garcia, P. & Lashley, C. H. & Jong, K. de & Nieuwenhuis, J. W. & Govers, L. L. & Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salt marshes fronting coastal structures, such as seawalls and dikes, may offer important ecosystem-based coastal defence by reducing the wave loading...

Towards environmentally friendly finfish farming: a potential for mussel farms to compensate fish farm effluents.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Kotta, J. & Stechele, B. & Barboza, F. R. & Kaasik, A. & Lavaud, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquaculture is seen as a possible solution to meet the rising demand for fish but only if the sector reduces its use of wild fish in feed as well as i...

Transformative mediation, a tool for maximising the positives out of forest conflict: a case study from Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Bruyn, T. de & Wiset, K. & Thaworn, R. & Gritten, D. & Yasmi, Y.

Content type: Bulletin article

Transforming conflict is a key component of sustainable forest management. Transformative conflict mediation is an approach to transforming conflict t...

The impacts of decentralisation reforms on sustainable forest management in central Uganda.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Namaalwa, J. J. & Byakagaba, P. & Waiswa, D. & Buyinza, M.

Content type: Bulletin article

The goal of decentralisation of forest sector governance under the Local Government Act in Uganda was to shift responsibility for forest management to...

Determinants of successful collective management of forest resources: evidence from Kenyan community forest associations.

Published online: 11 Apr 2018

Authors: Okumu, B. & Muchapondwa, E.

Content type: Bulletin

Participation of local communities in management and utilization of forest resources through collective action has become widely accepted as a possibl...

Workshop on Climate Proofing Aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Policies and Production Systems for Climate Change Resilience, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-10 June 2016.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

Regionally across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry with its practices and operations increasingly more commercializ...

Can supply chain initiatives reduce deforestation? A comparative analysis of cases from Brazil and Indonesia.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Meijer, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Deforestation and forest degradation account for 12-15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The largest driver of deforestation is the conversion of l...

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