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Drought characteristics and management in the Caribbean.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Content type: Bulletin

This report reviews information on drought characteristics and management in the Caribbean region, identifies the relevant national and regional agenc...

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Water accounting and auditing guidelines - a sourcebook.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Batchelor, C. & Hoogeveen, J. & Faurès, J. M. & Peiser, L.

Content type: Bulletin

In many regions of the world, sustainable and reliable delivery of water services has become increasingly complex and problematic. Complexities that a...

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Water for food security and nutrition: a report by the high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition May 2015.

Published online: 04 Apr 2018

Content type: Miscellaneous

Water is life: it is integral to human food security and nutrition, and it is the lifeblood of ecosystems upon which all humans depend. Safe drinking ...

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Ecology matters: the value of ecology for society, economy and the environment.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Educational material

The British Ecological Society (BES) is the world's oldest ecological society, founded in 1913, with over 5,000 members. As an independent, authoritat...

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Integrating natural resources and the environment into local government Medium Term Development Plans: a manual.

Published online: 12 Sep 2018

Published by: Ghana, Tropenbos Ghana

Content type: Miscellaneous

This publication presents guidelines on how to integrate sustainable natural resource management into the Medium-Term Development Plans of local autho...

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The effect of crop and climate factors on the radiation balance of an irrigated maize crop.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Stanhill, G. & Cox, J. T. H. & Moreshet, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Loss of short-wave radiation by reflection from an irrigated maize crop grown for forage averaged 0.18 of the incident total short-wave radiation rece...

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Water use by irrigated cotton in Sudan. 2. Net radiation and soil heat flux.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Rijks, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Radiation balance was measured from Oct.-Dec. 1965 in an irrigated cotton crop grown on ridges. During this time crop cover increased from about 10% t...

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Sustainability is a doughnut, but a complex one!

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Capmourteres, V. & Shaw, S. & Miedema, L. & Anand, M.

Content type: Blog

A statistical model was developed to investigate relationships among and between the planetary boundaries and social foundations of the sustainability...

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Multi-layer safety in the Wadden Sea: possible measures in spatial planning and disaster management in view of climate change.

Published online: 17 Dec 2014

Authors: Klostermann, J. & Spijkerman, A. & Vreugdenhil, H. & Massop, H. & Timmerman, J. & Jaspers, F. & Maaskant, B.

Content type: Bulletin

In the National Water Plan the concept of multi-layer safety was introduced for sustainable water security. Within the concept of multi-layer safety t...

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Analyzing multilevel governance in Vietnam: lessons for REDD+ from the study of land-use change and benefit sharing in Nghe An and Dien Bien provinces.

Published online: 17 May 2017

Authors: Yang, A. & Nguyen Dinh Tien & Vu Tan Phuong & Le Quang Trung & Pham Thu Thuy & Larson, A. M. & Ashwin Ravikumar

Content type: Bulletin

Who makes land-use decisions, how are those decisions made, and who influences whom, how and why? This working paper is part of a series based on rese...

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