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Nutrient stripping: the global disparity between food security and soil nutrient stocks.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Jones, D. L. & Cross, P. & Withers, P. J. A. & DeLuca, T. H. & Robinson, D. A. & Quilliam, R. S. & Harris, I. M. & Chadwick, D. R. & Edwards-Jones, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Green Revolution successfully increased food production but in doing so created a legacy of inherently leaky and unsustainable agricultural system...

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Framing the Problem and Identifying Potential Solutions.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Esmail, N. & Green, R. & Petrovan, S. & Salafsky, N. & Taylor, N. G. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Book chapter

The creation of effective conservation policy and practice starts by framing the problem to be solved. This requires deciding what is important, ident...

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Gardens as drivers of native plant species dispersal and conservation.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Staude, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gardens hold untapped potential for participatory biodiversity conservation. Conservation gardening has recently emerged as a way to foster declining ...

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Moving towards a multidimensional dynamic approach to nature and health: a bioavailability perspective.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Sumner, R. C. & Cassarino, M. & Dockray, S. & Setti, A. & Crone, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The benefits of exposure to nature for health and well-being have been demonstrated across multiple disciplines. Recent work has sought to establish o...

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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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Plowing and biodiversity of permanent grassland in Natura2000 areas: Assessment of ecological and environmental impacts of possible ban in the Wieden Weerribben.

Published online: 17 Jan 2018

Authors: Doorn, A. van & Broekmeijer, M. & Schotman, A. & Lesschen, J. P. & Geertsema, W. & Melman, H. K. D. & Schuiling, R.

Content type: Bulletin

Since 1st January 2015, as part of the greening of the European common agricultural policy (CAP) a ban has been put on ploughing of permanent grasslan...

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NatureScot Research Report 1328 - The ecological value of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDSs) in maintaining genetic diversity in urban areas.

Published online: 24 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Jehle, R. & Hall, J. & Hook, S. A. & King, S. & MacArthur, K. & Miró, A. & Rae, M. & O'Brien, D.

Content type: Reports

This report investigates the genetic variation of common frog populations (Rana temporaria) breeding in sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) ponds...

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NatureScot Research Report 1338 - Valuing the health and well-being benefits of the NHS outdoor estate in Scotland.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Holt, A. & Johnson, N. & Cowap, C. & Edwards, R. T.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on a project to quantify and value the health and well-being benefits of the NHS Scotland outdoor greenspace estate. Ke...

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Wild foods from forests: quantities collected across Zambia.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Steel, E. A. & Bwembelo, L. & Mulani, A. & Siamutondo, A. L. M. & Banda, P. & Gumbo, D. & Moombe, K. & Ickowitz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Forests provide an immense range of benefits to people, many of which are not prioritized by forest policy because they are difficult to quantify. Wil...

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Water-related ecosystem services of forests: learning from regional cases.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Nyssen, J. & Toit, B. du & Vidale, E.

Content type: Bulletin article

Forests are widely recognised as recommended land cover for protection of water resources. It is commonly understood that forests control erosion, imp...

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