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'Bunkering down': how one community is tightening social-ecological network structures in the face of global change.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Barnes, M. L. & Jasny, L. & Bauman, A. & Ben, J. & Berardo, R. & Bodin, Ö. & Cinner, J. & Feary, D. A. & Guerrero, A. M. & Januchowski-Hartley, F. A. & Kuange, J. T. & Lau, J. D. & Wang Peng & Zamborain-Mason, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Complex networks of relationships among and between people and nature (social-ecological networks) play an important role in sustainability; yet, we h...

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Driving mechanism for farmers to adopt agroecology for biodiversity conservation: inspiration from tea management in a China National Park.

Published online: 10 Nov 2024

Authors: He SiYuan & Wang BoJie

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conflicts arising from human activities and biodiversity value affect the conservation efficacy of protected areas. Resolving these conflicts requires...

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Spatial contagion structures urban vegetation from parcel to landscape.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Locke, D. H. & Ossola, A. & Minor, E. & Lin, B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Residential yards are a significant component of urban socio-ecological systems; residential land covers 11% of the United States and is often the dom...

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Rwanda climate services for agriculture: evaluation of farmers' awareness, use and impacts.

Published online: 03 Jun 2020

Authors: Birachi, E. & Kagabo, D. M. & Hansen, J. & Mutua, M. & Mbugua, M. & Chiputwa, B. & Rose, A. & Dawit Solomon

Content type: Bulletin

Climate services are important in helping smallholder farmers manage climate-related risks and adapt to climate change, especially for rainfed agricul...

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Prosopis juliflora management and grassland restoration in baringo county, Kenya: opportunities for soil carbon sequestration and local livelihoods.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Eschen, R. & Ketema Bekele & Mbaabu, P. R. & Kilawe, C. J. & Eckert, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change, land degradation and invasive alien species (IAS) threaten grassland ecosystems worldwide. IAS clearing and grassland restoration woul...

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Modelling environmental and socio-economic trade-offs associated with land-sparing and land-sharing approaches to oil palm expansion.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Lee SerHuay [Lee, S. H. J. ] & Garcia-Ulloa, J. & Ghazoul, J. & Obidzinski, K. & Koh LianPin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effectiveness of land-sharing and land-sparing approaches has been widely debated. Yet, few studies quantify the environmental and socio-economic ...

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Strengthening social inclusion within oil palm contract farming in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 16 May 2018

Authors: Brandão, F. & Schoneveld, G. & Pacheco, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Drawing on key informant interviews and surveys with participants and non-participants of oil palm contract farming schemes in Brazil's largest oil pa...

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People-nature interactions through the Lens of local ecological knowledge: an illustration on agroforests in Madagascar.

Published online: 28 Sep 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Mariel, J. & Carrière, S. M. & Penot, E. & Danthu, P. & Rafidison, V. & Labeyrie, V.

Content type: Blog

This research deals with farmers' knowledge on plant diversity management in agroforests through the case study of the Betsimisaraka farmers on the No...

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Can local communities afford full control over wildlife conservation? The case of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Muchapondwa, E. & Okumu, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Wildlife is widely becoming an important vehicle for rural development in most third-world countries across the globe. Policymakers are usually not in...

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Multi-species, multi-country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation.

Published online: 31 Aug 2022

Authors: Thogmartin, W. E. & Haefele, M. A. & Diffendorfer, J. E. & Semmens, D. J. & Derbridge, J. J. & Lien, A. & Huang TaKen & López-Hoffman, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Migratory species often provide ecosystem service benefits to people in one country while receiving habitat support in other countries. The multinatio...

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