Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges
There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions'(NbS) can help to protect us from
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …
Landscapes that work for biodiversity and people
BACKGROUND Biodiversity is under siege, with greatly enhanced rates of local and global
extinction and the decline of once-abundant species. Current rates of human-induced …
extinction and the decline of once-abundant species. Current rates of human-induced …
Food security
The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …
Impacts of 1.5 C global warming on natural and human systems
This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …
Challenges of smallholder farming in Ethiopia and opportunities by adopting climate-smart agriculture
G Zerssa, D Feyssa, DG Kim, B Eichler-Löbermann - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy, and the agricultural sector is
dominated by smallholder farming systems. The farming systems are facing constraints such …
dominated by smallholder farming systems. The farming systems are facing constraints such …
Sustainable development, poverty eradication and reducing inequalities
This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …
Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production
R Singh, GS Singh - Energy, Ecology and Environment, 2017 - Springer
Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …
Beyond conservation agriculture
Global support for Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pathway to Sustainable Intensification
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …
Integrated landscape approaches to managing social and environmental issues in the tropics: learning from the past to guide the future
Poverty, food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss continue to persist as the
primary environmental and social challenges faced by the global community. As such, there …
primary environmental and social challenges faced by the global community. As such, there …
Experiences from the B razilian A tlantic F orest: ecological findings and conservation initiatives
Summary The Brazilian Atlantic Forest hosts one of the world's most diverse and threatened
tropical forest biota. In many ways, its history of degradation describes the fate experienced …
tropical forest biota. In many ways, its history of degradation describes the fate experienced …