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Considerable effort has been put into developing sustainability assessment frameworks for biofuel production in … challenge in this paper, through a thorough examination of academic and grey literature, repeatedly occurring sustainability … corresponded with the interlinking socio-environmental-economic qualities and issues for achieving sustainability through ethical …
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balances and natural resources and environmental sustainability. In the third section, four papers explore the relationships …
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importance of issues other than only community forestry in the development of the community's future livelihoods and well …
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A growing literature on scholarly and practical approaches to conservation and development uses a livelihood approach to understand rural peoples’ diverse assets and activities, especially as they serve to minimize vulnerability to economic and ecological shocks. In recent years, the suite of...
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scope of PES be given the possible trade-offs between efficiency and equity? It is found that PES schemes should focus on …
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This food policy report reviews resilience processes, activities, and outcomes by examining a number of case studies of initiatives by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to enhance resilience capacity, and draws implications for policymakers and other stakeholders looking to strengthen resilience.
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livelihoods, if we allocate and manage the resource wisely. Yet, water shortages will constrain agricultural production and limit … to the water they need for producing food and sustaining livelihoods, and they must create greater opportunities for …
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The main objectives of this seminar has been to contribute to the understanding of the development processes and problems related to water security and climate change; to focus on studies relating to this problem of the by-passed section and regions; and to provide a forum for dialogue on the...
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Natural resource degradation and water scarcity are a global concern, which typically threatens the sustainability of … smallholder farmers' livelihoods in semi-arid developing areas. As part of research efforts, a number of water … also discusses. It finally draws some recommendations towards rural livelihoods that are more sustainable. Farmers …
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"The overall objective of this paper is to develop an appropriate conceptual and analytical framework to better understand how prospects for growth and poverty reduction can be stimulated in rural Honduras. We employ complementary quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, driven by an...
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