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The vulnerability of native rangeland plant species to global climate change in the West Asia and North African regions
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of climate change on the geographical
distribution of selected native species from two areas from West Asia and North Africa.
Three species representing two genera were selected for ...
Conflict resolution and peace building in the drylands in the Greater Horn of Africa
This brief on conflict resolution and peace building in the Greater Horn of Africa region (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
South Sudan and Uganda) takes the pastoralist communities living in these countries as ...
Adaptability of small ruminant farmers facing global change. A north-south Mediterranean analysis (France/Egypt)
The Mediterranean basin has seen a doubling of its population during the last 40 years to reach 450 million inhabitants, with one third of its population concentrated in the coastal zone, characterized by a high degree of ...
Selection of Hyperspectral Narrowbands (HNBs) and Composition of Hyperspectral Twoband Vegetation Indices (HVIs) for Biophysical Characterization and Discrimination of Crop Types Using Field Re ectance and Hyperion/EO-1 Data
The overarching goal of this study was to establish
optimal hyperspectral vegetation indices (HVIs) and hyperspectral
narrowbands (HNBs) that best characterize, classify, model,
and map the world’s main agricultural crops. ...
Improving pastoral management in highland eastern Morocco
This brief is intended to inform development and extension agencies (including nongovernmental organizations) and decision-makers and planners about the achievements of this project, to highlight the factors that have ...
Vegetation dynamics under variable conditions in the famous sandy steppe of southern Tunisia
During last decades, the natural vegetation cover in
southern Tunisia, mainly dominated by dwarf and sparse
shrub, was continuously disturbed under various human
activities especially on sandy soil (easily eroded). ...
Replenishing depleted aquifers in arid areas (Tunisia)
This briefing describes preliminary work on a pilot project aimed at constructing recharge wells to replenish depleted aquifers. It is aimed at policymakers, donors, and other potential partners and supporters.
Regenerating rangelands in eastern Morocco
This brief is intended to inform potential beneficiaries, development and extension agencies (including nongovernmental organizations), and decision-makers and planners of the availability of this successful innovation for ...
Do faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions from environments with contrasting seasonal moisture availabilities differ in stomatal characteristics and related traits?
Drought is a major constraint to faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production, and there are many mechanisms by which leaves can regulate water loss. Our primary objective was to test if the origin of the faba bean accessions, ...
Role of geoinformatics in ensuing global food security with special reference to dryland agroecosystems
Agriculture plays an important role in providing
food security in developing countries. Better agricultural
information is one of the key factors in understanding current
trends and status that determine food security from ...