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The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts
Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species’ threat status ...
IMPROVING SEED GERMINATION OF FOUR SAVANNAWOODLAND SPECIES: EFFECTS OF FIRE-RELATED CUES AND PROLONGED SOAKING IN SULPHURIC ACID
A study was carried out to
investigate the effects of fire related cues (heat and smoke) and sulphuric acid treatments on the germination
of four woody savanna species, namely, Terminalia avicennioides, Piliostigma thonningii, ...
Gender in Agroforestry: Implications for Action-Research
Women in sub-Saharan Africa are major contributors
to the agricultural economy, but their lower access
than men to productive resources and opportunities,
limits them from achieving optimal production. This
paper gives a ...
The role of trees in regulating soil erosion
Book Chapter on the role of trees in regulating soil erosion
Current and residual effects of compost and inorganic fertilizer on wheat and soil chemical properties
Restoring soil fertility in smallholder
farming systems is essential to sustain crop production.
An experiment was conducted in 2011 and 2012
to study the effect of compost and inorganic fertilizer
application on soil ...
Spatial analysis for investment targeting: pilot tool
In order to better measure resilience, and to better understand and target investment that will enhance resilience, the Technical Consortium is developing a pilot spatial tool. The purpose of this resilience modeling tool ...
Katharine Downie on measuring resilience in drylands of East Africa
Katharine Downie, Coordinator for the Technical Consortium for Building
Resilience in the Horn of Africa, ILRI, at the side event, “Measuring and
Evaluating Resilience in Drylands of East Africa”. IFPRI 2020 conference ...
An Applied Information Economics Approach to Assessing Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Presentation of An Applied Information Economics Approach to Assessing Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Landsat 8 Tool
Geodata
Rangelands: Conservation and “Land Grabbing” in Rangelands: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
Largescale
land acquisitions have increased in scale and pace due to changes in commodity markets, agricultural investment strategies, land
prices, and a range of other policy and market forces. The areas most affected are ...