Browsing Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebase by Title
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U-impact pathway for diagnosis and impact assessment of crop improvement
(United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2007)Agricultural research has contributed enormously to poverty reduction and increased food security worldwide. Wheat crop improvement is a good example of this contribution. Public investments in wheat research from the Green ... -
U.S. agriculture's role in a greenhouse gas emission mitigation world: An economic perspective
(East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics, 2000)This paper assesses the role of agriculture as potential source or sink for greenhouse gasses. The authors evaluate the impacts of international mitigation agreements on the agricultural sector. They discuss emission trading ... -
UC SAREP Cover Crop Resource Web Page
(University of California, 2012-01-24)Soil coverage is a key principle of Conservation Agriculture. The Cover Crop Resource Page, produced by the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, provides access to several resources ... -
Uganda Breweries Limited National Wetlands Program
(2007-07-16)This is a borderline scheme that presents an interesting example of how the private sector recognises wetland services. Uganda Breweries is taking steps to reduce its pollution levels in order to reduce impact on wetlands, ... -
UH conservation agriculture project working to help tribal communities in India and Nepal
(Honolulu, HI: Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011)This bulletin features a two-page summary of SANREM CRSP’s Sustainable Management of Agro-ecological Resources for Tribal Societies (SMARTS) project for India and Nepal. It includes a map of India and photos from their ... -
Un análisis de los impactos sociales y económicos de los proyectos de fijación de carbono en el Ecuador: El caso de PROFAFOR-FACE
(London: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2004)Este reporte se enfoca en el proyecto PROFAFOR, implementado por FACE (Forest Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emissions), una ONG holandesa formada por un grupo de compañías eléctricas, con el objetivo de promover actividades de ... -
Un modèle de décentralisation de la gestion des ressources naturelles au Sahel
(2004)La décentralisation a changé les enjeux gouvernementaux par rapport à la gestion des ressources naturelles, mais elle na pas encore donné une méthodologie qui montre le chemin pour l'actualisé. En réponse à ce manque, ce ... -
Un modèle de gestion décentralisée des resources naturelles au Sahel: Cas du CCGRN dans la Commune Rurale de Madiama
(2009)Important stakeholders and pathways in the passage of SANREM, IER, and CARE technologies in Commune Rurale de Madiama. -
Uncommons in the commons: Community initiated forest resource management
(New Delhi, India: Concept Publishing, 2004)This book explores why communities dependent on common pool resources in similar circumstances respond differently and adopt different strategies when faced with similar problems. Looks closely at five forest-dependent ... -
Uncovering Root Causes of Soil Erosion in the Philippines
(London, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2011)This article explores the complex factors that contribute to soil erosion in the Philippines. The author argues that empirical evidence, scientific explanations, and conservation recommendations are not adequate enough to ... -
Undependable rains bring seasonal exodus
(2000)Describes how late rains can bring a poor harvest, which forces many to seek work in the capital of Mali, Bamako. -
Understanding alternatives to forest use in Malawi
(Blacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSP, OIRED, Virginia Tech, 2006)Over-reliance on forest resources for household income negatively impacts forest ecosystems and the long-term economic stability of low-income households in Malawi. In order to develop economic and environmentally sustainable ... -
Understanding climate change projections for the Northern Altiplano
(2009)Adapting to Change in the Andean Highlands: Practices and Strategies to Address Climate and Market Risks in Vulnerable Agro-ecosystems (SANREM CRSP LTRA 4) focus is to identify the consequences of climate change for one ... -
Understanding climate variability and change in the Altiplano
(2007)This presentation addresses climate variability in the climate change models for 20th and 21st centuries for the Altiplano Region. The models appear to simulate this mechanism in the present, but respond quite differently ... -
Understanding decentralization
(2008)While decentralization policies have become increasingly popular in developing countries, this presentation explores the definition of decentralization in terms of "who" is gaining control over "what" resource. It is shown ... -
Understanding decentralized forest governance: An application of the institutional analysis and development framework
(2006)Analyzes how local institutional arrangements affect the outcomes of decentralization policies in the non-industrialized world, particularly related to forest governance. Relies on the Institutional Analysis and Development ... -
Understanding human practices: The example of farming
(Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Science Ltd, 2003)In this chapter, the authors use the practices (things that people do on a regular basis) of farmers to illustrate a model developed to understand human practices and/or responses to proposed changes. Broadly speaking, the ... -
Understanding market-based livelihoods in a globalising world: Combining approaches and methods
(London, UK: International Institute for the Environment and Development, 2005)This paper compares and contrasts the sustainable livelihoods framework and value chain analysis approaches to researching producer to market linkages in developing nations. This review of contemporary methodology and ... -
Understanding the decline of organic fertilizer use in the Altiplano
(2009)This poster presents some results of a multi-disciplinary research program sponsored by the SANREM-CRSP that is examining ways that Andean farmers can adapt to climate change. Its focus is on the reasons for the decline ...
