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Modeling information-sharing networks on agroforestry species in rural ethnic-based communities using ERGM Open
The adoption of agroforestry species offers a sustainable solution for regions devoid of forest cover by mitigating soil degradation, enhancing biodiversity, and boosting household income. Understanding how information about these practice…
A discussion on the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products and specific sustainable development goals: Evidence from Pakistan Open
Establishing a link between specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products is lacking in developing countries. Therefore, this study aims to address food security SDG 02 by ado…
View article: Land-use trajectories for sustainable land system transformations: Identifying leverage points in a global biodiversity hotspot
Land-use trajectories for sustainable land system transformations: Identifying leverage points in a global biodiversity hotspot Open
Significance Finding entry points where policy has strong leverage to transform land systems for people and nature is pivotal. We develop an innovative framework to identify and evaluate such leverage points along land-use trajectories tha…
Quantitative Modelling and Perspective Taking: Two Competencies of Decision Making for Sustainable Development Open
Land use change, natural resource use and climate change are challenging Sustainable Development issues (SDGs 13–15). Fostering the competencies to deal with such issues is one core task for current educational endeavors. Among these compe…
Farm and farmer capital foster adoption of improved quality agrochemical inputs in the cotton-wheat zone of the Punjab, Pakistan Open
Adoption of yield-enhancing agricultural inputs fosters agricultural intensification in low-income countries. In Pakistan, initial adoption of agrochemicals is already widespread; the low quality of much of the inputs contributes to severe…
View article: Differences in Power Structures Regarding Access to Natural Resources at the Village Level in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Differences in Power Structures Regarding Access to Natural Resources at the Village Level in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) Open
The mountain forests of the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi include core areas of the global Wallacea biodiversity “hotspot”. Remote sensing data indicated that deforestation rates around Central Sulawesi’s Lore-Lindu National Park…
Cultural Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Green Change along an Urban-Periurban Gradient Open
Urbanization by densification is globally increasing and endangers maintenance of urban green and associated social-ecological systems. Cultural ecosystem services play a crucial role in human well-being, especially in urban areas. We anal…
Potential of <i>Opuntia</i> seed oil for livelihood improvement in semi-arid Madagascar Open
The coastal area of the Mahafaly Plateau in southwestern Madagascar is prone to droughts, as well as to other environmental risks, resulting in frequent crop failures, famines, and extreme poverty. Thus, the identification of potential com…
Diverging perceptions by social groups on cultural ecosystem services provided by urban green Open
Global environmental and social changes will have great impact on the development of cities in the coming decades. Impacts of climate change, demographic shifts and conservation of biodiversity should be incorporated into urban green space…
Socio-economic, land use and value chain perspectives on vanilla farming in the SAVA Region (north-eastern Madagascar): The Diversity Turn Baseline Study (DTBS) Open
The SAVA region in north-eastern Madagascar is the global centre of vanilla production. Here, around 70,000 farmers are estimated to produce 70-80% of all global bourbon vanilla. Yet, little is known about the farming population, their liv…
To analyse the suitability of a set of soical and economic indicators that assesses the impact on SI enhancing advanced technological inputs by farming households in Punjab Pakistan Open
Increase in agricultural production in industrialized and developing countries are based on the adoption of new and improved technologies. Farming household's social and economic conditions greatly determines the adoption of new technologi…
Social-ecological traps hinder rural development in southwestern Madagascar Open
The semiarid Mahafaly region in southwestern Madagascar is not only a unique biodiversity hotspot, but also one of the poorest regions in the world. Crop failures occur frequently, and despite a great number of rural development programs, …
ATTITUDINAL DETERMINANTS OF WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR RIVER ECOSYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS IN CENTRAL CHILE: A CHOICE EXPERIMENT Open
A respondent's preference for non-market goods depends not only on the attributes of the goods but also on the respondent's attitude towards the goods being valued. Accounting for these characteristics may substantially improve the ability…
The impact of protected areas on local livelihoods in the South Caucasus Open
Nature conservation has a long tradition in the South Caucasus, a region with very high biodiversity. Alongside century old nature reserves (NR) in Azerbaijan and Georgia, two new transboundary national parks (NP) have recently been create…