Category Archives: Climate change

New book published: Farmers and plant breeding: current approaches and perspectives

Posted on November 12, 2019 by wavingcat

Tveitereid Westengen, O.; Winge, T. (2019) Farmers and plant breeding: current approaches and perspectives. Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity. Oxon (UK): Earthscan for Routledge 354 p. ISBN: 9780429507335 Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105700 External link to download this … Continue reading →

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Interesting journal articles published this week

Posted on October 11, 2019 by wavingcat

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Oct 2019, 201907826; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907826116 Evidence for sharp increase in the economic damages of extreme natural disasters Matteo Coronese, Francesco Lamperti, Klaus Keller, Francesca Chiaromonte, and Andrea Roventini PNAS first published October 7, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1907826116 https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/10/01/1907826116 ********************************************************************* Biodiversity and Conservation, November 2019, Volume 28, Issue 13, pp … Continue reading →

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New book chapter: How do climate and agrobiodiversity interact?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by wavingcat

van Etten, J. (2019) How do climate and agrobiodiversity interact? In: Zimmerer, K.S. and de Haan, S. (eds.) Agrobiodiversity: integrating knowledge for a sustainable future. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. Strüngmann Forum Reports 24 p.145-161 ISBN: 978-0262038683 Permanent link to … Continue reading →

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New journal article: The future of cofee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica.

Posted on June 25, 2019 by wavingcat

de Sousa, K.; van Zonneveld, M.; Holmgren, M.; Kindt, R.; Ordoñez, J.C. (2019) The future of cofee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica. Scientific Reports Vol. 9: 8828 ISSN: 2045-2322 Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101670 External … Continue reading →

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New book: Food Security and Climate Change

Posted on March 13, 2019 by wavingcat

Food Security and Climate Change Shyam Singh Yadav (Editor), Robert J. Redden (Editor), Jerry L. Hatfield (Editor), Andreas W. Ebert (Editor), Danny Hunter (Editor) ISBN: 978-1-119-18064-7 – February 2019 – Wiley-Blackwell – 568 Pages Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99418 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119180661 The book … Continue reading →

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Crop variety management for climate adaptation supported by citizen science

Posted on February 20, 2019 by wavingcat

van Etten, J.; de Sousa, K.; Aguillar, A.; Barrios, M.; Coto, A.; Dell’acqua, M.; Fadda, C.; Gebrehawaryat, Y.; van de Gevel, J.; Gupta, A.; Kiros, A.Y.; Madriz, B.; Mathur, P.; Mengistu, D.K.; Mercado, L.; Mohammed, J.N.; Paliwal, A.; Pe`, M.E.; … Continue reading →

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Are agricultural researchers working on the right crops to enable food and nutrition security under future climates?

Posted on October 19, 2018 by wavingcat

This study examined how crop-specific agricultural research investments can be prioritised to anticipate climate change impact on crops and to enable the production of more nutritious food. We used a simple crop modelling approach to derive expected future changes in … Continue reading →

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Science’s article: Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies

Posted on July 5, 2013 by wavingcat

Science 5 July 2013: Vol. 341 no. 6141 pp. 33-34 DOI: 10.1126/science.1234485 Policy Forum Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies      T. Garnett1 et al.  Summary Food security is high on the global policy agenda. Demand for food is … Continue reading →

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Nature’s article – Plant ecology: Forests on the brink

Posted on November 29, 2012 by wavingcat

Nature | News & Views Plant ecology: Forests on the brink Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht Nature Volume: 491, Pages: 675–677 Date published: (29 November 2012)  DOI: doi:10.1038/nature11756  An analysis of the physiological vulnerability of different trees to drought shows that … Continue reading →

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Climate change and the conservation of plant genetic resources: new research paper by Bioversity staff

Posted on June 14, 2012 by wavingcat

Over the next decades, agricultural production practices will change significantly and become more sustainable while they also respond to the need to contribute to reducing malnutrition and hunger and meeting the challenges of climate change. The enhanced use of agricultural … Continue reading →

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