Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services
Outline: Characteristics of conservation agriculture (CA) Impacts of CA What are ecosystem services? Potential ecosystem services impacts of CA
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): T. Dillaha
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Developing conservation agriculture production systems: An analysis of local networks
Abstract: Conservation agriculture (CA) has been trumpeted as the solution for reducing soil degradation and increasing agricultural productivity around the world. Some farmland settings, such as […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): S. Swenson; K.M. Moore
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Capacity Building, Innovation, Natural Resource Management
Ecosystems and ecosystem-based management
This chapter explains the importance and complexity of ecosystems in a landscape system. The ecosystem level of management integrates activities at the field, farm, and watershed […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): C.A. Haas; E.A. Frimpong; S.M. Karpanty
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Native foods a hot commodity in the Philippines
By reintroducing native foods in a region plagued by poverty and degraded natural resources, researchers hope to teach farmers how to use and conserve plants, improve […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): D. Estrada
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
SANREM knowledgebase metadata guide: Version 4
This document describes the purpose, Content, and format of the metadata that defines the Contents of the SANREM Knowledgebase. The SANREM Knowledgebase (SKB) is a catalog […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): C.B. Heatwole Shenk; J.N. Lamb with C.D Heatwole; M. Obenhaus
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in farm enterprise systems
This chapter describes the farm enterprise system. The farm enterprise system involves the consumption, sales, and investment of farm resources, but recognizes the economic, institutional, and […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): P. Wyeth
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Systems integration and innovation
This chapter explores complex adaptive systems and why management strategies need to be adaptive as well in order to achieve long-term sustainability. Each landscape has its […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): K.M. Moore
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Capacity Building, Natural Resource Management
The Sciences and Art of Adaptive Management: Innovating for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
In this book, various authors describe their expertise and each explains a different aspect of adaptive management. This collective work offers a detailed breakdown of the […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): K.M. Moore; with J. Alwang; R. Andrade; V. Barrera; M. Bertelsen; D. Birur; L. Buc; S. Cisse; D. Finney; C.B. Flora; E.A. Frimpong; C.A. Haas; S. Hamilton; P. Hepperly; S.M. Karpanty; K.M. Moore; S. Mostaghimi; J.P. Mueller; G.W. Norton; S.J. Scherr; D.B. Sherwood; G. Shively; A. Thiboumery; A. Toure; S. Walker; P. Wyeth
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Innovation, Natural Resource Management
The field system
The most fundamental socio-ecological system through which humans interact with the biosphere is the field system. The field system comprises both biotic and abiotic components that […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): J.P. Mueller; D. Finney; P. Hepperly
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Innovation, Natural Resource Management
Un modele de gestion decentralisee des resources naturelles au Sahel: Cas du CCGRN dans la Commune Rurale de Madiama
Important stakeholders and pathways in the passage of SANREM, IER, and CARE technologies in Commune Rurale de Madiama.
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): S. Cisse; K.Moore; M. Keita; A.Toure
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation, Natural Resource Management