Bacterial protein for food and feed generated via renewable energy and direct air capture of CO2: Can it reduce land and water use?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Global Food Security"
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.09.007
Abstract: Abstract The global food demand is projected to significantly increase. To maintain global food security in the future, protein production needs to become more efficient regarding the use of limited land and water resources. Protein-rich… read more here.
Keywords: protein; land water; food; water use ... See more keywords
Discrepancies between paper and practice in policy implementation: Tajikistan’s property rights and customary claims to land and water
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.030
Abstract: Property rights granted by land and water policies are not always identical with the claims – meaning perceived rights - people base their actions on. A high discrepancy between both resembles an ineffective policy implementation… read more here.
Keywords: policy; customary claims; property; property rights ... See more keywords
Land dispossessions and water appropriations: Political ecology of land and water grabs in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104068
Abstract: Abstract Recent land grabs in Sub-Saharan Africa are influenced by both land availability and access to water resources beyond seasonal rains. However, much of the literature has treated land grabs and their attendant water resource… read more here.
Keywords: water; water appropriations; land grabs; land water ... See more keywords
Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105281
Abstract: Abstract The massive expansion of soy production in Brazil has contributed to a loss of access for local communities to land and water, particularly in highly dynamic frontier regions in the Cerrado. Soy certification standards… read more here.
Keywords: certification auditing; local communities; land water; access ... See more keywords
Land-Water Transport and Sources of Nitrogen Pollution Affecting the Structure and Function of Riverine Microbial Communities.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04705
Abstract: The characterization of variations in riverine microbiota that stem from contaminant sources and transport modes is important for understanding biogeochemical processes. However, the association between complex anthropogenic nitrogen pollution and bacteria has not been extensively… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; nitrogen pollution; transport; land water ... See more keywords
Adaptation to Variable Environments, Resilience to Climate Change: Investigating Land, Water and Settlement in Indus Northwest India
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DOI: 10.1086/690112
Abstract: This paper explores the nature and dynamics of adaptation and resilience in the face of a diverse and varied environmental and ecological context using the case study of South Asia’s Indus Civilization (ca. 3000–1300 BC).… read more here.
Keywords: indus; indus civilization; climate change; land water ... See more keywords
Cattle production in Southern Amazonia: implications for land and water management
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab30a7
Abstract: The expansion of cattle in central western Brazil has been under scrutiny because of the region's historic reliance on Amazon and Cerrado deforestation for cropland and pastureland expansion. In this study, we determined the volumetric… read more here.
Keywords: management; water; cattle production; southern amazonia ... See more keywords
Key policy actions for sustainable land and water use to serve people
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DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2017-32
Abstract: Abstract To achieve food security for all, new resource policies for sustainable land and water use are needed. Land, water and energy need to be considered jointly in policies, not in isolation. United Nations, G20… read more here.
Keywords: policy; sustainable land; use; water ... See more keywords
Impact of land–water sensitivity contrast on MOPITT retrievals and trends over a coastal city
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-13-3521-2020
Abstract: Abstract. We compare MOPITT Version 7 (V7) Level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) carbon monoxide (CO) products for the 1 ∘ × 1 ∘ L3 grid box containing the coastal city of Halifax, Canada… read more here.
Keywords: water; grid box; surface; level ... See more keywords
River hydraulic modeling with ICESat-2 land and water surface elevation
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DOI: 10.5194/hess-27-1011-2023
Abstract: Abstract. Advances in geodetic altimetry instruments are providing more accurate measurements, thus enabling satellite missions to produce useful data for narrow rivers and streams. Altimetry missions produce spatially dense land and water surface elevation (WSE) measurements… read more here.
Keywords: land; water; geometry; elevation ... See more keywords