The distribution of dryland trees and their density, cover, size, mass and carbon content are not well known at sub-continental to continental scales. This information is important for ecological...
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This report represents a second step in structuring existing knowledge about agroecology as farming and food system in support of the EC Knowledge Centre on Food and Nutrition Security (https://ec.europa.eu/knowledge4policy/global-food-nutrition-security_en)...
Today, major changes are required in global agricultural systems to produce enough healthy food for all, while preserving the quality of land, air and water and safeguarding...
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Practices as a Nature-Based Solution to Promote Water-Energy-Food Nexus Balance
The objective of this study is to evaluate the contributions of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) practices to the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus balance, design practical pathways, and analyze barriers towards achievement of EbA-WEF...
COVID-19 and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications of lockdown during agricultural planting seasons
COVID-19 pandemic movement restrictions as part of the control measures put in place by countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has implications on food security, as movement restrictions coincided...
The IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), approved on 24 September 2019 by the 195 IPCC member governments, provides new evidence for the benefits...
The Arctic region undergoes major pressures from climate variability. Its major manifestations are the increase in temperature and decrease in sea ice coverage and volume, with associated variability...
The study compares costs and benefits of Arctic observation systems. Ten case studies show that annually economic benefits exceed by at least 50% investments. The analytical framework...
Summary report of the Arctic stakeholder forum consultation to identify key investment priorities in the Arctic and ways to better streamline future EU funding programmes for the region
The report summarises the results of a consultation of stakeholders in the Arctic region on investment priorities for EU support and ways of streamlining EU funding programmes. While conditions across the Arctic...