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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Win-win opportunities combining high yields with high multi-taxa biodiversity in tropical agroforestry
Resolving ecological-economic trade-offs between biodiversity and yields is a key challenge when addressing the biodiversity crisis in tropical agricultural landscapes. Here, we focused on the relation between...
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...
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...
This report represents the initial effort to structure 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)...
Waste Management and the Circular Economy in Selected OECD Countries: Evidence from Environmental Performance Reviews
This report provides a cross-country review of waste, materials management and circular economy policies in selected OECD countries, drawing on OECD’s Environmental Performance Reviews during the period...
In this study we analyzed the behavior of four poplar genotypes growing in the field under Mediterranean climatic conditions and different watering treatments ranging from optimal to deficient conditions...
FP7 projects with Mediterranean partners countries (MPC) in the area of food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology research
The Mediterranean countries catalogue presents 33 projects selected for funding under FP7 Theme 2 'Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnologies' during 5 years (2007-2012)...
The Mediterranean Sea has been defined “under siege” because of intense pressures from multiple human activities; yet there is still insufficient information on the cumulative impact...