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Ecological approaches to human nutrition
(2015-01-22)
Background. Malnutrition affects a large number of people throughout the developing world. Approaches to reducing malnutrition rarely focus on ecology and agriculture to simultaneously improve human nutrition and environmental ...
Influence of topographic and edaphic factors on vulnerability to soil degradation due to cattle grazing in humid tropical mountains in northern Honduras
(2013-06-14)
Low altitude humid tropical mountains in Central America have experienced a process of livestock expansion during recent decades.However, the use of sloping areas for cattle grazingmay lead to significant soil degradation ...
An analysis of technical assistance providers in Copanch'orti' Guatemala
(2015-11-03)
Guatemala has the fourth highest rate of chronic under-nutrition for children under
five in the world. One region particularly impacted is the Copanch’orti’ area of eastern
Guatemala where chronic under-nutrition affected ...
Payments for environmental services in Costa Rica: from Rio to Rio and beyond
(2013-05-31)
Costa Rica has shown how a small developing country can grab the bull of environmental degradation by the horns, and reverse one of the highest deforestation rates in Latin America to become the poster child of environment ...
Payment for Ecosystem Services: The roles of positive and information sharing in stimulating adoption of silvopastoral conservation practices
(2015-01-22)
Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) applied to agricultural systems, such as tropical rangelands, seeks to provide multiple services while sustaining food production. However, there is considerable debate
regarding the ...