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BIOMASS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION Social Policy RESOURCE ALLOCATION SOCIAL WELFARE VULNERABLE GROUPS GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

Charcoal production in the Dry Chaco: Where, how and who?

Charcoal production has been widespread in the past and is still common where
poor societies and dry forests coexist. For the Dry Chaco in South America, one
Published date
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 05:00
Journal articles

HYDROLOGY GRASSLANDS SAVANNAS BIOMASS WATER BALANCE RESILIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION BIOCLIMATOLOGY MATHEMATICAL MODELS DEFORESTATION ECOSYSTEMS Climate change

Ecohydrology of ecosystem transitions : a meta-analysis

A vast body of literature demonstrated that anthropogenic disturbances such as overgrazing and fire are key drivers of abrupt
Published date
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 05:00
Journal articles

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS HYDROLOGY GROUNDWATER ECOSYSTEMS SOIL WATER BALANCE SOIL CHEMISTRY LAND MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

Geophysical subsurface imaging for ecological applications

Ecologists, ecohydrologists, and biogeochemists need detailed insights into belowground
properties and processes, including changes in water, salts, and other elements that can influence
Published date
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00
Journal articles

ADAPTATION MARKET

Shaping forest safety nets with markets : adaptation to climate change under changing roles of tropical forests in Congo Basin

This study examined the roles of markets in non-timber forest products and services that usually serve as safety nets for forest communities.
Published date
Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 05:00
Journal articles

SOCIAL WELFARE POPULATION GROWTH Poverty alleviation ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT SLUMS

Working toward environmental solutions in underdeveloped neighbourhoods in greater Buenos Aires

Even though Alem is not an informal settlement — the houses were built by the Moreno municipality several years ago in Buenos Aires — people are still waiting for their deeds.
Published date
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 05:00
Reports

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Altering the climate of poverty under climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa : setting priorities and strategies for adaptation with the forests to climate; end of the project report, March 2008 – July 2011

The Congo basin Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (CoFCCA) project was implemented in three countries in Central Africa: Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Published date
Sunday, January 2, 2011 - 05:00
Project

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The nature and perpetrators of urban violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing violence and growing, ever-evolving urban crime in a time of unstable institutions and security, soaring urbanization, increasing inequality, and a chronic lack of basic public service including employmen
Project

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Social cohesion: The missing link in overcoming violence and inequality?

This study will adopt a groundbreaking approach to understanding and responding to urban violence in two cities: Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro.
Research in Action

VIOLENCE SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL INEQUALITY Poverty Gender MEN URBAN WOMEN URBAN YOUTH

Life and death in the city: Lessons from Venezuela

Cities of Life and Death presents findings from research led by Laboratorio de Ciencias Sociales (LACSO) in four cities: Caracas, Ciudad Guayana, San Cristobal, and San Antonio del Táchira.
Published date
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 08:00
Reports

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Flatness, Flooding and Farming (F3) : adapting to climatic and hydrological changes in the plains of Argentina and Paraguay; final technical report (October 1, 2011 - March 31, 2014)

Exploration and mapping of alternative land uses suggest ways to foster territorial development pathways that can coexist with a forest cover.
Published date
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 04:00