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Understanding adaptation and transformation through indigenous practice: the case of the Guna of Panama
Type: Journal Article
Resilience is emerging as a promising vehicle for improving management of social-ecological systems that can potentially lead to more sustainable arrangements between environmental and social spheres. Central to an ...
Strategies for the sustainability of online open-access biodiversity databases
Type: Journal Article
Scientists should ensure that high quality research information is readily available on the Internet so society is not dependant on less authoritative sources. Many scientific projects and initiatives publish information ...
A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas
Type: Journal Article
This article present a Bayesian probabilistic method to support out-scaling of technologies from pilot projects. The method is applied to aerobic rice, a water-saving technology with probable global potential. The method ...
Comparative study on growth performance of Bagda (P. monodon, Fabricius, 1798) in traditional and semi-intensive culture systems
Type: Journal Article
A comparative study of growth performance of giant tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon from two traditional and two semi-intensive culture systems was conducted from 14th March to 16th July, 2008 in the village Pania under ...
Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures
Type: Journal Article
The majority of vulnerability and adaptation scholarship, policies and programs focus exclusively on climate change or global environmental change. Yet, individuals, communities and sectors experience a broad array of ...
Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organisations
Type: Journal Article
This paper synthesises the main findings about the impacts of a wide range of farmer-led research initiatives in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to ...
Evaluating complex interventions: A theory-driven realist-informed approach
Type: Journal Article
There is a growing recognition that programs that seek to change people's lives are intervening in complex systems, which puts a particular set of requirements on program monitoring and evaluation. Developing complexity-aware ...
Should enhanced resilience be an objective of natural resource management research for developing countries
Type: Journal Article
Productivity enhancement has traditionally been the main focus of agricultural research to alleviate poverty and enhance food security of poor farmers in the developing world. Recently, the harmful impact of climate change, ...
Outcome evidencing: A Method for enabling and evaluating Program intervention in complex systems
Type: Journal Article
This article describes the development and use of a rapid evaluation approach to meet program accountability and learning requirements in a research for development program operating in five developing countries. The method ...
How do hunter-gatherers learn? The transmission of indigenous knowledge among the Agta of the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
The Agta of the Philippines depend on extensive knowledge of their natural environment for their livelihoods. However, little is known about the transmission of this indigenous ecological knowledge. This paper examines the ...