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1. Capacity building to support knowledge systems for resilient development—approaches, actions, and needs

Author:
Virji, Hassan; Padgham, Jon; Seipt, Clark
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2012 v.4 no.1 pp. 115-121
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
food security,   etc   ; climate change; ecosystem services; education; issues and policy; scientists; society; support systems;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustained action by society to support timely and effective actions to deal with global environmental changes must be underpinned by systems of knowledge generation and exchange that are capable of engaging a wide range of decision makers. Building more robust knowledge systems to support resilient development requires significant and well-targeted investments in education and training that bolste ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.005

2. Climate change, agriculture and food security: a global partnership to link research and action for low-income agricultural producers and consumers

Author:
Vermeulen, Sonja; Zougmoré, Robert; Wollenberg, Eva; Thornton, Philip; Nelson, Gerald; Kristjanson, Patricia; Kinyangi, James; Jarvis, Andrew; Hansen, James; Challinor, Andrew; Campbell, Bruce; Aggarwal, Pramod
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2012 v.4 no.1 pp. 128-133
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
food security,   etc   ; agricultural research; climate change; issues and policy; small-scale farming;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... To achieve food security for many in low-income and middle-income countries for whom this is already a challenge, especially with the additional complications of climate change, will require early investment to support smallholder farming systems and the associated food systems that supply poor consumers. We need both local and global policy-linked research to accelerate sharing of lessons on inst ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2011.12.004

3. Legal frameworks for soil protection: current development and technical information requirements

Author:
Kibblewhite, Mark G; Miko, Ladislav; Montanarella, Luca
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2012 v.4 no.5 pp. 573-577
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
food security,   etc   ; biodiversity; economic costs; issues and policy; land use planning; monitoring; quantitative risk assessment; risk estimate; risk reduction; soil; soil resources;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Protection of soil resources is a priority for policy makers concerned with future food security and biodiversity conservation. Current global, continental and national progress with legal frameworks and supporting technical information is reviewed. Better soil monitoring information is needed to support new investment in, targeting of, and evaluation of soil protection measures. Some but not all ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2012.08.001

4. Soil information in support of policy making and awareness raising

Author:
Bouma, Johan; Broll, Gabriele; Crane, Todd A; Dewitte, Olivier; Gardi, Ciro; Schulte, Rogier PO; Towers, Willie
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2012 v.4 no.5 pp. 552-558
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
food security,   etc   ; European Union; biodiversity; case studies; climate change; databases; freshwater; issues and policy; land use; people; planning; politics; soil; soil management; Scotland; South America;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soils play an important role in defining sustainable land-use options when facing major global environmental challenges such as food security, climate change, fresh water scarcity and biodiversity loss. Facing these problems, the 2006 EU Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection (TSSP), provides an important focal point for soil research and awareness raising. Unfortunately, the TSSP has not yet been ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2012.07.001

5. Global governance of soil resources as a necessary condition for sustainable development

Author:
Montanarella, Luca; Vargas, Ronald
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2012 v.4 no.5 pp. 559-564
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
food security,   etc   ; European Union; Food and Agriculture Organization; climate change; ecosystem services; energy; food prices; food production; governance; infrastructure; issues and policy; land use; mining; soil; soil conservation; soil management; soil resources; sustainable development;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the current era of multiple crises, from food price, through climate change to economic failure, policy makers around the world are exploring opportunities to make a shift to a green economy. The international community is seeking new ways of developing the concept of sustainable development up to and beyond the Earth Summit in 2012, mainly with regards to practical ways for the coherent implem ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2012.06.007