Contests Land Use: Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock 2016 Land Use: Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock 2016 Proposal revisions
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Growing forests is the most effective nature based carbon capture and storage solution available and mitigates land use emissions.
By optimization through monitored agriculture we can raise yield, reduce pollution & GHGs, boost savings and conserve energy & labour.
Leveraging interconnectedness between community development, access to modern energy services and forest conservation in India
Landscape harvesting of water is the solution for water shortage in Kenya and Horn of Africa.
CSA a way to achieve short-and-long-term agricultural development priorities in the face of climate change.
Sandy Deserts treated with Liquid NanoClay (LNC), retains water and fertilizer, resulting in the same yield as in good USA farm soil.
Blue carbon ecosystems are complex ecosystems requiring a complex and sustainable restoration strategy, undertaken at the landscape level.
Combining eco-farming methods with ancient varieties, farmers can reduce CH4 emissions & water use, improve yields & preserve biodiversity.
By converting to agroforestry, farmers could reap major economic, social and environmental benefits.
Transforming barren land to provide food security to small tribal landholders; raw materials to industries while sequestering carbon
Disentangling the emission myth in Developing Countries: Rural communities and Open Source Ecosystems for GHG Emission Reduction
A system of land use in which harvestable trees or shrubs are grown among or around crops or on pastureland, as a means of preserving or enhancing the productivity of the land
"discurso" mensaje que transmita la idea/proposito del proyecto
Soil&Co empowers farmers and consumers to reverse climate change by providing access to more sustainable practices of farming and consuming
Social ecological systems approach to landscape planning: identify eco-services, action to enhance their functionality and meet the SDGs.
Project aims to rehabilitate ecological infrastructure of the Baynespruit stream to improve water quality,agricultural lands,food security
Bamboo grows well on slopes, degraded areas, reclaimed lands, riversides and other marginal lands that cannot otherwise be used for farming.
Collect fruit seeds with students help, grow fruit trees everywhere, distribute fruits free, request to save seeds & use next year
Increase the number of years of harvest in a slash and burned parcel by promoting rotation and native trees planting as fallow's enrichment
Private Investors Can Contribute to GHG Emission Reduction through Rehabilitating Degraded lands While Making Profit.
Pilot study on the effectiveness of biochar based soil in improving the lifespan and health of urban trees and their carbon sequestration.
its all about the data: GPS the logging, Satellite imagery of forests, Government reports of the actors, and math to put it all together.
Concerted efforts are necessary to sustain mangrove ecosystem functions and benefits to climate change impacts (sea level rise).
Shallow flooding and optimal N applications could lead to 34.3% reduction of GHG emissions (CH4, N2O, and CO2) on a national scale.
More bees increases pollination, increases crop yields, safeguard's 35% of the World's foods plus increses absorbtion of C02.
The NEMA, 2012 report revealed that at with a rate of deforestation at 13%, Uganda will not be having trees by 2050 if no intervention.
Action plan preparation for conserving land degradation, management of water resources and improving agriculture productivity using GIS
Plant-based diets can stop climate chaos! Even if the world went fossil free, increasing animal consumption will continue global warming.
Sustainable Solutions to improving access to clean energy, safe drinking water & adequate food while reducing GHG emissions in communities
Creating policy to incentivize alternatives in agriculutre industry, specifically, vertical farming.
Climate Change Impacts on Natural Springs, Livelihoods and Adaptation Options
Ecological / Economic KEYS to GHG balance, quick scale productivity, resilience, food security, water availability, energy supply and income
Every piece of land is in use either converted from forest into multi-uses.Boundaries tree corridor can raise farm forest vs climate change
Urgent need to save our environment by reducing harmful pests with no pesticides but just biologically and physically by diodes.
How can we use human centered design thinking to create energy security and bridge community between Rwandan farmers?
Natural herbicides, climate eco-labeling, urban gardening initiatives, education programs, and CAFO restrictions can combat climate change.
If all nations printed extra money for the World Bank to address climate change, it could create investment opportunity for our environment.
Levels of carbon CO2 & Cxyz in air drive climate change/heating/chaos & need 100% Renewable Energy+AbsorptiveWatersheds/Tools lower C levels
Vetiver sequesters high quanities of CO2 and the same time provides economic returns to farmers; advantage for environment and livelihoods.
Convert the Methane From Farm Waste To Electricity via 100% Emission Free, Bloom Energy Fuel Cells
Integrated Watershed Management to be implemented at local level is the best option for climate smart catchment management
Reduce deforestation and land degradation and improving food security and rural livelihoods through community based projects for the long term to mitigate climate change.
My idea joins social equality, GHG reduction, energy, water and food security and reduced deforestation.
My idea joins social equality, GHG reduction, energy, water and food security and reduced deforestation.
Plants have their lifecycle. They influence weather on the planet. Create software which tells farmers what action to perform at their field
Maintaining healthy ecosystems is a crucial step for sustainable development, mitigation and adaptation to global climate change.
Climate Change Impacts on Natural Springs, Livelihoods and Adaptation Options
NTFPs may provide bases to adapt climate change in midhills of Nepal.