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Ecosystem-based strategies and innovations in water governance networks for adaptation to climate change in Latin American Landscapes (EcoAdapt)

Start date: Jan 15, 2012, End date: Jan 14, 2016,

International debates on climate change highlight the need to foster adaptation planning in Latin America where significant impacts are expected. However, little progress has been made due to the difficulty of managing environmental dynamics characterized by deep uncertainties and potential tensions at various scales.EcoAdapt is built on the outcomes of two rounds on regional consultation with Lat ...
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Assessing the role of economic instruments in policy mixes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision (POLICYMIX) (POLICYMIX)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

"POLICYMIX aims to contribute to achieving the EUs goals of reversing trends in biodiversity loss beyond 2010 through the use of cost-effective and incentive-compatible economic instruments. POLICYMIX focuses on the role of economic instruments in a mix of operational conservation policy instruments. To this end, POLICYMIX will develop an integrated evaluation framework that considers multiple pol ...
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Functional Diversity: An ecological framework for sustainable and adaptable agro-forestry systems in landscapes of semi-arid and arid eco-regions (FUNCiTree)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

The increasing demand of livestock products, larger climate uncertainty and resource degradation, and the rampant poverty of farmers in the semi-arid tropics calls for modernized agroforestry systems (AFS) capable of providing multiple functions. The project will develop regionally specific, trait-based and field tested AFS capable of providing critical agro-ecosystem functions in semi-arid Africa ...
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Global Assessment of Biomass and Bioproduct Impacts on Socio-economics and Sustainability (Global-Bio-Pact)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2013,

The objective of the Global-Bio-Pact project is the development and harmonisation of global sustainability certification systems for biomass production, conversion systems and trade in order to prevent negative socio-economic impacts. A functioning and sustainable certification scheme requires reliable data and profound research in order to evaluate impacts of biomass production. Currently, the su ...
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