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Social-Environmental Analysis for the Management of Coastal Lagoons in North Africa
This study provides an overview of eleven lagoons in North Africa, from the Atlantic to the Eastern Mediterranean. Lagoons are …
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Detecting Native Freshwater Fishes Using Novel Non-invasive Methods
Improving the ability to detect and quantify rare freshwater fishes in remote locations is of growing conservation concern, as the …
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Environmental Sanitation Planning: Feasibility of the CLUES Framework in a Malawian Small Town
Compared to the growing mega-cities or the languishing rural areas, small towns are generally less prioritized by governments and donors, …
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Socio-Economic Determinants of Land Use/Cover Change in Wetlands in East Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Anyiko Wetland, Kenya
In East Africa, wetlands are steadily converted to agriculture for food security reasons. This study analyzed high spatial resolution panchromatic …
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Application of MODIS NDVI for Monitoring Kenyan Rangelands Through a Web Based Decision Support Tool
The Kenyan rangelands contribute significantly to the country’s GDP through livestock production and tourism. With dependence on rain-fed pastures, climate …
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Food Web Structure and Trophic Dynamics of a Fish Community in an Ephemeral Floodplain Lake
In Africa, wetlands such as shallow, ephemeral lakes provide ecosystem services such as water purification, food supply and flood control …
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The Role of Environmental Variables in Waste Stabilization Ponds' Morphodynamics
In management of helminth infections and transmission, the correct prediction of sludge accumulation patterns in waste stabilization ponds (WSP) is …
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Comparing Field Sampling and Soil Survey Database for Spatial Heterogeneity in Surface Soil Granulometry: Implications for Ecosystem Services Assessment
Lithospheric-derived resources such as soil texture and coarse fragments are key soil physical properties that contribute to ecosystem services (ES), …
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Does Protection of Marine Areas Safeguard Coral Reefs From Human-Source Pollution?
Marine biodiversity is under increasing threat as the area covered by corals diminishes under pressure from climate change and human …
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Competition for Land: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Coal Mining in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
The Mpumalanga Province is a key source of South Africa’s coal supply with over 60% of the province’s surface area …
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Three Ways Forward to Improve Regional Information for Extreme Events: An Early Career Perspective
This paper provides an early career researchers (ECRs) perspective on major challenges and opportunities that arise in the study and …
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Quantified Soil Evolution Under Shifting Agriculture in Southern Cameroon
In the tropical rain forest zone of Southern Cameroon, shifting cultivation and perennial plantations of cocoa are the main farming …
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The Development of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Framework for Achieving Resource Security: A Review
This paper presents a study of the evolution of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus since its rise to prominence in policy …
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Changing Patterns of Tree Cover in a Tropical Highland Region and Implications for Food, Energy, and Water Resources
The Blue Nile Highlands of Ethiopia are a densely populated, predominantly rural region dominated by smallholder crop-livestock mixed farming systems. …
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A Perspective on Training Methods Aimed at Building Local Capacity for the Assessment and Implementation of Environmental Flows in Rivers
This paper describes the development and delivery of a global training programme for environmental flows in rivers. The programme was …
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Environmental Flow Assessments Are Not Realizing Their Potential as an Aid to Basin Planning
Multiple planned dams in developing countries, mostly for hydropower, are threatening some of the world’s great river systems. Concern over …
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Enhanced Biogas Production From Anaerobic Co-digestion of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Poultry Feces Using Source Separated Human Urine as Buffering Agent
Effect of source separated human urine as buffering agent compared to sodium bicarbonate and water in anaerobic co-digestion of lignocellulosic …
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A Spanner in the Works: Human–Elephant Conflict Complicates the Food–Water–Energy Nexus in Drylands of Africa
The two major conservation issues for drylands of Africa are habitat loss or degradation and habitat fragmentation, largely from agriculture, …
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Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Maize Production in the Southern and Western Highlands Sub-agro Ecological Zones of Tanzania
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fourth assessment report confirmed that climate change is unequivocal. It is coming to …
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Accounting for Carbon Stocks in Soils and Measuring GHGs Emission Fluxes from Soils: Do We Have the Necessary Standards?
Soil is a key compartment for climate regulation as a source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and as a sink …