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Análisis de la sustentabilidad del uso del recurso hídrico bajo tres estilos de producción hortícola en el Cinturón Hortícola Platense
(Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2015)En la región hortícola de La Plata, Argentina, coexisten diversos sistemas de producción (convencional bajo invernáculo, convencional al aire libre, orgánico bajo invernáculo y orgánico al aire libre), los cuales utilizan ... -
Apports des typologies d'exploitations aux démarches de conception en agriculture de conservation : une étude de cas dans le nord du Vietnam = Exploiting farm typologies for designing conservation agriculture systems: a case study in northern Vietnam
(2015-03)Dans deux districts montagneux du nord du Vietnam, l’agriculture de conservation (AC) est envisage´e pour re´duire l’impact environnemental de la culture de maı¨s sur pente. Dans ce contexte, notre e´tude vise l’e´laboration ... -
Does competition management improve the ecophysiological response to water shortage of mixed woodland species of North Patagonia?
(Elsevier, 2023-08)Globally, the increasing forests vulnerability and drought-induced forest mortality events, extended to a larger scale, may have the potential to rapidly alter forest functioning and the provision of ecosystem services. ... -
Ecosystem services and disservices associated with pastoral systems from Patagonia, Argentina –A review
(EDP Sciences, 2021-11-11)Pastoral systems worldwide secure rural livelihoods in the harshest environments on Earth. Their low productivity per area unit or head makes them the subject of much criticism with regard to their environmental impact, ... -
Ecosystem services to support environmental and socially sustainable decision-making
(Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2017-04)The theory of ecosystem services (ES) needs to be operationalized to contribute to practices leading to sustainable use of ecosystems, which includes solving trade-offs between private and public benefits and incorporating ... -
Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands
(Elsevier, 2022-02)Although pastoral systems make a significant contribution to food security, they are also pointed out as being responsible for substantial environmental impact. Ecological intensification through process- rather than ... -
Factors influencing the effectiveness of group interactions among international and interdisciplinary early‑career researchers working toward environmental sustainability in climate change
(Springer, 2022-11)Global warming is a current problem that needs to be addressed by collaborating with researchers from different disciplines and expertise. There is a concern about training the next generation of scientists to holistically ... -
Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance
(Elsevier, 2018-06)Worldwide, native grasslands are being converted to non-native pastures and cropland. This process threatens local grassland biomes as well as the livelihoods of farm families that utilize these grasslands. In the Río ... -
Managing Socio‐Ecological Systems to Achieve Sustainability: A Study of Resilience and Robustness
(Wiley, 2013-02)Growing symptoms of the mismanagement of socio‐ecological systems (SESs) show that the long‐term existence of these systems is threatened. SES management improvement is the aim of many policy measures. But how successful ... -
Micro-Environmental Variation in Soil Microbial Biodiversity in Forest Frontier Ecosystems—Implications for Sustainability Assessments
(MDPI, 2024-02)Soil health indicators based on microbial biodiversity are increasingly used in agricultural sustainability assessments. However, little is known about how microbial communities vary within micro-environmental gradients ... -
Modelo de estados y transiciones de los ñirantales del NO de la Patagonia como herramienta para el uso silvopastoril sustentable
(Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2017-08)Desarrollamos un modelo de estados y transiciones (MEyT) para el bosque de ñire (Nothofagus antarctica) en el norte de la Patagonia, con el fin de sintetizar el conocimiento disperso sobre las repuestas de este sistema al ... -
Quantifying farmers’ preferences for cropping systems intensification: A choice experiment approach applied in coastal Bangladesh’s risk prone farming systems
(Elsevier, 2021-04)Sustainable intensification (SI) is envisioned as an effective strategy for developing countries to increase farm productivity while reducing negative environmental and social externalities. The development of regionally ... -
Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh
(Springer, 2021-07)Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their agroecosystems— in other words, their ‘mental models’—is central ... -
Strategies Steering Intensification Pathways of Farmers in Central Malawi
(Springer, 2023-06)Smallholder farmers face many challenges to improve their livelihoods and food security. Intensification of agricultural production can help to achieve these goals. Yet farmers are highly heterogenous in their strategies ... -
Sustainable livelihoods approach through the lens of the State-ans-Transition Model in semi-arid pastoral systems
(2016)Enfrentar desafíos complejos a nivel mundial en relación con el desarrollo sostenible y la gestión ambiental requiere marcos aplicados para comprender y gestionar el cambio en sistemas sociales y ecológicos complejos. A ... -
The application of ecologically intensive principles to the systemic redesign of livestock farms on native grasslands: A case of co-innovation in Rocha, Uruguay
(Elsevier, 2021-06)CONTEXT: Family-run cow-calf farms based on native grasslands exhibit low economic and social sustainability, as reflected in low family incomes and high workloads. Experimental results have shown that pasture–herd interaction ... -
Towards environmentally sound intensification pathways for dairy development in the Tanga region of Tanzania
(Springer, 2020-11)The gap between milk demand and domestic supply in Tanzania is large and projected to widen. Meeting such demand through local production of affordable milk presents an opportunity to improve the welfare of producers and ... -
Urban, periurban and horticultural landscapes – Conflict and sustainable planning in La Plata district, Argentina
(Elsevier, 2022-06)Globally, urban areas are expanding onto high-quality agricultural soils and natural environments reducing the area available for food production. The Horticultural Belt of La Plata is one of the main horticultural areas ...