Skim and scan the text to understand the process carried out in Amazonas to recover the forest. Then, prepare a screencast to summarize the information.
The document summarizes the ASSETS project which examines the link between ecosystem services, food security, and nutritional health for rural communities near forests. The project is a multi-institutional collaboration that will study these relationships in Colombia, Peru, and Malawi. The project aims to better understand how changes in ecosystem services can impact food security and health, identify crises and tipping points, and strengthen the science-policy interface on these issues.
A One Health Approach to Incorporation of Village Poultry Production Into Nut...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
A One Health approach is needed to incorporate village poultry production into nutrition sensitive landscapes. Village poultry, including chickens, provide important nutrition and economic benefits for rural families through their eggs and meat. They obtain feed through scavenging and require low inputs, making their production efficient. Village poultry also contribute to food security, empowerment of women, and conservation goals. A Nutrition Sensitive Landscapes approach considers interactions within an area to optimize food and nutrition security while conserving biodiversity. Village poultry production can complement this by contributing nutrient-rich animal source foods.
Animal Agriculture In The Developing Worldguest5bdde0
This document discusses animal agriculture in developing countries. It notes advantages like providing nutritional value from animal products, generating greater income, and using livestock for nutrient recycling and power. The document also mentions rising demand for livestock and exposure to diseases. References are provided on the role of livestock in human nutrition, health, and poverty reduction in developing nations.
This document provides biographical and professional details about Paul Trawick, including his educational background, professional experience, research interests, publications, grants, and participation in interdisciplinary projects. It lists his position as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Idaho State University, along with his qualifications, languages, professional memberships, research interests in areas like environmental anthropology and water management, previous employment, recent grants, and publications.
Davos One Health 2015 Surveillance for Pandemic Threats 5 oct 2015 Peter DAN...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
Surveillance of zoonotic diseases in farmed animals is important to prevent pandemics. Many recent outbreaks of influenza started in animals before spreading to humans. Effective surveillance could allow early detection and control of diseases in animals to prevent human transmission. However, current surveillance is inadequate due to factors like cost, lack of reporting incentives for farmers, and negative consequences of reporting diseases. Improved engagement with farmers and the public is needed to develop surveillance systems that manage risks while supporting sustainable agriculture.
This document summarizes a master's thesis that simulated an agroecological system for producing balanced food baskets at the Graux Estate in Belgium. Three different food baskets were modeled based on current Belgian consumption, the paleolithic diet, and a strict paleolithic diet. Nutritional analyses showed the paleolithic-based baskets better met Belgian nutritional guidelines. The land area needed to produce each basket organically was then calculated. For the Graux Estate's 83 hectares, 305 individuals could be fed using a paleolithic-based basket production system that aimed to be mostly self-sufficient. A programmable spreadsheet was created to simulate different scenarios for designing agroecological food basket production systems based on diet choices and ag
The document discusses the field of environmental science. It defines environmental science as the study of the air, water, and land surrounding organisms and communities, ranging from small to Earth's entire biosphere. The goal of environmental science is to study how human actions alter the environment and how humans use natural resources. Many fields contribute to environmental science, including ecology, which studies the interactions between living organisms and their environment.
The document summarizes the ASSETS project which examines the link between ecosystem services, food security, and nutritional health for rural communities near forests. The project is a multi-institutional collaboration that will study these relationships in Colombia, Peru, and Malawi. The project aims to better understand how changes in ecosystem services can impact food security and health, identify crises and tipping points, and strengthen the science-policy interface on these issues.
A One Health Approach to Incorporation of Village Poultry Production Into Nut...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
A One Health approach is needed to incorporate village poultry production into nutrition sensitive landscapes. Village poultry, including chickens, provide important nutrition and economic benefits for rural families through their eggs and meat. They obtain feed through scavenging and require low inputs, making their production efficient. Village poultry also contribute to food security, empowerment of women, and conservation goals. A Nutrition Sensitive Landscapes approach considers interactions within an area to optimize food and nutrition security while conserving biodiversity. Village poultry production can complement this by contributing nutrient-rich animal source foods.
Animal Agriculture In The Developing Worldguest5bdde0
This document discusses animal agriculture in developing countries. It notes advantages like providing nutritional value from animal products, generating greater income, and using livestock for nutrient recycling and power. The document also mentions rising demand for livestock and exposure to diseases. References are provided on the role of livestock in human nutrition, health, and poverty reduction in developing nations.
This document provides biographical and professional details about Paul Trawick, including his educational background, professional experience, research interests, publications, grants, and participation in interdisciplinary projects. It lists his position as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Idaho State University, along with his qualifications, languages, professional memberships, research interests in areas like environmental anthropology and water management, previous employment, recent grants, and publications.
Davos One Health 2015 Surveillance for Pandemic Threats 5 oct 2015 Peter DAN...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
Surveillance of zoonotic diseases in farmed animals is important to prevent pandemics. Many recent outbreaks of influenza started in animals before spreading to humans. Effective surveillance could allow early detection and control of diseases in animals to prevent human transmission. However, current surveillance is inadequate due to factors like cost, lack of reporting incentives for farmers, and negative consequences of reporting diseases. Improved engagement with farmers and the public is needed to develop surveillance systems that manage risks while supporting sustainable agriculture.
This document summarizes a master's thesis that simulated an agroecological system for producing balanced food baskets at the Graux Estate in Belgium. Three different food baskets were modeled based on current Belgian consumption, the paleolithic diet, and a strict paleolithic diet. Nutritional analyses showed the paleolithic-based baskets better met Belgian nutritional guidelines. The land area needed to produce each basket organically was then calculated. For the Graux Estate's 83 hectares, 305 individuals could be fed using a paleolithic-based basket production system that aimed to be mostly self-sufficient. A programmable spreadsheet was created to simulate different scenarios for designing agroecological food basket production systems based on diet choices and ag
The document discusses the field of environmental science. It defines environmental science as the study of the air, water, and land surrounding organisms and communities, ranging from small to Earth's entire biosphere. The goal of environmental science is to study how human actions alter the environment and how humans use natural resources. Many fields contribute to environmental science, including ecology, which studies the interactions between living organisms and their environment.
Food webs show the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecological community. They depict how energy and materials flow between species. There are three main types of food web representations: topological webs show basic feeding relationships with arrows; flow webs include information on the strength of interactions; and interaction webs show the effects organisms have on one another. Examples of specific food webs include soil food webs, aquatic food webs, forest food webs, grassland webs, and terrestrial and aquatic webs. Food webs are important as they distinguish producer and consumer levels and show how plants sustain life by providing nourishment and oxygen.
Awe of Nature: How Culture & History are Shaping our DestinyJohn Roulac
This document discusses how regenerative agriculture and soil health can help address climate change by drawing down and storing carbon in the soil. It provides examples of regenerative practices like composting, cover cropping, minimizing soil disturbance, and integrating livestock. Studies have shown that organically managed soils can convert carbon dioxide from a greenhouse gas into a food-producing asset. The principles of soil health from the Natural Resources Conservation Service are outlined. The document argues that a transition to regenerative organic agriculture has potential to reverse the greenhouse effect.
This article examines the relationship between self-reported hunger and homestead food production in South Africa using an ordered probit model with sample selection approach. The study finds that homestead food production has a positive and significant impact on reducing hunger and malnutrition for children and adults. However, threats like crop failure can undermine the potential gains from homestead food production. The article uses data from the South African National Income Dynamics Survey.
Food chains and webs show the transfer of energy and nutrients between organisms in an ecosystem. A food chain traces the flow of energy from producers like plants through consumers at different trophic levels. Herbivores are primary consumers, carnivores are secondary or tertiary consumers. Decomposers break down dead organic matter and cycle nutrients. Food webs are more complex than chains, with many interconnected feeding relationships between species. Ecological pyramids graphically represent numbers, biomass, or productivity at each trophic level, with producers at the base and apex predators at the top. Disturbances like bioaccumulation of toxins can disrupt ecosystem balance.
This document discusses food chains and food webs. It defines a food chain as the transfer of energy from primary producers like plants through a series of organisms as each is eaten. Food chains can be grazing or detrital. A food web shows the complex network of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem. It demonstrates how energy flows from producers to primary, secondary and tertiary consumers. The document presents figures illustrating general and specific examples of terrestrial, aquatic, soil and forest food webs.
This dissertation examines the freegan movement and how it addresses the issue of food waste. The freegan movement critiques the capitalist food economy for creating faulty perceptions of food that lead to waste. Freegans practice "bin-diving" and intercepting waste food to uncover the endless value of food beyond monetary terms. The dissertation explores how freegans acquire nutritional and social value from found food through communal cooking and sharing. It argues that freegan practices aim to promote an understanding of food's value beyond capitalism and nutrition by transforming "waste" into sustenance through gifting and exchange.
Comprehensive Multi-Dimensional Programming for Nutrition JESSICA BATEMANCORE Group
This document discusses an integrated agriculture and nutrition training program called the Mawa Project. The project aims to [1] increase and diversify agricultural production through improved practices and inputs, [2] improve health and nutritional status through peer-to-peer education and complementary feeding sessions, and [3] increase income and assets by addressing gender inequities, promoting value chains, and savings groups. The project brings together agriculture and nutrition training materials to work towards optimal nutrition.
This document discusses food chains and webs in wetlands. It explains that a food chain shows how energy and nutrients pass from one organism to another as organisms eat each other or plants. It identifies producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers as the different levels in a food chain. Producers, like plants, are the most important part as they produce energy from sunlight that other organisms consume. Wetlands provide habitat for many species and help filter water.
Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It can be studied at different levels from organisms to ecosystems to the biosphere. Abiotic factors like climate and biotic factors like predator-prey relationships influence the distribution of organisms. Nutritional interactions involve the transfer of nutrients between autotrophs like plants and heterotrophs like animals. Food chains show the linear transfer of energy between producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web. Population growth is influenced by limiting factors and carrying capacity, while succession over time changes community composition and structure. Biogeochemical cycles like carbon and nitrogen cycles recycle essential elements.
This document breaks down the pathway between livestock keeping and human health and nutrition. It discusses how livestock play an important role for resource-poor households in producing food and income. However, the presumed direct link between livestock keeping and improved nutrition is ambiguous, with many reviews finding no clear evidence. The reality involves multiple indirect pathways, including subsistence use of animal foods and products, market sales and purchases, disease transmission, and other complex interactions. An effective pathway approach needs to consider these various context-specific factors and relationships to better understand how livestock may impact nutrition.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and ICRISAT have an important common interest. ILRI studies ruminant livestock, which contribute to human welfare by providing food, draft power and manure. ICRISAT studies crop residues, which are consumed by livestock as fodder. It’s a marriage made in heaven – common ground for collaborative research. A multidisciplinary research team of scientists funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), ILRI and ICRISAT set out to identify genotypes of sorghum, pearl millet and groundnut that could be used to develop plants with greater biomass and nutritive value without sacrificing grain yield.
Everything in an ecosystem is connected, and each component plays a role and contributes to the ecosystem's functioning. The food chain and food web illustrate how different living things depend on one another. For an ecosystem to be sustainable, the consumption of resources cannot exceed the ecosystem's production and carrying capacity, otherwise homeostasis or balance is disrupted.
This document summarizes Ryan Unks' research on linking pastoralism and landscape ecology in Laikipia County, Kenya. It discusses how pastoralist herding practices have changed over time due to loss of land and influences of the market. Vegetation across the landscape has also changed, with increases in unpalatable species and decreases in species important for pastoralists. The research aims to understand how social and institutional factors influence grazing practices and spatial relationships between plant communities and grazing. The goal is to explore implications of interrelated social and ecological changes for livelihoods and natural resource management. Methods include interviews, surveys, satellite image analysis, and plant community analysis.
The document discusses the interdependence between living organisms through food chains, food webs, and nutrient cycles. It provides examples of how plants and animals rely on each other, with bees and flowers as a prime example. Decomposers like bacteria and fungi also play a key role in breaking down dead organisms and recycling nutrients. Any disruption in these complex interrelationships can have wide-reaching consequences on ecosystems.
The document discusses population dynamics and ecosystem changes over time. It notes that when a species like rabbits are introduced to an island with no predators, the population will rapidly increase until environmental resistance factors like limited resources cause the growth to slow. In natural ecosystems, complex predator-prey relationships further influence population sizes. The document also examines past mass extinctions, threats to current biodiversity like habitat loss and deforestation, and concludes that human-caused environmental changes have already disrupted ecosystems and caused extinctions on a large scale.
This document introduces the key concepts of ecology, including:
1) Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with their environment and each other.
2) Organisms are organized into levels ranging from cells to the biosphere.
3) The environment consists of biotic and abiotic factors that surround organisms.
4) All organisms are interdependent and interact through competition, predation, and nutrient recycling.
Food chains describe the transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem. Producers, like plants, capture energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms and include primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary consumers. Decomposers recycle nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter. Food chains often interact to form complex food webs that allow energy to transfer between multiple organisms in an ecosystem. Ecological pyramids graphically represent the biomass or numbers of organisms at different trophic levels, with producers forming the base and higher-level consumers the top.
The document discusses food chains and food webs within an ecosystem. It defines a food chain as the transfer of energy from producers, like plants, through consumers at different trophic levels, and explains the key levels as producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers. Food webs are described as interconnected food chains that form a network of feeding relationships between species. Ecological pyramids illustrate the structure of ecosystems by depicting the numbers, biomass, or productivity at each trophic level, with producers at the base and top predators at the apex. Disturbances like bioaccumulation and biomagnification of chemicals can disrupt ecosystem balance.
The ASSETS project aims to quantify the linkages between ecosystem services and food security for rural poor communities located at the forest-agricultural interface. The project is a collaboration between researchers in the UK, US, Spain, Colombia and Malawi. It will use participatory research and modeling to understand how changes in land use and climate impact ecosystem services and food security in case studies in Malawi and Colombia. The results will inform policies to better manage trade-offs between ecosystem services and food security to improve nutrition.
Food webs show the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecological community. They depict how energy and materials flow between species. There are three main types of food web representations: topological webs show basic feeding relationships with arrows; flow webs include information on the strength of interactions; and interaction webs show the effects organisms have on one another. Examples of specific food webs include soil food webs, aquatic food webs, forest food webs, grassland webs, and terrestrial and aquatic webs. Food webs are important as they distinguish producer and consumer levels and show how plants sustain life by providing nourishment and oxygen.
Awe of Nature: How Culture & History are Shaping our DestinyJohn Roulac
This document discusses how regenerative agriculture and soil health can help address climate change by drawing down and storing carbon in the soil. It provides examples of regenerative practices like composting, cover cropping, minimizing soil disturbance, and integrating livestock. Studies have shown that organically managed soils can convert carbon dioxide from a greenhouse gas into a food-producing asset. The principles of soil health from the Natural Resources Conservation Service are outlined. The document argues that a transition to regenerative organic agriculture has potential to reverse the greenhouse effect.
This article examines the relationship between self-reported hunger and homestead food production in South Africa using an ordered probit model with sample selection approach. The study finds that homestead food production has a positive and significant impact on reducing hunger and malnutrition for children and adults. However, threats like crop failure can undermine the potential gains from homestead food production. The article uses data from the South African National Income Dynamics Survey.
Food chains and webs show the transfer of energy and nutrients between organisms in an ecosystem. A food chain traces the flow of energy from producers like plants through consumers at different trophic levels. Herbivores are primary consumers, carnivores are secondary or tertiary consumers. Decomposers break down dead organic matter and cycle nutrients. Food webs are more complex than chains, with many interconnected feeding relationships between species. Ecological pyramids graphically represent numbers, biomass, or productivity at each trophic level, with producers at the base and apex predators at the top. Disturbances like bioaccumulation of toxins can disrupt ecosystem balance.
This document discusses food chains and food webs. It defines a food chain as the transfer of energy from primary producers like plants through a series of organisms as each is eaten. Food chains can be grazing or detrital. A food web shows the complex network of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem. It demonstrates how energy flows from producers to primary, secondary and tertiary consumers. The document presents figures illustrating general and specific examples of terrestrial, aquatic, soil and forest food webs.
This dissertation examines the freegan movement and how it addresses the issue of food waste. The freegan movement critiques the capitalist food economy for creating faulty perceptions of food that lead to waste. Freegans practice "bin-diving" and intercepting waste food to uncover the endless value of food beyond monetary terms. The dissertation explores how freegans acquire nutritional and social value from found food through communal cooking and sharing. It argues that freegan practices aim to promote an understanding of food's value beyond capitalism and nutrition by transforming "waste" into sustenance through gifting and exchange.
Comprehensive Multi-Dimensional Programming for Nutrition JESSICA BATEMANCORE Group
This document discusses an integrated agriculture and nutrition training program called the Mawa Project. The project aims to [1] increase and diversify agricultural production through improved practices and inputs, [2] improve health and nutritional status through peer-to-peer education and complementary feeding sessions, and [3] increase income and assets by addressing gender inequities, promoting value chains, and savings groups. The project brings together agriculture and nutrition training materials to work towards optimal nutrition.
This document discusses food chains and webs in wetlands. It explains that a food chain shows how energy and nutrients pass from one organism to another as organisms eat each other or plants. It identifies producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers as the different levels in a food chain. Producers, like plants, are the most important part as they produce energy from sunlight that other organisms consume. Wetlands provide habitat for many species and help filter water.
Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It can be studied at different levels from organisms to ecosystems to the biosphere. Abiotic factors like climate and biotic factors like predator-prey relationships influence the distribution of organisms. Nutritional interactions involve the transfer of nutrients between autotrophs like plants and heterotrophs like animals. Food chains show the linear transfer of energy between producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web. Population growth is influenced by limiting factors and carrying capacity, while succession over time changes community composition and structure. Biogeochemical cycles like carbon and nitrogen cycles recycle essential elements.
This document breaks down the pathway between livestock keeping and human health and nutrition. It discusses how livestock play an important role for resource-poor households in producing food and income. However, the presumed direct link between livestock keeping and improved nutrition is ambiguous, with many reviews finding no clear evidence. The reality involves multiple indirect pathways, including subsistence use of animal foods and products, market sales and purchases, disease transmission, and other complex interactions. An effective pathway approach needs to consider these various context-specific factors and relationships to better understand how livestock may impact nutrition.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and ICRISAT have an important common interest. ILRI studies ruminant livestock, which contribute to human welfare by providing food, draft power and manure. ICRISAT studies crop residues, which are consumed by livestock as fodder. It’s a marriage made in heaven – common ground for collaborative research. A multidisciplinary research team of scientists funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), ILRI and ICRISAT set out to identify genotypes of sorghum, pearl millet and groundnut that could be used to develop plants with greater biomass and nutritive value without sacrificing grain yield.
Everything in an ecosystem is connected, and each component plays a role and contributes to the ecosystem's functioning. The food chain and food web illustrate how different living things depend on one another. For an ecosystem to be sustainable, the consumption of resources cannot exceed the ecosystem's production and carrying capacity, otherwise homeostasis or balance is disrupted.
This document summarizes Ryan Unks' research on linking pastoralism and landscape ecology in Laikipia County, Kenya. It discusses how pastoralist herding practices have changed over time due to loss of land and influences of the market. Vegetation across the landscape has also changed, with increases in unpalatable species and decreases in species important for pastoralists. The research aims to understand how social and institutional factors influence grazing practices and spatial relationships between plant communities and grazing. The goal is to explore implications of interrelated social and ecological changes for livelihoods and natural resource management. Methods include interviews, surveys, satellite image analysis, and plant community analysis.
The document discusses the interdependence between living organisms through food chains, food webs, and nutrient cycles. It provides examples of how plants and animals rely on each other, with bees and flowers as a prime example. Decomposers like bacteria and fungi also play a key role in breaking down dead organisms and recycling nutrients. Any disruption in these complex interrelationships can have wide-reaching consequences on ecosystems.
The document discusses population dynamics and ecosystem changes over time. It notes that when a species like rabbits are introduced to an island with no predators, the population will rapidly increase until environmental resistance factors like limited resources cause the growth to slow. In natural ecosystems, complex predator-prey relationships further influence population sizes. The document also examines past mass extinctions, threats to current biodiversity like habitat loss and deforestation, and concludes that human-caused environmental changes have already disrupted ecosystems and caused extinctions on a large scale.
This document introduces the key concepts of ecology, including:
1) Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with their environment and each other.
2) Organisms are organized into levels ranging from cells to the biosphere.
3) The environment consists of biotic and abiotic factors that surround organisms.
4) All organisms are interdependent and interact through competition, predation, and nutrient recycling.
Food chains describe the transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem. Producers, like plants, capture energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms and include primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary consumers. Decomposers recycle nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter. Food chains often interact to form complex food webs that allow energy to transfer between multiple organisms in an ecosystem. Ecological pyramids graphically represent the biomass or numbers of organisms at different trophic levels, with producers forming the base and higher-level consumers the top.
The document discusses food chains and food webs within an ecosystem. It defines a food chain as the transfer of energy from producers, like plants, through consumers at different trophic levels, and explains the key levels as producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers. Food webs are described as interconnected food chains that form a network of feeding relationships between species. Ecological pyramids illustrate the structure of ecosystems by depicting the numbers, biomass, or productivity at each trophic level, with producers at the base and top predators at the apex. Disturbances like bioaccumulation and biomagnification of chemicals can disrupt ecosystem balance.
The ASSETS project aims to quantify the linkages between ecosystem services and food security for rural poor communities located at the forest-agricultural interface. The project is a collaboration between researchers in the UK, US, Spain, Colombia and Malawi. It will use participatory research and modeling to understand how changes in land use and climate impact ecosystem services and food security in case studies in Malawi and Colombia. The results will inform policies to better manage trade-offs between ecosystem services and food security to improve nutrition.
Amazon Conservation Association Annual Report 2012svallejon
The document summarizes the work of the Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) in 2012. ACA worked to establish new protected areas totaling over 46,000 acres and lay the groundwork to protect nearly 500,000 additional acres. ACA also established a $1 million fund to protect the Los Amigos Conservation Concession. ACA expanded scientific research, reforestation efforts, and outreach programs with local communities. Collectively, ACA's efforts in 2012 helped advance their mission to conserve biodiversity and improve livelihoods in the Amazon region where the Andes meet the rainforest.
Forests, food and nutrition: A policy perspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the 125th Anniversary Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), on September 18, 2017 in Freiburg, Germany.
Panel: Multifunctional tropical forest landscapes: Finding solutions in science and practice. Applying ecosystem service approach in navigating forest contributions to rural livelihoods.
powerpoint presention for plant scence studentendeshewassefa
The document discusses definitions and concepts of sustainable agriculture from various agriculture organizations. It provides 9 definitions of sustainable agriculture that generally emphasize producing food in a way that: satisfies human needs, enhances the environment and natural resources, uses resources efficiently, is economically viable for farmers, and improves quality of life. The definitions highlight goals like increasing production without harming land, following principles of nature, and achieving economic, environmental and social sustainability over generations.
The document summarizes the ASSETS research project which aims to quantify the linkages between ecosystem services and food security/nutritional health for rural poor communities near forests and agricultural areas. The project will use case studies in Malawi and Colombia to understand these relationships and how key drivers like deforestation impact them. It will develop models to analyze food supply/demand and evaluate household poverty/food security. The goal is to inform policies to better manage ecosystem services and reduce food insecurity.
Metrics and sustainable diets was the focus of a presentation by Thomas Allen of Bioversity International delivered at the Joint Conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security co-organized by the Belgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society and Société Française de Nutrition on 28 and 29 May 2013 in Lille, France under the auspices of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies, a conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security. : A system approach to assessing Sustainable Diets. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
This document discusses integrating nutrition and ecosystem services research through nutrition sensitive landscapes. It proposes looking at current ecosystems from the perspective of food provision and how agricultural practices impact ecosystem services. The goal is to optimize food/nutrition security, sustainable resource use, and biodiversity conservation for both human and environmental health. The approach aims to understand landscape contributions to nutrition, identify tradeoffs between agriculture, nutrition and the environment, and promote solutions that improve both. It outlines using household data on nutrient requirements, dietary diversity and intake in an integrated model to assess current diets, gaps, and tradeoffs to develop best scenarios.
This document summarizes a paper about pastoralism in the Himalayas. It discusses three main pastoral groups in the region:
1) The Changpas nomads of Changthang in Ladakh who raise herds of sheep, goats, yaks, and horses.
2) The Gaddis of Bharmour in Himachal Pradesh who are agro-pastoralists raising large flocks of sheep and goats.
3) The Bhutias of North Sikkim who are also agro-pastoralists raising local cows, oxen, yaks, sheep, goats, and ponies.
These groups use high mountain pastures in different ways depending on their mobility
Traditional Food Crops As A Source Of Community ResilienceZ3P
This document summarizes a study on how traditional food crops provide resilience for farming communities in Zimbabwe. It finds that:
1) Traditional food crops have historically been the main food source for communities, but have been marginalized by modern cash crops that require more inputs.
2) In periods of environmental stress like drought, communities have relied on traditional crops which are better adapted to local conditions to ensure food security.
3) Interviews with farmers found that maintaining a diversity of traditional crops and agricultural knowledge allowed communities to self-organize and adapt to challenges like crop failures from climate extremes. Traditional crops emerged as a key source of resilience.
A short booklet that describes how and why Bioversity International carries out research for development in agricultural and tree biodiversity. The booklet gives information about why agricultural and tree biodiversity matters for sustainable development, our strategic initiatives, where we work and our areas of scientific expertise. Find out more on www.bioversityinternational.org
THE 10 ELEMENTS
OF AGROECOLOGY
GUIDING THE TRANSITION
TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Bridging the gap: sustainable forests, agriculture and food securityCIFOR-ICRAF
Terry Sunderland, Principal Scientist & Team Leader, Sustainable Landscapes and Food Systems
PEFC Conference: ”Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Livelihoods”
Bali, 17th November 2016
Poster presented at the African Landscapes Dialogue in Addis Ababa, March 6-9, 2017, on the Enhancing Nutrition Stepping Up Resilience Enterprises (ENSURE) Project of Zimbabwe, a joint effort of CARE, WVI, SNV and SAFIRE. #LandscapesDialogue
This document summarizes a review on the potential of water buffalo in world agriculture. It discusses water buffalo's role in agriculture, their global population distribution, and phylogenetic classification. It then reviews the current state of knowledge on the molecular determinants of economically important traits in water buffalo like longevity, disease resistance, milk production, and growth. It finds that while knowledge is available, more data is still needed on these traits through genome sequencing and functional genomics to enable precision breeding and farming. Future research using systems approaches can help advance science and technology for sustainable water buffalo production.
Monitor indicators of genetic diversity from space using Earth Observation dataSpatial Genetics
Genetic diversity within and among populations is essential for species persistence. While targets and indicators for genetic diversity are captured in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, assessing genetic diversity across many species at national and regional scales remains challenging. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) need accessible tools for reliable and efficient monitoring at relevant scales. Here, we describe how Earth Observation satellites (EO) make essential contributions to enable, accelerate, and improve genetic diversity monitoring and preservation. Specifically, we introduce a workflow integrating EO into existing genetic diversity monitoring strategies and present a set of examples where EO data is or can be integrated to improve assessment, monitoring, and conservation. We describe how available EO data can be integrated in innovative ways to support calculation of the genetic diversity indicators of the GBF monitoring framework and to inform management and monitoring decisions, especially in areas with limited research infrastructure or access. We also describe novel, integrative approaches to improve the indicators that can be implemented with the coming generation of EO data, and new capabilities that will provide unprecedented detail to characterize the changes to Earth’s surface and their implications for biodiversity, on a global scale.
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
The modification of an existing product or the formulation of a new product to fill a newly identified market niche or customer need are both examples of product development. This study generally developed and conducted the formulation of aramang baked products enriched with malunggay conducted by the researchers. Specifically, it answered the acceptability level in terms of taste, texture, flavor, odor, and color also the overall acceptability of enriched aramang baked products. The study used the frequency distribution for evaluators to determine the acceptability of enriched aramang baked products enriched with malunggay. As per sensory evaluation conducted by the researchers, it was proven that aramang baked products enriched with malunggay was acceptable in terms of Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color, and Texture. Based on the results of sensory evaluation of enriched aramang baked products proven that three (3) treatments were all highly acceptable in terms of variable Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color and Textures conducted by the researchers.
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The role of ecosystem services on food security.pptx
1. The role of ecosystem services on food
security and nutrition in the Amazon
MARIANA ARBOLEDA
2. It’s imperative to understand how and under which circumstances ecosystem services
contribute directly and indirectly to human well-being, including food security, nutrition and
health of the rural poor. Food, nutrition and health of small-scale farming families
throughout the world depend to a major extent on the benefits obtained from nature,
ranging from the provision of a wide diversity of food resources, fuel-wood for cooking and
medicinal plant.
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THE PROJECT ANALYSES ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THROUGH THE LENS OF FAO’S
FOUR PILLARS OF FOOD SECURITY: AVAILABILITY, ACCESS, UTILIZATION AND
STABILITY, ALONG A GRADIENT OF DEFORESTATION.
In this regard, the project ‘Managing ecosystem services for food security and the
nutritional health of the rural poor at the forest-agricultural interface’, also called
ASSETS, was established with the aim to document the relations between
ecosystem services, food security and the nutritional health of local communities
living in the forest-agriculture interface.
4. For this study, three contrasting places were chosen for ASSETS: the lower Caqueta
basin in the Colombian Amazon, the Ucayali region in the Peruvian Amazon, and the
Lake Chilwa catchment in Malawi.
ASSETS is interdisciplinary by nature, including the use of participatory
methods, household and dietary surveys, modelling, economic valuation
and risk análisis.
5. Results and conclusions
The outputs of this study will ultimately propose alternative types of
ecosystem services management to be reflected on the adoption of adequate
multi-sectorial policies (health and food policies, ecosystem management and
biodiversity conservation strategies) that reduce food insecurity, increase
nutritional health, and ultimately improve the well-being of the poorest families
living in the forest-agriculture interface.
The project will permit us to understand how benefits provided by ecosystems
in the forest-agriculture interface are allocated within and across communities.