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To attain food security, we must minimize crop losses caused by weed growth, animal herbivores, and pathogens (or "pests"). Today, crop production depends heavily on the use of chemical pesticides (or "pesticides") to protect the crops. However,[...]![]()
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Smallholder farmers, who mostly engage in low-value agriculture in the drylands of Northern Africa, were the first to have felt the effects of climate change, with threats to their livelihoods and food security. The increasing costs of agricultu[...]![]()
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Despite the growing societal demands to reduce pesticide use, public policies struggle to reverse the current upward trend. Agroecology emerges as a promising solution, as it promotes ecological regulation and sustainable practices. The systemic[...]![]()
Article
S. Vanino ; V. Baratella ; T. Pirelli ; D. Ferrari ; A. Di Fonzo ; F. Pucci ; N.P. Nikolaidis ; M.A. Lilli ; Z.A. Dogan ; T. Topdemir ; S. Awabdeh ; L. Al-Hadidi ; N. Bani Hani ; A. Panagopoulos ; V. Pisinaras ; A. Chatzi ; E. Lopez ; C. Papadaskalopoulou ; D. Tassopoulos ; E. Chatzitheodorou ; A. Pagano ; R. Giordano ; I. Portoghese ; E. Henao ; A. Osann ; S. Fabiani |Nature-based solutions (NBSs), defined as actions that work with and enhance nature, providing environmental, social, and economic benefits, play a pivotal role in accomplishing multiple objectives within the Water-Ecosystem-Food Nexus domain. T[...]![]()
Chapitre d'ouvrage
M. Behnassi, coord. ; E. Lamonaca, coord. ; M.P. Papadopoulou, coord. ; T. Berchoux ; A. Gain ; I. La Jeunesse ; R. Mrabet ; J. Penca ; A. Perez- Porro ; A. Queralt Bassa ; T. Abdelhakim, collab. ; M. Bahlali, collab. ; O. Bessaoud, collab. ; S. Marras, collab. ; V. Mereu, collab. ; A. Rhouma, collab. ; M.G. Rivera-Ferré, collab. ; M. Satorras, collab. ; F. Schuenemann, collab. ; G. Vaglietti, collab. ; S.F. Zanini, collab. | Marseille [France] : MedECC | MedECC Reports | 2024There is an urgent need for coordinated WEFE policies in the Mediterranean to address water scarcity, food and energy insecurity, ecosystem health, and potential conflicts exacerbated by climate change. However, countries in the MENA region curr[...]![]()
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
P. Drobinski, ed. ; M.G. Rivera-Ferré, ed. ; M. Abdel Monem, ed. ; F. Driouech, ed. ; W. Cramer, ed. ; J. Guiot, ed. ; J.C. Gattacceca, ed. ; K. Marini, ed. | Marseille [France] : MedECC | MedECC Reports | 2024The Mediterranean region is currently dealing with critical global challenges, including water scarcity, food and energy insecurity, and ecosystem degradation. These challenges are interconnected and are collectively referred to as the Water-Ene[...]![]()
E-Book
La très grande fragilité des écosystèmes supportant la production alimentaire nécessite une réflexion alternative sur les orientations de la recherche scientifique, ainsi quune analyse audacieuse des politiques publiques à mettre en uvre pour [...]![]()
Article
The present study aims to support the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation in Greece, by synthesizing an indicator that could be used for abiotic attribute assessments and specifically for geodiversity. S[...]![]()
Article
J. Sanou ; A. Tengberg ; H.R. Bazié ; D. Mingasson ; M. Ostwald |Global population growth, especially in developing countries, will most likely require an increase in agricultural production, but the sustainability of this production cannot be achieved without the preservation of ecosystem functions. Therefor[...]![]()
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E.G. de la Riva ; W. Ulrich ; P. Batáry ; J. Baudry ; L. Beaumelle ; R. Bucher ; A. Cerevková ; M.R. Felipe-Lucia ; R. Gallé ; E. Kesse-Guyot ; E. Rembialkowska ; A. Rusch ; V. Seufert ; D. Stanley ; K. Birkhofer |CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use change and intensification seriously affect the abundance, diversity an[...]![]()
Ouvrage
Au cours de quatre décennies de recherche scientifique, João Pedro Galhano Alves a vécu dans quelques-unes des rares régions de la planète où des sociétés humaines coexistent encore avec des écosystèmes en état de biodiversité totale ou élevée. [...]![]()
Ouvrage
En quelques décennies, la pêche maritime a fait de gros dégâts : elle a vidé la mer dune partie de ses ressources et perturbé en profondeur le fonctionnement des écosystèmes marins. Elle est ainsi considérée par les instances internationales co[...]![]()
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I. Grammatikopoulou ; T. Badura ; R.J. Johnston ; D.N. Barton ; S. Ferrini ; M. Schaafsma ; A. La Notte |Ecosystem accounting is a statistical framework that aims to track the state of ecosystems and ecosystem services, with periodic updates. This framework follows the statistical standard of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosyste[...]![]()
Ouvrage
R. Bentirou Mathlouthi, dir. ; A. Pomade, dir. ; S. Becerra, préf. | Paris [France] : L'Harmattan | Environnement | 2023L'expression « Vulnérabilité(s) environnementale(s) » renvoie à plusieurs situations de fragilité, de résilience et de précarité du vivant humain et du vivant non-humain, de l'individuel au collectif. Face à cette notion à géométrie variable, un[...]![]()
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J.H. Kestel ; D.L. Field ; P.W. Bateman ; N.E. White ; M.E. Allentoft ; A.J.M. Hopkins ; M. Gibberd ; P. Nevill |Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to anthropogenic and environmental perturbations. Numerous mutualistic and antago[...]![]()
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A. Schlattmann ; F. Neuendorf ; K. Burkhard ; E. Probst ; E. Pujades ; W. Mauser ; S. Attinger ; C. von Haaren |Water provision and distribution are subject to conflicts between users worldwide, with agriculture as a major driver of discords. Water sensitive ecosystems and their services are often impaired by man-made water shortage. Nevertheless, they ar[...]![]()
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D. Marino ; M. Palmieri ; A. Marucci ; S. Pili |Landscape composition has a crucial role in determining ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Human activities (e.g. urban expansion or agricultural intensification) have strongly modified the natural environment and ecosystem integrity. T[...]![]()
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L'agir entrepreneurial témoigne d'un effort d'intégration qui s'attache à englober dans un même regard l'entrepreneur, son projet et son écosystème. À partir de la technique d'analyse de contenu, cet article se propose d'examiner l'agir entrepre[...]![]()
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A. Pollo ; I. Piccini ; J. Chiara ; E. Porro ; D. Chiantore ; F. Gili ; R. Alba ; A. Barbi ; G. Bogliani ; M. Bagliani ; A. Doretto ; C. Ruffino ; E. Malenotti ; A. Garazzino ; R. Pelosini ; C. Siniscalco ; S. Bonelli |Since climate change impacts are already occurring, urgent adaptive actions are necessary to avoid the worst damages. Regional authorities play an important role in adaptation, but they have few binding guidelines to carry out strategies and pla[...]![]()
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Most grazing lands in Mediterranean ecosystems that support extensive sheep farming systems are characterized by unfavorable edapho-climatic conditions, especially in semi-arid areas. Often, though, their use is far from sustainable, causing ero[...]![]()
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Assessing the spatial and temporal changes in ecosystems is essential to account for natural capital contribution to human well-being. However, various methods to quantify these changes challenge the development of reliable values which can be i[...]![]()
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L.V. De Luca Peña ; S.E. Taelman ; N. Préat ; L. Boone ; K. van der Biest ; M. Custódio ; S. Hernandez Lucas ; G. Everaert ; J. Dewulf |Nowadays, a variety of methodologies are available to assess local, regional and global impacts of human activities on ecosystems, which include Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and Ecosystem Services Assessment ([...]![]()
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Q. Yang ; G. Liu ; M. Casazza ; S. Dumontet ; Z. Yang |Ecological restoration programs have significantly contributed to the improvement of ecosystem services in the past two decades. However, due to climate change and rapid land use change, planning and management of ecosystem services restoration [...]![]()
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
J.-L. Chotte ; J. Albergel ; B. Bonnet ; A. Cornet ; T. Heulin ; P. Hiernaux ; A. Ickowicz ; M. Loireau ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; E. Scopel ; H. Soubelet ; B. Sultan ; M. Thibon ; Y. Travi ; L. Vidal | Montpellier [France] : CSFD. Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification | Fiche d'actualité | 2022Le premier bilan d'étape de l'impact de l'initiative de la Grande Muraille Verte (GMV) au Sahel (septembre 2021) met en évidence l'urgence d'actions coordonnées, impliquant tous les acteurs, pour atteindre les ambitions annoncées en 2007. Aujour[...]![]()
E-Book
J.-P. Profizi, ed. ; S. Ardila-Chauvet, ed. ; C. Billot, ed. ; P. Couteron, ed. ; M. Delmas, ed. ; T.M.H. Diep, ed. ; P. Grandcolas, ed. ; K. Kokou, ed. ; S. Muller, ed. ; A.S. Rana, ed. ; H.L.T. Ranarijaona, ed. ; B. Sonke, ed. | Marseille [France] : IRD Editions | Synthèses | 2022Dans un monde confronté aux changements climatiques et à des pandémies en lien avec la destruction des milieux naturels, les enjeux liés à la préservation de la biodiversité sont dorénavant bien connus et ont donné lieu à des accords internation[...]![]()
E-Book
Si le numérique est en général considéré sous langle de la technologie, les technologies sont en fait peu de choses au regard des transformations quil induit aux niveaux social, économique et politique. Le numérique bouleverse la structure mêm[...]![]()
Ouvrage
Avec ses quantités effarantes de données à traiter, de terminaux à alimenter, de serveurs à refroidir et de réseaux à déployer, lintelligence artificelle est une source de pollution importante à lheure actuelle. Paradoxalement, la plupart des [...]![]()
Article
This paper aims to map the ecosystem services (ES) provided by a reputed agropastoral ecosystem in the south of Albania and ascertain whether social capital affects the level of importance attributed to them. A perception analysis of both buyers[...]![]()
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B. Czúcz ; H. Keith ; J. Maes ; A. Driver ; B. Jackson ; E. Nicholson ; M. Kiss ; C. Obst |The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) aims at regular and standardised stocktaking of the extent of ecosystems, their condition, and the services they provide to society. Recording the condition of eco[...]![]()
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The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) provides an integrated statistical framework which organizes spatially explicit data on environmental quality, natural capital and ecosystem services and links this[...]