Safety and health risks associated with illegal municipal solid waste disposal in urban Zimbabwe.“A case of Masvingo City”

A Chireshe, T Shabani, T Shabani - Safety in Extreme Environments, 2023 - Springer
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is a worldwide problem as most local
authorities are unable to dispose MSW safely. The study sought to evaluate safety and …

An analysis of the joint adoption of water conservation and soil conservation in Central Chile

R Jara-Rojas, BE Bravo-Ureta, A Engler, J Díaz - Land use policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Studies reveal that 80% of the world's agricultural land is showing signs of moderate levels
of soil erosion. On the other hand, it is a fact that water is becoming a more scarce resource …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable AI-Based Production Agriculture: Exploring AI Applications and Implications in Agricultural Practices

AA Mana, A Allouhi, A Hamrani, S Rahman… - Smart Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
In general, agriculture plays a crucial role in human survival as a primary source of food,
alongside other sources such as fishing. Unfortunately, global warming and other …

Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya

S Karanja Ng'ang'a, EH Bulte, KE Giller, NN Ndiwa… - Agricultural …, 2016 - Elsevier
We use data from 500 households in Samburu County (Kenya) to explore how natural
environment and market accessibility affect coping and adaptation strategies of pastoralists …

Impact of farmers' training centres on household income: Evidence from propensity score matching in Eastern Ethiopia

MG Wordofa, M Sassi - Social Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
In developing countries, agricultural advisory services (AASs) are regarded as a key
component of economic development strategies in terms of improving productivity and …

Effects of monitoring and evaluation planning on implementation of poverty alleviation mariculture projects in the coast of Kenya

JO Odhiambo, J Wakibia, MM Sakwa - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Mariculture was introduced in Kenya in 1980s to provide economic opportunities to coastal
communities and address the widespread poverty and livelihood needs with varying …

Rainfall variability and socio-economic constraints on livestock production in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

CM Leweri, MJ Msuha, AC Treydte - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Rainfall variability is of great importance in East Africa, where small-scale farmers and
pastoralists dominate. Their livestock production activities are heavily dependent on rainfall …

Nest Grouping Patterns of Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in Relation to Fruit Availability in a Forest-Savannah Mosaic

A Serckx, MC Huynen, JF Bastin, A Hambuckers… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A topic of major interest in socio-ecology is the comparison of chimpanzees and bonobos'
grouping patterns. Numerous studies have highlighted the impact of social and …

KAZNET: An open-source, micro-tasking platform for remote locations

P Chelanga, F Fava, V Alulu, R Banerjee… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Field surveys are the workhorse of social and environmental research, but conventional
collection through monitors or enumerators are cost prohibitive in many remote or otherwise …

Institutional arrangements governing wetland utilization and conservation in communal areas of Zimbabwe

T Marambanyika, H Beckedahl - Review of social …, 2017 - socialsciencejournal.org
Wetland degradation and loss has persisted in developing countries due to existence of
poor institutional frameworks supporting wetland governance. Therefore, wetland ecosystem …