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Distribution and interaction of white-tailed deer and cattle in a semi-arid grazing system

Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2008

In order to optimize production, range managers need to understand and manage the spatial distribution of free-ranging herbivores, although this task becomes increasingly difficult as ranching operations diversify to include management of wildlife for recreational hunting. White-tailed deer are sympatric with cattle throughout much of their range and are a valuable commodity in southern rangelands. The spatial distribution of deer and cattle was monitored over 1 year during four trials each lasting 12 days.

Precision, Repeatability, and Efficiency of Two Canopy-Cover Estimate Methods in Northern Great Plains Vegetation

Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2008

Government agencies are subject to increasing public scrutiny of land management practices. Consequently, rigorous, yet efficient, monitoring protocols are needed to provide defensible quantitative data on the status and trends of rangeland vegetation. Rigor requires precise, repeatable measures, whereas efficiency requires the greatest possible information content for the amount of resources spent acquiring the information. We compared two methods--point frequency and visual estimate--of measuring canopy cover of individual plant species and groups of species (forbs vs.

Summer habitat preferences of GPS-collared reindeer Rangifer tarandus tarandus

Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2008
Suécia

Reindeer Rangifer tarandus tarandus husbandry in Sweden commonly uses the Scandinavian mountain chain as grazing area during the snow-free season and the coniferous forests in the east during winter. Current knowledge of habitat use by reindeer is primarily based on traditional or local knowledge, or on investigations carried out on wild reindeer and caribou in other parts of the world. We identified spatial and temporal habitat use of free-ranging semi-domesticated reindeer by following 48 GPS-equipped reindeer in three summer ranges in the Swedish reindeer herding area.

Development and Climate Change

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
Dezembro, 2008

This strategic framework serves to guide and support the operational response of the World Bank Group (WBG) to new development challenges posed by global climate change. Unabated, climate change threatens to reverse hard-earned development gains. The poorest countries and communities will suffer the earliest and the most. Yet they depend on actions by other nations, developed and developing. While climate change is an added cost and risk to development, a well-designed and implemented global climate policy can also bring new economic opportunities to developing countries.

A summing up: Synthesis 2007: Changing the way we manage water for food, livelihoods, health and the environment

Reports & Research
Dezembro, 2008
Bangladesh
Benim
Butão
Bolívia
Botswana
Brasil
Burkina Faso
Chade
Chile
China
Colômbia
Equador
Egito
Eritreia
Etiópia
Gana
Honduras
Índia
Irã
Quênia
Laos
Mali
Moçambique
Nepal
Nicarágua
Níger
Nigéria
Peru
África do Sul
Sudão
Tailândia
Togo
Uganda
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
África Ocidental
África Central
África
Ásia
América Central
América do Sul
Sudoeste Asiático
Ásia Meridional
Sudeste Asiático
África austral

This reports summarizes and synthesizes activities and achievements of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) through the end of 2007. The CPWF is an intiative of the CGIAR designed to take on the global challenge of water scarcity and food security.

Assessment of Agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) States: Country Study Sudan

Reports & Research
Dezembro, 2008
Sudão
Norte de África
África

This study commissioned by CTA aims to identify agricultural information needs of key actors / beneficiaries for CTA products and services, potential actors ..and, to develop some baseline data to facilitate subsequent monitoring activities.

Assessment of Agricultural Information Needs in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States: Eastern Africa: Country study Kenya

Reports & Research
Dezembro, 2008
Quênia
África
África Oriental

The study aimed to provide insight on status of infrastructure, information services and ICM capacity of institutions involved in agriculture and rural development, Information and capacity building needs in the area of ICM identified for key institutions and potential CTA partners involved in ARD and potential strategic partners for CTA activities and services identified and baseline data on the status of ICM and ICT in ARD compiled for monitoring purposes and improved outreach...