Bringing it all together: linking measures to secure nations’ food supply (COSUS) - 2017 A growing human population and changing consumption patterns threaten adequate food supply globally by increasing pressure...
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Climate change impacts in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region and their implications for vulnerable population groups – 2017 A synthesis of peer-reviewed literature and own modelling work...
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Historical carbon dioxide emissions caused by land-use changes are possibly larger than assumed (Nat. Geosci.) – 2017 The terrestrial biosphere absorbs about 20% of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions. However, the land...
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Resilience in the global food system (ERL) – 2017 This study results from an international cooperation mainly funded by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) of the United States and...
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Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Forestry in the PACA Region – 2016 The Mediterranean climate brings both benefits and drawbacks for agriculture and forestry. However, the adverse effects...
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Green and blue water demand from large-scale land acquisitions in Africa (PNAS) – 2016 In the last decade, more than 22 million ha of land have been contracted to large-scale...
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Reserves and trade jointly determine exposure to food supply shocks (ERL) – 2016 Does the increased reliance on trade benefits or hinders food security? This paper introduces a model that...
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