A5011308856- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Water resources management and optimization
- Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Wageningen University & Research
2020-2025
University of Koblenz and Landau
2020-2023
Universität Koblenz
2021-2023
Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
2023
Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes
2018
Agroecology is considered with different focus and weight in parts of the world as a social political movement, science, practice. Despite its multitude definitions, agroecology has begun Europe to develop regional, national continental networks researchers, practitioners, advocates movements. However, there lack comprehensive overview about these developments networks. Therefore, this paper attempts document provide mapping development European diverse forms. Through literature review,...
Location-specific forms of agroforestry management can reduce problems in the forest–water–people nexus, by balancing upstream and downstream interests, but social ecological finetuning is needed. New ways achieving shared understanding underlying social-ecological relations needed to adapt contextualize generic solutions. Addressing these challenges between thirteen cases tropical scenario development across three continents requires exploration aspects issues, knowledge participative...
Dependable supplies of clean water, as provided by springs, have attracted human settlements inducing the emergence local institutions to protect water sources a common good, often along with surrounding forests or tree cover. Instrumental values nature source used be embedded in relational sacred that implied norms behavior and sanctions feared. The balance between private, communal, public rights obligations regard access has shifted historical development across world. mechanistic...
Metrics of hydrological mimicry (‘mimetrics’) reflect similarity in ecological structure and/or functions between managed and natural ecosystems. Only the land-surface parts cycles are directly visible represented local knowledge water-related legislation. Human impacts on water (HIWC) can, beyond climate change, arise through effects regional processes, from both reduced increased use compared to a reference vegetation with which landscape hydrology aligned. Precipitationsheds, oceanic...
Human impacts on water cycles (HIWC) can include modification of rainfall. Spatial and temporal variation in rainfall, with implications for 'water security', has been attributed to multiple causal pathways, different options human agency. Ten historical paradigms the cause rainfall imply shifts from 'nature controlling humans' 'human control over nature' other humans'. Paradigm have consequences efforts, interacting social–ecological systems, appease spirits, please rainmakers, expose...
Abstract The overexploitation of natural resources is an important driver the global environmental crisis. scientific community engages in ongoing debate about most suitable frameworks for analyzing trends land use. In this paper, we use conceptual lens adaptive cycle and panarchy to explore complex social–ecological dynamics Peruvian Amazon. Through extensive literature review interviews with key informants, provide a historical analysis extractive activities over last two centuries...
Agroforestry systems with a range of native and often neglected underutilized tree species (NUS) are increasingly recognized for their potential role in restoration, simultaneously providing ecological livelihood benefits. Successful adoption these requires knowledge about beneficial species, system-level profitability, barriers faced by farmers. Such information is essential but lacking most NUS. We analyzed the economic NUS diverse smallholder-managed agroforestry Peruvian Amazon. Through...
Humans play an interconnecting role in social-ecological systems (SES), they are part of these and act as agents their destruction regulation. This study aims to provide analytical framework, which combines the concept SES with tipping dynamics. As a result, we propose framework describing relevant dynamics feedbacks within based on two matrixes: “tipping matrix” “cross-impact matrix.” We take Southwestern Amazon example for tropical regions at large apply proposed identify key underlying...
Abstract Over the past decades, general trend towards shade reduction and intensification of cacao management has led to biodiversity losses. In Peruvian Amazon, regional government is heavily promoting crop conversion shift from regionally marketed foods ( Theobroma ) copoazu grandiflorum ). While this already visibly impacting farming landscape lives many smallholder farmers, little known about reasons that drive farmers choose certain types species or varieties over others. paper, we...
Abstract Global awareness about the threats of ecosystem degradation in Amazon is growing. While state‐managed protected areas remain key instruments for forest conservation, private actors are increasingly funding and implementing a broad range conservation initiatives. Private transforming Amazonian landscape its governance, however, many aspects especially diversity local practitioners challenges they face, understudied. Drawing on case study Madre de Dios Peruvian Amazon, we aim to...