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This page presents a variety of innovative solutions and integrated studies that are multidisciplinary, drawing from and integrating the natural and social sciences, and which link such knowledge to appropriate action. Some of the studies presented are place-based, in which the emphasis is on understanding the co-evolution of nature and society in a particular region. Others are chain-based studies, focusing on the network of natural resource inputs as well as goods and wastes generated in a production-distribution and consumption system that may span nature-society systems on several continents.
Please submit nominations of studies to the Managing Editor via email at . Nominations should include a full citation, a statement of 100 words or less of what the study has to offer to the sustainability science community, and if possible an electronic copy of the publication.
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INNOMAR – Innovative methods for sustainable management of marine biological resources
A partnership involving marine research organisations, local authorities and fishermen in Crete has piloted innovative methods for the...
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Copepods, and Biological Control of Mosquitoes in Vietnam
The story of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, an “emergent” disease known only
since 1950, illustrates the benefits that are possible with local
community...
Savanna Land Use Policy Outcomes
Declines in habitat and wildlife in semi-arid African savannas are widely reported and commonly attributed to agropastoral population growth, livestock...
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Alternatives to Slash and Burn Program
Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) is a global consortium of research institutes, non-governmental organizations, universities, community organizations, farmers' groups, and other...
Arizona Water Institute
Arizona’s water challenges are similar to those faced in arid
environments around the world: sustainability in the face of drought
and continued...
Chesapeake Bay Program
The Chesapeake Bay Program is the unique regional partnership that's ...
Savanna Land Use Policy Outcomes
Declines in habitat and wildlife in semi-arid African savannas are widely reported and commonly attributed to agropastoral population growth, livestock...
All Solutions and Studies
Alternatives to Slash and Burn Program
Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) is a global consortium of research institutes, non-governmental organizations, universities, community organizations, farmers' groups, and other...
Animal Production in Semi-Arid Regions in Brazil
Some 90 million hectares of Brazil's northeastern region are classed as "semi-arid" and periodically suffer from prolonged droughts. Although the...
Arizona Water Institute
Arizona’s water challenges are similar to those faced in arid
environments around the world: sustainability in the face of drought
and continued...
Biological Monitoring in Zimbabwe
The majority of people living in rural areas of Zimbabwe obtain their drinking water from rivers. Although chemical and microbiological...
Chesapeake Bay Program
The Chesapeake Bay Program is the unique regional partnership that's ...
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Copepods, and Biological Control of Mosquitoes in Vietnam
The story of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, an “emergent” disease known only
since 1950, illustrates the benefits that are possible with local
community...
Dryland Farming in Jamaica
The economy of Jamaica, the third largest island in the Caribbean, is based on agriculture, aluminium and bauxite exports, tourism,...
Ecosystem Restoration with Agroforestry and Community Forests in Thailand
Government-promoted commercialization of agriculture was
pushing Thailand’s farmers into a downward spiral. Increasing cash outlays for
chemical fertilizers and pesticides,...
Filtering Out Cholera in Bangladesh
Of all the waterborne diseases, cholera is perhaps the best known and most serious. Cholera outbreaks continue to be recorded...
Hydraulically Powered Treatment Plant in Mexico
This case study describes an innovative system for supplying safe drinking water to a small rural community in Mexico. A...
INNOMAR – Innovative methods for sustainable management of marine biological resources
A partnership involving marine research organisations, local authorities and fishermen in Crete has piloted innovative methods for the...
Mapping Groundwater Resources in Tunisia
The integrated study of the groundwater resources of the Sfax region of Tunisia is part of a larger programme for...
Non-Pesticide Management for Escaping the Pesticide Trap in India
Cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh's Khamman District had descended into a seemingly hopeless abyss of escalating pesticide dependence and...
Nurseries for Forest Trees in Burkina Faso
The Sahelian zone of West Africa suffers from a short rainy season, which puts many natural resources, including forest trees,...
Pacific ENSO Applications Center (PEAC)
The Pacific ENSO Applications Center (PEAC) was established in August 1994 as a multi-institutional partnership, to conduct research ...
Removing Arsenic in Ecuador
Papallacta Lake provides drinking water for the 1.2 million inhabitants of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, as well as...
Savanna Land Use Policy Outcomes
Declines in habitat and wildlife in semi-arid African savannas are widely reported and commonly attributed to agropastoral population growth, livestock...
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