Search Results - "Leemans, Rik"

Transdisciplinary global change research: the co-creation of knowledge for sustainability by Mauser, Wolfram, Klepper, Gernot, Rice, Martin, Schmalzbauer, Bettina Susanne, Hackmann, Heide, Leemans, Rik, Moore, Howard

“…•A new framework for integrated, transdisciplinary global change research for sustainability is introduced.•From a practical perspective three different…”
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The Mekong's future flows under multiple drivers: How climate change, hydropower developments and irrigation expansions drive hydrological changes by Hoang, Long P., van Vliet, Michelle T.H., Kummu, Matti, Lauri, Hannu, Koponen, Jorma, Supit, Iwan, Leemans, Rik, Kabat, Pavel, Ludwig, Fulco

“…The river flow regime and water resources are highly important for economic growths, flood security, and ecosystem dynamics in the Mekong basin – an important…”
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Assessing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity: is below 2 °C enough? by Nunez, Sarahi, Arets, Eric, Alkemade, Rob, Verwer, Caspar, Leemans, Rik

“…Large changes in biodiversity are expected to occur if climate change continues at its current pace. Adverse effects include changes in species habitats and…”
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Identifying system archetypes in Nigeria’s rice agri-food system using fuzzy cognitive mapping by Edwards, Glory, Kok, Kasper, Leemans, Rik

“…Nigeria is a major rice-producing and rice-importing country in Africa, challenged with ensuring rice-food security for its growing population. Successive…”
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Adaptation to climate change and climate variability in European agriculture: The importance of farm level responses by Reidsma, Pytrik, Ewert, Frank, Lansink, Alfons Oude, Leemans, Rik

“…Climatic conditions and hence climate change influence agriculture. Most studies that addressed the vulnerability of agriculture to climate change have focused…”
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Adaptation pathways to cope with salinization in south-west coastal region of Bangladesh by Hossain, Peerzadi Rumana, Ludwig, Fulco, Leemans, Rik

“…Salinization in coastal regions of Bangladesh challenges sustainable development of different sectors like agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock, and…”
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Mekong River flow and hydrological extremes under climate change by Hoang, Long Phi, Lauri, Hannu, Kummu, Matti, Koponen, Jorma, van Vliet, Michelle T. H, Supit, Iwan, Leemans, Rik, Kabat, Pavel, Ludwig, Fulco

“…Climate change poses critical threats to water-related safety and sustainability in the Mekong River basin. Hydrological impact signals from earlier Coupled…”
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Potential biodiversity change in Central Asian grasslands: scenarios for the impact of climate and land-use change by Nunez, Sarahi, Alkemade, Rob, Kok, Kasper, Leemans, Rik

“…Central Asian grasslands are extensively used for pastoral livestock grazing. This traditional land use is nowadays characterized by intensifying grasslands…”
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The scientific motivation of the internationally agreed ‘well below 2°C’ climate protection target: a historical perspective by Leemans, Rik, Vellinga, Pier

“…•The internationally agreed ‘well below 2°C’ climate protection target has a long history.•The target is scientifically well argued from many disciplinary…”
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Impact of First-Generation Biofuels on the Depletion of the Global Phosphorus Reserve by Hein, Lars, Leemans, Rik

“…The large majority of biofuels to date is “first-generation” biofuel made from agricultural commodities. All first-generation biofuel production systems…”
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Global Desertification: Building a Science for Dryland Development by Reynolds, James F, Smith, D. Mark Stafford, Lambin, Eric F, Turner, B.L. II, Mortimore, Michael, Batterbury, Simon P.J, Downing, Thomas E, Dowlatabadi, Hadi, Fernández, Roberto J, Herrick, Jeffrey E, Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth, Jiang, Hong, Leemans, Rik, Lynam, Tim, Maestre, Fernando T, Ayarza, Miguel, Walker, Brian

“…In this millennium, global drylands face a myriad of problems that present tough research, management, and policy challenges. Recent advances in dryland…”
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Archetyping shared socioeconomic pathways across scales: an application to central Asia and European case studies by Pedde, Simona, Kok, Kasper, Hölscher, Katharina, Oberlack, Christoph, Harrison, Paula A., Leemans, Rik

“…The complex interactions of drivers represented in scenarios and climate change impacts across scales have led to the development of multiscale scenarios…”
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Fairly efficient, efficiently fair: Lessons from designing and testing payment schemes for ecosystem services in Asia by Leimona, Beria, van Noordwijk, Meine, de Groot, Rudolf, Leemans, Rik

“…Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is commonly defined as a market-based environmental policy instrument to efficiently achieve ecosystem services provision…”
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Response to commentary ‘towards more meaningful scenarios of biodiversity responses to land-use change in Central Asia by Nunez, Sarahi, Alkemade, Rob, Kok, Kasper, Leemans, Rik

“…With this letter, we respond to the commentary by Kamp et al. on our paper (Nunez et al. in Reg Environ Chang 20:39, 2020 ) that reports on potential…”
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Sustainability or Collapse: What Can We Learn from Integrating the History of Humans and the Rest of Nature? by Costanza, Robert, Graumlich, Lisa, Steffen, Will, Crumley, Carole, Dearing, John, Hibbard, Kathy, Leemans, Rik, Redman, Charles, Schimel, David

“…Understanding the history of how humans have interacted with the rest of nature can help clarify the options for managing our increasingly interconnected…”
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An Integrated Coral Reef Ecosystem Model to Support Resource Management under a Changing Climate by Weijerman, Mariska, Fulton, Elizabeth A, Kaplan, Isaac C, Gorton, Rebecca, Leemans, Rik, Mooij, Wolf M, Brainard, Russell E

“…Millions of people rely on the ecosystem services provided by coral reefs, but sustaining these benefits requires an understanding of how reefs and their…”
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Another reason for concern: regional and global impacts on ecosystems for different levels of climate change by Leemans, Rik, Eickhout, Bas

“…This study assesses the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems and landscapes over a range of increasing global mean temperatures and the…”
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Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100 by Sala, Osvaldo E., Chapin, F. Stuart, Armesto, Juan J., Berlow, Eric, Bloomfield, Janine, Dirzo, Rodolfo, Huber-Sanwald, Elisabeth, Huenneke, Laura F., Jackson, Robert B., Kinzig, Ann, Leemans, Rik, Lodge, David M., Mooney, Harold A., Oesterheld, Martín, Poff, N. LeRoy, Sykes, Martin T., Walker, Brian H., Walker, Marilyn, Wall, Diana H.

“…Scenarios of changes in biodiversity for the year 2100 can now be developed based on scenarios of changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate, vegetation,…”
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Comparison of environmental performance for different waste management scenarios in East Africa: The case of Kampala City, Uganda by Oyoo, Richard, Leemans, Rik, Mol, Arthur P.J.

“…Poor waste flows management in East African cities has become an environmental and public health concerns to the city authorities and the general public. We…”
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Developing a common strategy for integrative global environmental change research and outreach: the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) by Leemans, Rik, Asrar, Ghassem, Busalacchi, Antonio, Canadell, Josep, Ingram, John, Larigauderie, Anne, Mooney, Harold, Nobre, Carlos, Patwardhan, Anand, Rice, Martin, Schmidt, Falk, Seitzinger, Sybil, Virji, Hassan, Vörösmarty, Charles, Young, Oran

“…The Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) was established in 2001 by four global environmental change (GEC) research programmes: DIVERSITAS, IGBP, IHDP and…”
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