Little information is available about the effects of global warming and land management on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration in soil solution in the field.

The industrialization of agriculture in western societies has often led to either intensified use or abandonment of farmland and open pastures, but experimental evidence on how the dynamics of farmed ecosystems affect space use by large herbivores is limited.

There was observed one-off effect of high nitrogen dose (1,000 kg per ha N) on the floristical composition of the Lolio-Cynosuretum R. Tx. 1937 association in the locality Chvojnica in the Strážovské vrchy during the four-year period (1997-2000). The high nitrogen dose supported only spread of four nitrophilous grass species (Dactylis glomerata L., Festuca pratensis HUDS., Festuca rubra L.

The interaction between ecological and hydrological processes is particularly important in arid and semi-arid regions. Often the interaction between these processes is not completely understood and they are studied separately.

There is an increasing understanding that forests and the forestry sector are key elements in poverty reduction strategies in Africa. However, issues of equity between various forest users are becoming a major challenge to environmental development, forest management and poverty reduction.

The economic value of the Upper Tuul ecosystem in Mongolia reports on a study carried out under the auspices of the World Bank and the Government of Mongolia. The goal of the study was to improve understanding about the economic value of the Upper Tuul ecosystem for Ulaanbaatar's water supplies and how this might be affected by different land and resource management options in the future.

Agriculture – on which we all depend for our food – is under threat from climate change. There is no doubt that systems worldwide will have to adapt, but while consumers may barely notice in developed countries, millions of people in developing countries face a very real and direct threat to their food security and livelihoods.

Le Séminaire a mis l’accent sur des aspects pratiques et des réponses concrètes que les communautés rurales des pays ACP y apportent ou peuvent apporter à court ou moyen terme.

Summary of adaption and mitigation strategies for reducing the effects of climate change especially with regard to better information and communincation management.

This publication provides a summary of a very busy week’s agenda, especially the media coverage, lessons from e-discussions, a summary of the main recommendations and conclusions of the seminar, and abstracts of the presentations...