Global mental health (GMH) is a growing domain with an increasing capacity to positively impact the world community's efforts for sustainable development and wellbeing. Sharing and synthesizing GMH and multi-sectoral knowledge, the focus of this paper, is an important way to support these global efforts. This paper consolidates some of the most recent and relevant 'context resources' [global mu...

PREFACE This is the 11 th of a series of working papers prepared for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Livestock Policy Initiative (IGAD LPI). The IGAD LPI was established by IGAD in collaboration with FAO and with financial support from the European Commission. Its main objective is to enhance the contribution of the livestock sector to sustainable food security and poverty reduct...

Abstract Livestock production supports economic growth, jobs and nutrition, but contributes to is vulnerable climate change. A transition thus needed for livestock systems become more sustainable resilient, with clear positive effects on the Sustainable Development Goals. It unclear, however, where global community should invest support this We identified priority geographies system investments...

The Biosphere Reserve (BR) model of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme reflects a shift towards more accountable conservation. Biosphere Reserves attempt to reconcile environmental protection with sustainable development; they explicitly acknowledge humans, and human interests in the conservation landscape while still maintaining the ecological values of existing protected areas. Conceptu...

BACKGROUND With world food demand expected to double by 2050, identifying farming systems that benefit both agricultural production and biodiversity is a fundamentally important challenge for the 21(st) century, but this has to be achieved in a sustainable way. Livestock grazing management directly influences both economic outputs and biodiversity on upland farms while contributing to potential...

George B. Ruyle is Professor and Extension Specialist, Range Management, in the School of Renewable Resources, University of Arizona; e-mail: [email protected]. He holds a B.S. degree from Arizona State University, an M.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from Utah State University. He is a Fellow in the Society for Range Management. In: McClaran, Mitchel P.; ...