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Erik Mathijs
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 272
Citations - 9329
Erik Mathijs is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainability & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 268 publications receiving 8148 citations. Previous affiliations of Erik Mathijs include University of Bergen & Catholic University of Leuven.
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Jatropha bio-diesel production and use
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the currently available information on the different process steps of the production process of bio-diesel from JCL, being cultivation and production of seeds, extraction of the oil, conversion to and the use of the biodiesel and the by-products.
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SAFE--A hierarchical framework for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems
N. Van Cauwenbergh,Katarzyna Biala,Charles Bielders,Véronique Brouckaert,L. Franchois,V. Garcia Cidad,Martin Hermy,Erik Mathijs,Bart Muys,J. Reijnders,Xavier Sauvenier,Jan Valckx,Marnik Vanclooster,B. Van der Veken,Erwin Wauters,Alain Peeters +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a consistent and comprehensive framework of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainability assessment of agricultural systems, referred to as the Sustainability Assessment of Fanning and the Environment (SAFE) framework.
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Adoption of soil conservation practices in Belgium: An examination of the theory of planned behaviour in the agri-environmental domain
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on a study to elicit the factors explaining adoption of soil erosion control practices in Belgium using a socio-psychological approach, the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).
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Household livelihood strategies and forest dependence in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Bedru Babulo,Bedru Babulo,Bart Muys,Fredu Nega,Fredu Nega,Eric Tollens,Jan Nyssen,Jozef Deckers,Erik Mathijs +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the factors that condition a household's livelihood strategy choice with a particular focus on forest products and run multinomial logit regression on asset-based explanatory variables to identify the main factors that determine households' livelihood strategy choices and forest dependence.
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The economic contribution of forest resource use to rural livelihoods in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role and significance of forest environmental products in household income and in rural poverty and inequality, and found that products from environmental sources represent an important component in rural livelihoods.