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Science Plan and Implementation Strategy
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The second phase of IGBP as mentioned in this paper describes a strategy for producing high quality, unbiased, credible, fundamental scientific research in the area of global change: a strategy centered on ten projects.Abstract:
This Science Plan and Implementation Strategy sets out the research agenda for the second phase of IGBP The document describes the IGBP strategy for producing high quality, unbiased, credible, fundamental scientific research in the area of global change: a strategy centered on ten projects, to be carried out by the several thousand scientists worldwide who are part of the IGBP network Further, the document describes how the organization will communicate the results of this research to different audiences, in order to realize its vision: "to provide scientific knowledge to improve the sustainability of the living Earth"read more
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Accelerated dryland expansion under climate change
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Conceptualizing food systems for global environmental change research
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Farmers' perceptions of climate change and agricultural adaptation strategies in rural Sahel
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