Review article: Potential of nature-based solutions to mitigate hydro-meteorological risks in sub-Saharan Africa by K. B. Enu, A. Zingraff-Hamed, A. Zingraff-Hamed, M. A. Rahman, L. C. Stringer, S. Pauleit

“…NBSs can help SSA address major development challenges such as water and food insecurity and unemployment and help the sub-region progress towards climate-resilient development. Therefore, we recommend that NBSs be mainstreamed into urban planning and knowledge exchange opportunities between SSA and Europe and that other regions be explored to promote uptake.…”
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Chromosome groups 5, 6 and 7 harbor major quantitative trait loci controlling root traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Tanushree Halder, Tanushree Halder, Tanushree Halder, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Yinglong Chen, Yinglong Chen, Guijun Yan, Guijun Yan, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Kadambot H. M. Siddique

“…Identifying genomic regions for root traits in bread wheat can help breeders develop climate-resilient and high-yielding wheat varieties with desirable root traits. …”
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Evaluation of millets for physio-chemical and root morphological traits suitable for resilient farming and nutritional security in Eastern Himalayas by Jayanta Layek, Krishnappa Rangappa, Anup Das, Anup Das, Meraj A. Ansari, Meraj A. Ansari, Sunita Choudhary, Namrata Rajbonshi, Sandip Patra, Amit Kumar, Vinay K. Mishra, Natesan Ravisankar, Sunil Kumar, Samarendra Hazarika, Sudip K. Dutta, Subhash Babu, M. Tahasildar, Nivedita Shettigar

“…IntroductionMillets are nutritionally superior and climate-resilient short-duration crops and hold a prominent place in cropping sequences around the world. …”
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Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society by Reinette Biggs, Hayley S. Clements, Graeme S. Cumming, Georgina Cundill, Alta de Vos, Maike Hamann, Linda Luvuno, Dirk J. Roux, Odirilwe Selomane, Ryan Blanchard, Jessica Cockburn, Luthando Dziba, Karen J. Esler, Christo Fabricius, Rebecka Henriksson, Karen Kotschy, Regina Lindborg, Vanessa A. Masterson, Jeanne L. Nel, Patrick O’Farrell, Carolyn G. Palmer, Laura Pereira, Sharon Pollard, Rika Preiser, Robert J. Scholes, Charlie Shackleton, Sheona Shackleton, Nadia Sitas, Jasper A. Slingsby, Marja Spierenburg, Maria Tengö, Belinda Reyers

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