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1. Climate change and variability as drivers of vegetation dynamics in Bontioli Natural Reserve, West African drylands

   Kiribou, Issaka Abdou Razakou, Nikiema, Theodore, Dimobe, Kangbéni, Zoungrana, Benewinde Jean-Bosco, Ouedraogo, Valention, Yang, Huiyi, Santika, Truly and Dejene, Sintayehu W. (2025) Climate change and variability as drivers of vegetation dynamics in Bontioli Natural Reserve, West African drylands. Environmental Challenges:101175. ISSN 2667-0100 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.envc.2025.101175 )

2. Application of SiO2 nanoparticles to address CdS NPs contamination in spinach

   Ullah, Hameed, Sheng, Yanqing, Wang, Wenjing, Wang, Zheng, Yang, Huiyi and Dobbie, Steven (2025) Application of SiO2 nanoparticles to address CdS NPs contamination in spinach. Plant Stress, 16:100811. ISSN 2667-064X (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.stress.2025.100811 )

3. Assessing modelled methane emissions over northern wetlands by the JULES-HIMMELI model

   Gao, Yao, Burke, Eleanor J., Chadburn, Sarah E., Raivonen, Maarit, Markkanen, Tiina, Aurela, Mika, Flanagan, Lawrence B., Fortuniak, Krzysztof, Humphreys, Elyn, Lohila, Annalea, Li, Tingting, Mammarella, Ivan, Nevalainen, Olli, Nilsson, Mats B., Pawlak, Wlodzimierz, Tsuruta, Aki, Yang, Huiyi and Aalto, Tuula (2025) Assessing modelled methane emissions over northern wetlands by the JULES-HIMMELI model. Science of the Total Environment, 980:179526. ISSN 0048-9697 (Print), 1879-1026 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179526 )

4. Climate variability and change impact on crop production: evidence from Ghana

   Ofori-Kyereh, Barbara E., Morton, John F. and Chancellor, Timothy C. B. (2022) Climate variability and change impact on crop production: evidence from Ghana. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 12 (12). pp. 19-33. ISSN 2224-3216 (Print), 2225-0948 (Online) (doi:10.7176/JEES/12-12-03 )

5. Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond

   Pradhan, Prajal, Joshi, Sushobhan, Dahal, Kshitij, Hu, Yaunchao, Subedi, Daya Raj, Putra, Muhammad Panji Islam Fajar, Vaidya, Shrijana, Pant, Laxmi Prasad, Dhakal, Shobhakar, Hubacek, Klaus, Rupakheti, Maheswar, Roberts, Debra C. and van den Hurk, Bart (2025) Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond. Resources, Environment and Sustainability (100192). ISSN 2666-9161 (doi:10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100192 )

6. Managing climate change through social justice in Africa: key lessons from the Libode area of Eastern Cape, South Africa

   Apraku, Amos, Gyampoh, Benjamin Apraku, Mariwah, Simon and Morton, John (2025) Managing climate change through social justice in Africa: key lessons from the Libode area of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Scientific African, 27:e02534. ISSN 2468-2276 (doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02534 )

7. Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria

   Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab and Shee, Apurba (2025) Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 40:e10. ISSN 1742-1705 (Print), 1742-1713 (Online) (doi:10.1017/S1742170524000346 )

8. Usefulness and limitations of phone surveys on COVID-19 and food security in sub-Saharan Africa

   Brück, Tilman and Regassa, Mekdim D. (2022) Usefulness and limitations of phone surveys on COVID-19 and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Food Security, 15. pp. 423-453. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s12571-022-01330-8 )

9. Stressor or succour? Examining the association between conflict, livestock assets, and farmers’ mental health in Nigeria

   Fadare, Olusegun, Zanello, Giacomo and Srinivasan, Chittur (2023) Stressor or succour? Examining the association between conflict, livestock assets, and farmers’ mental health in Nigeria. Economics & Human Biology, 49:101234. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1570-677X (Print), 1873-6130 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101234 )

10. The joint effects of terrorism and land access on livestock production decisions: evidence from northern Nigeria

    Fadare, Olusegun, Zanello, Giacomo and Srinivasan, Chittur (2022) The joint effects of terrorism and land access on livestock production decisions: evidence from northern Nigeria. World Development Perspectives, 27:100447. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2452-2929 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.wdp.2022.100447 )

11. Livestock diversification mitigates the impact of farmer-herder conflicts on animal-source foods consumption in Nigeria

    Fadare, Olusegun, Srinivasan, Chittur and Zanello, Giacomo (2023) Livestock diversification mitigates the impact of farmer-herder conflicts on animal-source foods consumption in Nigeria. Food Policy, 122:102586. pp. 1-18. ISSN 0306-9192 (doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102586 )

12. Pastoralism

    Morton, John (2023) Pastoralism. In: Clarke, Matthew and Zhao, Xinyu (Andy), (eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Development. Political Science and Public Policy 2023 . Edward Elgar, Cheltenham and Masachussetts, pp. 465-469. ISBN 978-1800372115; 978-1800372122 (doi:10.4337/9781800372122.ch97 )

13. Assessing the future global distribution of land ecosystems as determined by climate change and cropland incursion

    Robertson, Richard, De Pinto, Alessandro and Cenacchi, Nicola (2023) Assessing the future global distribution of land ecosystems as determined by climate change and cropland incursion. Climatic Change, 176:108. pp. 1-22. ISSN 0165-0009 (Print), 1573-1480 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10584-023-03584-3 )

14. Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC): assessing smallholders' agricultural credit needs and the feasibility of implementing RCC in Ethiopia

    Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, Marta, Yilma, Bellisa, Temesgen, Kebede, Temesgen and You, Liangzhi (2023) Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC): assessing smallholders' agricultural credit needs and the feasibility of implementing RCC in Ethiopia. Project Report. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C. (doi:10.2499/9780896294554 )

15. Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties and interrelated climate smart agricultural practices in Nigeria

    Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab and Shee, Apurba (2023) Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties and interrelated climate smart agricultural practices in Nigeria. Agriculture and Food Security, 12:43. ISSN 2048-7010 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40066-023-00429-1 )

16. Depleted by debt: ‘green’ microfinance, over-indebtedness, and social reproduction in climate-vulnerable Cambodia

    Guermond, Vincent, Iskander, Dalia, Michelis, Sebastien, Brickell, Katherine, Fay, Grainne, Vouch, Long Ly, Natarajan, Nithya, Parsons, Laurie, Picchioni, Fiorella and Green, W. Nathan (2023) Depleted by debt: ‘green’ microfinance, over-indebtedness, and social reproduction in climate-vulnerable Cambodia. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography. ISSN 0066-4812 (Print), 1467-8330 (Online) (doi:10.1111/anti.12969 )

17. Does simultaneous adoption of drought tolerant maize varieties and manure impact productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria

    Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab, Shee, Apurba and Abdoulaye, Tahirou (2024) Does simultaneous adoption of drought tolerant maize varieties and manure impact productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ISSN 1364-985X (Print), 1467-8489 (Online) (doi:10.1111/1467-8489.12550 )

18. Climate, COVID-19 and conflict threaten health, food security and nutrition

    Hendriks, Sheryl, Benson, T, Badiane, O, Castro de la Mata, G, Fanzo, J, Guinto, RR, Montgomery, H and Soussana, JF (2022) Climate, COVID-19 and conflict threaten health, food security and nutrition. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 378:e071534. pp. 1-4. ISSN 1759-2151 (Print), 0959-8138 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-071534 )

19. EU support to the livestock sector: state of play 2021

    Directorate-General for International Partn, European Commission and Morton, John (2023) EU support to the livestock sector: state of play 2021. Report. European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Brussels. (doi:10.2841/494946 )

20. Implementation of trait-based ozone plant sensitivity in the Yale interactive terrestrial biosphere model v1.0 to assess global vegetation damage

    Ma, Yimian, Yue, Xu, Sitch, Stephen, Unger, Nadine, Uddling, Johan, Mercado, Lina, Gong, Cheng, Feng, Zhaozhong, Yang, Huiyi, Zhou, Hao, Tian, Chenguang, Cao, Yang, Lei, Yadong, Cheesman, Alexander, Xu, Yansen and Rojas, Maria Carolina Duran (2023) Implementation of trait-based ozone plant sensitivity in the Yale interactive terrestrial biosphere model v1.0 to assess global vegetation damage. Geoscientific Model Development, 16. pp. 2261-2276. ISSN 1991-959X (Print), 1991-9603 (Online) (doi:10.5194/gmd-16-2261-2023 )