Browsing Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences by Author "Kelly, Claire"
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Building Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience through Soil Organic Carbon Restoration in Sub-Saharan Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
Taylor, Alex; Wynants, Maarten; Kelly, Claire; Mtei, Kelvin; Mkilema, Francis; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Nasseri, Mona; Kalnins, Alice; Patrick, Aloyce; Gilvear, David; Blake, William (MDPI, 2021-10-02)Soil organic carbon (SOC) is widely recognised as pivotal in soil function, exerting important controls on soil structure, moisture retention, nutrient cycling and biodiversity, which in turn underpins a range of provisioning, ... -
Drivers of increased soil erosion in East Africa’s agro-pastoral systems: changing interactions between the social, economic and natural domains
Wynants, Maarten; Kelly, Claire; Mtei, Kelvin; Munishi, Linus; Patrick, Aloyce; Rabinovich, Anna; Nasseri, Mona; Gilvear, David; Roberts, Neil; Boeckx, Pascal; Wilson, Geoff; Blake, William; Ndakidemi, Patrick (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 19-06-18)Increased soil erosion is one of the main drivers of land degradation in East Africa’s agricultural and pastoral landscapes. This wicked problem is rooted in historic disruptions to co-adapted agro-pastoral systems. ... -
Novel use of portable gamma sensors to rapidly assess soil status and recovery in degraded East African agro-pastoral land
Blake, Will; Amasi, Aloyce; Kelly, Claire; Lewin, Shaun; Mkilema, Francis; Msale, Furaha; Mtei, Kelvin; Munishi, Linus; Nasseri, Mona; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Taylor, Alex (Copernicus Publications, 2024-05-01)Soil resources in East African agro-pastoral lands are being rapidly depleted by erosion, threatening food, water and livelihood security. Here we explore the utility of innovation in portable gamma sensors to rapidly ... -
Soils, Science and Community ActioN (SoilSCAN): a citizen science tool to empower community-led land management change in East Africa
Kelly, Claire; Wynants, Maarten; Patrick, Aloyce; Taylor, Alex; Mkilema, Francis; Nasseri, Mona; Lewin, Shaun; Munishi, Linus; Mtei, Kelvin; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Blake, William (IOPscience, 2022-08-02)Pastoralist communities worldwide face complex challenges regarding food and feed productivity. Primary production systems are under stress, nutritional choices are changing and the relationship between development and ...