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Department of Forestry
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- BiologyOpen access
Agroforestry is widely recognized for its contributions to sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem resilience. However, despite supportive national policies, scaling up agroforestry remains constrained by weaknesses in the enab...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Housing tenure, climate resilience, and ecological segregation
A key challenge to ensuring no one is left behind in the green transition lies in the persistent segregation of urban populations and the unequal distribution of environmental costs and benefits. Residential segregation has long reinforced socioeconomic and racialized disparities...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Automated workflow demonstrates mixed treatment impacts on burn severity across ecoregion scales
Background Intensifying wildfire activity in western North America has motivated focus on fuel treatments as a tool for moderating fire severity. Treatment effectiveness is influenced by complex interactions among biophysical settings, treatments and weather. Aims This study intr...
- Biology
Cost-Sharing Safety: A Preliminary Evaluation of the John May Farm Safety Fund
OBJECTIVES: The John May Farm Safety Fund is a cost-sharing program designed to reduce farmers' barriers to implementing workplace safety solutions. The goal of this study is to understand participants' motivators for enrolling in the Program, as well as the primary and secondary...
- Climate & Environment
Effects of small-scale forest treatments on reducing wildfire burn severity
Background Intensive fire suppression and climate change have escalated wildfire intensity in fire-adapted forests. Although the consequences of fire suppression policies are well documented, fuel reduction treatment effectiveness – particularly across varying treatment sizes – r...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
This study was conducted to examine the effect of hardwood (Khaya ivorensis) and softwood (Hevea brasiliensis) on the proximate and nutritional composition of (Pleurotus ostreatus) (Jacaum ex. Fr. Kummar) with the aim of comparing its proximate and nutritional composition on the...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
This study was conducted to examine the effect of hardwood (Khaya ivorensis) and softwood (Hevea brasiliensis) on the proximate and nutritional composition of (Pleurotus ostreatus) (Jacaum ex. Fr. Kummar) with the aim of comparing its proximate and nutritional composition on the...