2024
Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Portner, Brigitte
(2024).
Berggebiete: Lebensraum mit Zukunft.
Weltnachrichten, 2024(1)
Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
2023
Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Quenta, Estefanía; Lemann, Tatenda; Holterman, Devin; Marchant, Robert; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne
(6 December 2023).
How can knowledge support restoration and conservation of mountain ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature?
In:
MRD Talk, #06.
Mountain Research and Development (MRD)
Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Carilla, Julieta; Bajracharya, Birendra; Wallnöfer, Valentin; Thornton, James; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne
(19 September 2023).
How can monitoring support action and policies for sustainable futures in mountains?
In:
MRD Talk, #05.
Mountain Research and Development (MRD)
Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne
(August 2023).
Why we need social innovations in mountain regions, and how to make them happen.
In:
MOVING.
Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Gruas, Léna; Gómez Cavieres, Diana Alexia; Sirvas Milla, Jorge; Bascombe, Tanya; Fellendorf, Ansgar; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne
(20 July 2023).
Outdoor activities: A blessing or a curse for mountain environments and societies?
In:
MRD Talk, #04.
Mountain Research and Development (MRD)
Portner, Brigitte; Hacker-Heimhofer, Andrea; Johnson, Paa-Nii; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Shitindo, Mercury; Verdicchio, Dirk
(May 2023).
Open Science as a Means to Decolonize Scientific Publishing and Foster Fairer Research Collaborations (Unpublished).
In:
Annual Conference of the Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) 2023.
9 May.
Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Stettler, Anna Lena; Mayer, Heike; Hussein, Abid; Shanshiashvili, Ana; Sherwood, Stephen; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne
(25 April 2023).
How can social innovations contribute to local mountain economies? Learnings from science and practice.
In:
MRD Talk, #03.
Mountain Research and Development (MRD)
Breu, Thomas; Molden, David; Gyamtsho, Pema; Wang, Yanfen; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Portner, Brigitte; Adler, Carolina; Thibault, Marlène; McCall, Emily; King, Allyson
(eds.)
(2023).
Mountain Research and Development, 43(1-4).
International Mountain Society
2022
Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Fernández-Giménez, María E.; Mason, Courtney W.; M’Sou, Soufiane; Snow, Bill; Zaninka, Penninah; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène; Wymann von Dach, Susanne
(December 2022).
Engaging with Indigenous and local knowledge for the conservation of mountain landscapes.
In:
MRD Talks, MRD Talk #02.
Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Budoyan, Nona; Dupuits, Emilie; Fellendorf, Ansgar; Kinusu, Kevin; McDowell, Graham; Portner, Brigitte; Thibault, Marlène
(June 2022).
Climate change adaptation in mountains: How to close the gap between policies and local realities?
In:
MRD Talks, MRD Talk #01.
Breu, Thomas; Molden, David; Gyamtsho, Pema; Wang, Yanfen; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Portner, Brigitte; Adler, Carolina; Thibault, Marlène; Anderson, Kristen
(eds.)
(2022).
Mountain Research and Development, 42(1-4).
International Mountain Society
2017
Subhatu, Alemtsehay Teklay; Lemann, Tatenda; Hurni, Kaspar; Portner, Brigitte; Kassawmar, Tibebu; Zeleke, Gete; Hurni, Hans
(2017).
Deposition of eroded soil on terraced croplands in Minchet catchment, Ethiopian Highlands.
International soil and water conservation research, 5(3), pp. 212-220.
Elsevier
10.1016/j.iswcr.2017.05.008
2015
Hurni, Hans; Giger, Markus; Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Messerli, Peter; Portner, Brigitte; Schwilch, Gudrun; Wolfgramm, Bettina; Breu, Thomas Michael
(2015).
Soils, agriculture and food security: The interplay between ecosystem functioning and human well-being.
Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 15, pp. 25-34.
Elsevier
10.1016/j.cosust.2015.07.009
2014
Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Bach, Simon; Lyimo, Reginald; Portner, Brigitte
(2014).
Beyond biofuels: jatropha’s multiple uses for farmers in East Africa
(CDE Policy Brief 1).
Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Nyssen, Jan; Frankl, Amaury; Haile, Mitiku; Hurni, Hans; Descheemaeker, Katrien; Crummey, Donald; Ritler, Alfons; Portner, Brigitte; Nievergelt, Bernhard; Moeyersons, Jan; Munro, Neil; Deckers, Jozef; Billi, Paolo; Poesen, Jean
(2014).
Environmental conditions and human drivers for changes to north Ethiopian mountain landscapes over 145 years.
Science of the total environment, 485-486, pp. 164-179.
Elsevier
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.052
Portner, Brigitte; Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Nezir, Zufan; Breu, Thomas Michael; Hurni, Hans
(2014).
Biofuels for a Greener Economy? Insights from Jatropha Production in Northeastern Ethiopia.
Sustainability, 6(9), pp. 6188-6202.
MDPI
10.3390/su6096188
2013
Portner, Brigitte
(2013).
Frames in the Ethiopian Debate on Biofuels.
Africa Spectrum, 48(3), pp. 33-53.
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
2012
Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Grimm, Olivia; Portner, Brigitte; Kiteme, Boniface
(2012).
National and local perspectives on the impacts of biofuels on food security in Kenya.
In:
International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD). Research for Global Transformation (p. 26).
Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Portner, Brigitte; Zah, Rainer
(2012).
Pathways to sustainable bioenergy.
In:
International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD). Research for Global Transformation (p. 25).
Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Portner, Brigitte
(2012).
Biofuel production: Linking global discourses to national policies and local realities.
In:
International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD). Research for Global Transformation (p. 274).
Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Kiteme, Boniface; Portner, Brigitte; Grimm, Olivia
(2012).
Impact of jatropha curcas (JC) on local food security in Kenya.
In:
IFSA Symposium.
Aarhus, Denmark.
04.07.2012.
Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Portner, Brigitte; Kiteme, Boniface
(2012).
Potentials and limitations of jatropha curcas for rural energy supply in East Africa: A case study based comparative assessment in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
In:
Tech4Def Conference.
Lausanne, Switzerland.
29.-31.05.2012.
Portner, Brigitte
(2012).
Mut zur Gerechtigkeit in einer endlichen Welt.
UniPress - Forschung und Wissenschaft an der Universität Bern(153), p. 38.
Bern: Abteilung Kommunikation, Universität Bern
2011
Breu, Thomas; Hurni, Hans; Portner, Brigitte; Schwilch, Gudrun; Wolfgramm, Bettina; Messerli, Peter; Herweg, Karl
(2011).
Sustainable land management and global development: Factors affecting land users' efforts to adopt and sustain the productive use of natural resources.
In:
Wiesmann, Urs; Hurni, Hans; ,
(eds.)
Research for Sustainable Development: Foundations, Experiences, and Perspectives. Perspectives of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South: Vol. 6 (pp. 427-449).
Bern: Geographica Bernensia
2010
Gmünder, Simon; Portner, Brigitte
(2010).
Biofuels and developing countries.
In:
Zah, Rainer; Binder, Claudia; Bringezu, Stefan; Reinhard, Jürgen; Schmid, Alfons; Schütz, Helmut
(eds.)
Future Perspectives of 2nd Generation Biofuels. TA-SWISS / Zentrum für Technologiefolgen-Abschätzung: Vol. 55 (pp. 194-202).
Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag
Hurni, Hans; Abate, Solomon; Bantider, Amare; Debele, Berhanu; Ludi, Eva; Portner, Brigitte; Yitaferu, Birru; Zeleke, Gete
(2010).
Land degradation and sustainable land management in the Highlands of Ethiopia.
In:
Hurni, Hans; Wiesmann, Urs
(eds.)
Global Change and Sustainable Development: A Synthesis of Regional Experiences from Research Partnerships. Perspectives / NCCR North-South: Vol. 5 (pp. 187-207).
Bern: Geographica Bernensia
2009
Hurni, Hans; Osman-Elasha, Balgis; Giger, Markus; Klaey, Andreas; Ott, Cordula; Hoeggel, Udo; Rist, Stephan; Portner, Brigitte
(2009).
Context, conceptual framework and sustainability indicators.
In:
McIntyre, Beverly D.; Herren, Hans; Wakhungu, Judi; Watson, Robert T.
(eds.)
Agriculture at a Crossroads: Global Report. International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (pp. 1-56).
Washington: Island Press
Portner, Brigitte; Salmi, Annika; Kläy, Andreas; Kakridi Enz, Fani; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Ehrensperger, Albrecht
(2009).
Bioenergy for the poor: Two sides of a coin
(InfoResources Focus 3/09).
Zollikofen, Switzerland: InfoResources
2008
Hurni, Hans; Herweg, Karl; Portner, Brigitte; Liniger, Hanspeter
(2008).
Soil Erosion and Conservation in Global Agriculture.
In:
Braimoh, Ademola K.; Vlek, Paul L.G.
(eds.)
Land Use and Soil Resources (pp. 41-71).
Heidelberg: Springer Verlag
Giger, Markus; Hurni, Hans; Portner, Brigitte; Scheidegger, Urs
(2008).
Globale Landwirtschaft vor alten und neuen Herausforderungen.
GAIA - ökologische Perspektiven für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / ecological perspectives for science and society, 17(3), pp. 280-286.
München: Oekom Verlag
Hurni, Hans; Portner, Brigitte; Giger, Markus
(2008).
Main Findings of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) (Unpublished).
In:
Hearing des beratenden Kommittees CNS-FAO des Bundesamtes für Landwirtschaft.
Bern, Schweiz.
03.6.-05.06.2008.
2007
Hurni, Hans; Bantider, Amare; Herweg, Karl; Portner, Brigitte; Veit, Heinz
(2007).
Landscape Transformation and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia: Background information for a study tour through Ethiopia, 4-20 September 2006
Bern, Switzerland: Geographisches Institut, Universität Bern
2004
Hurni, Hans; Breu, Thomas Michael; Ludi, Eva; Portner, Brigitte
(2004).
Der Tadschikische Pamir: Entwicklungsprobleme und Perspektiven einer Hochgebirgsregion in Zentralasien.
Geographische Rundschau, 56(10), pp. 60-65.
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