Ruth DeFries
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Heilpern S, DeFries R, Fiorella K, Flecker A, Sethi S, Uriarte M, et al.
Sci Adv
. 2021 May;
7(22).
PMID: 34049874
Although biodiversity loss adversely influences a variety of ecosystem functions, how declining wild food diversity affects nutrient supplies for people is poorly understood. Here, we analyze the impact of declining...
12.
Khanwilkar S, Gould C, DeFries R, Habib B, Urpelainen J
Energy Res Soc Sci
. 2021 May;
75.
PMID: 33959474
Liquified petroleum gas (LPG) is an important clean fuel alternative for households that rely on burning biomass for daily cooking needs. In India, (PMUY) has provided poor households with LPG...
13.
Neelakantan A, DeFries R, Fanzo J
PLoS One
. 2020 Dec;
15(12):e0243825.
PMID: 33370335
Globally, conservation efforts have moved millions of people out of protected areas since the 1970s, yet quantitative studies on post-resettlement well-being remain a challenge due to poor documentation. Since 2008,...
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Lipper L, DeFries R, Bizikova L
Nat Plants
. 2020 Oct;
6(10):1203-1210.
PMID: 33051617
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 consists of five targets ranging from the eradication of hunger and malnutrition to doubling productivity of small-scale farmers and ensuring sustainable and resilient food production...
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Davis K, Chhatre A, Rao N, Singh D, Ghosh-Jerath S, Mridul A, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2019 Nov;
116(50):25034-25041.
PMID: 31754037
Sustainable food systems aim to provide sufficient and nutritious food, while maximizing climate resilience and minimizing resource demands as well as negative environmental impacts. Historical practices, notably the Green Revolution,...
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Pongsiri M, Bickersteth S, Colon C, DeFries R, Dhaliwal M, Georgeson L, et al.
Lancet Planet Health
. 2019 Oct;
3(10):e402-e404.
PMID: 31625509
No abstract available.
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Smith M, DeFries R, Chhatre A, Ghosh-Jerath S, Myers S
Food Nutr Bull
. 2019 Apr;
40(1):26-40.
PMID: 30974983
Background: India has made important strides in reducing nutritional deficiencies over the past several decades. However, for micronutrients such as zinc, previous studies have suggested a worsening situation, contrary to...
18.
Dutta T, Sharma S, DeFries R
PeerJ
. 2018 Oct;
6:e5587.
PMID: 30310737
Background: Maintaining and restoring connectivity between source populations is essential for the long term viability of wide-ranging species, many of which occur in landscapes that are under pressure to meet...
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DeFries R, Chhatre A, Davis K, Dutta A, Fanzo J, Ghosh-Jerath S, et al.
Food Nutr Bull
. 2018 Aug;
39(3):377-392.
PMID: 30068220
Background: Production of rice and wheat increased dramatically in India over the past decades, with reduced proportion of coarse cereals in the food supply. Objective: We assess impacts of changes...
20.
Davis K, Chiarelli D, Rulli M, Chhatre A, Richter B, Singh D, et al.
Sci Adv
. 2018 Jul;
4(7):eaao1108.
PMID: 29978036
Humanity faces the grand challenge of feeding a growing, more affluent population in the coming decades while reducing the environmental burden of agriculture. Approaches that integrate food security and environmental...