Effective discrimination between earthquakes and explosions is pivotal, particularly in the context of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) verification regime. This paper introduces the usage of a Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm tailored to discern seismic records produced by natural earthquakes from those caused by underground nuclear tests, wherein the registered values of mb and Ms magnitudes (body-wave...

In Ethiopia, on-farm agrobiodiversity and the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) play a key role in building smallholders’ resilience. However, the impact of PSNP on on-farm agrobiodiversity is not yet well investigated. In this paper, we develop an analytical framework that links PSNP participation to on-farm agrobiodiversity. Both diverse farming systems and PSNP require labour inputs while providing income stabilization,...