Understanding the interactions between the multiple ecosystem services (ES) which can be delivered from a single landscape is essential. Most…
Authors: Vallet, A.; Locatelli, B.; Levrel, H.; Wunder, S.; Seppelt, R.; Scholes, R.J.; Oszwald, J.
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Independent data for transparent monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from the land use sector – What do stakeholders think and need?
Publication Year : 2018
The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sectors contribute substantially to the net global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.…
Authors: Romijn, E.; de Sy, V.; Herold, M.; Böttcher, H.; Román-Cuesta, R.M.; Fritz, S.; Schepaschenko, D.; Avitabile, V.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Verchot, L.V.; Martius, C.
Food and livelihoods in park-adjacent communities: The case of the Odzala Kokoua National Park
Publication Year : 2018
Protected areas (PAs) in Central Africa provide unprecedented opportunities to maintain ecosystem integrity and safeguard the unique wildlife of one…
Authors: Mavah, G.A.; Funk, S.M.; Child, B.; Swisher, M.E.; Nasi, R.; Fa, J.E.
Sedimentation and soil carbon accumulation in degraded mangrove forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia
Publication Year : 2018
Mangrove ecosystems are often referred to as land builders because of their ability to trap sediments transported from the uplands…
Authors: Murdiyarso, D.; Hanggara, B.B.; Lubis, A.A.
Profiling Carbon Storage/Stocks of Cocoa Agroforests in the Forest Landscape of Southern Cameroon
Publication Year : 2018
Despite evidence that cocoa agroforests are composed of different types of associated plants leading to varieties of structures, few studies…
Authors: Sonwa, D.J.; Weise, S.F.; Nkongmeneck, B.A.; Tchatat, M.; Janssens, M.J.J.
Retaining forests within agricultural landscapes as a pathway to sustainable intensification: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia
Publication Year : 2018
There are increasing calls in Africa for sustainable intensification of agriculture with the aim of increasing productivity whilst minimizing the…
Authors: Duriaux Chavarria, J-Y.; Baudron, F.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Modeling Land Use and Land Cover Changes and Their Effects on Biodiversity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Publication Year : 2018
Land use and land cover (LULC) change causes biodiversity decline through loss, alteration, and fragmentation of habitats. There are uncertainties…
Authors: Sharma, R.; Nehren, U.; Rahman, S.A.; Meyer, M.; Rimal, B.; Seta, G.A.; Baral, H.
Ecology and conservation of West African forests: An introduction
Publication Year : 2019
Authors: Luiselli, L.; Fa, J.E.
Forest diversity plays a key role in determining the stand carbon stocks of Mexican forests
Publication Year : 2018
Defining the most important factors related with forest carbon (C) stocks in different forest types is still a controversial topic.…
Authors: Arasa-Gisbert, R.; Vayreda, J.; Román-Cuesta, R.M.; Armando Villela, S.; Mayorga, R.; Retana, J.
Major shifts in Amazon wildlife populations from recent intensification of floods and drought
Publication Year : 2018
In the western Amazon Basin, recent intensification of river-level cycles has increased flooding during the wet seasons and decreased precipitation…
Authors: Bodmer, R.; Mayor, P.; Antunez, M.; Chota, K.; Fang, T.; Puertas, P.; Pittet, M.; Kirkland, M.; Walkey, M.; Rios, C.; Pérez-Peña, P.; Henderson, P.; Bodmer, W.; Bicerra, A.; Zegarra, J.; Docherty, E.