Tropical peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon exhibit high densities of Mauritia flexuosa palms, which are often cut instead of being…
Authors: van Lent, J.; Hergoualc';h, K.; Verchot, L.V.; Oenema, O.; van Groenigen, J.W.
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Impacts of forests and forestation on hydrological services in the Andes: A systematic review
Publication Year : 2019
Several Andean countries have planned to restore forest cover in degraded land to enhance the provision of multiple ecosystem services…
Authors: Bonnesoeur, V.; Locatelli, B.; Guariguata, M.R.; Ochoa-Tocachi, B.F.; Vanacker, V.; Zhun, M.; Stokes, A.; Mathez-Stiefel, S-L.
Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis
Publication Year : 2019
Biochar can reduce both nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and nitrate (NO3-) leaching, but refining biochar’s use for estimating these types…
Authors: Borchard, N.; Schirrmann, M.; Cayuela, M.L.; Kammann, C.; Wrage-Mönnig, N.; Estavillo, J.M.; Fuertes-Mendizábal, T.; Sigua, G.; Spokas, K.; Ippolito, J.A.; Novak, J.
The colour of maize: Visions of green growth and farmers perceptions in northern Laos
Publication Year : 2019
The rapid expansion of hybrid maize in the uplands of northern Laos is viewed by the government as meeting policy…
Authors: Kallio, M.H.; Hogarth, N.J.; Moeliono, M.; Brockhaus, M.; Cole, R.; Bong, I.W.; Wong, G.Y.
Impacts of forestation on water and soils in the Andes: What do we know?
Publication Year : 2018
Key messages This brief summarizes the findings of a systematic review on the impacts of forestation on water and soils…
Authors: Bonnesoeur, V.; Locatelli, B.; Ochoa-Tocachi, B.F.
Bhutan’s Forests through the Framework of Ecosystem Services: Rapid Assessment in Three Forest Types
Publication Year : 2018
Forests in mountain ecosystems provide a diversity of services and goods in mountain landscapes, and the immediate utility of the…
Authors: Sears, R.; Choden, K.; Dorji, T.; Dukpa, D.; Phuntsho, S.; Rai, P.B.; Wangchuk, J.; Baral, H.
Dynamic trade-off analysis of multiple ecosystem services under land use change scenarios: Towards putting ecosystem services into planning in Iran
Publication Year : 2018
This study dynamically analyzes the trade-off between three ecosystem services (ESs), including soil retention, habitat quality, and food supply in…
Authors: Asadolahi, Z.; Salmanmahiny, A.; Sakieh, Y.; Mirkarimi, S.H.; Baral, H.; Azimi, M.
Land use and land cover changes and the link to land degradation in Arsi Negele district, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia
Publication Year : 2018
Accurate information on land use and land cover change (LULCC) is critical for understanding the causes of change and for…
Authors: Mekonnen, Z.; Berie, H.T.; Woldeamanuel, T.; Asfaw, Z.; Kassa, H.
A systematic review of the socio-economic impacts of large-scale tree plantations, worldwide
Publication Year : 2018
Since their widespread introduction in the 1980s, large-scale tree plantations have seen contestations over their socio-economic impacts. With the establishment…
Authors: Malkamäki, A.; D'Amato, D.; Hogarth, N.J.; Kanninen, M.; Pirard, R.; Toppinen, A.; Zhou, W.
Reshaping the terrain: Landscape restoration in Ethiopia
Publication Year : 2018