Tropical forests are both important stores of carbon and among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Reducing emissions fr...
Authors: Day, M.;Baldauf, C.;Rutishauser, E.;Sunderland, T.C.H.
Articles
Greenhouse gas emission factors for land use and land-use change in Southeast Asian peatlands
Publication Year : 2014
Tropical peat swamp forests, which are predominantly located in Southeast Asia (SEA) and play a prominent role as a global carbon ...
Authors: Hergoualc\'h, K.;Verchot, L.V.
Enabling factors for establishing REDD+ in a context of weak governance
Publication Year : 2014
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has emerged as an important carbon governance mechanism. Howe...
Authors: Korhonen-Kurki, K.;Sehring, J.;Brockhaus, M.;Di Gregorio, M.
Low-cost housing developments in South Africa miss the opportunities for household level urban greening
Publication Year : 2014
Most developing countries of the world are experiencing large-scale migration from rural to urban areas. Many new migrants end up ...
Authors: Shackleton, C.M.;Hebinck, P.;Kaoma, H.;Chishaleshale, M.;Chinyimba, A.;Shackleton, S. E.;Gambiza, J.;Gumbo, D.
Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
Publication Year : 2014
Ecosystems services have become a key concept in understanding the way humans benefit from ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer na...
Authors: Locatelli, B.;Imbach, P. A.;Wunder, S.
Agroforestry with N2-fixing trees: sustainable development's friend or foe?
Publication Year : 2014
Legume tree-based farming systems sit at a crucial nexus of agroecological sustainability. Their capacity to support microbial N2 ...
Authors: Rosenstock, T.S.;Tully, K.L.;Arias-Navarro, C.;Neufeldt, H.;Butterbach-Bahl, K.;Verchot, L.V.
Is certification associated with better forest management and socioeconomic benefits?: a comparative analysis of three certification schemes applied to Brazil nuts in Western Amazonia
Publication Year : 2014
Nontimber forest product (NTFP) certification has potential to promote sustainable harvest and to bolster rural livelihoods. This ...
Authors: Duchelle, A.E.;Kainer, K.A.;Wadt, L.H.O.
A crispy delicacy: Augosoma Beetle as alternative source of protein in East Cameroon
Publication Year : 2014
Despite the fact that the exoskeleton of the Augosoma centaurus (Dynastinae) is hard and difficult to chew, this insect is often g...
Authors: Muafor, F.J.;Levang, P.;Le Gall, P.
Translating legal rights into tenure security: lessons from the new commercial pressures on land in Ghana
Publication Year : 2014
Since the confluence of the food and oil price crises of the mid 2000s, Ghana has become a prime destination for large-scale farml...
Authors: Schoneveld, G.;German, L.
Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions
Publication Year : 2014
Livestock are responsible for 12% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable intensification of livestock production s...
Authors: Havlik, P.;Valin, H.;Herrero, M.;Obersteiner, M;Schmid, E.;Rufino, M.C.;Mosnier, A.;Thornton, P.K.;Böttcher, H.;Conant, R.T.;Frank, S.;Fritz, S.;Fuss, S.;Kraxner, F.;Notenbaert, A.