The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of leguminous fallows on ethane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), N oxides (N2O ...
Authors: Verchot, L.V.;Brienza, S., Jr.;de Oliviera, V.C.;Mutegi, J.K.;Cattanio, J.H.;Davidson, E.A.
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Water scarcity under a changing climate in Ghana: options for livelihoods adaptation
Publication Year : 2008
The effects of climate change and variability on water availability in Ghana is being felt throughout the country. Coping with wat...
Authors: Gyampoh, B.A.;Idinoba, M.;Amisah, S.
Financing forest conservation in Uganda
Publication Year : 2008
Authors: van Heist, M.;Sheil, D.;Bitariho, P.;Kasangaki, A.
A revision of the genus Podococcus (Arecaceae)
Publication Year : 2008
A taxonomic revision of the palm genus Podococcus (Arecaceae) is presented. Two species are recognised:P. barteri, a species relat...
Combining napier grass with leguminous shrubs in contour hedgerows controls soil erosion without competing with crops
Publication Year : 2008
We established hedges/barriers of calliandra (Calliandra calothyrsus Meissner), leucaena (Leucaena trichandra (Zucc.) Urban)) and ...
Authors: Mutegi, J.K.;Mugendi, D.N.;Verchot, L.V.;Kung\'u, J.B.
Impacts of payments for environmental services on local development in northern Costa Rica: A fuzzy multi-criteria analysis
Publication Year : 2008
Market mechanisms for forest environmental services are increasingly used for promoting environmental conservation, and their impa...
Authors: Locatelli, B.;Rojas, V.;Salinas, Z.
Global cost estimates of reducing carbon emissions through avoided deforestation
Publication Year : 2008
Tropical deforestation is estimated to cause about one-quarter of anthropogenic carbon emissions, loss of biodiversity, and other ...
Authors: Kindermann, G.;Obersteiner, M;Sohngen, B.;Sathaye, J;Andrasko, K.;Rametsteiner, E;Schlamadinger, B;Wunder, S.;Beach, R.
Designing payments for environmental services in theory and practice: an overview of the issues
Publication Year : 2008
Payments for environmental services (PES) have attracted increasing interest as amechanism to translate external, non-market value...
Authors: Engel, S.;Pagiola, S.;Wunder, S.
Wood density as a conservation tool: Quantification of disturbance and identification of conservation-priority areas in tropical forests
Publication Year : 2008
Inventories of tree species are often conducted to guide conservation efforts in tropical forests. Such surveys are time consuming...
Authors: Slik, J.W.F.;Bernard, C.S.;Breman, F.C.;Van Beek, M.;Salim, A.;Sheil, D.
Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D
Publication Year : 2008
The historical emphasis on technological innovation as a pathway to rural development has obscured the institutional foundations o...
Authors: German, L.;Ayele, S.;Mazengia, W;Tsegaye, M.;Abere, K.;Bedane, K.;Geta, E.;Tolera, T.;Taye, H.