Throughout the world, soya beans and seeds are typically cultivated in large plantations. The way plantations have been establishe...
Authors: Di Matteo, F.;Otsuki, K.;Schoneveld, G.
Articles
Historical development of institutional arrangements for forest monitoring and REDD + MRV in Peru: Discursive-institutionalist perspectives
Publication Year : 2016
The goal of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the roles of conservation, sustainable management of...
Authors: Ochieng, R.M.;Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.;Brockhaus, M.;Kowler, L.F.;Herold, M.;Arts, B.
Local Governance, Social Networks and REDD+: Lessons from Swidden Communities in Vietnam
Publication Year : 2016
Swidden is often blamed for deforestation but research has shown that these traditional systems can have a role in maintaining and...
Authors: Moeliono, M.;Pham, T.T.;Le, D.N.;Brockhaus, M.;Wong, G.Y.;Kallio, M.H.;Nguyen, D.T.
Dynamics of Ecosystem Services during Forest Transitions in Reventazón, Costa Rica
Publication Year : 2016
The forest transition framework describes the temporal changes of forest areas with economic development. A first phase of forest ...
Authors: Vallet, A.;Locatelli, B.;Levrel, H.;Brenes Pérez, C.;Imbach, P.;Estrada Carmona, N.;Manlay, R.;Oszwald, J.
Impacts of drought and responses of rural populations in West Africa: a systematic review
Publication Year : 2016
In West Africa, climate variations and droughts have always affected livelihoods but have also triggered adaptation strategies. A ...
Authors: Gautier, D.;Denis, D.;Locatelli, B.
Towards productive landscapes: Trade-offs in tree-cover and income across a matrix of smallholder agricultural land-use systems
Publication Year : 2016
One of the main causes of tropical forest loss is conversion to agriculture, which is constantly increasing as a dominant land cov...
Authors: Rahman, S.A.;Sunderland, T.C.H.;Kshatriya, M.;Roshetko, J.M.;Healey, J.R.;Pagella, T.
Characteristics of participatory monitoring projects and their relationship to decision-making in biological resource management: a review
Publication Year : 2016
The main objective of participatory monitoring is to enable the local population, though lacking formal training, to participate i...
Authors: Villaseñor, E.;Porter-Bolland, L.;Escobar, F.;Guariguata, M.R.;Moreno-Casasola, P.
Preliminary estimation of carbon stock in a logging concession with a forest management plan in East Cameroon
Publication Year : 2016
Logging operations in Cameroon are based on the extraction of wood from natural forests. In this article, we assessed the carbon s...
Authors: Nitcheu Tchiadje, S.;Sonwa, D.J.;Nkongmeneck, B.A.;Cerbonney, L.;Sufo-Kankeu, R.
Long-term assessment of soil and water conservation measures (Fanya-juu terraces) on soil organic matter in South Eastern Kenya
Publication Year : 2016
A comprehensive assessment of soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics in semi-arid agrosystems implementing soil and water conservation...
Authors: Saiz, G.;Wandera, F.M.;Pelster, D.E.;Ngetich, W.;Okalebo, J.R.;Rufino, M.C.;Butterbach-Bahl, K.
Migration and Self-Protection Against Climate Change: A Case Study of Samburu County, Kenya
Publication Year : 2016
Climate change will affect the livelihoods of pastoralists in arid and semi-arid lands. Using data on agro-pastoral households fro...
Authors: Ng\'ang\'a, S.K.;Bulte, E.H.;Giller, K.E.;McIntire, J.M.;Rufino, M.C.