The REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
Publication Year : 2014
In the Peruvian Amazon, a company community partnership is attempting to enhance the livelihood strategies of Brazil nut producers
Publication Year : 2014
In the Peruvian Amazon, a company community partnership is attempting to enhance the livelihood strategies of Brazil nut producers
Publication Year : 2012
Analyzing the spatial extent and distribution of forest fires is essential for sustainable forest management. The present study appraises the
Publication Year : 2013
Peatlands, mangroves and other tropical wetlands are high-Carbon ecosystems that are increasingly receiving recognition in the context of UN climate
Publication Year : 2013
Peatlands play an important role in the global climate system and carbon cycle; their large carbon stocks could be released
Publication Year : 2013
Tropical peatlands provide a number of ecosystem services including biodiversity, habitat, carbon and water cycling, and commodity products
Publication Year : 2012
Climate change is expected to increase the unpredictability of seasons. Using Anthropological methods to understand its impact, we provide a
Publication Year : 2013
In that letter, we identified that fire was being used not only as a tool to clear land cheaply but
Publication Year : 2014
Oil palm plantations can be a significant contributor to rural livelihoods in Indonesia. The government seeks to capitalize on this
Publication Year : 2014
The photosynthetic performance of mangrove Rhizophora mucronata seedlings grown under seasonally full light (HL), 50 % shade (ML), and 80
Publication Year : 2010
Prescribed fire is used in the Sudanian savanna-woodland of West Africa as a forest management tool. An experiment was carried
Publication Year : 2015
Understanding the linkages between social and ecological systems is key to developing sustainable natural resource management (NRM) institutions. Frequently, however,
Publication Year : 2014
In Indonesia, natural resources are under pressure from both urban development and commercial exploitation. In Seram Island, Maluku, oil palm
Publication Year : 2014
In Indonesia, logging and oil palm concessions attributed by the government have caused high rates of deforestation and forest degradation.
Publication Year : 2015
Current estimates of carbon (C) storage in peatland systems worldwide indicate tropical peatlands comprise about 15% of the global peat