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Ecology and Society, 2017 Palm oil is one of the most controversial agricultural commodities of our time. To its supporters, it is the golden crop that catalyzes smallholders out of poverty and brings salvation to the global food and energy crisis.
Faisal M. Mohd Noor +3 more
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Land Cover Change in Mixed Agroforestry: Shade Coffee in El Salvador [PDF]
Little is known about land cover change in mixed agroforestry systems, which often supply valuable ecological services. We use a spatial regression model to analyze clearing in El Salvador’s shade coffee–growing regions during the 1990s.
Blackman, Allen +2 more
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Agroforestry, grass, biomass crop and row-crop management effects on soil water dynamics for claypan landscapes [PDF]
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Alagele, S.M.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Attempts to address biodiversity loss have led to ecosystem and species restoration efforts. Tree species restoration is particularly relevant because of increasing threats from pests and pathogens. However, there are different notions of ‘loss’, as well as sociocultural considerations, including social acceptability, which are often neglected
Fritha West +4 more
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ULIN: Jurnal Hutan Tropis, 2018 Nyamplung (Calophyluminophylum) merupakan salah satu jenis tanaman yang dikembangkan sebagai tanaman penghasil biofuel. Penanaman nyamplung banyak mengalami gangguan berupa serangan hama trips (Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis Bouche) dan hama penggerek pucuk.
Benyamin Dendang +2 more
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The social & economic implications of alternative land uses involving pastoral farming and forestry in Northland : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics at Massey University [PDF]
, 1987 This thesis is a scenario study which examines the social and economic impacts of different types of forestry being established in an area of pastoral farmland in Northland, New Zealand.
Smith, David Hardie
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Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood +7 more
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, 1992 This first article of the special issue of the Revue Forestière Française "Agroforesterie en zone tempérée" definies the agroforestry concept and describes the main practices that it includes according to the level of mixing perennal ligneous plants, cultures and animal production.
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The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld +14 more
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