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Desertification Risk: Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Directions
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Desertification, driven by climatic and anthropogenic factors, is one of the most pressing global environmental challenges, causing significant economic, ecological, and social consequences. A bibliometric analysis was performed to identify research trends and gaps in the desertification risk topic.
Fatima‐Ezzahrae Imam +5 more
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Deforestation and wildlife management: are elephants attracted by recently deforested areas? [PDF]
, 2019 Deforestation is a major cause or wildlife decline in tropical ecosystems. The conversion of mature forest to fields by shifting cultivation leaves behind follow lands with secondary vegetation.
Amaya-Corredor, Paola-Catalina +8 more
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CO 2 physiological effect can cause rainfall decrease as strong as large-scale deforestation in the Amazon [PDF]
, 2021 Gilvan Sampaio +10 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the restoration of herbaceous biomass in degraded mountain lands by comparing the impact of trenches established alongside exclosures (EX‐SWC) to exclosures alone (EX). To achieve the objective, herbaceous biomass was collected from areas restored using EX‐SWC and EX over three consecutive years ...
Shiferaw Alem +2 more
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Economic Causes of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: A Panel Data Analysis for 2000s [PDF]
We use newly launched and some never before analyzed datasets, to assess the recent economic and policy determinants of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. We estimate panel data models for the years between 2002 and 2007 for 368 municipalities in the
da Silva, Jorge Hargrave Gonçalves +1 more
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Association of Deforestation With Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome [PDF]
, 2023 Hee-kyoung Nam +3 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada +6 more
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PROPERTY RIGHTS, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND DEFORESTATION: COCOA IN WEST AFRICA [PDF]
In this paper, we use a vintage-capital model with risk of eviction to assess cocoa farmers' response to changes in their tenure security and to the introduction of a new, faster-maturing cocoa variety.
Kazianga, Harounan, Masters, William A.
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Legislative frameworks that support gender equality are crucial for addressing structural inequalities, protecting women's rights, and achieving gender‐equitable land degradation neutrality (LDN) outcomes. This study examines the extent to which national‐level policies and legislation governing LDN and related sectors incorporate gender ...
Cynthia Nneka Olumba +1 more
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