Effect of oil palm sustainability certification on deforestation and fire in Indonesia. [PDF]
, 2017 Many major corporations and countries have made commitments to purchase or produce only "sustainable" palm oil, a commodity responsible for substantial tropical forest loss.
Burns, David N +8 more
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The role of plantation forestry in sustainable development [PDF]
Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu, 2014 The paper gives an overview of types of forest plantations and their role in sustainable development, with an emphasis on the definition of artificially established (planted) forests and forest plantations.
Ivetić Vladan, Vilotić Dragica
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Occurrence and management of oak in southern Swedish forests [PDF]
, 2012 This article describes the current proportions of forest types with oak (Quercus robur and Q. petraea) in southern Sweden, provides an overview of oak distribution over time and reviews literature about oak regeneration relevant for the region.
Attocchi, Giulia +2 more
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Nutrient Storage and Stoichiometry of the Forest Floor Organic Matter in Japanese Forests
Soil Systems, 2021 Nutrient storage in the forest floor is regulated through litter decomposition and nutrient cycling. Stoichiometry of nutrients can provide characterization of the forest floor.
Masamichi Takahashi
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Fuelwood demand and supply in Rwanda and the role of agroforestry [PDF]
, 2011 Fuelwood in Rwanda is assumed to come from forests and woodlands, thus contributing to large-scale deforestation. Available studies on fuelwood demand and supply support this assumption and indicate a continuously rising demand of fuelwood, notably from ...
Mohren, G.M.J., Ndayambaje, J.D.
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Conservation Value and Permeability of Neotropical Oil Palm Landscapes for Orchid Bees [PDF]
, 2013 The proliferation of oil palm plantations has led to dramatic changes in tropical landscapes across the globe. However, relatively little is known about the effects of oil palm expansion on biodiversity, especially in key ecosystem-service providing ...
Gilbert, Lawrence +3 more
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Comparison of soil macro-invertebrate communities in Malaysian oil palm plantations with secondary forest from the viewpoint of litter decomposition [PDF]
, 2016 Biodiversity decline in rapidly expanding oil palm plantations is of global concern. Many studies have demonstrated that fauna species diversity is lower in oil palm plantations than forests.
Iwasaki, Kozo +5 more
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Woody species diversity in forest plantations in a mountainous region of Beijing, China: effects of sampling scale and species selection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The role of forest plantations in biodiversity conservation has gained more attention in recent years. However, most work on evaluating the diversity of forest plantations focuses only on one spatial scale; thus, we examined the effects of sampling scale
Yuxin Zhang +4 more
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Plantation forests and biodiversity conservation [PDF]
, 2003 There are five key reasons why biodiversity conservation should be considered a part of plantation management. (1) The plantation estate is large, and balancing various land management values with wood and pulp production is important when extensive ...
Hobbs, R.J., Lindenmayer, D.B., Salt, D.
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Criminal liability for illegal destruction of forest plantations [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesRussia’s forests, occupying one-fifth of the world’s forest area and being one of the renewable natural resources, meet multiple needs of the economy and society for forest resources, performing the most important environmental, protective and other ...
Korneev Sergey +3 more
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