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Sustainability of industrial forest plantations and indigenous land rights in the Philippines : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University [PDF]

, 1999
In the Philippines, forest management two decades ago was mainly aimed at addressing the need for economic growth. There was low priority accorded to the long-term sustainability and inherent environmental functions of the country's forests as well as ...
Gonzales, Allan L
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The context of REDD+ in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: drivers, agents and institutions [PDF]

, 2013
This report explores the drivers (both direct and indirect) of deforestation and forest degradation and discusses the political, economic and social opportunities and constraints that will influence the design and implementation of REDD+ in Laos.
Castella, Jean-Christophe, Lestrelin, Guillaume, Pham Thu Thuy,, Phanvilay, Khamla, Thongmanivong, Sithong, Trockenbrodt, Michael, Vongvisouk, Thoumthone   +6 more
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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial Biomass and Enzyme Activity of Soil Under Clonal Rubber Tree Plantations

Floresta e Ambiente, 2020
Our study aimed to evaluate the influence of rubber tree plantations (Clones IAN 873 and FX 3864) on microbial activity, total organic carbon (TOC), and soils chemical attributes, using as reference pasture and secondary forest, in Rio de Janeiro.
Anderson Ribeiro Diniz, Cristiane Figueira da Silva, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Fabiano Carvalho Balieiro, Eduardo Vinícius da Silva, Felipe Martini dos Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptation of Agro-IBIS model for Eucalyptus carbon budget estimation at regional level- a case study in Sao Paulo State, Brazil [PDF]

, 2019
Highly productive fast-growing Eucalyptus plantations cover more than 5 million hectares in Brazil and exhibit very dynamic carbon fluxes throughout their 6-7 year rotations. These plantations quickly shift from C sources at the beginning of the rotation
Almeida Colmanetti, Michel Anderson, Attia, Ahmed, Bortolucci, Jair, Cabral, Osvaldo, Camargo Lamparelli, Rubens Augusto, Campoe, Otávio, Galdos, Marcelo, Guillemot, Joannès, Laclau, Jean-Paul, Le Maire, Guerric, Nouvellon, Yann, Pereira, Bruno, Vianna Cuadra, Santiago   +12 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indonesian inquiry: A narrative of biocultural teaching on Sulawesi Utara

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Using phenomenology, narrative inquiry and autoethnographic approaches, this study analyses a program of faculty development conducted alongside the delivery of an international field school. Through this study, we explore the value and benefits of inter‐cultural field programming and how these might serve to complement or to redress ...
David Zandvliet, Wiske Rotinsulu
wiley   +1 more source

Area and isolation influence on bird diversity in Eucalyptus plantations: An island biogeography perspective [PDF]

Frontiers of Biogeography
We explored how patch area and isolation from a mainland affect biodiversity distribution patterns in anthropogenic monocultures resembling habitat islands and surrounded by a structurally contrasting matrix.
José A. Oddi, Aldana M. Ariza, Julieta Filloy   +2 more
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The dynamics of tea plantation encroachment into forests and effect on forest landscape pattern during 1991–2021 through time series Landsat images

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Tea plantations encroachment into forests has occurred in the major tea planting area of Yunnan province, China in the past decades. However, the dynamics of tea plantation encroachment into forests and the effect on forest landscape pattern is not clear.
Yuan Xiong, Qianwen Kang, Weiheng Xu, Shaodong Huang, Fei Dai, Leiguang Wang, Ning Lu, Weili Kou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different contexts, same concerns? Wood gap and forest restoration in Indonesia and Cameroon [PDF]

, 2019
The gap between demand and supply of sustainable wood, in countries rich forest with a poor governance, is one of the major causes of forest degradation.
Awono, Abdon, Eba'a Atyi, Richard, Guizol, Philippe, Mbonayem, Liboum, Roda, Jean-Marc   +4 more
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