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Willingness to accept the natural regeneration of useful species in Benin, West Africa
Discover SustainabilityReforestation is a solution to the challenge of forest ecosystem loss. The aim of this study was to assess the willingness to accept (WTA) the regeneration of natural species.
Robert Sourokou +2 more
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The links between poverty and the environment in Malawi [PDF]
, 2009 Deforestation arising from conversion of forest areas into agriculture is a serious problem in Malawi. Cultivation of subsistence and cash crops is often cited as a major cause of this problem.
Marsh, Dan, Mkwara, Bentry
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land degradation poses significant challenges to maintaining food–water–energy (FWE) security, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. The ecosystem services (ES) related to FWE are critical for sustainable regional development. Yet, rapid urbanization in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region has altered land use and ecological patterns ...
Ke Yang, Qi Han, Dujuan Yang
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The Evolution of Reforestation in Brazil [PDF]
This paper analyzes the evolution of reforestation in Brazil and makes an evaluation of federal government policies used to stimulate that activity. Despite the huge increase of reforestation areas in Brazil since the 1970s, what put up Brazil as the ...
Carlos Bacha
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Precision Restoration to Minimize Soil Loss in a Watershed in the Atlantic Forest Domain
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Turvo River Watershed, located in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais and part of the Doce River Basin, faces serious problems of erosion and soil degradation, which compromise and reduce the quality of local water resources. Given this scenario, it is essential to implement environmental recovery strategies that prioritize the ...
Rodrigo Nobre Santana +6 more
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Growth of larch crops on сryolothozone Yakutia [PDF]
Сибирский лесной журналThe article deals with the issues of artificial reforestation on the burnt areas in the permafrost zone of East Siberia (Yakutia). Scientifically substantiated work on forest plantations in Yakutia has not been carried out before this work.
L. P. Gabysheva, A. P. Isaev
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bark beetles are small insects that inhabit the bark of trees. When their population increases excessively, they can weaken the trees and cause their death. In México, federal regulations obligate forest landowners to carry out sanitary logging to control bark beetle outbreaks in adherence to official procedures.
Erika Gómez‐Pineda +3 more
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Reforestation Achievement Monitoring at Mining Area through Soil Index Model
Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2010 The achievement of the reforestation is expected to reach a climax forest ecosystem. The objectives of this study was to develop soil index model on monitoring of reforestation achievement. The study used a statistical approach to obtain soil index model
Nining Puspaningsih +4 more
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Seed and seedling responses to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi and root nodule bacteria: implications for restoration of degraded Mediterranean-type Tuart woodlands [PDF]
, 2011 Inoculation with beneficial soil microorganisms has the potential to enhance success of restoration, particularly in harsh Mediterranean-type ecosystems (MTEs).
Dell, B., Ruthrof, K.X., So, T.
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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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