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BaYaka forager and Bantu fisher‐farmer adolescent engagement with intensifying market integration in the Republic of the Congo Participation des adolescents BaYaka chasseurs‐cueilleurs et Bantous pêcheurs‐agriculteurs à l'intégration croissante au marché en République du Congo

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
A substantial body of anthropological research has investigated how subsistence communities engage with market‐based economies. In this study, we contribute to this body of work by examining adolescent orientations towards intensifying market integration in the Congo Basin.
Sheina Lew‐Levy, Vidrige Kandza, Haneul Jang, Francy Kiabiya Ntamboudila, Derlan Bihoundou Mouketou, Chelvin Destin Siassia Vindou, Evrahd Ngalekandza, Brel Koubemba, Aise Pie X Lendzingoud, Roglane Goulou, Amandine Visine, Adam Howell Boyette, Lee T. Gettler   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Sequestration Potential in Rubber Plantations: A Complementary Approach to Tropical Forest Conservation Strategies, a Review

Earth
The adverse effects of climate change, which are associated with the rise in greenhouse gases, impact all nations worldwide. In this context, tropical forests play a critical role in carbon sequestration.
Joël Mobunda Tiko, Serge Shakanye Ndjadi, Jémima Lydie Obandza-Ayessa, Jean Pierre Mate Mweru, Baudouin Michel, Hans Beeckman, Olivia Lovanirina Rakotondrasoa, Jean Pierre Meniko To Hulu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Remote Sensing for Understanding Large-Scale Rubber Concession Expansion in Southern Laos

Land, 2018
Increasing global demand for natural rubber began in the mid-2000s and led to large-scale expansion of plantations in Laos until rubber latex prices declined greatly beginning in 2011.
Mutlu Özdoğan, Ian G. Baird, Michael B. Dwyer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Climate Change and Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) Plantation Expansion on Reference Evapotranspiration in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The expansion of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) cultivation plantation over the past few decades has been significantly explosive in Xishuangbanna, southwest China.
Zhen Ling, Zhengtao Shi, Shixiang Gu, Shixiang Gu, Tao Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Guojian Feng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research and development on the smallholder rubber sector in Cameroon and Ghana [PDF]

, 2005
Since 1999, Cameroon and Ghana have been conducting research to improve the production conditions and income of small and medium-sized rubber plantations. This paper provides a brief description of the work undertaken, focusing on the methodology adopted
Chambon, Bénédicte, Chapuset, Thierry, Gobina, Simon   +2 more
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No egalitarianism in the Wa hills: relative commensuration in kinship, sacrifice, and war Nul égalitarisme dans les hautes terres Wa : commensuration relative dans la parenté, le sacrifice et la guerre

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The autonomy of the United Wa State Army of Myanmar today is said to be based on the egalitarianism of Wa communities in the past. The analysis of commensuration in kinship, sacrifice, and war challenges these portrayals of autonomy and egalitarianism.
Hans Steinmüller
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of remote sensing estimation model for biomass of rubber plantations from the perspective of multi-source feature fusion

Trees, Forests and People
Rubber plantations biomass is a crucial indicator for assessing carbon storage and ecological functions within Rubber plantation ecosystems. However, improving the accuracy of biomass estimation remains a key research focus.
Yan Zhang, Bihan Zhao, Weihao Yang, Longyu Sui, Guangxi Yang, Zilin Wei, Chao Yang, Huabo Du, Peng Qu, Shichuan Yu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversification of perennial crops to offset market uncertainties : The case of traditional rubber farming systems in West-Kalimantan, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2002
In less that one century Dayak farmers in Indonesia have shifted from traditional hunting and gathering of forest products to slash and burn agriculture with progressive integration of rubber in agroforestry systems called "jungle rubber", to rubber ...
Penot, Eric, Trouillard, Karine
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Progress and Poverty: Walter Rodney's Legacy

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The conventional view of human progress states that the more humanity makes progress, the less poverty is entrenched. But, global development is currently characterized by a persistent combination of economic progress and growing relative poverty. This endemic inequality has puzzled economists for years.
Franklin Obeng‐Odoom
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the Impact of Rubber Plantation Expansion on Regional Carbon Storage Based on Time Series Remote Sensing and the InVEST Model

Remote Sensing, 2022
Rubber plantations in southeast Asia have grown at an unprecedented rate in recent decades, leading to drastic changes in regional carbon storage. To this end, this study proposes a systematic approach for quantitatively estimating and assessing the ...
Chong Huang, Chenchen Zhang, He Li
doaj   +1 more source