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Potential Carbon Storage of Rubber Plantations

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research, 2014
The study was conducted at the three Municipalities of Cotabato province Southern Philippines between January to May 2011. The study aimed at determining the Carbon budget of the different age rubber plantation through field sampling and modeling. Actual field measurement of dbh, were done for the estimation of above-below ground biomass.
For. Crissante Salibio, Esmael L. Abas, Onofre S. Corpuz   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Rubber Production In Liberia: An Exploratory Assessment of Living and Working Conditions, with Special Attention to Forced Labor [PDF]

, 2012
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Verite
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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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Between famine and freedom: Food prices during the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945–9

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how the Indonesian War of Independence (1945‒9) influenced staple food prices, and how fluctuations in those prices, in turn, shaped the trajectory and dynamics of the conflict. We compiled a dataset comprising more than 8600 prices for staple foods covering the entire Indonesian archipelago from 1939‒49, allowing us to
Ingrid de Zwarte, Helmi Moret, Pim de Zwart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new South American darter (Crenuchidae: Characidium) from rivers draining the Northeastern Mata Atlantica Freshwater Ecoregion, Brazil: morphological and molecular evidence

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Characidium tupi, a new species from rivers draining the southern portion of the Northeastern Mata Atlantica Freshwater Ecoregion, is described. The new species can be distinguished from all congeners by its colour pattern, including 7–14 dark bars enlarged and more conspicuous on their ventralmost portion, resulting in a longitudinal series ...
Angela M. Zanata, Leonardo Oliveira‐Silva   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early identification of immature rubber plantations using Landsat and Sentinel satellite images

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Early identification of rubber plantations holds significant importance for both optimal plantation management and scientific studies. Even though remote sensing techniques for mapping rubber plantations have evolved considerably since the 2000s, current
Xincheng Wang, Bangqian Chen, Jinwei Dong, Yuanfeng Gao, Guizhen Wang, Hongyan Lai, Zhixiang Wu, Chuan Yang, Weili Kou, Ting Yun   +9 more
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No Remedy: Injustice and Constrained Citizenship in Indonesia's Plantation Zone

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This contribution to the special issue examines a constrained version of citizenship in Indonesia's plantation zone. When corporations take hold of village land, residents experience devastating dispossession and a profound sense of injustice, yet they lack effective channels through which to claim rights as citizens or secure remedy from the ...
Tania Murray Li, Pujo Semedi
wiley   +1 more source

Community Perceptions and Determinants of the Sustained Conservation of Historical Rubber Plantations in the Lomela and Lodja Territories, Sankuru Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conservation
The drastic and historic fall in natural rubber prices has prompted many smallholders around the world to abandon rubber plantations in favor of other survival alternatives.
Maurice Kesonga Nsele, Serge Shakanye Ndjadi, Charles Mumbere Musavandalo, Désiré Numbi Mujike, Israël Muchiza Bachinyaga, John Tshomba Kalumbu, Eli Mwishingo Mutwedu, Joël Mobunda Tiko, Séraphin Irenge Murhula, François Tshamba Y’onyowokoma, Jean-Pierre Mate Mweru, Baudouin Michel   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trees, Tenure and Conflict: Rubber in Colonial Benin [PDF]

Tree crops have changed land tenure in Africa. Farmers have acquired more permanent, alienable rights, but have also faced disputes with competing claimants and the state.
James Fenske
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Anthromes and terrestrial carbon

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Anthony P. Walker, Rose Z. Abramoff, Kathryn Baragwanath, Matthew E. Craig, Yadvinder Malhi, Crystal N. H. McMichael   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source