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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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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
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SOC Stock Changes and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Following Tropical Land Use Conversions to Plantation Crops on Mineral Soils, with a Special Focus on Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations

Agriculture, 2018
The increasing global demand for vegetable oils has resulted in a significant increase in the area under oil palm in the tropics during the last couple of decades, and this is projected to increase further.
Sanjutha Shanmugam, Ram C. Dalal, Hans Joosten, R. J. Raison, Goh Kah Joo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable rubber production through good latex harvesting practices: An update on mature rubber fertilization effects on latex cell biochemistry and rubber yield potential [PDF]

, 2013
From 2008 to 2012, under a joint funding by the Institut Français du Caoutchouc (IFC) and its affiliated societies (Michelin, SIPH and Socfinco), a network of large scale experiments has been set up and followed up in 5 agro-industrial plantations to ...
Cauchy, Thierry, Gohet, Eric, Saaban, Irwan, Soumahoro, B., Soumahoro, Mouman, Uche, E.   +5 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

Rubber Plantation Expansion Leads to Increase in Soil Erosion in the Middle Lancang-Mekong River Basin During the Period 2003–2022

Remote Sensing
The booming nature rubber industry has contributed to the extensive expansion of rubber plantations in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin over recent decades.
Hongfeng Xu, Tien Dat Pham, Qingquan Wu, Peng Chai, Dengsheng Lu, Dengqiu Li, Yaoliang Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Farming system characterization for rubber smallholders in West Kalimantan [PDF]

, 2003
Dans l'Est-Kalimantan, l'adoption de nouveau matériel végétal dépend de sa disponibilité et du coût, de l'organisation et la cohésion sociale. les exploitants sont , en général, convaincus par les bonnes performances des nouveaux clones d'hévéa.
Courbet, Philippe, Ilahang, I., Penot, Eric   +2 more
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CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry - Plan of Work and Budget 2020 [PDF]

, 2020
There were no significant changes in 2019 to FTA’s theory of change1. FTA plans all its work on the basis of its operational priorities. These, in turn, focusresearch towards major development demands and knowledge gaps, orienting FTA towards the ...
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
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Poplar miR1447 Is a Negative Regulator of Disease Resistance Through the SA‐Dependent Pathway

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although microRNA1447 (miR1447) regulates poplar responses to abiotic stress and pest infestation, how miR1447 regulates poplar immunity against pathogens and its underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Here, we revealed that miR1447 functioned as a negative regulator of poplar disease resistance against fungal and bacterial ...
Dandan Xiao, Kaijing Rong, Tiantian Fu, Yicheng Li, Chun Wang, Ke Zhou, Ruen Yu, Xiaoqian Yang, Yuzhang Yang, Yuanyuan Wang, Yanwei Wang, Yonglin Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Vivo Propagation of Root Explants of the Dandelion Species Taraxacum kok‐saghyz, Taraxacum officinale and Their Interspecific Hybrids

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dandelion species Taraxacum kok‐saghyz is a promising new crop for natural rubber production and is currently in the early stages of the breeding process. To support these efforts, the multiplication and conservation of defined genotypes are crucial.
René Kaiser, Britta Öhrlein, Nicole van Deenen, Helge Flüß, Axel Schechert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source