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Fuelwood demand and supply in Rwanda and the role of agroforestry [PDF]
, 2011 Fuelwood in Rwanda is assumed to come from forests and woodlands, thus contributing to large-scale deforestation. Available studies on fuelwood demand and supply support this assumption and indicate a continuously rising demand of fuelwood, notably from ...
Mohren, G.M.J., Ndayambaje, J.D.
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A \u201cglobal garden\u201d is possible: urban and rural life, and forestry [PDF]
, 2014 Not only is there empirical evidence of the nexus between forests and human life, but it is also the subject of multidisciplinary studies involving professionals from many different disciplines: foresters, architects, sociologists, urban planners, rural ...
G.L. Corinto
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Contribution of ecosystem services to air quality and climate change mitigation policies : the case of urban forests in Barcelona, Spain [PDF]
, 2014 Mounting research highlights the contribution of ecosystem services provided by urban forests to quality of life in cities, yet these services are rarely explicitly considered in environmental policy targets.
Baró Porras, Francesc +5 more
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Status, Use and Management of Urban Forests in Turkey
South-East European Forestry, 2012 Background and Purpose: From the 1950s onwards the urban population in Turkey has been increasing. Today, 77% of the population is living in cities and urban conglomerates.
Erdogan Atmiş +3 more
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Can biogas digesters help to reduce deforestation in Africa? [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for financial support for this work in part from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) New and Emerging Technologies Research Call, and in part from the EU under the REDD-ALERT (Reducing ...
Abegaz, Assefa +6 more
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People and Nature, 2022 Urban greenspace provides citizens with important cultural ecosystem services (CES). Identifying landscape features and land use contexts that facilitate CES delivery is critical for guiding urban greenspace management.
Yuan Wang, Jari Niemelä, D. Johan Kotze
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‘Yes-in-my-backyard’: Spatial differences in the valuation of forest services and local co-benefits for carbon markets in México [PDF]
, 2014 Forests provide many and large benefits, including cost-efficient climate change mitigation. However international carbon markets have not stimulated the demand for forestry offsets.
Lovett, Jon C. +3 more
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Current Forestry ReportsIn tandem with China’s rapid urbanisation and economic growth, some negative impacts on the eco-environment and human wellbeing have arisen, such as the urban heat island effect, air pollution and lack of recreational spaces.
Cheng Wang +3 more
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Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2020 Urban forests are an essential component of urban areas as they provide many environmental and social services that contribute to the quality of life in cities.
Oluwayemisi S. OLOKEOGUN +2 more
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Evaluation of the Monetary Value of Air Pollutants’ Reduction by Forests in South Korea
Forest Science and TechnologyThe economic value of forests as public goods is often underestimated. This study evaluates the public benefit of air quality improvement by forests in South Korea from 2014 to 2020. The monetary value of air quality improvement, particularly in five air
Sumin Choi, Jinsuk Jeong, Chan-Ryul Park
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