This introduction to the special section on “Governing Agriculture-Forest Landscapes to Achieve Climate Change Mitigation” reviews external interventions to improve forest conditions and reduce deforestation, and by extension, influence carbon storage in agriculture-forest landscapes. The review ...
Agrawal, A.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Persha, L
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[Governing agriculture-forest landscapes to achieve climate change mitigation]
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Governing agriculture-forest landscapes to achieve climate change mitigation
The rapid expansion of commodity agriculture in tropical forest landscapes is a key driver of deforestation. To meet the growing demand from a more prosperous and expanding global population, it is imperative to develop sustainable commodity supply chains that support higher agricultural producti...
Newton, Peter
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Agrawal, A.
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Wollenberg, L.
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[Interventions for achieving sustainability in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes]
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Interventions for achieving sustainability in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes
KEY FINDINGS
Cattle producers joined sustainability initiatives primarily to increase production, reduce production costs, learn new practices and access innovations, and because of their interest in sustainability.
Farmers who shifted to sustainable intensification practices increased their prod...
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Build on market development lessons from the coffee sector to enhance sustainability, quality, traceability, and branding in the cattle sector.
Expand sustainability initiatives’ capacity to deliver market access, technical assistance, and finance services to more cattle fa...
Pinto LFG
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Hajjar, Reem
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Newton, Peter
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Agrawal, A.
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Adshead D
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Bini, Denici
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Bogaerts, Meghan
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Cirhigiri, Lora
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Maguire-Rajpaul, Victoria Alice
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Gonzáles Chaves, A.
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McDermott C
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Milder, Jeffrey C.
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Pinho P
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Robinson, I.
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Rodkin M
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Transitioning to more sustainable, low-emissions agriculture in Brazil]
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Transitioning to more sustainable, low-emissions agriculture in Brazil
Ribot, J.C.
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Agrawal, A.
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Larson, A.M.
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[Recentralizing while decentralizing: How national governments reappropriate forest resources]
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Recentralizing while decentralizing: How national governments reappropriate forest resources
Policy makers can improve the likelihood of success for REDD+ initiatives by incorporating success factors identified through decades of research on community forest management. These include sufficient size and clear boundaries of forests, predictability of benefit flows, local autonomy in desig...
The rapid expansion of the production of agricultural commodities such as beef, cocoa, palm oil, rubber and soybean is associated with high rates of deforestation in tropical forest landscapes. Many state, civil society and market sector actors are engaged in developing and implementing innovativ...
Agrawal, A.
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Wollenberg, L.
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Newton, Peter
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[Enhancing the sustainability of commodity supply chains in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes]
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Enhancing the sustainability of commodity supply chains in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes
Tyagi, N.K.
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Agrawal, A.
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Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy
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Ambast, S.K.
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Sharma, D.K.
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[Productivity of rice-wheat cropping system in a part of Indo-Genetic Plain: a spatial analysis]
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Productivity of rice-wheat cropping system in a part of Indo-Genetic Plain: a spatial analysis
Tyagi, N.K.
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Agrawal, A.
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Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy
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Ambast, S.K.
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Sharma, D.K.
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[Productivity of rice-wheat cropping system in a part of Indo-Gangetic Plain: a spatial analysis]
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Productivity of rice-wheat cropping system in a part of Indo-Gangetic Plain: a spatial analysis
Hajjar, R.
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Oldekop, J.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Etue, E.
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Newton, P.
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Russell, A.
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Tjajadi, J.S.
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Zhou, W.
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Agrawal, A.
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[The data not collected on community forestry]
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The data not collected on community forestry
Bakkegaard, R.Y.
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Agrawal, A.
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Animon, I.
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Hogarth, N.J.
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Miller, D.C.
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Persha, L.
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Rametsteiner, E
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Wunder, Sven
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Zezza, A.
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[National socioeconomic surveys in forestry: Guidance and survey modules for measuring the multiple roles of forests in household welfare and livelihoods]
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National socioeconomic surveys in forestry: Guidance and survey modules for measuring the multiple roles of forests in household welfare and livelihoods