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Agriculture in the dry savannas is intensifying in response to increasing populations of humans and livestock. As a result, increased productivity demands are placed upon integrated crop-livestock systems and more emphasis is on the roles of legumes such as cowpea. Cowpea has the potential to fun...


Tarawali, Shirley A.Singh, B.B.Gupta, S.C.Tabo, RamadjitaHarris, F.Nokoe, S.Fernández Rivera, S.Bationo, B. AndréManyong, Victor M.Makinde, K.Odion, E.C.[Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa]Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa

For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...


Kaimowitz, D.Sheil, Douglas[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics

Developments in the international institutional context and in the capacity of governments to ensure sustainable forest management in Central Africa lead to new approaches to participatory management being explored. The author reviews current initiatives in this field in Congo Brazzaville, Gabon,...


Nguinguiri, J.C.[Les Approches participatives dans la gestion des ecosystemes forestiers d'Afrique Centrale: revue des initiatives existantes]Les Approches participatives dans la gestion des ecosystemes forestiers d'Afrique Centrale: revue des initiatives existantes

The development of criteria and indicators (C&I) for good forest management was identified as one of the essential components of a research and demonstration project in the Brazilian Amazon under the leadership of Embrapa Eastern Amazon and CIFOR. Four steps were envisaged: (1) Definition of a pr...


Pokorny B.Sabogal, C.Prabhu, R.Silva, J.N.M.[Introducing criteria and indicators for monitoring and auditing forest management in the Brazilian Amazon]Introducing criteria and indicators for monitoring and auditing forest management in the Brazilian Amazon
Autor: Wunder, Sven

Ilha Grande, an island in the south of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, has faced a long series of historical boom and bust cycles. Yet, during the last century, the island has recuperated most of its original forest cover, compared to rapid and continuous deforestation of the continental Atlantic f...


Wunder, Sven[Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil]Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Sunderland, T.C.H.Ehringhaus, C.Campbell, Bruce M.[Conservation and development in tropical forest landscapes: a time to face the trade-offs?]Conservation and development in tropical forest landscapes: a time to face the trade-offs?

The rapid loss of forest resources from teak plantations in Java is a serious problem that is raising interest in finding new systems of management that will ensure sustained availability of resources. At the same time, all around the world a growing number of stakeholders are becoming involved i...


Guizol, P.Muhtaman, D.R.[Development of criteria and indicators for forest plantations from assessment toward communication tools for management]Development of criteria and indicators for forest plantations from assessment toward communication tools for management
Gellert, P.K.[The shifting natures of ‘‘development’’: growth, crisis, and recovery in Indonesia’s forests]The shifting natures of ‘‘development’’: growth, crisis, and recovery in Indonesia’s forests

Ngulu, F.Bekunda, Mateete A.Lugendo, H.[JUMBA—Strategic R4D platform for research and development in Babati District, Tanzania]JUMBA—Strategic R4D platform for research and development in Babati District, Tanzania

The effect of temperature on the development and survival of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) was examined by rearing cohorts on a semi-synthetic diet containing cowpea grain and leaf at different constant temperatures in the laboratory. The developmental ...


Adati, T.Nakamura, S.Tamò, M.Kawazu, K.[Effect of temperature on development and survival of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared on a semisynthetic diet]Effect of temperature on development and survival of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared on a semisynthetic diet

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