Notwithstanding the global trend, Asia and the Pacific region has recorded several years of strong economic growth. The economic potential of the region has steadily increased over the past quarter of a century and most analysis agree that this trend will continue in the years ahead. With the rap...
Cossalter, C.
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[Current trends of reforestation in the tropical countries of Asia and the Pacific]
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Current trends of reforestation in the tropical countries of Asia and the Pacific
Soil water infiltration influences groundwater recharge and potential top soil loss by erosion, as well as the partitioning of runoff into slow flow and quick flow. The aim of the work presented here was to critically review studies of the effects of afforestation on infiltrability in the tropics...
Ilstedt, U.
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Malmer, A.
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Verbeeten, E.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[The effect of afforestation on water infiltration in the tropics: systematic review and meta-analysis]
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The effect of afforestation on water infiltration in the tropics: systematic review and meta-analysis
Rubber is the most widespread smallholder tree crop in Southeast Asia. Some analysts have blamed the expansion of rubber for greatly contributing to the conversion of mature tropical forest in both Indonesia and Malaysia. The paper critically examines to what extent smallholder rubber production ...
The implicit hydrologic dimensions of international efforts to mitigate climate change, specifically potential impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism-Afforestation/Reforestation (CDM-AR) provisions of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) on global, regional and local water cycles, are examined. The global...
Trabucco, Antonio
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Zomer, Robert J.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Straaten, Oliver van
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Climate change mitigation through afforestation / reforestation: a global analysis of hydrologic impacts]
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Climate change mitigation through afforestation / reforestation: a global analysis of hydrologic impacts
Within the Kyoto Protocol, the clean development mechanism (CDM) is an instrument intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while assisting developing countries in achieving sustainable development, with the multiple goals of poverty reduction, environmental benefits and cost-effective emissio...
Zomer, Robert J.
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Trabucco, Antonio
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Climate change mitigation: a spatial analysis of global land suitability for Clean Development Mechanism afforestation and reforestation]
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Climate change mitigation: a spatial analysis of global land suitability for Clean Development Mechanism afforestation and reforestation
Based on the best available remote sensing data from before 1990, the total area of formally eligible lands in Indonesia for the aff orestation and reforestation (A/R) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities under the Kyoto protocol is about 46 M ha. Priorities for assistance in the developm...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Puntodewo, A.
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Widayati, A.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Determination of eligible lands for A/R CDM project activities and of priority Districts for project development support in Indonesia]
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Determination of eligible lands for A/R CDM project activities and of priority Districts for project development support in Indonesia
Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands has been ongoing in China for centuries. Efforts intensified from the 1980s as forest resources became scarcer and environmental problems worsened. This report presents the main results of a study assessing past and ongoing rehabilitation efforts through a ...
Chokkalingam, U.
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Zhou Zaichi
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Wang Chunfeng
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Toma, T.
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[Learning lessons from China’s forest rehabilitation efforts: national level review and special focus on Guangdong Province]
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Learning lessons from China’s forest rehabilitation efforts: national level review and special focus on Guangdong Province
Sitoe, A
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Salomão, A
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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[O contexto de REDD+ em Moçambique: Causas, actores e instituições]
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O contexto de REDD+ em Moçambique: Causas, actores e instituições