Degraded lands—lands that have lost some degree of their natural productivity through human activity—account for over 20 percent of forest and agricultural lands in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some 300 million hectares of the region’s forests are considered degraded, and about 350 million he...
Vergara, Walter
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Gallardo Lomeli, Luciana
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Rios, Ana R.
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Isbell, Paul
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Prager, Steven D.
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Camino, Ronnie de
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[The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America]
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The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America
Kuntu-Blankson, Kate
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Sommer, Rolf
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Kühne, Ronald F.
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Gluecks, Ilona V.
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Nyawira, Sylvia
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Isselstein, Johannes
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[Model-Based Assessment of Grazing Impact on Soil Carbon Stocks and Dynamics of a Kenyan Rangeland]
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Model-Based Assessment of Grazing Impact on Soil Carbon Stocks and Dynamics of a Kenyan Rangeland
Agroforestry can raise carbon (C) stocks of agricultural systems, and such increases can potentially be sold as CO2 emission offsets. We assembled information on the biophysical, technical, economic, and practical potential of agroforestry to sequester C for the West African Sahel, East Africa, a...
Luedeling, Eike
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Beedy, Tracy
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Dietz, Johannes
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[Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry in Africa]
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Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry in Africa
Diversification of pastures and the incorporation of key plant functional groups (legumes) generally improve nutrient cycling and often lead to increased carbon sequestration in the soil. Furthermore, the inclusion of trees in the pastures improve soil properties while creating a microclimate mor...
Arango, Jacobo
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Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
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Gutierrez, Jhon F.
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Hincapie, Belisario
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Vazquez, Eduardo
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Teutscherova, Nikola
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Gaviria, Xiomara
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Molina, Isabel
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Barahona, Rolando
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
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Peters, Michael
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[Integral assessment of productive and environmental parameters of a forage-based silvopastoral system]
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Integral assessment of productive and environmental parameters of a forage-based silvopastoral system
The GHG (greenhouse gas) mitigation potential from the agricultural sector is set to increase in coming decades. Much of the agricultural mitigation potential lies in developing countries where systems are dominated by smallholder farmers. There is therefore an opportunity for smallholders not on...
Milne, E
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Smalligan, M
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Bernoux, Martial
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Bird, N.
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Casarim, F
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Denef, K
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Easter, M.
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Malin, Daniella
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Ogle, Stephen M.
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Ostwald, M
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Paustian, Keith
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Pearson, T
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Steglich, E
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[Methods for the quantification of emissions at the landscape level for developing countries in smallholder contexts]
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Methods for the quantification of emissions at the landscape level for developing countries in smallholder contexts
Communicating Carbon is a workshop approach which brought together carbon project practitioners who are already working closely with farmers to discuss how to better communicate the concept, risks, and benefits of carbon initiatives aimed at smallholders – based around the principle of Free, Prio...
Zhuang-Fang Yi
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Cannon, Charles H.
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Xu, J
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Beckschäferf, Philip
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Swetnam, Ruth D.
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Wong, Grace Y.
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[Can carbon-trading schemes help to protect China's most diverse forest ecosystems? A case study from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan]
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Can carbon-trading schemes help to protect China's most diverse forest ecosystems? A case study from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
Changes in land use and management practices to store and sequester carbon are becoming integral to global efforts that both address climate change and alleviate poverty. Knowledge and evidence gaps nevertheless abound. This paper analyses the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon st...
Stringer LC
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Dougill, Andrew J.
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Thomas AD
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Spracklen, D.V.
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Beedy, Tracy
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Chesterman, Sabrina
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Ifeijka Speranza, Chinwe
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Rueff H
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Riddell M
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Williams M
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Abson, David J
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Klintenberg P
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Syampungani S
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Powell P
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Palmer AR
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Seely MK
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Mkwambisi DD
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Falcao M
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Siteo A
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Ross S
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Kopolo G
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[Challenges and opportunities in linking carbon sequestration, livelihoods and ecosystem service provision in drylands]
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Challenges and opportunities in linking carbon sequestration, livelihoods and ecosystem service provision in drylands
Determining the level of payment and selecting participants are important but frequently neglected issues that affect social, economic and environmental performance of payment for environmental services (PES) programs. We use a pilot auction to address these issues in the context of a PES program...
Jindal R
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Kerr JM
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Ferraro, P.J.
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Swallow, B.M.
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[Social dimensions of procurement auctions for environmental service contracts: Evaluating trade-offs between cost-effectiveness and participation by the poor in rural Tanzania]
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Social dimensions of procurement auctions for environmental service contracts: Evaluating trade-offs between cost-effectiveness and participation by the poor in rural Tanzania
Grasslands cover about 40% of China's land area. This paper synthesizes 133 papers from China on the impacts of land use conversion and improved management practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) in China's grasslands. The synthesis finds that overgrazing and conversion of freely grazed grassland ...
Wang, Shiping
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Zhang, Zhicai
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Chang, Xiaofeng
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Lang, Rong
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Wang, Yanfen
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Niu, Haishan
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[Management and land use change effects on soil carbon in China s grasslands: a synthesis]
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Management and land use change effects on soil carbon in China s grasslands: a synthesis