Developing countries participating in the mitigation mechanism of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+), need to determine a national forest reference emission le...
Romijn E
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Wijaya, A.
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Herold, Martin
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Angelsen, A.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia]
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Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia
Successful adaptation of agriculture to ongoing climate changes would help to maintain productivity growth and thereby reduce pressure to bring new lands into agriculture. In this paper we investigate the potential co-benefits of adaptation in terms of the avoided emissions from land use change. ...
Lobell, David B.
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Baldos ULC
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Hertel TW
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[Climate adaptation as mitigation: the case of agricultural investments]
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Climate adaptation as mitigation: the case of agricultural investments
The ecological adaptation of shea butter trees was assessed based on their dendrometric and production traits in four shea butter tree parks occurring in different climatic zones of Bénin. A total of 99 rectangular plots of 50 × 30 m were established within the four parks according to a random sa...
Kakai RG
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Akpona TJD
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Assogbadjo, A.E.
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Gaoue OG
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Chakeredza, S.
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Gnangle PC
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Mensah, G.A.
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Sinsin B
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[Ecological adaptation of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF. Gaertn.) along climatic gradient in Bénin, West Africa]
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Ecological adaptation of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF. Gaertn.) along climatic gradient in Bénin, West Africa
Drought tolerance is a complex trait of increasing importance in potato. Our knowledge is summarized concerning drought tolerance and water use efficiency in this crop. We describe the effects of water restriction on physiological characteristics, examine the main traits involved, report the atte...
Monneveux, P.
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Ramírez, D.
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Pino, M.T.
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[Drought tolerance in potato (S.Tuberosum L) Can we learn from drought tolerance research in cereals?]
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Drought tolerance in potato (S.Tuberosum L) Can we learn from drought tolerance research in cereals?
Drought affected rice areas are predicted to double by the end of this century, demanding greater tolerance in widely adapted mega-varieties. Progress on incorporating better drought tolerance has been slow due to lack of appropriate phenotyping protocols. Furthermore, existing protocols do not c...
Jagadish, Krishna S.V.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Kumar, Arvind
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Somayanda, Impa M.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?]
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Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?
China s forest bioenergy policies are evolving against the backdrop of pressing national energy challenges similar to those faced by OECD countries, and chronic rural energy challenges more characteristic of developing countries. Modern forest bioenergy could contribute to solutions to both of th...
Kahrl F
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Su Y
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Tennigkeit, Timm
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Yang Y
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Xu, Jianchu
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[Large or small? Rethinking China s forest bioenergy policies]
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Large or small? Rethinking China s forest bioenergy policies
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, including crop and livestock production, forestry and associated land use changes, are responsible for a significant fraction of anthropogenic emissions, up to 30% according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Yet while emissio...
Tubiello, F.N.
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Salvatore, M
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Rossi, S
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Ferrara, A.
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Fitton N
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Smith, Pete
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[The FAOSTAT database of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture]
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The FAOSTAT database of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture
Forests play a major role in regulating the rate of increase of global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations creating a need to investigate the ability of exotic plantations to sequester atmospheric CO2. This study examined pine plantations located in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe r...
Mujuru, Lizzie
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Gotora, T
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Velthorst, E.J.
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Hoosbeek, M.R.
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[Soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration over an age sequence of Pinus patula plantations in Zimbabwean Eastern Highlands]
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Soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration over an age sequence of Pinus patula plantations in Zimbabwean Eastern Highlands
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a major attribute of soil quality that responds to land management activities which is also important in the regulation of global carbon (C) cycling. This study evaluated bulk soil C and nitrogen (N) contents and C and N dynamics in three soil organic matter (SOM) fra...
Mujuru, Lizzie
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Mureva, A
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Velthorst, E.J.
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Hoosbeek, M.R.
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[Land use and management effects on soil organic matter fractions in Rohid Ferralsols and Haplic Arenosols in Bindura and Shamva districts in Zimbabwe]
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Land use and management effects on soil organic matter fractions in Rohid Ferralsols and Haplic Arenosols in Bindura and Shamva districts in Zimbabwe
This letter is intended to help potential users select the most appropriate calculator for a landscape-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment of activities for agriculture and forestry. Eighteen calculators were assessed. These calculators were designed for different aims and to be used in differe...
Columb V
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Touchemoulin O
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Bockel, Louis
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Chotte, Jean-Luc
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Martin S
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Tinlot M
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Bernoux, Martial
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[Selection of appropriate calculators for landscape-scale greenhouse gas assessment for agriculture and forestry]
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Selection of appropriate calculators for landscape-scale greenhouse gas assessment for agriculture and forestry