Land degradation is a great threat for the future and it requires great effort and resources to ameliorate. The major causes of land degradation in Ethiopia are the rapid population increase, severe soil loss, deforestation, low vegetative cover and unbalanced crop and livestock production. Inapp...
In the Ethiopian highlands, church forests have a substantial contribution to landscape restoration, and conservation of endangered indigenous tree species and biodiversity. However, the environmental and economic benefits of church forests are declining due to a combination of economic, environm...
Amare, D.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Teklewold, T.
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Belay, B.
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Teshome, A.
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Yitaferu, B.
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Tessema, T.
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Tegegn, B.
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[Perception of local community and the willingness to pay to restore church forests: the case of Dera district, northwestern Ethiopia]
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Perception of local community and the willingness to pay to restore church forests: the case of Dera district, northwestern Ethiopia
Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management (INRM) research poses a challenge to scientists. The complexity of INRM interventions requires a more holistic approach to impact assessment, beyond the plot and farm levels and beyond traditional analysis of economic returns. Impact ...
Gottret, María Verónica
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White, D.
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[Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management: Challenges and experiences]
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Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management: Challenges and experiences
Mathematical proofs show that rate estimates, for example of mortality and recruitment, will decrease with increasing census interval when obtained from censuses of non-homogeneous populations. This census interval effect could be confounding or perhaps even driving conclusions from comparative s...
Lewis, S.L.
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Phillips, O.L.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Vinceti, B.
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Baker, T.R.
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Brown, S.
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Graham, A.W.
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Higuchi, N.
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Hilbert, D.W.
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Laurance, W.F.
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Lejoly, J.
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Malhi, Y.
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Monteagudo, A.
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Vargas, P. NÚÑEz
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Sonke, B.
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Terborgh, J.W.
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Martínez, R.V.
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[Tropical forest tree mortality, recruitment and turnover rates: calculation, interpretation and comparison when census intervals vary]
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Tropical forest tree mortality, recruitment and turnover rates: calculation, interpretation and comparison when census intervals vary
This article discuss a search for a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. The objectives of this special issue are to identify usable data an...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Chomitz, K.
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Francisco, H.
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Izac, N.A.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Ratnere, B.D.
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Thomas, D.E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions]
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Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions
The Blue Nile is one of the most poorly planned and managed sub basins of the Nile River, making poverty alleviation and food security an intimidating challenge. Mixed crop-livestock production system is dominant in the basin. Livestock is an important economic source and pathway out of poverty i...
Gideyelew, T.
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Tadesse, G.
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Jobre, Y.
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Bizuwerk, A.
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Asrat, M.
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Getahun, Y.
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[Application of GIS in Assessing Land Degradation and Livestock Feed Availability in the Blue Nile basin]
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Application of GIS in Assessing Land Degradation and Livestock Feed Availability in the Blue Nile basin
Fragmentation of the ecosystems of the earth into spatially isolated units has emerged as a primary component of global change. Often, fragmentation results from actions that are intended to enhance human livelihoods and well-being; however, there are often costs to ecosystems and human economies...
Hobbs, N.T.
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Galvin, K.A.
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Stokes, C.J.
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Lackett, J.M.
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Ash, Andrew J.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Fragmentation of rangelands: implications for humans, animals, and landscapes]
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Fragmentation of rangelands: implications for humans, animals, and landscapes
While many goverment policies stimulating deforestation have been reserved, private sector lobbies for uncontrolled logging and soybean export corridors threaten the Amazon. Under a favorable scenario (macroeconomic stabilization, controlled logging and road building, sustainable technologies, gl...
Smith, J.
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Winograd, Manuel
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Gallopin, G.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology]
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Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology
Aquatic socio-ecological systems show pervasive cross-scale interactions and problems of fit between ecosystems and institutions. Nested bio-hydrological processes within river basins are prone to third-party impacts, and equitable/sustainable management of water resources requires adequate gover...
Molle, Francois
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Mamanpoush, A.R.
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[Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran.]
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Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran.