Swidden agriculture is often deemed responsible for deforestation and forest degradation in tropical regions, yet swidden landscapes are commonly not visible on land cover/use maps, making it difficult to prove this assertion. For a future REDD+ scheme, the correct identification of deforestation...
Hett, C.
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Castella, J.C.
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Heinimann, A.
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Messerli, P.
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Pfund, J.L.
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[A landscape mosaics approach for characterizing swidden systems from a REDD+ perspective]
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A landscape mosaics approach for characterizing swidden systems from a REDD+ perspective
A landscape simulation was designed and tested in Viengkham, a mountainous district in the north of Lao PDR. This social learning process was introduced by researchers affiliated with national research institutions to improve land use planning practices and increase the ownership of local people ...
Bourgoin, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR]
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Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR
Swidden agriculture is often deemed responsible for deforestation and forest degradation in tropical regions, yet swidden landscapes are commonly not visible on land cover/use maps, making it difficult to prove this assertion. For a future REDDþ scheme, the correct identification of deforestation...
Hett, C.
,
Castella, J.C.
,
Heinimann, A.
,
Messerli, P.
,
Pfund, J.L.
,
[A landscape mosaics approach for characterizing swidden systems from a REDD+ perspective]
,
A landscape mosaics approach for characterizing swidden systems from a REDD+ perspective
Swidden (also called shifting cultivation) has long been the dominant farming system in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). Today the ecological bounty of this region is threatened by the expansion of settled agriculture, including the proliferation of rubber plantations. In the current conc...
Fox, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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Ziegler, A.D.
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[Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?]
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Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?