This paper discusses the socioeconomic, policy and ecological opportunities and constraints to the regeneration and management of secondary forests (SF) on small scale colonist farms in three Latin American countries. So far there has been little recognition of SF as a forest resource. Survey dat...
Smith, J.
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Finegan, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Ferreira, M. do S.G.
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Siles, G.
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Kop, P. van de
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Díaz, A.
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[Bosques secundarios y manejo integrado de recursos en la agricultura migratoria por colonos en Latinoamérica]
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Bosques secundarios y manejo integrado de recursos en la agricultura migratoria por colonos en Latinoamérica
The disturbance and destruction of the old-growth forests of the tropics continue to monopolize attention in international fora and the popular media, but a steadily growing land area is covered by secondary forest developing on sites which have been deforested and then abandoned by their owners....
Guariguata, M.R.
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Finegan, B.
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[Ecology and management of tropical secondary forest: science, people and policy: proceedings of a conference held at CATIE, Costa Rica, November 10-12, 1997]
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Ecology and management of tropical secondary forest: science, people and policy: proceedings of a conference held at CATIE, Costa Rica, November 10-12, 1997
Recent studies have shown that although swidden agriculture contributes to tropical deforestation in Latin America, swidden farmers also regenerate significant areas of secondary forests on their farms as part of the following process. This paper discusses the opportunities and constraints to far...
Smith, J.
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Finegan, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Gonçalves-Ferreira, M.D.S.
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Siles Gonzales, G.
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Kop, P. van de
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Díaz Barba, A.
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[Management of secondary forests in colonist swidden agriculture in Peru, Brazil and Nicaragua]
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Management of secondary forests in colonist swidden agriculture in Peru, Brazil and Nicaragua