Secondary forests in the flood plains are important from the ecological, social and economical point of view. In this paper the management of these areas and their contribution to the economy of riverine communities in the Jenaro Herrera district is presented. A total of 108 families in 12 commun...
Baluarte-Vasquez, J.
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Freitas Alvarado, L.
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Kop, P. van de
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Jong, W. de
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Inga-Sanchez, H.
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Melendez Torres, W.
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[El bosque secundario de la llanura aluvial inundable en la zona de Jenaro Herrera, Amazonia Peruana: uso, manejo y contribucion a la economia del poblador ribereno]
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El bosque secundario de la llanura aluvial inundable en la zona de Jenaro Herrera, Amazonia Peruana: uso, manejo y contribucion a la economia del poblador ribereno
Results based on a socioeconomic survey on flood plain forest fallows are presented. The study was aimed at identifying the factors influencing people's decisions on land use and forest resource utilisation, and to provide some preliminary biophysical information. It was found that 93% of local l...
Freitas-Alvarado, L.
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Baluarte-Vasquez, J.
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Kop, P. van de
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Inga-Sanchez, H.
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Jong, W. de
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Melendez, W.
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Salazar-Vega, A.
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[Caracterizacion del uso de la tierra y bosques secundarios en la llanura aluvial inundable de la zona Muyuy-Iquitos, Amazonia Peruana]
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Caracterizacion del uso de la tierra y bosques secundarios en la llanura aluvial inundable de la zona Muyuy-Iquitos, Amazonia Peruana
Rubber is the most widespread smallholder tree crop in Southeast Asia. Some analysts have blamed the expansion of rubber for greatly contributing to the conversion of mature tropical forest in both Indonesia and Malaysia. The paper critically examines to what extent smallholder rubber production ...
This paper discusses different tree and forest management strategies in Yanallpa, a ribereno village located within the Ucayali floodplain, Peru. In the village, studies on tree and forest management were conducted through surveys, participative observation and unstructured interviews with farmer...
Swidden agriculture in tropical Asia is a diverse practice, making it difficult to draw general conclusions on trends of the development of swidden fallow secondary forests (SFSF). There is, however, sufficient evidence to recognise trends of a gradual intensification often through the incorporat...
Jong, W. de
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Chokkalingam, U.
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Perera, G.A.D.
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[The evolution of swidden fallow secondary forests in Asia]
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The evolution of swidden fallow secondary forests in Asia
Estimates of the area of swidden fallow secondary forest in Indonesia are inaccurate, partly because swidden agricultural practices giving rise to the secondary forest are heterogeneous. Throughout Indonesia, swidden agriculture is evolving into more intensive land use. A mixed secondary forest t...
This book critically investigates the proposition that commercialisation of forest products contribute to both enhancing people's income and to conservation of tropical forests, using evidence from a case study from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It draws the main conclusion that promoting commercia...
Jong, W. de
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[Forest products and local forest management in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: implications for conservation and development]
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Forest products and local forest management in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: implications for conservation and development
The expansion of agriculture is widely held to be one of the causes of tropical deforestation. Simply stated, the progressive expansion of agriculture into areas of tropical forest can only occur when forests are slashed. There is little doubt that in many places an increased need for agricultura...
Jong, W. de
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[Retos y perspectivas del nuevo regimen forestal en el norte amazonico boliviano]
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Retos y perspectivas del nuevo regimen forestal en el norte amazonico boliviano
This Spanish language book provides an overview of Bolivia’s Amazonian department of Pando, its geography and the conditions faced by rural residents and local government. The book’s six chapters provide detailed analysis of regional poverty and the government agencies and civil society actors re...
Fuentes, D.
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Haches, R.
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Maldonado, R.
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Albornoz, M.A.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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[Pobreza, descentralizacion y bosques en el norte amazonico boliviano]
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Pobreza, descentralizacion y bosques en el norte amazonico boliviano