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We have presented a tree-planting technology that may allow reclaiming Imperata cylindrica grassland and at the same time increase incomes for local swidden agriculturist in West Kalimantan. It is expected that this technology allows us to draw some general conclusions about what should be consid...


Utama, R.Rantan, D.Jong, W. deBudhi, G.S.[Income generation through rehabilitation of imperata grasslands: production of vitex pubescens as a source of charcoal]Income generation through rehabilitation of imperata grasslands: production of vitex pubescens as a source of charcoal

The study was caried out in Peru in 2003 and 2004. The study aims to increase the chances of future success of forest rehabilitation efforts by identifying the strategies that best contribute to long-term sustainability with minimal negative effects on stakeholders. Specifically, the study derive...


Meza, A.Sabogal, C.Jong, W. de[Rehabilitacion de areas degradadas en la Amazonia peruana: revision de experiencias y lecciones aprendidas]Rehabilitacion de areas degradadas en la Amazonia peruana: revision de experiencias y lecciones aprendidas
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Swidden-fallow agroforestry among ribereño farmers in the Peruvian Amazon has been reported to show important regional variation. In this paper diversity in terra firme swidden-fallow agroforestry is described for a single village, Santa Rosa, located at the lower Ucayali river, Peru. Local fores...


Jong, W. de[Swidden-fallow agroforestry in Amazonian: diversity at close distance]Swidden-fallow agroforestry in Amazonian: diversity at close distance
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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...


Jong, W. de[Tree and forest management in floodplains of the Peruvian Amazon]Tree and forest management in floodplains of the Peruvian Amazon

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...


Jong, W. deNoordwijk, Meine vanSirait, M.Liswanti, N.[Farming secondary forests in Indonesia]Farming secondary forests in Indonesia
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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[Reconciling agriculture with the conservation of tropical forests]Reconciling agriculture with the conservation of tropical forests

Growing trees outside forests can generate rural income and rehabilitate degraded lands. The characteristics of existing smallholder tree growing in the Amazon and how much it contributes to livelihoods, however, remains largely unknown. Field surveys in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador were con...


Hoch, L.Pokorny B.Jong, W. de[How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon?]How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon?

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