Datos recientes muestran que la destrucción de los bosques primarios ha estado acompañada por la expansión de los bosques secundarios. Los estudios también muestran que los bosques secundarios son capaces de proporcionar algunos de los servicios económicos y ecológicos de los bosques primarios. E...
Smith, J.
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Sabogal C.
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Jong, W. de
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Bosque secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservación en los trópicos de América Latina = Secondary forests resource for the rural development and the environmental conservation in the tropics of Latin America]
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Bosque secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservación en los trópicos de América Latina = Secondary forests resource for the rural development and the environmental conservation in the tropics of Latin America
Early forest valuation studies let many people to believe these methods would produce results that convinced policymakers of the economic value of forests. More recent studies suggest the only environmental service that forests provide with high economic value is carbon sequestration. Thus one is...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[The role of forests in addressing global problems: what economic valuation methods won't tell us]
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The role of forests in addressing global problems: what economic valuation methods won't tell us
The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) holds US$ 4.1 billion in loans related to forest and estate crop activities, of which US$ 2.7 billion are nonperforming. Ten large conglomerates account for over 70% of the bad forest and estate crop debt. These groups are also responsible for some ...
Barr, C.
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Brown, D.
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Casson, A.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Hutang perusahaan dan sektor kehutanan Indonesia]
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Hutang perusahaan dan sektor kehutanan Indonesia
Is agroforestry likely to reduce deforestation? Most agroforesters for the past 15 years have said "yes", some adding "by about 5 ha of reduced deforestation per ha of agroforestry adopted". The authors argue, nevertheless, that in many cases the answer is likely to be either "it depends" or even...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Cattaneo, Andrea
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Chater, S.
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Geist, H.J.
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Gockowski, J.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Lambin, E.F.
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Lewis, J.
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Ndoye, O.
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Palm, C.A.
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Stolle, F.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Valentim, J.F.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Vosti, S.A.
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[Balancing agricultural development and environmental objectives: assessing tradeoffs in the humid tropics]
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Balancing agricultural development and environmental objectives: assessing tradeoffs in the humid tropics
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom?: why conservation should help meet basic needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom?: why conservation should help meet basic needs in the tropics
In the last few years, forests have lost their previous prominence on the international agenda. The forestry and conservation community needs to work hard to change that because forests can contribute greatly to meeting the challenges of poverty, disease, access to clean water, biodiversity conse...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[From Rio to Johannesburg and beyond: forest conservation and rural livelihoods in the global South]
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From Rio to Johannesburg and beyond: forest conservation and rural livelihoods in the global South
Kaimowitz, D.
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[Conventional wisdom about sustainable forest management and a pro-poor forest agenda]
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Conventional wisdom about sustainable forest management and a pro-poor forest agenda