The key hypotheses underlying ASB research in Indonesia has been intensifying land use as an alternative to slash and burn can simultaneously reduce deforestation and reduce poverty. The intensification hypothesis hinges on the existence of opportunities to raise the productivity of smallholder s...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Budidarsono, S.
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Gillison, A.N.
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Kusumanto, T.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Stolle, F.
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Fagi, A.M.
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[Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia
Tropical peatland is an important terrestrial carbon pool and habitat of endemic species that requires sustainable management for the benefit of local livelihoods and global climate. The size of carbon stocks and accumulation are staggering but there is no clear and easy access to markets for tro...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Suryadiputra, I.N.
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Wahyunto
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[Tropical peatlands management and climate change: a case study in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Tropical peatlands management and climate change: a case study in Sumatra, Indonesia
Global deforestation and forest degradation rates have a significant impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that during the 1990s 16.1 million hectares per year were affected by deforestation, most of them in the tro...
Schlamadinger, B.
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Ciccarese, L.
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Dutschke, M.
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Fearnside, P.M.
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Brown, S.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?]
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Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?