Agroforestry and other tree-based systems (wood lots, afforestation) can contribute to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) in two ways: 1) as part of REDD+ under certain forest definitions; and / or 2) as part of a strategy for achieving REDD+ in landscapes. In th...
Minang, Peter A.
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Bernard F
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Kahurani E
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[Agroforestry in REDD+: Opportunities and Challenges. ASB Policy Brief 26]
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Agroforestry in REDD+: Opportunities and Challenges. ASB Policy Brief 26
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
Bioenergy crops are often classified (and subsequently regulated) according to species that have been evaluated as environmentally beneficial or detrimental, but in practice, management decisions rather than species per se can determine the overall environmental impact of a bioenergy production s...
Davis, S.C.
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Boddey, Robert M.
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Alves, B.J.R.
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Cowie, A.L.
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George, B.H.
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Ogle, S.M.
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Smith, Pete
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Management swing potential for bioenergy crops]
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Management swing potential for bioenergy crops
The relationships between annual wood stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C), dry season midday plant water potential, and annual growth rate were investigated to asses the ability of agroforestry species to adapt to climate changes. 6–8 stem disks from four co-occurring species (Acacia senegal...
Gebrekirstos, Aster
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Mitlöhner, Ralph
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[Relationships of stable carbon isotopes, plant water potential and growth: an approach to asses water use efficiency and growth strategies of dry land agroforestry species]
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Relationships of stable carbon isotopes, plant water potential and growth: an approach to asses water use efficiency and growth strategies of dry land agroforestry species
Tropical peatlands are known not only for their high, area-based, carbon emissions in response to land-use change but also as hot spots of debate about associated data uncertainties. Perspectives are still evolving on factors underlying the variability and uncertainty. Debate includes the ways of...
Noordwijk, Meine van
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Matthews R
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Agus, F.
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Farmer J
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Persch S
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Tata HL
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Lusiana B
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Widayati A
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Dewi, S.
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[Mud, muddle and models in the knowledge value chain to action on tropical peatland issues]
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Mud, muddle and models in the knowledge value chain to action on tropical peatland issues
The REDD-ALERT (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation from Alternative Land Uses in the Rainforests of the Tropics) project started in 2009 and finished in 2012, and had the aim of evaluating mechanisms that translate international-level agreements into instruments that would help...
Matthews RB
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Lambin E
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Meyfroidt P
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Gupta J
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Veldkamp, E.
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[Implementing REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation): evidence on governance, evaluation and impacts from the REDD-ALERT project]
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Implementing REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation): evidence on governance, evaluation and impacts from the REDD-ALERT project
On-farm tree diversity patterns result from a social-ecological process shaped by different actors. Farmer preferences, tree-site matching, seed dispersal, tree domestication and delivery via nurseries all play important roles in forming these patterns. As part of a wider interest in tree cover t...
Ordoñez, J.C.
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Luedeling, Eike
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Kindt, Roeland
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Tata HL
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Harja D
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Constraints and opportunities for tree diversity management along the forest transition curve to achieve multifunctional agriculture]
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Constraints and opportunities for tree diversity management along the forest transition curve to achieve multifunctional agriculture
Agroforestry systems and tree cover on agricultural land make an important contribution to climate change mitigation, but are not systematically accounted for in either global carbon budgets or national carbon accounting. This paper assesses the role of trees on agricultural land and their signif...
Zomer, Robert J.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Xu, Jianchu
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Ahrends, Antje
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Trabucco, Antonio
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Wang, Mingcheng
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[Global tree cover and biomass carbon on agricultural land: The contribution of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets]
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Global tree cover and biomass carbon on agricultural land: The contribution of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets
Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which research communities organize their relations with new science, other sources of knowledge, and the worlds of acti...
Clark, W.C.
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Tomich, Thomas P.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Guston, D.
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Catacutan, D.
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Dickson, N.M.
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McNie, E.
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[Boundary work for sustainable development: Natural resource management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)]
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Boundary work for sustainable development: Natural resource management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Anthropogenic soils of the Amazon Basin (Terra Preta, Terra Mulata) reveal that pre-Colombian peoples made lasting improvements in the agricultural potential of nutrient-poor soils. Some have argued that applying similar techniques could improve agriculture over much of the humid tropics, enhanci...
Sheil, Douglas
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Basuki, I.
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German L
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Kuyper, Thomas W.
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Limberg G
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Puri RK
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Sellato, B.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Do Anthropogenic Dark Earths occur in the interior of Borneo? Some initial observations from East Kalimantan]
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Do Anthropogenic Dark Earths occur in the interior of Borneo? Some initial observations from East Kalimantan