The regeneration of secondary forests (SF) is a promising development within the generally pessimistic scenario of tropical deforestation. The objective of this paper was to document the regeneration of SF in slash and burn agriculture and to develop policy and technological recommendations for c...
Smith, J.
,
Kop, P. van de
,
Reategui, K.
,
Lombardi, I.
,
Sabogal, C.
,
Díaz, A.
,
[Dinamica del bosque secundario en agricultura de tumba y quema: interacciones entre tipos de uso dela tierra en la Amazonia peruana]
,
Dinamica del bosque secundario en agricultura de tumba y quema: interacciones entre tipos de uso dela tierra en la Amazonia peruana
Gottschalk, Pia
,
Bellarby, J.
,
Chenu, C
,
Foereid, B
,
Smith, Pete
,
Wattenbach, M
,
Zingore, Shamie
,
Smith, J.
,
[Simulation of soil organic carbon response at forest cultivation sequences using 13C measurements]
,
Simulation of soil organic carbon response at forest cultivation sequences using 13C measurements
The regeneration of secondary forests (SF) on previously cleared land in the Amazon is a promising development within the generally pessimistic scenario about tropical deforestation. This has stimulated efforts to augment the value of SF to farmers to induce them to increase the area in SF. The o...
Smith, J.
,
Kop, P. van de
,
Reategui, K.
,
Lombardi, I.
,
Sabogal, C.
,
Díaz, A.
,
[Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon]
,
Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon
This research was part of a tri-national project intended to determine the main factors constraining or favoring the adoption of sustinable forest management practices in the Brazilian, Bolivian and Peruvian Amazon. The paper describes the logging practices followed by timber extractors in Peru's...
Colan, V.
,
Sabogal, C.
,
Snook, L.K.
,
Boscolo, M.
,
Smith, J.
,
Galvan, O.
,
[El manejo forestal en la Amazonia Baja del Peru: diagnostico e implicaciones para la adopcion de buenas practicas]
,
El manejo forestal en la Amazonia Baja del Peru: diagnostico e implicaciones para la adopcion de buenas practicas
This paper analyzes land use change in the Brazilian savanna and draws out policy implications about the adoption of resource management technologies. Resources management technologies are more likely to be adopted in areas experiencing a long-term deterioration in market conditions. Adoptions oc...
Smith, J.
,
Cadavid, J.C.
,
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
,
Aguiar, J.L.P. de
,
Rosa, Roberto
,
[Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions]
,
Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions
Projects implemented as part of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol will have the dual mandate of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to sustainable development. It is not yet clear what, if any, forestry activities will be eligible for CDM. Nor is it known ...
MacDicken, K.G.
,
Smith, J.
,
[Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods: opportunities under the clean development mechanisms of the Kyoto protocol]
,
Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods: opportunities under the clean development mechanisms of the Kyoto protocol
Projects implemented as part of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol will have the dual mandate of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to sustainable development. It is not yet clear what, if any, forestry activities will be eligible for CDM. Nor is it known ...
This paper looks at the impact of the introduction of new soybean technologies on the clearing of natural vegetation (forest and savanna) in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Cerrado, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The paper looks at how technological change interacted with other government policies and e...
Kaimowitz, D.
,
Smith, J.
,
[Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia]
,
Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia
Shlisky, A.
,
Waugh, J.
,
Gonzáles, P.
,
González, M.
,
Manta, M.
,
Santoso, H.
,
Alvarado, E.
,
Ainuddin Nuruddin, A.
,
Rodríguez Trejo, D.A.
,
Swaty, R.
,
Schmidt, D.
,
Kaufmann, M.
,
Myers, R.
,
Alencar, A.
,
Kearns, F.
,
Johnson, D.
,
Smith, J.
,
Zollner, D.
,
Fulks, W.
,
[Fire, ecosystems & people: threats and strategies for global biodiversity conservation]
,
Fire, ecosystems & people: threats and strategies for global biodiversity conservation
Recent studies have shown that although swidden agriculture contributes to tropical deforestation in Latin America, swidden farmers also regenerate significant areas of secondary forests on their farms as part of the following process. This paper discusses the opportunities and constraints to far...
Smith, J.
,
Finegan, B.
,
Sabogal, C.
,
Gonçalves-Ferreira, M.D.S.
,
Siles Gonzales, G.
,
Kop, P. van de
,
Díaz Barba, A.
,
[Management of secondary forests in colonist swidden agriculture in Peru, Brazil and Nicaragua]
,
Management of secondary forests in colonist swidden agriculture in Peru, Brazil and Nicaragua