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Smith, J.Weber, G.Manyong, Victor M.Fakorede, M.A.B.[Fostering sustainable increases in maize productivity in Nigeria]Fostering sustainable increases in maize productivity in Nigeria

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.Sabogal C.Jong, W. deKaimowitz, D.[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]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

The paper distinguishes between collusive and non-collusive corruption in the forestry sector and analyses their interaction with the political/institutional environment. While non-collusive corruption increases costs for the private sector, collusive corruption reduces costs for the bribee, ther...


Smith, J.Obidzinski, K.Subarudi, S.Suramenggala, I.[Illegal logging, collusive corruption and fragmented governments in Kalimantan, Indonesia]Illegal logging, collusive corruption and fragmented governments in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Smith, J.Palheta Ferreira, C.A.Carvalho, R.A. deGonçalves-Ferreira, M.D.S.Oliveira, L.C. deKop, P. van de[Resultados do estudo socioeconomico da agricultura familiar]Resultados do estudo socioeconomico da agricultura familiar

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol raised the hopes of many, that payment for carbon sequestration services would provide a significant incentive for sustainable management practices in industrial forestry in tropical countries. Data to assess how realistic these hopes ar...


Smith, J.Applegate, G.[Trading forest carbon to promote the adoption of reduced impact logging]Trading forest carbon to promote the adoption of reduced impact logging

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

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 deDíaz 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
Autor: Smith, J.

Economists have long argued that payment for the environmental services of forests could contribute to forest conservation and sustainable use. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol could make this concept a reality by allowing carbon-emitting industries in developed countri...


Smith, J.[Forests and the Kyoto protocol: implications for Asia's forestry agenda]Forests and the Kyoto protocol: implications for Asia's forestry agenda
Smith, J.Coyne, D.L.Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar[Challenges for the improvement of seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Eastern Africa.]Challenges for the improvement of seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Eastern Africa.
Smith, J.Weber, G.[Strategic research in heterogenous mandate areas: an example from the West African Savanna]Strategic research in heterogenous mandate areas: an example from the West African Savanna

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