Trans-boundary haze events in Southeast Asia are associated with large forest and peatland fires in Indonesia. These episodes of extreme air pollution usually occur during drought years induced by climate anomalies from the Pacific (El Niño Southern Oscillation) and Indian Oceans (Indian Ocean Di...
Gaveau, D.L.A.
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Salim, Mohammad A.
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Locatelli, Bruno
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Sloan, Sean
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Wooster, Martin
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Marlier, Miriam E.
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Molidena, Elis
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Yaen, Husana
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DeFries, Ruth
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Nasi, Robert
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Holmgren, Peter
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Major atmospheric emissions from peat fires in Southeast Asia during non-drought years: evidence from the 2013 Sumatran fires]
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Major atmospheric emissions from peat fires in Southeast Asia during non-drought years: evidence from the 2013 Sumatran fires
Developing countries participating in the mitigation mechanism of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+), need to determine a national forest reference emission le...
Romijn E
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Wijaya, A.
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Herold, Martin
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Angelsen, A.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia]
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Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia
Technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of smallholder agricultural systems must be designed to target socially diverse and spatially heterogeneous farms and farming systems. This paper proposes a categorisation of household diversity based on a functional typology...
Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Muriuki, A.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Mugendi, D.
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Kaizzi, K.C.
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Okeyo, J.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Coe, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms]
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The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms
Land degradation is a globally recognized problem and restoration of degraded land is currently high on the international agenda. Forest landscape restoration and other restorative ecosystem management activities are important measures that contribute towards reaching the objectives of the Bonn C...
Romijn, Erika
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Coppus, Ruben
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De Sy, Veronique
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Herold, Martin
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Román Cuesta, Rosa Maria
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Land Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview of Recent, Ongoing and Planned Restoration Initiatives and Their Potential for Climate Change Mitigation]
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Land Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview of Recent, Ongoing and Planned Restoration Initiatives and Their Potential for Climate Change Mitigation
Currently, 25% of all deforestation in insular Southeast Asia occurs in peat swamp forests. When peatlands are deforested, drainage ditches are often constructed to lower the ground-water level, which may result in changes in peat methane (CH4) fluxes. Our aim was to evaluate how tropical peat sw...
Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Changes in soil CH4 fluxes from the conversion of tropical peat swamp forests: a meta-analysis]
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Changes in soil CH4 fluxes from the conversion of tropical peat swamp forests: a meta-analysis
Within the Kyoto Protocol, the clean development mechanism (CDM) is an instrument intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while assisting developing countries in achieving sustainable development, with the multiple goals of poverty reduction, environmental benefits and cost-effective emissio...
Zomer, Robert J.
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Trabucco, Antonio
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Climate change mitigation: a spatial analysis of global land suitability for clean development mechanism afforestation and reforestation]
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Climate change mitigation: a spatial analysis of global land suitability for clean development mechanism afforestation and reforestation
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
To assist countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, the United Nations has introduced the REDD+ mechanism. This performance-based incentive mechanism requires accurate quantification of carbon stock and emissions. However, currently there are limited existing local ...
Manuri S
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Brack, C.
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Nugroho NP
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Novita N
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Dotzauer, H.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Putra CAS
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Widyasari E
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[Tree biomass equations for tropical peat swamp forest ecosystems in Indonesia]
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Tree biomass equations for tropical peat swamp forest ecosystems in Indonesia
The implicit hydrologic dimensions of international efforts to mitigate climate change, specifically potential impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism- Afforestation/Reforestation (CDM-AR) provisions of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) on global, regional and local water cycles, are examined. The globa...
Trabucco, Antonio
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Zomer, Robert J.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Straaten, Oliver van
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Climate change mitigation through afforestation/reforestation: a global analysis of hydrologic impacts with four case studies]
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Climate change mitigation through afforestation/reforestation: a global analysis of hydrologic impacts with four case studies