The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector contributes with ca. 20–25 % of global anthropogenic emissions (2010), making it a key component of any climate change mitigation strategy. AFOLU estimates, however, remain highly uncertain, jeopardizing the mitigation effectiveness of t...
Román Cuesta, Rosa Maria
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Herold, Martin
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Houghton, Richard A.
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Rossi, Simone
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Ogle, Stephen
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Poulter, Benjamin
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Martius, Christopher
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Bruin, Sytze de
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[Multi-gas and multi-source comparisons of six land use emission datasets and AFOLU estimates in the Fifth Assessment Report, for the tropics for 2000–2005]
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Multi-gas and multi-source comparisons of six land use emission datasets and AFOLU estimates in the Fifth Assessment Report, for the tropics for 2000–2005
Increasing oil palm (OP) plantation establishment on tropical peatlands over the last few decades has major implications for the global carbon (C) budget. This study quantified total and heterotrophic soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in an industrial OP plantation (7 year old, 149 trees ha− 1)...
Comeau, Louis Pierre
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Hartill, Jodie
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Smith, Jo U.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Peak, Derek
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Salim, Agus
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[How do the heterotrophic and the total soil respiration of an oil palm plantation on peat respond to nitrogen fertilizer application?]
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How do the heterotrophic and the total soil respiration of an oil palm plantation on peat respond to nitrogen fertilizer application?
Deforestation and forest degradation in the tropics may substantially alter soil N-oxide emissions. It is particularly relevant to accurately quantify those changes to properly account for them in a REDD+ climate change mitigation scheme that provides financial incentives to reduce the emissions....
Lent, Jeffrey van
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Reviews and syntheses: Soil N2O and NO emissions from land use and land-use change in the tropics and subtropics: a meta-analysis]
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Reviews and syntheses: Soil N2O and NO emissions from land use and land-use change in the tropics and subtropics: a meta-analysis
Forest conversion to oil palm and rubber plantations is a common land-use change in Jambi, Sumatra due to the high economic demand of forest border communities. The environmental effects of such conversions have raised global concerns due to the potential to increase nitrous oxide emissions (N2O)...
Aini, Fitri Khusyu
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Smith, Jo U.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Nitrous oxide emissions along a gradient of tropical forest disturbance on mineral soils in Sumatra]
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Nitrous oxide emissions along a gradient of tropical forest disturbance on mineral soils in Sumatra
Swails, Erin
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Yang, X.
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Asefi, S.
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Hergoualc’h, K.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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McRoberts, R.E.
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Lawrence, D.
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[Linking soil respiration and water table depth in tropical peatlands with remotely sensed changes in water storage from the gravity recovery and climate experiment]
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Linking soil respiration and water table depth in tropical peatlands with remotely sensed changes in water storage from the gravity recovery and climate experiment
The upcoming global mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries should include and prioritize tropical peatlands. Forested tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia are rapidly being converted into production systems by introducing perennial crop...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in tropical peatlands]
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Opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in tropical peatlands
Our objective was to compare and evaluate the practical applicability to REDD+ of ten forest management, social, environmental and carbon standards that are currently active worldwide: Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB), CCB REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (CCBA REDD+ S&E), Carbon...
Merger, E.
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Dutschke, M.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Options for REDD+ voluntary certification to ensure net GHG benefits, poverty alleviation, sustainable management of forests and biodiversity conservation]
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Options for REDD+ voluntary certification to ensure net GHG benefits, poverty alleviation, sustainable management of forests and biodiversity conservation
Leakage from policies to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest dgradation (REDD+) must be monitored, measured and mitigated to ensure their efectiveness. This paper reviews research on leakage at the large (international and national) and small (subnational and project) scales to summari...
Atmadja, S.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[A review of the state of research, policies and strategies in addressing leakage from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)]
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A review of the state of research, policies and strategies in addressing leakage from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)
This study aims to explain effects of soil textural class, topography, land use, and land use history on soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Lake Victoria region. We measured GHG fluxes from intact soil cores collected in Rakai, Uganda, an area characterized by low‐input smallholder (<2 ha) f...
Wanyama, Ibrahim
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Pelster, David E.
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Wanyama, George N.
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Atzberger, Clement
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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[Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands]
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Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands
Wetlands are important providers of ecosystem services and key regulators of climate change. They positively contribute to global warming through their greenhouse gas emissions, and negatively through the accumulation of organic material in histosols, particularly in peatlands. Our understanding ...
Gumbricht, Thomas
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Román Cuesta, Rosa Maria
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Herold, Martin
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Wittmann, Florian
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Householder, Ethan
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Herold, Nadine
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[An expert system model for mapping tropical wetlands and peatlands reveals South America as the largest contributor]
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An expert system model for mapping tropical wetlands and peatlands reveals South America as the largest contributor