Tropical deforestation is estimated to cause about one-quarter of anthropogenic carbon emissions, loss of biodiversity, and other environmental services. United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change talks are now considering mechanisms for avoiding deforestation (AD), but the economic p...
Kindermann, Georg
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Obersteiner, Michael
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Sohngen, B.
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Sathaye, J
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Andrasko, K.
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Rametsteiner, E
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Schlamadinger, B.
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Wunder, Sven
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Beach, Robert H.
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[Global cost estimates of reducing carbon emissions through avoided deforestation]
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Global cost estimates of reducing carbon emissions through avoided deforestation
This paper reviews the shifts in thinking as reflected in eight recent books that discuss deforestation in the Amazon. It looks first at whether the land uses that replace forests are profitable and sustainable without subsidies and then examines how technology, tenure, credit, and roads affect d...
Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) is considered a signifi cant mitigation opportunity. Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon has traditionally been highest in the world and, thus, represents a likely target for future REDD initiatives. The paper presents an ex-ante assess...
Borner, J.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Paying for avoided deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: from cost assessment to scheme design]
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Paying for avoided deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: from cost assessment to scheme design
Fires are considered a potential threat to sustainable development for their direct impacts on ecosystems, their contribution to carbon emissions, and impacts on biodiversity. In 1997/98, Indonesia had the most severe fires worldwide, and smoke haze pollution recurs yearly. The fire-related polic...
Tacconi, L.
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[Kebakaran hutan di Indonesia: penyebab, biaya dan implikasi kebijakan]
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Kebakaran hutan di Indonesia: penyebab, biaya dan implikasi kebijakan
The most prominent international responses to climate change focus on mitigation (reducing the accumulation of greenhouse gases) rather than adaptation (reducing the vulnerability of society and ecosystems). However, with climate change now inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the poli...
Locatelli, Bruno
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Kanninen, M.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Santoso, H.
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[Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change]
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Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change
Mlay, G.
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Turuka, F.
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Kowero, G.S.
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Kachule, R.
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[Agricultural policies and forestry development in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe: complementarities and conflicts]
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Agricultural policies and forestry development in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe: complementarities and conflicts
Brown, D.
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Seymour, F.
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Peskett, L.
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[How do we achieve REDD co-benefits and avoid doing harm?]
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How do we achieve REDD co-benefits and avoid doing harm?
The Amazon is the largest tropical forest area on Earth, and is undergoing rapid deforestation since the last four decades. These conversions are mostly located in frontier areas distributed along the so-called “arc of deforestation”. Within this large zone, various land use change processes are ...
Mertens, B.
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Piketty, M.G.
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Venturieri, A.
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Alves, D.
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Tourrand, Jean François
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[Contrasted land use and development trajectories in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Contrasted land use and development trajectories in the Brazilian Amazon
The department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia makes part of the Amazon basin, and it embraces a large portion of the Bolivian lowland forest, with most of its area covered by semideciduous forest. The agricultural development, and hence deforestation in Santa Cruz, does not follow any similar path of o...
Pacheco, P.
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Mertens, B.
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[Land use change and agriculture development in Santa Cruz, Bolivia]
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Land use change and agriculture development in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Is agroforestry likely to reduce deforestation? Most agroforesters for the past 15 years have said "yes", some adding "by about 5 ha of reduced deforestation per ha of agroforestry adopted". The authors argue, nevertheless, that in many cases the answer is likely to be either "it depends" or even...