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.
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Kop, P. van de
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Reategui, K.
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Lombardi, I.
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Sabogal, C.
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Díaz, A.
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[Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon]
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Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon
A dynamic model of forest land use in Ghana is developed and used to derive demand equations for optimal timber harvesting, cocoa land and maize land that are a function of the model’s price parameters. An equation is also developed to estimate the biodiversity level in Ghana. The hypothesis that...
Benhin, J.K.
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Barbier, Bruno
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[Estimating the biodiversity effects of structural adjustment in Ghana]
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Estimating the biodiversity effects of structural adjustment in Ghana
This paper provides an economic perspective on concepts related to adaptive co-management (ACM). The discussion is cast within a formal generalised complex system (CS) framework. The authors explicitly explore the hypothesis of whether ACM can be regarded as an emergent strategy under specific co...
Ruitenbeek, J.
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Cartier, C.
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[The invisible wand: adaptive co-management as an emergent strategy in complex bio-economic system]
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The invisible wand: adaptive co-management as an emergent strategy in complex bio-economic system
This book presents an empirical analysis of the development processes and the economic of Brazilian Amazon deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. It presents summary statistics and analyse trends for a number of important variables as well as developing econome...
Andersen, L.E.
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Granger, C.W.J.
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Reis, E.J.
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Weinhold, D.
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Wunder, Sven
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[The dynamic of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon]
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The dynamic of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon
A one year (November 2003 to October 2004) trial was carried out to measure the effects of strategic flukicidal (triclabendazole) treatment regimes on some indicative parameter in naturally fluke-infected sheep in Wolemera District. . Three groups of animals were used in this experiment: Group I ...
Asrat, M.
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Petros, B.
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Jobre, Y.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Shiferaw, Y.
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Taddesse, G.
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Mamo, M.
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[Effects of strategic flukicidal (triclabendazole) treatment in naturally fasciola infected sheep: A case study in Wolemera District, Ethiopia]
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Effects of strategic flukicidal (triclabendazole) treatment in naturally fasciola infected sheep: A case study in Wolemera District, Ethiopia
One of the factors that constrains animal draft power in livestock-rich countries like Ethiopia is the inadequate supply of livestock feed both in quantitative and qualitative terms. This problem in Ethiopia is aggravated by poor soil conditions across the highland areas. Inter-cropping of forage...
Kassie, M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Kassa, B.
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[An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach]
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An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach
This paper presents a proposal description. The proposal describes analytical work by the International Livestock Research Institute and its partners on livestock and poverty reduction. It also provides some insights into the practical and potential application of the results from livestock and p...
Freeman, H.A.
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Minjauw, B.
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[Enhancing the role of livestock in poverty reduction strategies: Analytical approaches and applications. Abstract]
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Enhancing the role of livestock in poverty reduction strategies: Analytical approaches and applications. Abstract
Magcale-Macandog, D.
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Predo, C.
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Menz, K.
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Calub, A.
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[Napier grass strips and livestock: a bioeconomic analysis]
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Napier grass strips and livestock: a bioeconomic analysis
Grist, P.
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Menz, K.
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Nelson, R.
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[Multipurpose trees as improved fallow: an economic assessment]
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Multipurpose trees as improved fallow: an economic assessment