In rural regions, land use changes (LUC) are often the result of the decision-making of individual farmers. To influence this decision-making, compulsory and voluntary mechanisms are implemented. However, farmers’ decision-making is a heterogeneous process that depends on their ability and willin...
Valbuena, Diego
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Bregt, A.K.
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McAlpine, C.
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Verburg, P.H.
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Seabrook, L.
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[An agent-based approach to explore the effect of voluntary mechanisms on land use change: a case in rural Queensland, Australia]
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An agent-based approach to explore the effect of voluntary mechanisms on land use change: a case in rural Queensland, Australia
Winslow, M.D.
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[Charting a new course: CIAT's initiative in resource management research for Latin America and the Caribbean: a review and status report, 1991 through 1994]
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Charting a new course: CIAT's initiative in resource management research for Latin America and the Caribbean: a review and status report, 1991 through 1994
Land use and land cover changes are driven by human actions and, in turn, drive changes that alter the availability of products and services for people and livestock. For proper planning, these cause-and-effect interrelations need to be understood. This is especially important for Ethiopia where ...
Ali, H.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Pandey, S.
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[Comparison of landuse and landcover changes, drivers and impacts for a moisture-sufficient and drought-prone region in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Comparison of landuse and landcover changes, drivers and impacts for a moisture-sufficient and drought-prone region in the Ethiopian highlands
Ebanyat, Peter
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Ridder, N.A. de
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Jager, A. de
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Delve, Robert J.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Drivers of land use change and household determinants of sustainability in smallholder farming systems of Eastern Uganda]
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Drivers of land use change and household determinants of sustainability in smallholder farming systems of Eastern Uganda
Increased adoption of climbing beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) in Kabale district, south-western Uganda, has been limited by scarcity of staking materials, despite the crop's higher yield potential compared to bush bean types when grown on fertile soils. ...
Niringiye, C.
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Ssekabembe, CS
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Kyamanywa, S.
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[Effect of plant population on yield of maize and climbing beans grown in an intercropping system]
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Effect of plant population on yield of maize and climbing beans grown in an intercropping system
In this study, the impact of forest disturbance on earthworm assemblages was assessed using monoliths dug out at 5 m intervals along a gradient of land-use intensification. The land-use types comprised primary forest (as a baseline), secondary forest, tree plantation, fallow, perennial and annual...
Tondoh, Jérôme E.
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Guei, AM
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Csyzdum, C
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Okoth, Peter F.
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[Effect of land-use on the earthworm assemblages in semi-deciduous forests of Central-West Ivory Coast]
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Effect of land-use on the earthworm assemblages in semi-deciduous forests of Central-West Ivory Coast
The disturbance and destruction of the old-growth forests of the tropics continue to monopolize attention in international fora and the popular media, but a steadily growing land area is covered by secondary forest developing on sites which have been deforested and then abandoned by their owners....
Guariguata, M.R.
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Finegan, B.
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[Ecology and management of tropical secondary forest: science, people and policy: proceedings of a conference held at CATIE, Costa Rica, November 10-12, 1997]
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Ecology and management of tropical secondary forest: science, people and policy: proceedings of a conference held at CATIE, Costa Rica, November 10-12, 1997
This report summarizes over 20 years of research on land use change patterns and processes in case study sites across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to provide information on the evolution of livestock in the systems. Many of the case study sites cross-ecological gradients, from the Highlands to the ...
Olson, J.
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[Implications of trends in land use change for livestock systems evolution in East Africa: lessons from the LUCID project]
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Implications of trends in land use change for livestock systems evolution in East Africa: lessons from the LUCID project
The Borana rangelands occur in a semi-arid area in southern
Ethiopia, characterized by extensive livestock production. The area is a valuable source of livestock that generates income and livelihoods for large numbers of rural dwellers, and export earnings for Ethiopia's fragile economy. Desp...
Kamara, A.
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Kirk, M.
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Swallow, B.M.
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[Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia]
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Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia
Souza, D.M. de
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Flynn, D.F.B.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Rosenbaum, R.K.
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Melo Lisboa, H. de
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Koellner, T.
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[Land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: proposal of characterization factors based on functional diversity]
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Land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: proposal of characterization factors based on functional diversity