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Journal Article 2006

Autor: Steeg, Jeannette van de Sparovek, G. Ranieri, S.B.L. Maule, R.F. Cooper, M. Neto, D.D. Alves, M.C.

During the past 20 years, most settlements of the Brazilian Agrarian Reform (AR) have been established in or near better-preserved natural ecosystems, where environmental impact is likely to be negative and contribute to natural resources degradation. The objective of this work is providing a fir...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33169

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Steeg, Jeannette van de ,  Sparovek, G. ,  Ranieri, S.B.L. ,  Maule, R.F. ,  Cooper, M. ,  Neto, D.D. ,  Alves, M.C. ,  [Environmental impact of the Brazilian agrarian reform process from 1985 to 2001] ,  Environmental impact of the Brazilian agrarian reform process from 1985 to 2001
Journal Article 2011

Autor: Meijard, E. Sheil, Douglas

We discuss a recent press release calling on wealthy countries to do more to combat climate change and protect their biodiversity. We examine some further examples of how questionable views are imposed unilaterally on conservation problems. Until we better engage with local perspectives we shall ...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/20927

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Meijard, E. ,  Sheil, Douglas ,  [A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good] ,  A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good
Journal Article 1999

Autor: Smith, J. Kop, P. van de Reategui, K. Lombardi, I. Sabogal, C. Díaz, A.

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...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18019

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Smith, J. ,  Kop, P. van de ,  Reategui, K. ,  Lombardi, I. ,  Sabogal, C. ,  Díaz, A. ,  [Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon] ,  Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon
Journal Article 1999

Autor: Angelsen, A. Kaimowitz, D.

This article, which synthesizes the results of more than 140 economic models analyzing the causes of tropical deforestation, raises significant doubts about many conventional hypotheses in the debate about deforestation. More roads, higher agricultural prices, lower wages, and a shortage of off-f...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18018

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Angelsen, A. ,  Kaimowitz, D. ,  [Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models] ,  Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models
Journal Article 2000

Autor: Mertens, B. Sunderlin, William D. Ndoye, O. Lambin, E.F.

Integration of information from household surveys and data on land-cover changes derived from remote sensing helps to understand the causes and processes of land-use/land-cover changes. A household survey covering 552 households in 33 villages was carried out in the East Province of Cameroon. Thi...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18112

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Mertens, B. ,  Sunderlin, William D. ,  Ndoye, O. ,  Lambin, E.F. ,  [Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data] ,  Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data
Journal Article 2000

Autor: Ndoye, O. Kaimowitz, D.

The paper analyses how macro-economic and agricultural policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes affected forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon in four periods between 1967 and 1997. For each period it examines how these variables influenced cocoa, coffee, food, and agro-indust...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18200

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Ndoye, O. ,  Kaimowitz, D. ,  [Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997] ,  Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997
Journal Article 2001

Autor: Kaimowitz, D.

This paper looks at four "half-truths" about the relations between forests and water in Central America. The first is that deforestation has reduced rainfall in certain regions of Central America. The second is that forest help to maintain dry season stream flow. The third is that deforestation h...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18437

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Kaimowitz, D. ,  [Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana] ,  Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana
Journal Article 2001

Autor: Arnold, J.E.M. Ruiz Perez, M.

The contributions that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) can make to rural livelihoods, and the fact that their use is less ecologically destructive than timber harvesting, have encouraged the belief that more intensive management of forests for such products could contribute to both development...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18495

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Arnold, J.E.M. ,  Ruiz Perez, M. ,  [Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives?] ,  Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives?
Journal Article 2002

Autor: Mertens, B. Poccard-Chapuis, R. Piketty, M.G. Lacques, A.E. Venturieri, A.

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest area on earth, and has been undergoing rapid deforestation for the last four decades. In the Brazilian Amazon, large-scale pasture for cattle ranching and soybean production are the main land uses, leading to a yearly deforestation rate of 0.5%. These con...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/18586

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Mertens, B. ,  Poccard-Chapuis, R. ,  Piketty, M.G. ,  Lacques, A.E. ,  Venturieri, A. ,  [Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon: the case of Sao Felix do Xingu in South Para] ,  Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon: the case of Sao Felix do Xingu in South Para
Journal Article 2008

Autor: Angelsen, A.

The article reviews some of the critical issues for including Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) into a new global climate agreement. Four different REDD models (regimes) are discussed based on two dimensions: scale (national vs. project) and funding (market vs. fu...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/19981

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Angelsen, A. ,  [REDD models and baselines] ,  REDD models and baselines

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