Degraded lands—lands that have lost some degree of their natural productivity through human activity—account for over 20 percent of forest and agricultural lands in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some 300 million hectares of the region’s forests are considered degraded, and about 350 million he...
Vergara, Walter
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Gallardo Lomeli, Luciana
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Rios, Ana R.
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Isbell, Paul
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Prager, Steven D.
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Camino, Ronnie de
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[The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America]
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The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America
Climatic changes and increasing climatic variability are likely to aggravate the problem of future food security by exerting pressure on agriculture. However, there are lot of uncertainties about the assessment of impact, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in agriculture. It is largely b...
Pathak, Himanshu
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Singh, S.D.
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[Climate change impact, adaptation and mitigation in agriculture: methodology for assessment and applications]
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Climate change impact, adaptation and mitigation in agriculture: methodology for assessment and applications
Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Climate change and agricultural water management in developing countries]
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Climate change and agricultural water management in developing countries
Global warming is a prominent environmental issue of the twenty-first century. Agriculture contributes to the global warming primarily through the emission and consumption of greenhouse gases (GHGs), viz. methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide. The major sources of emission of GHGs in the agri...
Pathak, Himanshu
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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[Low carbon technologies for agriculture: a study on rice and wheat production systems in the Indo-Gangetic plains]
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Low carbon technologies for agriculture: a study on rice and wheat production systems in the Indo-Gangetic plains
The objective of REDD payment distribution mechanisms is to support policies and measures that reduce deforestation and degradation through transfer of revenues from international REDD funds or carbon markets to (or within) national levels. This may provide benefits of three types: a) shared resp...
Noordwijk, Meine van
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Purnomo, H.
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Peskett, L.
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Setiono, B.
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[Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in Indonesia: options and challenges for fair and efficient payment distribution mechanisms]
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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in Indonesia: options and challenges for fair and efficient payment distribution mechanisms
The ongoing expansion of oil palm plantations in the humid tropics, especially in Southeast Asia, is generating considerable concern and debate. Amid industry and environmental campaigners’ claims, it can be hard to perceive reality. Is oil palm a valuable route to sustainable development or a co...
Sheil, Douglas
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Casson, A.
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Meijaard, E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Gaskell, J.
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Sunderland-Groves, J.
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Wertz, K.
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Kanninen, M.
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[The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?]
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The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?
Based on the best available remote sensing data from before 1990, the total area of formally eligible lands in Indonesia for the aff orestation and reforestation (A/R) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities under the Kyoto protocol is about 46 M ha. Priorities for assistance in the developm...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Puntodewo, A.
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Widayati, A.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Determination of eligible lands for A/R CDM project activities and of priority Districts for project development support in Indonesia]
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Determination of eligible lands for A/R CDM project activities and of priority Districts for project development support in Indonesia
Krisnawati, H.
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Imanuddin, R.
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Adinugroho, W.C.
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Hutabarat, S.
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[Pendugaan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca Tahunan dari Hutan dan Lahan Gambut di Kalimantan Tengah]
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Pendugaan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca Tahunan dari Hutan dan Lahan Gambut di Kalimantan Tengah
Krisnawati, H.
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Imanuddin, R.
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Adinugroho, W.C.
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Hutabarat, S.
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[Metode Standar untuk Pendugaan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca dari Sektor Kehutanan di Indonesia (Versi 1)]
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Metode Standar untuk Pendugaan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca dari Sektor Kehutanan di Indonesia (Versi 1)
Krisnawati, H.
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Imanuddin, R.
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Adinugroho, W.C.
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Hutabarat, S.
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[Standard Methods for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Forestry Sector in Indonesia (Version 1)]
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Standard Methods for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Forestry Sector in Indonesia (Version 1)