Located on the fringe of the last tropical rainforests of Sumatra, rubber agroforests are known to conserve the main ecological functions of the primary forest, including a large part of its biodiversity. Nowadays these smallholder plantations are under threat. The regular rise of natural rubber ...
Therville, C.
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Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[Farmers’ perspectives about agroforests conversion to plantations in Sumatra: lessons learnt fro m Bungo district (Jambi, Indonesia)]
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Farmers’ perspectives about agroforests conversion to plantations in Sumatra: lessons learnt fro m Bungo district (Jambi, Indonesia)
Planted oil palm areas increased 20-fold and crude palm oil (CPO) production had a 12% average annual increase from 1967-1997. This conferred important economic benefits but threatened Indonesia's natural forest cover. Large-scale plantations displaced local communities and social conflict result...
Casson, A.
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[The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change]
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The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change
Biological factors of fertility were assessed through the study of litter quantity and quality, soil organic matter quantity and quality, soil microfauna, soil macrofauna, organic matter dynamic, particularly decomposition and non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation in an age series of Eucalyptus PF1 and...
Bernhard-Reversat, F.
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Laclau, J.P.
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Loubana, P.M.
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Loumeto, J.J.
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Mboukou, I.M.C.
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Reversat, G.
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[Changes in biological factors of fertility in managed Eucalyptus plantations on a savanna soil in Congo]
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Changes in biological factors of fertility in managed Eucalyptus plantations on a savanna soil in Congo
Two commercial eucalypt sites were selected in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, to evaluate productivity and soil chemical and physical properties before clearcutting, and the effect of harvesting and soil tillage system on productivity of second rotation. At site 1, the Eucalyptus grandis plantation was...
Dedecek, R.A.
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Bellote, A.F.J.
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Gava, J.L.
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Menegol, O.
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[Site characterisation and the effects of harvesting on soil tillage on the productivity of Eucalyptus grandis plantations in Brazil]
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Site characterisation and the effects of harvesting on soil tillage on the productivity of Eucalyptus grandis plantations in Brazil
Over the last ten years there has been an increasing emphasis on development of plantation estates for both wood fiber and agricultural crops such as oil palm. The principles for sustainable development and establishment of industrial plantations also account for the social, environmental and bio...
Poulsen, J.
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Applegate, G.
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Raymond, D.
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[Linking C&I to a code of practice for industrial tropical tree plantations]
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Linking C&I to a code of practice for industrial tropical tree plantations
Tropical large-scale industrial plantations are rapidly expanding as a source of industrial wood and fuel and are also often used as part of afforestation and reforestation schemes. The article explores how appropriate design and management of natural forest corridors and remnant patches may be u...
Poulsen, J.
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[Designing sustainable large-scale industrial plantation landscapes: use of natural forest remnants and corridors to maintain biodiversity, retain environmental functions/services, and reduce social tensions between plantation companies and local people]
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Designing sustainable large-scale industrial plantation landscapes: use of natural forest remnants and corridors to maintain biodiversity, retain environmental functions/services, and reduce social tensions between plantation companies and local people
In the southern coastal region of Congo near Pointe-Noire, savanna covers large areas on very poor sandy soils. These savannas have been used since 1978 for plantations of fast growing trees, mainly eucalypts, which are grown commercially. A particular feature of the Congolese plantations was the...
Bernhard-Reversat, F.
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[Effect of exotic tree plantations on plant diversity and biological soil fertility in the Congo savanna: with special reference to eucalypts]
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Effect of exotic tree plantations on plant diversity and biological soil fertility in the Congo savanna: with special reference to eucalypts
Ishida, A.
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Toma, T.
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[Degrading rainforest and challenge of the regeneration [Japanese]]
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Degrading rainforest and challenge of the regeneration [Japanese]
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the arguments for and against fast-wood platations. It separates fact from fiction, science from speculation, truth from misinformation. Environmentalists have frequently exaggerated the malign impact of fast-wood plantations. At the same time planta...
The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil-palm plantations cover over 13 million ha, primarily in Southeast Asia, where they have directly or indirectly replaced tropical rainforest. We explored ...
Danielsen, F.
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Beukema, H.
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Burgess, N.
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Parish, F.
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Bruhl, C.A.
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Donald, P.F.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Phalan, B.
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Reijnders, L.
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Struebig, M.
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Fitzherbert, e.B.
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[Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate]
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Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate