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Can reforested and plantation habitats effectively conserve SW China’s ant biodiversity?

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
China

China has a long history of deforestation and environmental degradation. Because China is also lacking biological reserves, off-reserve conservation is a major contributor to its conservation efforts. Off-reserve conservation in China is primarily being achieved within afforestation and low-intensity agriculture.

Land Use and Cover Dynamics Since 1964 in the Afro‐Alpine Vegetation Belt: Lib Amba Mountain in North Ethiopia

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016

Human‐induced land use and land cover (LUC) changes threaten the ecosystem services of the vulnerable tropical afro‐alpine vegetation. Several LUC change studies are available for the Ethiopian highlands, but relatively little is known about LUC change in the afro‐alpine zones.

On the extent of fire-induced forest degradation in Mato Grosso, Brazilian Amazon, in 2000, 2005 and 2010

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Brazil

In this paper we analyse the extent of fire-induced forest degradation in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. We utilise a sample based approach used in a previous pan-tropical deforestation survey to derive information on land cover and burned areas in the two major biomes of Mato Grosso: Amazon and Cerrado.

TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE FORMATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF AGROFORESTRY FRAME OF THE ORENBURG REGION

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016

A large-scale project – “The Stalin plan to transform nature" of 1948 changed the landscape of the Orenburg region. Inthe second half of the twentieth century in the region laid the foundations for the modern scheme of agroforestry frame.

Incentives and Community Participation in the Governance of Community Forests in Nepal

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Nepal

Increased participation of local users in decision-making about forests and gaining benefits from these forests are major goals of the community forestry program in Nepal. However, there is a lack of real participation in community forest governance amongst users, particularly by poor and marginalised members.

Linking Land Cover Changes in the Sub‐Alpine and Montane Belts to Changes in a Torrential River

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016

Channel changes are the consequence of changes in sediment yield from the slopes and in the connectivity between slopes and channels because of distinct land use and climate impacts. In this study, we investigated the characteristics and evolution of a short reach in the headwater of the Ijuez River, central–southern Pyrenees.

Spatial Assessment of Land Degradation Risk for the Okavango River Catchment, Southern Africa

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Southern Africa
Africa

The Okavango catchment in southern Africa is subject to environmental as well as socio‐economic transformation processes such as population growth and climate change. The degradation of soil and vegetation by deforestation and overgrazing is one of the downsides of this development, reducing the capacity of the land to provide ecosystem functions and services.

Environmental changes in the Polish agriculture - toward the bio-economy

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Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Poland
Latvia

This paper attempts to provide an interdisciplinary concept of the bio-economy in the context of environmental changes in the Polish agriculture. Various definitions of bio-economy have been presented and its place in the sustainable development theory has been described. The aim of this paper is to present the environmental changes in Polish agriculture in the context of the bio-economy.