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Diamonds in the Delta

Manifesto

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2021
Mozambique, Colombia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Netherlands
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity
urbanization
climate change
water
local communities
Diamonds in the Delta (DiD) is an international research-action network of scholars, water professionals and civil society advocates who are concerned about how climate change compounds problems of flooding and subsidence in delta cities. We – the people in the network – are united in our conviction that the needs, experiences and aspirations of communities that are actually or potentially most affected by these problems should be the focus when designing and implementing solutions.
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Exploring the Sensitivity of Recurrent Neural Network Models for Forecasting Land Cover Change

Volume 10 Issue 3

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2021
France, Thailand
land cover
land cover change
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), including Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) architectures, have obtained successful outcomes in timeseries analysis tasks. While RNNs demonstrated favourable performance for Land Cover (LC) change analyses, few studies have explored or quantified the geospatial data characteristics required to utilize this method. Likewise, many studies utilize overall measures of accuracy rather than metrics accounting for the slow or sparse changes of LC that are typically observed.
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Integrated Land Use Planning and Sustainable Watershed Management

Reports & Research
February, 2015
Netherlands, Philippines
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land
land use
land-use planning
water
This paper discusses the key issues and concerns regarding sustainable Philippine watershed management. Emphasis is made on the various requisites of a sustainable management with a focus on the critical roles of land use planning. land use planning, land management, watershed
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Forest Land Use Dynamics in Indonesia

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Indonesia, United States of America
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest land
land
land use
Alternative land use remains a controversial issue in Indonesia, particularly with regard to regions outside Java. This paper aims to highlight forest land use dynamics in Indonesia, and particularly the difficulties of resolving the conflicts between conservation, the need to preserve local livelihoods, the demands of the logging industry, both legal and illegal, and the pressures to convert land from forest use to other uses, mainly agriculture, plantations and mining.
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Using Landscape Change Analysis and Stakeholder Perspective to Identify Driving Forces of Human–Wildlife Interactions

Volume 10 Issue 2

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2021
Central African Republic, Spain, France, Guatemala, Philippines, Romania, United States of America
land
research
Human–wildlife interactions (HWI) were frequent in the post-socialist period in the mountain range of Central European countries where forest habitats suffered transitions into built-up areas. Such is the case of the Upper Prahova Valley from Romania. In our study, we hypothesized that the increasing number of HWI after 1990 could be a potential consequence of woodland loss. The goal of our study was to analyse the effects of landscape changes on HWI.
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Climate financing needs in the land sector under the Paris Agreement: An assessment of developing country perspectives

Land Use Policy Volume 83

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2019
Brazil, Canada, France, Indonesia, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
assessment
climate change
land use
research
This paper explores the potential of climate finance to support developing country efforts to shift away from unsustainable land use patterns in the context of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. We pursue two research objectives here. Through a meta-analysis of 40 developing country Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), we provide, first, a comprehensive qualitative overview of developing country perspectives on climate financing needs for mitigation and adaptation activities in the land use, land-use change and forestry sectors (LULUCF).
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Agroforestry as Policy Option for Forest-Zone Oil Palm Production in Indonesia

Volume 9 Issue 12

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Indonesia, United States of America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
deforestation
forestry
palm oil industries
With 15–20% of Indonesian oil palms located, without a legal basis and permits, within the forest zone (‘Kawasan hutan’), international concerns regarding deforestation affect the totality of Indonesian palm oil export. ‘Forest zone oil palm’ (FZ-OP) is a substantive issue that requires analysis and policy change.
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Changes in the Function of Allotment Gardens in an Attractive Location Based on the Example of Tri-City in Poland

Volume 9 Issue 11

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2020
Central African Republic, Guatemala, United States of America, Philippines, Eastern Europe, Poland, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany
land
research
Allotment gardens are quite common in many European countries. In particular, they are an important part of the urban space in Central and Eastern Europe. They served to improve the inhabitants’ physical and mental well-being during the communist period and relieved the family budget thanks to their own crops. The article analyzes the functioning of allotment gardens in Poland based on the example of the Tri-City, with particular emphasis on allotment gardens in a prestigious, attractive location.
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Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry Systems for Smallholder Farmers in Northwest Vietnam—A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment

Volume 9 Issue 11

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2020
United States of America, Vietnam, Germany, Wallis and Futuna Islands
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forestry
agroforestry systems
assessment
farmers
Rapid expansion of unsustainable farming practices in upland areas of Southeast Asia threatens food security and the environment. This study assessed alternative agroforestry systems for sustainable land management and livelihood improvement in northwest Vietnam. The performance of fruit tree-based agroforestry was compared with that of sole cropping, and farmers’ perspectives on agroforestry were documented.
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Infiltration-Friendly Agroforestry Land Uses on Volcanic Slopes in the Rejoso Watershed, East Java, Indonesia

Volume 9 Issue 8

Peer-reviewed publication
August, 2020
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Indonesia, United States of America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forestry
land use
water
Forest conversion to agriculture can induce the loss of hydrologic functions linked to infiltration. Infiltration-friendly agroforestry land uses minimize this loss. Our assessment of forest-derived land uses in the Rejoso Watershed on the slopes of the Bromo volcano in East Java (Indonesia) focused on two zones, upstream (above 800 m a.s.l.; Andisols) and midstream (400–800 m a.s.l.; Inceptisols) of the Rejoso River, feeding aquifers that support lowland rice areas and drinking water supply to nearby cities.