Search Results - Deforestation Latin America.

Governance, forests and REDD+ in Latin America by Petkova, E., Larson, A.M., Contreras Hermosilla, A., Toni, F.

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Will livestock intensification help save Latin America's tropical forest? by Kaimowitz, D., Angelsen, A.

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Rights to forests and carbon under REDD+ initiatives in Latin America by Larson, A.M., Corbera, E., Cronkleton, P., Dam, C. van, Bray, D.B., Estrada, M., May, P., Medina, G., Navarro, G., Pacheco, P.

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Replication Data for: Historical climate trends, deforestation, and maize and bean yields in Nicaragua by Gourdji, Sharon, Läderach, Peter R.D., Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac, Zelaya Martinez, Carlos, Lobell, David B.

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Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review by Harvey, Celia A., Pritts, Alyssa A., Zwetsloot, Marie J., Jansen, Kees, Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet, Armbrecht, Inge, Avelino, Jacques, Barrera, Juan F., Bunn, Christian, García, Javier Hoyos, Isaza, Carlos, Munoz Ucros, Juana, Pérez Alemán, Carlos J., Rahn, Eric, Robiglio, Valentina, Somarriba, Eduardo, Valencia, Vivian

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Characterization of forest margin areas in Latin America for CIAT by Robison, DM

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The local social and environmental impacts of biofuel feedstock expansion: a synthesis of case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America by German, L., Schoneveld, George C., Skutsch, M., Andriani, R., Obidzinski, K., Pacheco, P., Komarudin, Heru, Andrianto, A., Lima, M., Dayang Norwana, A.A.B.

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Biofuel finance: global trends in biofuel finance in forest-rich countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and implications for governance by Gelder, J.W. van, German, L.

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Long-term relationships of beef and dairy cattle and greenhouse gas emissions: Application of co-integrated panel models for Latin America by Sandoval, Danny, Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Enciso Valencia, Karen Johanna, Díaz Baca, Manuel Francisco, Bravo Parra, Aura María, Burkart, Stefan

“…The cattle sector plays a pivotal role in the economies of numerous Latin American and Caribbean countries. However, it also exerts a significant impact on environmental degradation, including substantial contributions to greenhouse gas emissions (accounting for 23.5 % of global livestock emissions) and deforestation (70 % attributed to livestock in South America). …”
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The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America by Vergara, Walter, Gallardo Lomeli, Luciana, Ríos, Ana R., Isbell, Paul, Prager, Steven D., Camino, Ronnie de

“…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 hectares are now classified as deforested. …”
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The end of the hamburger connection? Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s by Kaimowitz, D.

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Managing oil palm landscapes: A seven-country survey of the modern palm oil industry in Southeast Asia, Latin America and West Africa by Potter, L.

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An Introduction to Forest Governance, People and REDD+ in Latin America: Obstacles and Opportunities by Larson, A.M., Petkova, E.

“…This article provides an overview of key issues in forest governance in Latin America and discusses the risk and opportunities for REDD+. …”
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Sustainable beef labeling in Latin America: Initiatives based on silvopastoral systems by Moreno Lerma, Leonardo, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Burkart, Stefan

“…In this regard, sustainability seals for meat have emerged, which offer guarantees that production is based on principles of e.g., animal welfare, zero-deforestation, or carbon neutrality. Since research on this subject is scarce, we aim to identify and analyse developments of this type of labeling in Latin America and the Caribbean through a qualitative-descriptive study based on primary and secondary sources. …”
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Actors and landscape changes in tropical Latin America: challenges for REDD+ design and implementation by Pacheco, P., Aguilar-Støen, M., Borner, J., Etter, A., Putzel, L., Vera-Diaz, M.D.C.

“…Five dominant trends are occurring in tropical Latin America with implications for land use change: (1) rapid growth of agribusiness, (2) expansion and modernisation of traditional cattle ranching, (3) slow growth of small-scale agriculture, (4) logging in production forest frontiers and (5) resurgence of traditional agro-extractive economies. …”
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Will intensifying pasture management in Latin America protect forests - or is it the other way around? by White, D., Holmann, Federico J., Fujisaka, Sam, Reategui, K., Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo

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Landscape Transformation in Tropical Latin America: Assessing Trends and Policy Implications for REDD+ by Pacheco, P., Aguilar-Støen, M., Boner, J., Etter, A., Putzel, L., Vera-Diaz, M.D.C.

“…Important transformations are underway in tropical landscapes in Latin America with implications for economic development and climate change. …”
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Productivity and efficiency in grassland-based livestock production in Latin America : The cases of Uruguay and Paraguay by Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Freire, Heber, Munoz, Gonzalo

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Local working collections as the foundation for an integrative conservation of Theobroma cacao L. in Latin America by Lavoie, Andreanne, Thomas, Evert, Olivier, Alain

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Market segmentation and potential for new CIAT forage hybrids in Africa, Latin America, and Asia by Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Florez, Jesus Fernando, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Burkart, Stefan

“…AbstractLivestock is a critical economic driver in East Africa (EA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Southeast Asia (SEA), contributing significantly to global dairy and beef production. …”
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