Resultados de búsqueda - "Amazon"

Catalyzing and learning from private sector engagement: monitoring to generate evidence and learning por Caldas de Oliveira, Bernardo, Francesconi, Wendy, Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz, Deboni, Fabio

“…The program aims to transform the way we address biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon, while improving the wellbeing of local communities. …”
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The comparative performance of land sharing, land sparing type interventions on place-based human well-being por Carmenta, Rachel, Steward, Angela, Albuquerque, Adrielly, Carneiro, Renan, Vira, Bhaskar, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia

“…This dataset describes the five most important constituents of human wellbeing listed by 270 head households – HH in the Brazilian Amazon. Households predominantly work in agriculture and are located across contrasting interventions, including sectoral (i.e., Protected Area – 70 HH, Soy conventional production – 60 HH) and integrated (i.e., Extractive reserve – 70 HH and National Forest – 70HH) efforts. …”
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The government of Ucayali, Peru, adopts deforestation-free, low- emissions strategies to strengthen cocoa and palm oil value chains por Ivanova, Yovita

“…Both documents have been developed by the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT in the framework of a project on “Business models to address drivers of deforestation in Peru” or Sustainable Amazon Businesses (SAB). Peru is implementing these sustainable business models in the agro-industry and livestock sectors to combat greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation. …”
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The innovative biodiversity monitoring framework called TerraBio has resulted in private sector buy-in supporting performance assessment in sustainable business models. por Francesconi, Wendy, Molina, Luis, Perez, Jorge Andres, Tello, Jhon Jairo, Caldas De Oliveira, Bernardo

“…TerraBio, an innovative approach for monitoring biodiversity and environmental impact, is being used by private sector enterprises in the Brazilian Amazon to generate evidence on the effects of business models on naturally occurring species and vegetation. …”
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Empirical determination of political cultures as a basis for effective coordination of forest management systems por Pokorny, B., Schanz, H.

“…The authors conducted a pilot study in the eastern Amazon region to explore the possibility of characterizing individuals according to the four types of political culture defined by Thompson et al. …”
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Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia por Jong, W. de, Ruíz, S., Becker, M.

“…Forest exploitation has been the main economic driver in the northern Bolivian Amazon. The country enacted changes in legislation and policies affecting natural resource governance. …”
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How forests attract rain: an examination of a new hypothesis por Sheil, Douglas, Murdiyarso, Daniel

“…Under this hypothesis, high rainfall occurs in continental interiors such as the Amazon and Congo river basins only because of near-continuous forest cover from interior to coast. …”
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Fish biodiversity research in the Mekong Basin por Baran, Eric, Chum, N., Fukushima, M., Hand,T., Hortle, K.G., Jutagate, T., Kang, B.

“…Baran (2010) recently showed that the Mekong River is the second richest river in the world for its fish diversity, after the Amazon River.…”
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Overview of the WEB-GIS interface. por Fradi, Fajr, Le, Quang Bao, Bonaiuti, Enrico, Thomas, Richard, Lala-Pritchard, Tana, Holmes, Holly Anne

“…To check the GeOC tool, please follow this link: http://geoc.mel.cgiar.org To learn more about the project under which the GeOC tool is developed, please follow this link: https://mel.cgiar.org/projects/geoxc Acknowledgments: 'GeOC is the result of the synergic efforts by CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems (CRP-DS), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and its Geoinformatics Unit (GU), and is powered by iMMAP, Codeobia, D-Space and Amazon Web Services.'…”
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Algunas propiedades de suelos de la región Amazónica del Estado de Maranhao, Brasil por Roeder, M., BORNEMISZA, E.

“…Eight lateritic and alluvial soils were studied from the Amazon area in the Northeast of the state of Maranhao, Brazil. …”
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Oil Palm Contract Farming in Brazil: Labour Constraints and Inclusivity Challenges por Brandão, F., Schoneveld, George C.

“…The Government of Brazil established their Sustainable Palm Oil Production Programme (SPOPP) in 2010, which sought to enhance the sustainability and inclusiveness of oil palm development in the Amazon. This paper evaluates how well oil palm contract farming promoted by SPOPP has delivered on its inclusive development objectives. …”
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From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future por Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina

“…The department is a vital part of the country’s Amazon basin and is filled with lush forests that teem with life. …”
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Poverty, tenure security, and landscape governance: Exploring inextricable interdependencies for science, policy, and action por Oyono, Phil René

“…Four of the world’s 10 largest lakes and 7 of the 10 rivers with the largest catchment areas — including the Amazon, Parana, Nile, Congo, and Niger rivers — are in the global South. …”
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Treating the field as a lab: A basic guide to conducting economics por Viceisza, Angelino C.G.

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How can we scale low-emission food systems? A six-step approach por Yomayuza Herrera, Karoll Valentina, Ramirez Perez, Elizabeth, Amahnui, George Amenchwi

“…Learn how to identify emission drivers, align priorities, unlock adoption, and measure impact—featuring a real-world case from the Colombian Amazon. 📍 Includes insights on silvopastoral systems, finance, and policy integration.…”
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Estimating use-values and relative importance of Amazonian flood plain trees and forests to local inhabitants por Kvist, L.P., Andersen, M., Hesselsoe, M., Vanclay, J.K.

“…We estimated use-values in three forest types (upper restinga, lower restinga, tahuampa) on the Amazon flood plain south of Iquitos (Peru), compared two methodologies, identified the most valuable species, and contrasted these valuations with the actual use of forest resources in local villages. …”
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Conversion of tropical rainforest: agronomic potential and ecological consequences por Lal, R.

“…Estimates of forest conversion in the Brazilian Amazon, in tropical Africa, and in the tropics are presented. …”
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Protocol and participatory engagement strategy for acommunity-based research route focused on locally led adaptation capacities por Rodriguez, Luz Angela, Herrera, Johana, Soler, Andres, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha, Alvarez, Javier, Zuleta, Santiago

“…The municipality of La Montañita, in the department of Caquetá, part of the Colombian Amazon, is a predominantly rural area characterized by Amazonian hill landscapes, Andean foothills, and alluvial valleys, where smallholder agri-food systems coexist with highly fragmented remnants of natural forest. …”
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Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia por Kaimowitz, D., Méndez, P., Puntodewo, A., Vanclay, J.K.

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Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia por Kaimowitz, D., Smith, J.

“…This led to the displacement of many small farmers that moved to the Brazilian Amazon and clearing forests for agriculture. It may have also encouraged deforestation in southern Brasil itself. …”
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