Search Results - "Amazon"

Nitrogen fluxes in Urochloa-based pasture soils in the Northwestern Amazon by Villegas, Daniel Mauricio, Arango, Jacobo, Velasquez, Jaime, Krause, Hans Martin, Frossard, Emmanuel, Oberson, Astrid

“…Understanding soil N cycling is key to develop strategies that improve sustainability of Amazon pastures’ management.…”
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Assessing the impact of silvo-pastoral systems in the Colombian Amazon piedmont by Buritica, Alexander, Ngaiwi, Mary, Moreno, Manuel, Castro, Augusto, Gonzalez, Carolina, Urbani, Ilaria

“…This impact brief, part of the Impact Brief Series by the Performance, Innovation, and Strategic Analysis for Impact program of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, assesses the impact of Silvopastoral Systems (SPS) in the Caquetá region of the Colombian Amazon. Using a differences-in-differences (DiD) approach, the study, conducted several years after project completion, reveals improved livestock production, including increased cattle herd weight and higher income from animal sales and milk production, as well as reduced deforestation rates in SPS areas compared to control properties. …”
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Underlying drivers of deforestation in the Peruvian amazon and the highland region of the Andes by Juarez, H., Pradel, W., Navarrete, C., Gutiérrez, D., Hualla, V., Vanegas, M., Sylvester, J., Castro, A.

“…Deforestation in Peru's Amazon and Andean regions is a critical environmental challenge with extensive economic, social, and ecological implications. …”
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services of cacao agroforestry arrangements in the Colombian Amazon by Solarte-Soto, Juliana Andrea, Ospina-Bautista, Fabiola, Fremout, Tobias, Melo-Zipacon, William Felipe, Valencia-Molina, Manuel C., Pulleman, Mirjam

“…This study aimed to evaluate how tree diversity in AFS influences the provision of ecosystem services (ES), as well as the potential synergies and trade-offs among them, in the southern Colombian Amazon region. We analyzed three AFS arrangements, scattered trees, live fences, and alley cropping, and four ES (aboveground carbon stocks, and provision of cacao, timber and fruit). …”
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Youth and innovation: How generational renewal is transforming cacao in the Amazon by Bernal Nuñez, Angie Paola

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Institutional network relationships and environmental governance in the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon by Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo, Buitrago-Bermúdez, Oscar, Le Coq, Jean-Francois, Gonzalez, Carolina, Castillo-Rivera, Johana Marcela

“…The Amazon—the most biodiverse biome in the world—faces huge conservation challenges. …”
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The Amazon biome in messages: Public policy and communication frames on Telegram by Carneiro, Bia, Tucci, Giulia

“…This working paper investigates how the Amazon biome is represented and debated within Portuguese-language public Telegram channels, focusing on the intersection of environmental communication, digital disinformation, and public policy. …”
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Social networks in livestock and cacao value chains in the Colombian Amazon by Guáqueta-Solórzano, Victoria, Rodriguez, Luz A., Ayazo, Roger, Vanegas, Martha

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First experiences with adaptive co-management in Para, Brazilian Amazon by Pokorny, B., Cayres, G., Nunes, W., Segebart, D., Drude, R.

“…Its pilot activities in Para were carried out in three sites, each representing different realities of communities established in the Eastern Amazon region. The research focused on the concept of Collaborative Diagnostic Studies (CDS) as an opportunity to replace extenally-driven background studies, which are important for documentation and impact monitoring, with a collaborative evaluation of an expert-defined set of criteria and indicators for assessing sustainability (C&I). …”
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Participatory extension as basis for the work of rural extension services in the Amazon by Pokorny, B., Cayres, G., Nunes, W.

“…In collaboration with the municipality of Muaná in the Eastern Amazon, the strategy was tested in two traditional communities – Monte Moriat and Boa Esperança. …”
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Diversity in living gender: two cases from the Brazilian Amazon by Porro, N.M., Stone, S.

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Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative comparative analysis by Scouvart, M., Adams, R.T., Caldas, M., Dale, V., Mertens, B., Nédélec, V., Pacheco, P., Rihoux, B., Lambin, E.F.

“…The authors used a configurational comparative approach, the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), to study multiple causal interactions characterizing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Their data set is based on seven local case studies at three time periods. …”
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Direct conservation payments in the Brazilian Amazon: Scope and equity implications by Borner, J., Wunder, Sven, Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Shiela, Tito, M.R., Pereira, L.S., Nascimento, N.

“…This article looks into the scope and equity implications of applying payments for environmental services (PES) as a REDD implementation mechanism in the Brazilian Amazon. We establish a set of economic and institutional preconditions for PES to become a feasible and cost-effective conservation mechanism. …”
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Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: costs and income effects by Börner, J., Wunder, Sven, Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Shiela, Hyman, Glenn G., Nascimento, N

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Food and nutritional security in the Peruvian Amazon: the ESPA-ASSETS Project by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Divergent opportunity costs of REDD on private lands in the Brazilian Amazon by Börner, J., Wunder, Sven

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Facilitating REDD in the Amazon: tools and methodologies to inform decision making by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Fire- and distance-dependent recruitment of the Brazil nut in the Peruvian Amazon by Porcher, V., Thomas, E., Corvera, R., Bardales Lozano, R.

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Local participation in REDD+: lessons from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon by Cromberg, M., Duchelle, Amy E., Oliveira Rocha, I. de

“…We analyzed local participation in the design of one REDD+ project in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, and assessed local hopes, worries and recommendations for the project through four community focus groups and interviews with 137 households at the site. …”
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Community forest management in the Peruvian Amazon: A literature review by Cossío, R, Menton, M., Cronkleton, P., Larson, A.M.

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