Search Results - "Amazons"

Native microbial consortia: A sustainable strategy for improving the quality of forest seedlings in the Peruvian Amazon by Amaringo Cordova, Luiz Paulo, Mori Montero, Cesar, Padilla Castro, Cesar Franco, Ocaña Reyes, Jimmy A., Riveros Lizana, Christian Alonso, Camacho Villalobos, Alina Alexandra, Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi

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Ecological zone-based volume estimation of Calycophyllum spruceanum and Cedrelinga cateniformis in the Northeastern Peruvian Amazon by Koch Duarte, Christian, del Aguila Piña, Carlos Francisco, Fernández Sandoval, Andrés, Cárdenas Rengifo, Gloria Patricia, Santillán Gonzáles, Manuel Dante, Salazar Hinostroza, Evelin Judith, Castedo Dorado, Fernando, Álvarez Álvarez, Pedro, Goycochea Casas, Gianmarco, Baselly Villanueva, Juan Rodrigo

“…Forest volume modeling plays a fundamental role in forest inventory, biomass estimation, and the sustainable management of timber resources. In the Amazon region of Peru, native species such as Calycophyllum spruceanum and Cedrelinga cateniformis hold high ecological and commercial value, yet remain understudied in terms of volumetric estimation. …”
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Influence of landscape structure on carbon storage in agroforestry systems with cacao and silvopastoral systems in the Colombian Amazon by Díaz-Cháuc, Jenniffer Tatiana, Velasquez Valencia, Alexander, Casanoves, Fernando

“…It was estimated that, in the Colombian Amazon, the studied SAFc and SSP systems store an average of 15.20 Mg C ha‐ 1 in their biomass. …”
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Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance by Cardozo Jiménez, Carol Jennifer, Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina, Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo, Casanoves, Fernando

“…In the Colombian Amazon, green businesses have emerged as key strategies for sustainable development, yet they face critical challenges such as low organizational capacity, limited innovation, weak institutional coordination, and regional inequalities. …”
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Sequential Recurrent Encoders for Land Cover Mapping in the Brazilian Amazon using MODIS Imagery and Auxiliary Datasets by Coca-Castro, Alejandro, Rußwurm, Marc, Reymondin, Louis, Mulligan, Mark

“…To test an existing sequential recurrent encoders model based on convolutional variants of RNNs for the task of LUC classification across the Brazilian Amazon and to compare different arrangements of input features and their impact on the classifier performance…”
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Hunting in Times of Change: Uncovering Indigenous Strategies in the Colombian Amazon Using a Role-Playing Game by Ponta, N., Cornioley, T., Dray, A., Vliet, N. van, Waeber, Patrick O., Garcia, C.A.

“…Despite growing industrialization, the shift to cash economy and natural resources overexploitation, indigenous people of the Amazon region hunt and trade wildlife in order to meet their livelihood requirements. …”
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Can multi-stakeholder forums mediate indigenous rights and development priorities? Insights from the Peruvian Amazon by Rodríguez, D., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.

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Diversity Bears Fruit: Evaluating the Economic Potential of Undervalued Fruits for an Agroecological Restoration Approach in the Peruvian Amazon by Lagneaux, E., Jansen, M., Quaedvlieg, J., Zuidema, Pieter A., Anten, N.P.R., García Roca, M.R., Corvera Gomringer, Ronald, Kettle, Christopher J.

“…We analyzed the economic potential of NUS in diverse smallholder-managed agroforestry systems in the Peruvian Amazon. Through semi-structured surveys with local stakeholders (n = 40), we identified 10 native Amazonian NUS fruit with ecological, nutritious and commercial benefits. …”
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The meeting of multiple governmentalities and technologies of participation in protected areas: The case of the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (Peruvian Amazon) by Palacios Llaque, D., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.

“…This article analyzes the meeting of different forms of governmentality in the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (RCA), a protected natural area in the Peruvian Amazon. The variety of practices governing the RCA and the indigenous and non-indigenous populations in its buffer zone, responds to the intersection of socio-historical processes of extraction and conservation. …”
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Establishment success of Brazil nut trees in smallholder Amazon forest restoration depends on site conditions and management by Brouwer, R.G., Zuidema, Pieter A., Chiriboga-Arroyo, Fidel, Guariguata, Manuel R., Kettle, Christopher J., Ehrenberg-Azcárate, F., Quaedvlieg, J., García Roca, M.R., Corvera Gomringer, Ronald, Vargas Quispe, F., Jansen, M.

“…The Brazil nut tree is one of the most valuable Amazonian NTFP species and could fulfil a cornerstone role in Amazon FLR. However, the factors defining establishment success within Brazil nut restoration activities remain unknown. 2. …”
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Challenges to smallholder forestry policy reform on a postindustrial logging frontier: lessons from the Amazon estuary by Cromberg, M., Cronkleton, P., Menton, M., Sears, R.R.

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"¿Como vamos?", a tool to support indigenous women's participation in the governance of their territories in the Peruvian Andes and Amazon by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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One tree at a time: Restoring landscape connectivity through silvopastoral systems in transformed amazon landscapes by Argote, Karolina, Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz, Quintero, Marcela, Francesconi, Wendy

“…Due to the continued expansion of pastures and illicit crops, the Andes-Amazon foothills in Colombia are one of most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the country. …”
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Impact of web blight on photosynthetic performance of an elite common bean line in the Western Amazon region of Colombia by Suárez, Juan Carlos, Vanegas, José Iván, Anzola, José Alexander, Contreras, Amara Tatiana, Urban, Milan Oldřich, Beebe, Stephen E., Rao, Idupulapati M.

“…The objective of this work was to determine the response of the photosynthetic apparatus to the increased disease severity caused by web blight Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk on the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves under acidic soil and the humid tropical conditions of the Colombian Amazon. Differences in chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, including Fv/Fm, Y(II), Y(NPQ), Y(NO), ETR, qP, and qN in leaves with different levels of severity of web blight in an elite line (BFS 10) of common bean were evaluated under field conditions. …”
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Using Q-methodology to bridge different understandings on community forest management: lessons from the Peruvian Amazon by Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Cronkleton, P., Heise Vigil, N.

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Peacebuilding in rural Colombia— A collective perception of the integrated rural reform (IRR) in the department of Caquetá (Amazon) by Graser, Maximilian, Bonatti, Michelle, Eufemia, Luca, Morales, Héctor, Lana, Marcos A., Löhr, Katharina, Sieber, Stefan

“…If the implementation process and departmental recognition is not enforced sufficiently, then peace might only be possible at the cost of the Amazon and its nature.…”
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Cattle farming, armed conflict, and climate change: Possibilities and limitations in a case study in the Colombian Amazon by Castillo Sanchez, Verenice, Orduz Ramos, Daniela, Pazos Cardenas, Mateo, Triana Ángel, Natalia

“…These initiatives aim to enhance agricultural and livestock value chains in rural areas affected by the conflict, such as the Colombian Amazon. Our study delves into the dynamics of armed conflict and its impact on dairy farmers and milk production and explores perceptions of climate change and the adoption of sustainable technologies for mitigation and adaptation in the municipality of Puerto Rico (in the Caquetá department of the Colombian Amazon region, one of the most severely affected areas not only by violence but also by deforestation). …”
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Adaptive responses of biofortified common bean lines to acidic soil and high temperatures in the Colombian Amazon region by Suárez, Juan Carlos, Contreras, Amara T., Urban, Milan O., Grajales, Miguel A., Beebe, Stephen Edgar, Rao, Idupulapati M.

“…In this study, the adaptive responses of different biofortified bean lines grown under combined stress of acidic soil and high-temperatures were evaluated in the Colombian Amazon. A total of 247 common bean lines from the Mesoamerican gene pool were used to determine the adaptive response in terms of phenological, physiological, and agronomic behavior under combined stress conditions. …”
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Navigating the map of environmental-policy narratives and its influence within the conservation network of the Colombian-Peruvian Amazon by Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo, Buitrago-Bermúdez, Oscar, Gonzalez, Carolina, Castillo-Rivera, Johana Marcela, Le Coq, Jean-Francois

“…This case study seeks to provide clarity on the complex functioning of the cooperation network in the Amazon biome, composed of institutional and technological nodes. …”
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Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon by Smith, J., Kop, P. van de, Reategui, K., Lombardi, I., Sabogal, C., Díaz, A.

“…The regeneration of secondary forests (SF) on previously cleared land in the Amazon is a promising development within the generally pessimistic scenario about tropical deforestation. …”
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