Search Results - "Amazons"

Incentives for agroecological transition in Ucayali, Peru: Resilient and inclusive systems by Blanco Garcia, Maria Alejandra, Araujo De Lima, Silvia, Mosquera Escobar, Leslie Estefany, Ivanova, Yovita, Sanchez Choy Sanchez, Jose Gerardo, Varon Molina, Adriana Patricia, Marulanda Duran, Luis Alejandro, Mockshell, Jonathan

“…The Peruvian Amazon, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, faces numerous interconnected challenges, including biodiversity loss and soil degradation. …”
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Land use change and agriculture development in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by Pacheco, P., Mertens, B.

“…The department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia makes part of the Amazon basin, and it embraces a large portion of the Bolivian lowland forest, with most of its area covered by semideciduous forest. …”
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The impact of climate changes during the Holocene on vegetation in northern French Guiana by Freycon, V., Krencker, M., Schwartz, D., Nasi, Robert, Bonal, D.

“…The impact of climatic changes that occurred during the last glacial maximum and the Holocene on vegetation changes in the Amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield are still widely debated. …”
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Early adoption of Arachis pintoi in the humid tropics: The case of dual-purpose livestock systems in Caquetá, Colombia by Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Holmann, Federico J.

“…The early adoption of the legume Arachis pintoi was studied in the State of Caquetá, located in Colombia’s Amazon region. Data came from 174 farmers randomly surveyed within the area of influence of Nestlé, a multinational milk-processing company. …”
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Tenure Security and Land Appropriation under Changing Environmental Governance in Lowland Bolivia and Pará by Pacheco, P., Benatti, J.H.

“…Appropriation of public lands associated with agricultural frontier expansion is a longstanding occurrence in the Amazon that has resulted in a highly skewed land-tenure structure in spite of recent state efforts to recognize tenure rights of indigenous people and smallholders living in or nearby forests. …”
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Avaliação de impactos econômicos, ambientais e de segurança alimentar em sistemas agroflorestais de agricultores familiares do Paraná, Brasil by Sellarin Alves, Amanda

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Drivers of transgression: What pushes people to enter protected areas by Ponta, N., Cornioley, T., Waeber, Patrick O., Dray, A., Vliet, N. van, Quiceno Mesa, M.P., Garcia, C.A.

“…By using a role-playing game with Indigenous people in the Colombian Amazon we were able to openly discuss transgression. …”
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Some doubts about concessions in Brazil: should Brazil shelve its proposed system of forest concessions? by Merry, F., Amacher, G.S., Pokorny B., Lima, E., Scholz, I., Nepstad, D.C., Zweede, C.J.

“…The government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil inherited, in its National Forest Program, a formidable proposal to increase the area designated to national forests (FLONAs) in the Amazon from eight to 50 million hectares by the year 2010. …”
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A produção familiar como alternativa de um desenvolvimento sustentável para a Amazônia: lições aprendidas de iniciativas de uso florestal por produtores familiares na Amazônia boli... by Pokorny B., Godar, Javier, Hoch, L., Johnson, J., Koning, J. de, Medina, G., Steinbrenner, R., Vos, V., Weigelt, J.

“…Between 2005 and 2009, the EU-financed project ForLive set out to analyse promising local forest management initiatives in the Amazon Basin in four countries: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. …”
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La producción familiar como alternativa de un desarrollo sostenible para la Amazonía: lecciones aprendidas de iniciativas de uso forestal por productores familiares en la Amazonía... by Pokorny B., Godar, Javier, Hoch, L., Johnson, J., Koning, J. de, Medina, G., Steinbrenner, R., Vos, V., Weigelt, J.

“…Between 2005 and 2009, the EU-financed project ForLive set out to analyse promising local forest management initiatives in the Amazon Basin in four countries: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. …”
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Integrating fisheries into irrigation planning and management: protecting and enhancing fisheries in irrigated areas by International Water Management Institute, Global Water Partnership

“…In locations as diverse as the Mekong, Amazon and Lake Chad basins, researchers found that rural households typically obtain 10 to 30 percent of their total income from inland fishing. …”
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Integrando de la industria pesquera en el planeamiento y manejo de la irrigacion. In SpanishIntegrating fisheries into irrigation planning and management: protecting and enhancing... by International Water Management Institute, Global Water Partnership

“…In locations as diverse as the Mekong, Amazon and Lake Chad basins, researchers found that rural households typically obtain 10 to 30 percent of their total income from inland fishing. …”
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Exploration of the production of three Thiodiketopiperazines by an endophytic fungal strain of Cophinforma mamane by Pacheco Tapia, Romina, Ortíz, Sergio, Jargeat, Patricia, Amasifuen Guerra, Carlos Alberto, Vansteelandt, Marieke, Haddad, Mohamed

“…In this study, we focused on the production of 3 thiodiketopiperazines (TDKPs) botryosulfuranols A−C produced by an endophytic strain of Cophinforma mamane isolated from the leaves of Bixa orellana L collected in the Peruvian Amazon. We studied the time-course production of botryosulfuranols A−C during 28 days and evaluated the variations in the production of secondary metabolites, including the TDKPs, produced by C. mamane in response to different culture media, light versus dark conditions and different incubation times. …”
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Myrciaria dubia “Camu Camu” Fruit: Health-Promoting Phytochemicals and Functional Genomic Characteristics by Castro Gómez, Juan Carlos, Maddox, J. Dylan, Cobos Ruiz, Marianela, Imán Correa, Sixto Alfredo

“…Camu camu is a typical Amazon native fruit shrub that possesses a diploid genome, moderate genetic diversity, and population structure. …”
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Land speculation and conservation policy leakage in Brazil by Miranda, J., Borner, J., Kalkuhl, M., Soares Filho, B.

“…The Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes have been subject to strong pressure from agricultural expansion over the past two decades. …”
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Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies by Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Benin, Samuel, Fan, Shenggen

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Building value chains for indigenous fruits: Lessons from camu-camu in Peru by Blare, Trent, Donovan, Jason

“…This paper examines experiences in Peru in building the value chain for camu-camu—a fruit native to the Amazon that is in the process of being domesticated. …”
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CIFOR’s strategy for collaborative forestry research by Center for International Forestry Research

“…Borneo); the uplands of mainland Southeast Asia; the tropical moist forests of the western Amazon; and the mixed forest systems of Central America.…”
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Forum sobre bosques, gestion y desarollo: opciones para la Amazonia by Pokorny, B., Sabogal, C., Kramer, F.

“…In order to present and discuss the various proposals and visions on the role of forests in the fight against poverty and to promote the sustainable development of the Amazon region, CIFOR, together with its partners - EMBRAPA, GTZ, PROMANEJO/IBAMA and IMAZON- held a forum under the title "Forest Management and Development: Options for Amazonia" The events gave an opportunity for researchers, experts on rural development initiatives and also politicians involved in the issue to present and discuss the various proposals on the theme. …”
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Forum sobre florestas, gestao e desenvolvimento: opcoes para a Amazonia by Pokorny, B., Sabogal, C., Kramer, F.

“…In order to present and discuss the various proposals and visions on the role of forests in the fight against poverty and to promote the sustainable development of the Amazon region, CIFOR, together with its partners - EMBRAPA, GTZ, PROMANEJO/IBAMA and IMAZON- held a forum under the title "Forest Management and Development: Options for Amazonia" The events gave an opportunity for researchers, experts on rural development initiatives and also politicians involved in the issue to present and discuss the various proposals on the theme. …”
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