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The political dimension of implementing environmental reform: lessons from Costa Rica by Kaimowitz, D., Segura, O.

“…This chapter examines the political and economic factors that explain why certain environmental policy reforms have been more successful in Costa Rica than others. In particular, it looks at why the country has advanced much faster in terms of reducing deforestation and creating national parks than it has in the case of reducing urban air pollution. …”
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Structure and floristic of secondary and old growth stands in lowland Costa Rica by Guariguata, Manuel R., Chazdon, R.L., Denslow, J.S., Dupuy, J.M., Anderson, L.

“…The study characterised stand structure and floristic composition of woody life forms in three, 16-18 year old secondary stands that regenerated after pasture abandonment, and three nearby old-growth stands of tropical rainforest in lowland Costa Rica. Basal area and stem density for each of four plant size classes (seedling, saplings, treelets, trees) were similar among stand types, but density of adult canopy palms (individuals over 10 cm dbh), was lower in the secondary stands. …”
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Productos no maderables del bosque en Baja Talamanca, Costa Rica by Ocampo, R., Villalobos, R., Cifuentes, M.

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Economic values for production and functional traits in Holstein cattle of Costa Rica by Vargas, B., Groen, A.F., Herrero, Mario, Arendonk, Johan A.M. van

“…The results of this analysis suggest that genetic improvement of fertility, health and cow-efficiency traits will have a clear positive effect on profitability of Holstein cows in Costa Rica, especially when feeding conditions are not optimal.…”
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Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers by Piotto, D., Montagnini, F., Kanninen, M., Ugalde, L., Viquez, E.

“…Farmers are willing to continue reforesting as long as they continue to receive government incentives. In Costa Rica the plantations had better silvicultural management than in Nicaragua. …”
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Biomass of teak plantations in Tamil Nadu, India and Costa Rica compared by Buvaneswaran, C., George, M., Pérez, D., Kanninen, M.

“…Two localities were compared within India and a further comparison was made with teak growing in Costa Rica, Central America. The result showed that best-fit models developed for one zone cannot be used for other zones. …”
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Etiología del "amachamiento" del frijol común en Costa Rica by Morales, Francisco José, Araya Fernández, CM, Hernández, J.C., Arroyave, José A., Cuervo Ibáñez, Maritza, Velasco, Ana Cecilia, Castaño J., Mauricio

“…Etiology of "amachamiento" "(sterility") in Phaseolus vulgaris in Costa Rica. In the last decade the problem known as "amachamiento" ("sterility") has been increasing in the main bean production regions of Costa Rica. …”
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Additional evidence on gene flow events in Phaseolus vulgaris in Costa Rica by González Torres, Rosa Inés, Gaitán Solís, Eliana, Araya Villalobos, Rodolfo, Toro Chica, Orlando, Tohme, Joseph M., Debouck, Daniel G.

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Cuántas especies de fríjol (Phseolus) hay en Costa Rica? by Araya Villalobos, Rodolfo, Martínez Umaña, K., Debouck, Daniel G.

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Shifting the paradigm: Narratives of the future guide the development of Costa Rica's INDC by Veeger, Marieke, Vervoort, Joost M., Martínez Barón, Deissy, León F. de, Paniagua F

“…This policy brief summarizes the process and main results of the development of Costa Rica´s INDC through a participatory process in which the building and use of future scenarios was the first step in a national dialogue to define, test and improve mitigation measures to lower emissions of greenhouse gases.…”
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Improving access to vegetable seeds for resilient family farms in Costa Rica by Hethcote, L., Zonneveld, M. van, Solano, W., Ernesto Mendez, V., Vásquez, N.

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Informing Costa Rica’s Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in the coffee sector by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Coffee production in Costa Rica employs up to 150,000 people, representing 8% of the Costa Rican workforce, and accounts for nearly 10% of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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Dynamics of ecosystem services during forest transitions in Reventazón, Costa Rica by Vallet, A., Locatelli, Bruno, Levrel, H., Brenes Pérez, C., Imbach, Pablo, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Manlay, R., Oszwald, Johan

“…We analyzed the implications of forest cover change on ecosystem services in Costa Rica, where a forest transition has been suggested. …”
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Installation des jeunes agriculteurs et pluriactivité au Costa Rica by Parquet, Mathilde, Le Coq, Jean-François

“…Cet article étudie les processus d’installation des jeunes agriculteurs familiaux au Costa Rica, dans deux communautés issues de réformes agraires. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for the development of the NAMAs in the livestock sector in Colombia and Costa Rica by Serna-Hurtado, Laura Patricia, Escobar, Daniel, Tapasco, Jeimar, Arango, Jacobo, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Chacón, Mauricio, Segura, Jorge, Villanueva, Cristóbal

“…Livestock NAMAs seek to transform livestock production in Colombia and Costa Rica. To achieve proposed climate action and food security goals, it is necessary to overcome barriers and take advantage of the opportunities in the livestock sector. …”
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Gender roles among small-scale livestock producers in Costa Rica by Arora, Diksha, Twyman, Jennifer

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Integrating biological, economic and farmer evaluation of plantation intercropping in Costa Rica by Arroyo, P, Alvarado, B, Haggar, J, Rheingans, R

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Deforestation, colonization and utilization of land resources in the Atlantic zone of Costa Rica by Sluys, F.R. van, Wielemaker, W.G., Wienk, J.F.

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To borden or not to borden: developments in dairy farming in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica by Ottens, J.J, Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica).

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El componente arbóreo en Acosta y Puriscal, Costa Rica by Heuveldop, J., Espinoza, L.

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