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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

“…For several decades, deforestation in many tropical regions has degraded ecosystem services, such as watershed regulation, while increasing provisioning services from agriculture, for example, food. …”
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Solar drying technology: a pilot design in Benin Republic by Alenkhe, E.B., Onadipe, O.O., Sanni, Lateef O.

“…Findings from the survey assisted in the design and fabrication of an hybrid solar drying system with less impact on deforestation. The dryer was installed in Hounvi village in Benin republic; one of the project countries. …”
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Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon by Bogaerts, Meghan, Cirhigiri, Lora, Robinson, Ian, Rodkin, Mikaela, Hajjar, Reem, Costa, Ciniro, Newton, Peter

“…Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG emissions by at least 36%, partly by reducing emissions in the livestock sector through strategies such as intensification, pasture improvement, and rotational grazing. …”
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Land use and land cover dynamics in Dendi-Jeldu hilly-mountainous areas in the central Ethiopian highlands by Minta, M., Kibret, K., Thorne, Peter J., Nigussie, T., Nigatu, L.

“…Remarkable LULC change dominated by cultivated land expansion (now covering 68% of the total area), however, claimed vast areas under pastureland (main), forestland and woodland. Deforestation in particular, would have been greater if Chilimo forest (remnant afro-montane forest) was not under state control. …”
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Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria by Chikoye, David, Ellis-Jones, J., Tarawali, G., Kormawa, P.M., Nielsen, O., Ibana, S., Avav, T.

“…Speargrass was the major constraint to crop production because of lack of capital for hiring labour and purchasing inputs, declining soilfertility, bush burning, deforestation, continuous cropping and lack of required skills. …”
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C and N stocks are not impacted by land use change from Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) to agriculture despite changes in soil fertility and microbial abundances by Lammel, D.R., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Cerri, C.E.P., Louis, S., Schnitzler, J.P., Feigl, B.J., Cerri, C.C.

“…Central Brazil is the region with the most dynamic agriculture expansion worldwide, where tropical forests and Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) are converted to pastures and crop fields. Following deforestation, agricultural practices, such as fertilization, tillage and crop rotations, alter soil parameters and affect microbial abundances and the C and N cycles. …”
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Does production of oil palm, soybean, or jatropha change biodiversity and ecosystem functions in tropical forests by Savilaakso, S., Laumonier, Y., Guariguata, Manuel R., Nasi, Robert

“…Direct or indirect land use change due to expansion of feedstock cultivation can cause deforestation and forest degradation leading to biodiversity losses and other environmental concerns like soil degradation and erosion, water pollution and scarcity, and the risk of crop species invading natural ecosystems.Although biofuel production is currently not the main use of palm oil and soybean and hence, has so far contributed only little to the land-use change patterns, it has been predicted to grow. …”
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What Is a "Community Perception" of REDD+? A Systematic Review of How Perceptions of REDD+ Have Been Elicited and Reported in the Literature by Atmadja, S., Sills, E.O.

“…Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is expected to generate co-benefits and safeguard the interests of people who live in the forested regions where emissions are reduced. …”
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Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia by Carrasco, Luis Roman, Papworth, S.K., Reed, J.D., Symes, W.S., Ickowitz, A., Clements, T., Peh, K.S.H., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…Southeast Asia possesses the highest rates of tropical deforestation globally and exceptional levels of species richness and endemism. …”
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Sustaining conservation values in selectively logged tropical forests: the attained and the attainable by Putz, F.E., Zuidema, Pieter A., Synnott, T, Peña-Claros, M, Pinard, M.A, Sheil, D., Vanclay, J.K., Sist, P., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Griscom, B, Palmer, J, Zagt, R.

“…Given that selectively logged forests retain substantial biodiversity, carbon, and timber stocks, this “middle way” between deforestation and total protection deserves more attention from researchers, conservation organizations, and policy‐makers. …”
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Economic valuation of land uses in Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR: Can REDD+ be effective in maintaining forests? by Wong, Grace Y., Darachantara, S, Soukkhamthat, T.

“…Incentives for conserving ecosystem services (such as the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism) may have a potential role in supporting diversification of traditional livelihoods and increasing the competitiveness of maintaining forests.…”
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Breaking the link between environmental degradation and oil palm expansion: a method for enabling sustainable oil palm expansion by Smit, H.H., Meijaard, E., Laan, C. van der, Mantel, S, Budiman, A., Verweij, Pita

“…The focus was on oil palm expansion, which is considered as a major driver for deforestation in tropical regions globally. The results suggest that substantial changes in current land-use planning are necessary for most new plantations to comply with international sustainability standards. …”
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Leakage effects in natural resource supply chains: a case study from the Peruvian commercial charcoal market by Bennett-Curry, A., Malhi, Y, Menton, M.

“…Rural/urban supply chains are becoming an important research focus as nations try to start aligning with international environmental agreements by providing more honest environmental data regarding deforestation and associated emissions. This paper presents results from quantitative and qualitative research investigating the commercial charcoal supply chain servicing the metropolitan area of Lima, the capital of Peru. …”
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Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in a Rapidly Transforming Landscape in Northern Borneo by Labrière, N., Laumonier, Y., Locatelli, Bruno, Vieilledent, G., Comptour, M.

“…Because natural forests host a unique diversity of trees and produce high levels of ecosystem services, targeting carbon stock protection, e.g. through financial mechanisms such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), will synergistically provide benefits for biodiversity and a wide range of other services. …”
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Reducing emissions from land use in Indonesia: motivation, policy instruments and expected funding streams by Noordwijk, Meine van, Agus, F., Dewi, S., Purnomo, H.

“…The institutional forestry traditions dominated the emergence of the discourse on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) while more holistic perspectives on land-based emissions, including agriculture, found a home in international recognition for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs). …”
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Top-down, Bottom-up and Sideways: The Multilayered Complexities of Multi-level Actors Shaping Forest Governance and REDD+ Arrangements in Madre de Dios, Peru by Rodríguez Ward, D., Larson, A.M., Gordillo-Ruesta, H.A.

“…This study examines the role multilevel governance plays in the adoption of sustainable landscape management initiatives in emerging arrangements aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). It sheds light on the challenges these multiple layers of actors and interests encounter around such alternatives in a subnational jurisdiction. …”
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Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia by Tadesse, Meron, Simane, Belay, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Recha, John W.M., Abera, Wuletawu, Tamene, Lulseged D., Demeke, Getamesay, Mekonnen, Kindu, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…In Ethiopia, annual GHG emissions were estimated to be 150 Mt CO2e in 2010, with 50% of emissions coming from agriculture, and another 37% from forestry sectors — mainly agriculture related deforestation (FAO, 2016). Furthermore, the capacity of Ethiopia’s agricultural, forest, and grassland sectors to act as carbon sinks is decreasing rapidly due to unsustainable agricultural practices. …”
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A review of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon region by Fuentes, Eduardo, Gómez, Carlos, Pizarro, Dante, Alegre, Julio, Castillo, Miguel, Vela, Jorge, Huaman, Ethel, Vásquez Pérez, Héctor Vladimir

“…Livestock in the Peruvian Amazon region is mostly produced in areas considered degraded pasturelands and associated with deforestation. Silvopastoral systems (SPS) are an alternative for sustainable livestock production. …”
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Development of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon by Fuentes Navarro, Eduardo, Gómez, Carlos, Pizarro, Dante, Alegre, Julio, Castillo, Miguel S., Vela, Jorge, Huamán, Ethel, Vásquez Pérez, Héctor Vladimir

“…Pasture-based livestock systems in the Peruvian Amazon region are characterized by degraded pastureland and their association with deforestation processes. Silvopastoral systems are an alternative to traditional tree-less pastures that has been recently developed and studied in this region of the country. …”
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Understanding the adoption of sustainable silvopastoral practices in Northern Argentina: What is the role of land tenure? by Tschopp, Maurice, Graziano Ceddia, Michele, Inguaggiato, Carla, Bardsley, Nicholas Oliver, Hernandez, Hernan Hector

“…The Argentinian Dry Chaco has suffered from very high deforestation rates in the last decades, and forest degradation remains an important issue. …”
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