Search Results - "deforestation"

Climate smart rice innovations to reduce the impact of climate change on the livelihood of value chain actors by Ndindeng, S.A., Zenna, N., Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Arouna, A., Yadav, S., Semwal, V., Ibrahim, A., Futakuchi, K., Manneh, B.

“…Post-harvest approaches have focused on reducing grain breakages, chalkiness, mycotoxin contamination, insecticide and fungicide use, deforestation and value addition to broken rice and rice milling byproducts using environmentally friendly methods. …”
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Key lessons on the change processes that drive agroecological transitions in Zimbabwe by Voss, Rachel C., Zingwena, Taurai, Chimonyo, Vimbayi G. P.

“…Although Zimbabwe is reasonably well forested (40% of land area), it has Africa’s third-highest rate of deforestation and has lost an estimated 6 million ha of forests in the last twenty years (FAO, 2023). …”
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Counting the cost of agricultural support on nature, climate, nutrition, health and equity by Glauber, Joseph W., Laborde Debucquet, David

“…However, this would also result in a shift towards more confined feeding operations, with less deforestation and land conversion for pasture, and an associated drop in global GHG emissions of 55.7 million tonnes CO2 e by 2030. …”
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Climate and land use change pressures on food production in social-ecological systems: Perceptions from farmers in village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka by Ratnayake, Sujith S., Reid, Michael, Larder, Nicolette, Hunter, Danny, Hasan, Md Kamrul, Dharmasena, Punchi B., Kogo, Benjamin, Senavirathna, Malalasiri, Kariyawasam, Champika S.

“…The farmers rated deforestation and land clearing as the most influential and impactful changes in land use, while wildlife damage and land degradation ranked as the highest impacts on food production due to land use changes. …”
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Global carbon markets: Are there opportunities for Sub-Saharan Africa? by Bryan, Elizabeth, Akpalu, Wisdom, Ringler, Claudia, Yesuf, Mahmud

“…Human activities such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation have significantly increased the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) leading to global climate change. …”
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Impact of land-use changes on soil properties and carbon pools in India: A meta-analysis by Padbhushan, Rajeev, Kumar, Upendra, Sharma, Sheetal, Rana, D.S., Kumar, Rajkishore, Kohli, Anshuman, Kumari, Priyanka, Parmar, Brajendra, Kaviraj, Megha, Sinha, Abhas Kumar, Annapurna, K., Gupta, Vadakattu V. S. R.

“…Land-use changes (LUC), primarily due to deforestation and soil disturbance, are one of the major causes of soil quality degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Reducing the environmental footprint of livestock production by Frija, Aymen, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Yigezu, Yigezu Atnafe, Alary, Veronique, Mannai, Amai

“…Overgrazing damages the land, leading to poor soil quality and reduced productivity (Asner et al. 2004), while pasture expansion contributes to deforestation, destroying habitats and exacerbating climate change (Pendrill et al. 2019). …”
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Livestock farming in Honduras: Adoption levels, challenges, and gender gaps in the transition toward sustainable systems by Sandoval, Danny, Burkart, Stefan, van der Hoek, Rein, Chandler, Mark, Tabora, Carlos

“…Honduras represents a critical case where livestock farming, while central to the agricultural economy, is associated with deforestation, land grabbing, biodiversity loss, and social inequalities. …”
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Gaps in the vision to action process conducted in Zimbabwe by Murugani, Vongai Gillian, Freed, Sarah, Voss, Rachel, Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova

“…Communities have adopted strategies to manage natural resources, but fires and deforestation persist, and wildlife coexistence in Mbire remains challenging. …”
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical perspectives by Tuk-Po, L., Jong, W. de, Ken-Ichi, Abe

“…Colonial powers used force, but also the argument that deforestation negatively affected the local climate, to expulse forest farmers from timber rich forest lands. …”
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Domestic forests: a new paradigm for integrating local communities’ forestry into tropical forest science by Michon, G., Foresta, H. de, Levang, P., Verdeaux, F.

“…They also addressed evolutionary trends and driving forces, as well as potential and limits for forest conservation and development, mitigation of deforestation, biodiversity conservation, and poverty alleviation in a context of global environmental, political, and social change. …”
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Landscape-scale variation in the structure and biomass of the hill dipterocarp forest of Sumatra: Implications for carbon stock assessments by Laumonier, Y., Kanninen, M., Munandar, A.W.

“…One of the first steps in estimating the potential for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) initiatives is the proper estimation of the carbon components. …”
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Monitoring participatory land use planning for better impact on landscapes and livelihoods: case studies in Nambor, Sobchia and Pakhok villages, Phonxay district, Luang Prabang pro... by Bouahom, B., Bourgoin, Jeremy, Lestrelin, Guillaume, Castella, J.C.

“…Since the early 1990s, a Land Use Planning and Land Allocation (LUP/LA) Programme has been implemented throughout Laos in order to increase land tenure security, to stabilize shifting cultivation, increase forest cover and to avoid the negative impacts of deforestation as to protect the environment in a country that is still rich in forest resources. …”
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Economic contribution and the potential use of wood charcoal for soil restoration: a case study of village-based charcoal production in Central Laos by Mekuria, Wolde, Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth, Hoanh, Chu Thai, Noble, A.D.

“…We also identified a rice husk mound method of charcoal production, which may not encourage further deforestation while producing rice husk biochar that can be used for soil restoration. …”
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Situation Analysis and Needs Assessment Report for Rohal Soung Village, Battambang Province, Cambodia by Try, T., Eam, Dyna, Ferrer, Alice J., Yen, B.T., Sebastian, Leocadio S., Kura Y

“…Flooded forests are declining because of deforestation and agriculture encroachment. Fisheries resources are declining because of overexploitation and loss of habitats. …”
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Sustainable milk and beef production in Nicaragua: actions and opportunities for an inclusive value chain by Hoek, Rein van der, Mena Urbina, Martin A., Corrales, Roldan, Mora Benard, María Alejandra, Boekhorst, Jeanne, Ojango, Julie M.K.

“…Current extensive dual-purpose (milk and beef) cattle production leads to soil degradation, deforestation, high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of product, and a shift of the agricultural frontier towards the vulnerable Caribbean region. …”
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Composición florística, estructura y biomasa de los bosques de pino-encino en la reserva Santa Rosa, Tisey, Estelí, Nicaragua by Siles, Pablo, Talavera A., Patricia, Andino Rugama, Flavia, Alaniz, Lester, Ortíz González, William

“…In Nicaragua, several protected areas were established for the preservation of this ecosystem, such as the natural reserve Tisey-Estanzuela; however, this forest is considered susceptible to degradation, due to increasing deforestation and agricultural activities, besides being a narrow ecological niche (700 to 1 500 masl). …”
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Soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa by Masso, C., Nziguheba, Generose, Mutegi, J., Galy-Lacaux, C., Wendt, J., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Wairegi, L.W.I., Datta, A.

“…Due to persistent low crop yields, food and nutrition insecurity, farmers have been opening new lands through deforestation or encroachment into marginal lands where possible, seeking for additional yields, which has aggravated soil erosion, land degradation, and eutrophication of water bodies. …”
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Linking crop structure, throughfall, soil surface conditions, runoff and soil detachment: 10 land uses analyzed in northern Laos by Lacombe, Guillaume, Valentin, Christian, Sounyafong, P., Rouw, Anneke de, Soulileuth, B., Silvera, N., Pierret, A., Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth, Ribolzi, Olivier

“…In Montane Southeast Asia, deforestation and unsuitable combinations of crops and agricultural practices degrade soils at an unprecedented rate. …”
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Lagriculture periurbaine a Yaounde: ses rapports avec le reduction de la pauvrete, le developpement economique, la conservation de la biodiversite et de lenvironnement by Dongmo, T., Gockowski, J., Hernández, S., Awono, L., Moudon, M.

“…En concentrant l’intensification sur la périphérie urbaine de Yaoundé, les bénéfices indirects sur l’environnement englobent la réduction de la pression sur les marges forestières et ce faisant la diminution de la déforestation due à l’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis. …”
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