This paper analyses the complex battle between RED and REDD policies and the resulting global consequences on land use … land use and the possibility to convert forestry land into agricultural land as REDD policies might prevent the use of … implementation of the REDD policies as a shift in potential availability for agricultural land in various regions in the world. Both …

-sectoral economic model (LEITAP) with a spatial bio-physical land use model (IMAGE). This paper adds to existing research by considering … prices and greenhouse gas emissions from land use, do not necessarily react proportionally to increasing demand for …

Global efforts to reduce deforestation rely heavily on protected areas and land use restrictions. The effect of these …

-friendly peatland management strategies, however, demand enhanced groundwater tables and decreased land-use intensity. Against this …

spot in Europe, with tree coverage only about 7 percent of the total land surface. The main reason for the neglect of …

Unequal and insecure access to land undermind women's farm productivity, limit employment options, depress their … earnings, and degrade the environment. Factors limiting women's access to land include legal discrimination, land scarcity … polcieis to strengthen their land rights. To enhance women's capacity to act upon these incentives and build their human …

Increasing land scarcity forces Rwandan farmers to expand the area under food crops at the expense of pasture, fallow …, and forest. Since the non-cropping uses of land provide more vegetative cover against erosion than most food crops, land … scarcity appears to be associated with unsustainable land uses. However, demographic pressure also pushes farmers to grow crops …