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Designing an Index to Reveal the Potential of Multipurpose Landscapes in Southern Africa
Torquebiau, Emmanuel; Cholet, Nathalie; Ferguson, Willem; … - In: Land 2 (2013) 4, pp. 705-725
agricultural production and biodiversity conservation. Rewarding the people who shape and maintain those landscapes could act as a …
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The Effectiveness of Conservation Reserves: Land Tenure Impacts upon Biodiversity across Extensive Natural Landscapes in the Tropical Savannahs of the Northern Territory, Australia
Woinarski, John C.Z.; Green, Jon; Fisher, Alaric; … - In: Land 2 (2013) 1, pp. 20-36
This study examines whether there is a biodiversity benefit (“dividend”) associated with the existence and management … species) values were highest for conservation reserves. This “biodiversity dividend” associated with conservation reserves is … impact was greatest in conservation reserves. Although pastoral and Indigenous lands supported lower biodiversity tallies …
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The Positive Feedback Loop between the Impacts of Climate Change and Agricultural Expansion and Relocation
Bajželj, Bojana; Richards, Keith S. - In: Land 3 (2014) 3, pp. 898-916
Climate change and agriculture influence each other. The effects of climate change on agriculture seem to be … effects, agriculture can either intensify or expand in area; both of these options increase greenhouse gas emissions. It is … therefore likely that such negative effects will increase agriculture’s contribution to climate change, making this feedback a …
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Interdependences between Smallholder Farming and Environmental Management in Rural Malawi: A Case of Agriculture-Induced Environmental Degradation in Malingunde <em><i>Extension Pl...
Munthali, Kondwani G.; Murayama, Yuji - In: Land 2 (2013) 2, pp. 158-175
wood stocks in the area. An improvement in the quality and quantity of the smallholder agriculture sector production would …
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Gendered Resource Access and Utilisation in Swedish Family Farming
Andersson, Elias; Lidestav, Gun - In: Land 3 (2014) 1, pp. 188-203
’s engagement with agriculture using a Swedish case study, based on descriptive analyses of data from the Federation of Swedish …
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Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India
Reddy, A. Amarender; Bhattacharya, Anindita; Reddy, S. Venku - In: Land 10 (2021) 11, pp. --
Farmer distress is a widely recognized problem in India induced by multiple causes ranging from climate variability to price volatility and the low risk-bearing ability of farmers. Tracking farmers’ distress in a localized context is a prerequisite for timely action to provide sustainable...
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Development of a Historical Multi-Year Land Cover Classification Incorporating Wildfire Effects
Morrison, Katherine D.; Kolden, Crystal A. - In: Land 3 (2014) 4, pp. 1214-1231
Land cover change impacts ecosystem function across the globe. The use of land cover data is vital in the detection of these changes over time; however, most available land cover products, such as the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD), are produced relatively infrequently. The most recent NLCD...
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Landscape Fire, Biodiversity Decline and a Rapidly Changing Milieu: A Microcosm of Global Issues in an Australian Biodiversity Hotspot
Gill, A. Malcolm; McKenna, David J.; Wouters, Michael A. - In: Land 3 (2014) 3, pp. 1091-1136
The Adelaide-Mt Lofty Region of South Australia is an exemplar, in microcosm, of the issues confronting biodiversity … hinterland. Biodiversity in the region is in decline, and many species’ extinctions have been recorded. With increasing … their economic and social assets. While the existing system of many small reserves will remain the backbone of biodiversity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945627
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Vertical Distribution of Soil Organic Carbon Density in Relation to Land Use/Cover, Altitude and Slope Aspect in the Eastern Himalayas
Dorji, Tshering; Odeh, Inakwu O. A.; Field, Damien J. - In: Land 3 (2014) 4, pp. 1232-1250
In-depth understanding about the vertical distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) density is crucial for carbon (C) accounting, C budgeting and designing appropriate C sequestration strategies. We examined the vertical distribution of SOC density under different land use/land cover (LULC)...
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“<i>Bring Back the Land</i>”—A Call to Refocus on the Spatial Dimension of Zimbabwe’s Land Reform
Hentze, Konrad; Menz, Gunter - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 355-377
In this article, we argue that research on land reform in the nation of Zimbabwe has overlooked possibilities of integrating geospatial methods into analyses and, at the same time, geographers have not adequately developed techniques for this application. Scholars have generally been captured...
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