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How Can Social Safeguards of REDD+ Function Effectively Conserve Forests and Improve Local Livelihoods? A Case from Meru Betiri National Park, East Java, Indonesia

Harada, Kazuhiro; Prabowo, Dede; Aliadi, Arif; Ichihara, Jun - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 119-139

The National REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation-Plus) Strategy in Indonesia highlights … are a main target area for REDD+. National parks in Indonesia have been suffering from forest destruction and conflicts … participate in the REDD+ project in Meru Betiri National Park in Indonesia. Interviews of stakeholders including village leaders …

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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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Soil and Water Conservation Strategies in Cape Verde (Cabo Verde in Portuguese) and Their Impacts on Livelihoods: An Overview from the Ribeira Seca Watershed

Baptista, Isaurinda; Fleskens, Luuk; Ritsema, Coen; … - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 22-44

Severe land degradation has strongly affected both people’s livelihood and the environment in Cape Verde (Cabo Verde in Portuguese), a natural resource poor country. Despite the enormous investment in soil and water conservation measures (SWC or SLM), which are visible throughout the...

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Carbon Cycling, Climate Regulation, and Disturbances in Canadian Forests: Scientific Principles for Management

Landry, Jean-Sébastien; Ramankutty, Navin - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 83-118

Canadian forests are often perceived as pristine and among the last remaining wilderness, but the majority of them are officially managed and undergo direct land use, mostly for wood harvest. This land use has modified their functions and properties, often inadvertently (e.g., age structure) but...

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Land Use and Wildfire: A Review of Local Interactions and Teleconnections

Butsic, Van; Kelly, Maggi; Moritz, Max A. - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 140-156

Fire is a naturally occurring process of most terrestrial ecosystems as well as a tool for changing land use. Since the beginning of history humans have used fire as a mechanism for creating areas suitable for agriculture and settlement. As fires threaten human dominated landscapes, fire risk...

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Integrating Forest Cover Change with Census Data: Drivers and Contexts from Bolivia and the Lao PDR

Boillat, Sébastien; Dao, Hy; Bottazzi, Patrick; … - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 45-82

The aim of this paper is to explore possible links between forest cover change and characteristics of social-ecological systems at sub-national scale based mainly on census data. We assessed relationships between population density, poverty, ethnicity, accessibility and forest cover change...

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Translocation of Cd and Mn from Bark to Leaves in Willows on Contaminated Sediments: Delayed Budburst Is Related to High Mn Concentrations

Vandecasteele, Bart; Quataert, Paul; Piesschaert, Frederic - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 255-280

Changes in the hydrology of sediments in tidal marshes or landfills may affect the uptake of metals in the vegetation. Leaf and stem samples of <i>Salix cinerea</i> (grey sallow) were collected during four consecutive growing seasons at six contaminated plots on a polluted dredged sediment landfill and...

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Agent-Based Models as “Interested Amateurs”

Johnson, Peter George - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 281-299

This paper proposes the use of agent-based models (ABMs) as “interested amateurs” in policy making, and uses the example of the SWAP model of soil and water conservation adoption to demonstrate the potential of this approach. Daniel Dennett suggests experts often talk past or misunderstand...

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Landcover Change, Land Surface Temperature, Surface Albedo and Topography in the Plateau Region of North-Central Nigeria

Odunuga, Shakirudeen; Badru, Gbolahan - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 300-324

This study assessed the change in some environmental parameters in the Plateau region of North-Central Nigeria (Barakinladi, Jos, and Kafachan environs) using the nexus of landcover change, land surface temperature, surface albedo, and topography. The study employed both remote sensing and...

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Building Bridges across Sectors and Scales: Exploring Systemic Solutions towards A Sustainable Management of Land —Experiences from 4th Year Status Conference on Research for Sustainable Land Management

Repp, Annegret; Weith, Thomas - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 325-336

Interacting land use demands and competing interests originating from fields such as agriculture, housing, mobility and nature conservation call for integrated governance approaches that incorporate disciplinary perspectives and arbitrate between them. The German research program “Sustainable...

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