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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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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 conservation in a world of increasing population and a drying, fire-prone environment. At just 0.1% of Australia’s terrestrial land mass, this area is largely peninsular and...
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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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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 Susta...
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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