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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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Globalland30 Mapping Capacity of Land Surface Water in Thessaly, Greece

Manakos, Ioannis; Chatzopoulos-Vouzoglanis, Konstantinos; … - In: Land 4 (2014) 1, pp. 1-18

The National Geomatics Center of China (NGCC) produced Global Land Cover (GlobalLand30) maps with 30 m spatial resolution for the years 2000 and 2009–2010, responding to the need for harmonized, accurate, and high-resolution global land cover data. This study aims to assess the mapping...

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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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Monitoring 60 Years of Land Cover Change in the Marathon Area, Greece

Gaitanis, Apostolos; Kalogeropoulos, Kleomenis; Detsis, … - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 337-354

This study deals with the landscape evolution reflected in the changes of land cover in the suburban area of Marathon, Attica, Greece. The study was based on remote sensing images covering the time period between 1945 and 2007. Several other types of data were also used, such as a digital...

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Patterns of Tree Distribution within Small Communities of the Sudanian Savanna-Sahel

Sterling, Sarah J.; Orr, Blair - In: Land 3 (2014) 4, pp. 1284-1292

Crown diameter and tree density were measured in 52 communities in the Sudan-Sahel using satellite imagery to determine the relationships between rainfall and distance from community center to crown size diameter and tree density. As distance from the community center increased, tree density and...

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Acknowledgement to Reviewers of <i>Land</i> in 2014

Land Editorial Office - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 19-21

The editors of <i>Land</i> would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2014:[...]

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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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