Land cover modeling is used to inform land management, but most often via a two-step process, where science informs how management alternatives can influence resources, and then, decision makers can use this information to make decisions. A more efficient process is to directly integrate science...

Under Vietnam’s State land ownership regime, the Government holds supreme authority over compulsory land acquisition. The results show that many improvements in land acquisition policies have been made, but poor implementation measures largely cannot prevent or even mitigate the adverse...

Smallholder teak (<i>Tectona grandis</i>) plantations have been identified as a potentially valuable component of upland farming systems in northern Laos that can contribute to a “livelihood transition” from subsistence-oriented swidden agriculture to a more commercially-oriented farming system,...

Estimating deforested areas and deforestation rates have become key steps for quantifying environmental services of tropical rain forests, particularly as linked to programs such as Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). In Southeastern Peru, reliable estimates of...

A one year field trial was carried out on three adjacent unfertilised plots; an 18 year old grassland, a 14 year old established <i>Miscanthus</i> crop, and a 7 month old newly planted <i>Miscanthus</i> crop. Measurements of N₂O, soil temperature, water filled pore space (WFPS), and inorganic nitrogen...

The type of agrarian structure employed to produce tropical commodities affects many dimensions of land use, such as ownership inequality, overlapping land rights and conflicts, and land use changes. I conduct a literature review of historical changes in agrarian structures of commodities grown...

Biodiversity offsets can be an important tool for maintaining or enhancing environmental values<i> </i>in situations where development is sought despite negative environmental impacts. There are now approximately 45 compensatory mitigation programs for biodiversity impacts worldwide, with another 27...

Gendered relations in resource access and farming are two important intersecting themes of gender studies in a northern rural context. However, conventional analysis and perceptions of the economy conceal the contribution of women within families, in businesses and in the labor market. This...

The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial staff of <i>Land</i> would like to acknowledge the valuable work of the people listed below who have reviewed papers submitted to the journal during 2012 and 2103. [...]