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Author : Denis Jean Sonwa
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783865371836
Author : Jagdish Chander Dagar,Vindhya Prasad Tewari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 879 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811076503
Agroforestry (AF) is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resources management system that, by integrating trees on farms, ranches, and in other landscapes, diversifies and increases production and promotes social, economic, and environmental benefits for land users. Further, it is receiving increasing attention as a sustainable land-management option worldwide because of its ecological, economic, and social attributes. Advances have been achieved by building on past research accomplishments and expanding AF’s stakeholder base, which now includes private/public partnerships, communities, ecologists, farmers, indigenous peoples, and policymakers in both temperate and tropical countries. AF has now been recognized as a valuable problem-solving approach to ensuring food security and rebuilding resilient rural environments. Recent studies have shown that more than 1 billion hectares of agricultural land have more than 10% tree cover. Of this area, 160 million hectares have more than 50% tree cover. Agricultural ecosystems can be further improved through AF to achieve environmental restoration, greater farm productivity, and key ecological services, including climate change mitigation and adaptation for improved rural livelihood. In fact, it is largely considered synonymous with climate smart agriculture and a remedy for many modern environmental challenges. Consequently, AF’s knowledge base is being expanded at a rapid rate, as illustrated by the increasing number and quality of scientific publications on various forms and different aspects of AF. This book offers state-of-the-art information on the fundamental concepts and history of AF and its evolution as a science, presenting a wealth of advanced research results and evaluations relating to different aspects of AF. Accordingly, it will be useful for a broad readership, including students, foresters, farmers, local communities, indigenous peoples, civil society institutions, media, policymakers and the general public.
Author : Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann,Michael Schmidt,Berthold Hansmann,Dmitry Palekhov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783642357169
Emerging to the forefront of sustainable production and consumption are a promising and rapidly evolving concept known as Voluntary Standard Systems (VSS). They encompass the three pillars of sustainability – social, environmental and economic aspects and consequently they can be considered as a tool, which makes sustainable development visible. Currently, they are becoming a significant element in international trade and in the promotion of sustainable development strategies, especially in the context of globalised markets and supply chains. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the current VSS concepts: from their nature and functioning, to the future outlook for their development. It places VSS in the broader context of global development issues and challenges, including development policy and international sustainability commitments, progress towards achieving ‘green economy’ and meeting climate protection targets. The volume contains also a representative selection of case studies which demonstrate their wide range of application in different sectors of the economy.
Author : Esteve Corbera ,Heike Schroeder
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9783038427070
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "REDD+ Crossroads Post Paris: Politics, Lessons and Interplays" that was published in Forests
Author : Phatlane William Mokwala,Phetole Mangena
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781789232363
Plants are the basic source of food for both humans and animals. Most of the food is made of fruits and seeds. For these to be formed, pollination must first take place. This process is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther, which is the male structure of the flower, to the sigma on the female structure of the flower. The transfer process requires agents to be carried out. The agents can be either biotic or abiotic. Nature perfected this arrangement between the pollination agents and the plants. As ecosystems and agricultural systems are changing, this balanced arrangement becomes disturbed. This makes it necessary that pollination systems be studied so that necessary measures can be undertaken to ensure productivity. The chapters of this book present results in research undertaken to improve productivity in crops such as Actinidia chinensis (the kiwifruit), Theobroma cacao (cocoa), and Manicaria saccifera (a tropical forest palm). Some results are presented on tests to check the viability of pollen grains and the delivery of sperm cells through pollen tubes to the embryo sac. These results can serve as guidelines to any person seeking to improve pollination and productivity or to check the efficiency on pollination in ecosystems or agricultural production systems.
Author : John A. Parrotta,Ronald L. Trosper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400721449
Exploring a topic of vital and ongoing importance, Traditional Forest Knowledge examines the history, current status and trends in the development and application of traditional forest knowledge by local and indigenous communities worldwide. It considers the interplay between traditional beliefs and practices and formal forest science and interrogates the often uneasy relationship between these different knowledge systems. The contents also highlight efforts to conserve and promote traditional forest management practices that balance the environmental, economic and social objectives of forest management. It places these efforts in the context of recent trends towards the devolution of forest management authority in many parts of the world. The book includes regional chapters covering North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Australia-Pacific region. As well as relating the general factors mentioned above to these specific areas, these chapters cover issues of special regional significance, such as the importance of traditional knowledge and practices for food security, economic development and cultural identity. Other chapters examine topics ranging from key policy issues to the significant programs of regional and international organisations, and from research ethics and best practices for scientific study of traditional knowledge to the adaptation of traditional forest knowledge to climate change and globalisation.
Author : Zhixin Deng
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783867274302
Author : Guy Patrice Dkamela
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9786028693325
Author : John A. Parrotta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951P01096784Z
Author : Karl Wohlmuth
Publisher : Lit Verlag
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124077897
"This volume XI of the African Development Perspectives Yearbook on AFRICA - ESCAPING THE PRIMARY COMMODITIES DILEMMA presents and analyses policy-oriented papers, development projections, and proposals of how to overcome African countries' dependence on few primary commodities. The relevance of the issue to escape the primary commodity trap and to diversify into new products and markets is without doubt one of the major challenges for African countries. In the era of globalisation and increasing international competition it has however become much more difficult for African countries to diversify into new products and processes and to enter new niche markets successfully. This Volume XI of the Yearbook discusses the state of primary commodity dependence of African countries by analytical surveys based on examples of countries, sectors and products. Options for horizontal and vertical diversification are analysed by detailed case studies, and supply- and demand-side constraints for suc
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Africa
ISBN : IND:30000103035816
Author : P. Braun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fruit
ISBN : WISC:89095748547
Author : Neal K. Van Alfen
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 2745 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080931395
Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, Second Edition, Five Volume Set addresses important issues by examining topics of global agriculture and food systems that are key to understanding the challenges we face. Questions it addresses include: Will we be able to produce enough food to meet the increasing dietary needs and wants of the additional two billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050? Will we be able to meet the need for so much more food while simultaneously reducing adverse environmental effects of today’s agriculture practices? Will we be able to produce the additional food using less land and water than we use now? These are among the most important challenges that face our planet in the coming decades. The broad themes of food systems and people, agriculture and the environment, the science of agriculture, agricultural products, and agricultural production systems are covered in more than 200 separate chapters of this work. The book provides information that serves as the foundation for discussion of the food and environment challenges of the world. An international group of highly respected authors addresses these issues from a global perspective and provides the background, references, and linkages for further exploration of each of topics of this comprehensive work. Addresses important challenges of sustainability and efficiency from a global perspective. Takes a detailed look at the important issues affecting the agricultural and food industries today. Full colour throughout.
Author : Götz Schroth,Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca,Celia A. Harvey,Claude Gascon,Heraldo L. Vasconcelos,Anne-Marie N. Izac
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597267441
Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry and BiodiversityConservation in Tropical Landscapes brings together 46 scientists and practitioners from 13 countries with decades of field experience in tropical regions to explore how agroforestry practices can help promote biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes, to synthesize the current state of knowledge in the field, and to identify areas where further research is needed. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes is the first comprehensive synthesis of the role of agroforestry systems in conserving biodiversity in tropical landscapes, and contains in-depth review chapters of most agroforestry systems, with examples from many different countries. It is a valuable source of information for scientists, researchers, professors, and students in the fields of conservation biology, resource management, tropical ecology, rural development, agroforestry, and agroecology.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951P00755675S