Tree diversity in a tropical agricultural-forest mosaic landscape in Honduras
AbstractBiodiversity decline in the tropics requires the implementation of comprehensive landscape management where agricultural systems are necessarily an integral element of biodiversity conservation. This study evaluates the potential for taxonomic biodiversity conservation within an intensive livestock-agricultural-forest mosaic landscape in Catacamas, Honduras. Tree sampling was performed in 448 plots set up within different forest and agricultural land uses: secondary forests, agroforestry coffee plantations, agriculture, pastures, live fences and riparian forest.
Does Green Infrastructure Work? Precipitation, Protected Areas, Floods and Landslides
We use monthly municipality data for the period 2000-2015 in Guatemala and monthly district data for the period 1992-2019 in Costa Rica. We define relevant catchment areas using water flows to the population centers of the administrative units. Then, we calculate the precipitation inside and outside Pas within the relevant catchment areas, and test how the frequency of floods and landslides is affected by whether rain falls inside or outside PAs. We use a two-way fixed-effects panel data model. For Guatemala, we find no robust statistically significant effects on these types of disasters.
Swedish ports’ attitudes towards regulations of the shipping sector's emissions of CO2
Shipping is increasing today along with the sector's emissions of greenhouse gases. The awareness of the emissions has increased the pressure for regulations of the shipping industry. Regulating the sector is far from simple due to the complexity of the market and the evasive characteristics of the industry. We know from studies of road pricing that attitudes among stakeholders are important for a successive policy implementation. The objective of this paper is to capture the Swedish ports’ attitudes towards regulations of the shipping sector's emissions of CO2 .
Optimal forest management for carbon sequestration, timber, and bioenergy production in Vietnam using an extended full-cycle carbon accounting method
Using an extended full-cycle carbon model from the Faustmann framework, which allows for management strategies of several uses concurrently implemented in the same area of forest, this paper investigates the selection of management objectives that are beneficial and optimal for forest plantations in Vietnam. Three scenarios are considered: Scenario 1 investigates the management objective of maximizing the land economic value (LEV) of timber as a single production. Scenario 2 investigates the joint production of timber and bioenergy sources.
Estimation of Participation and welfare impacts of REDD+ community-based pilot projects in Nigeria
Notwithstanding that REDD+ projects, besides reducing carbon emission, must impact on local livelihoods to be adjudged to be successful, evidence regarding welfare impact have been mixed. This study
Quasi-Experimental Analysis of National Forestry Authority Afforestation Projects in Uganda
Uganda’s forestry cover has been declining over time and this has been worsened by an increasing population size, timber and fuelwood demand across the country and globe. To counter this problem
Coping with Natural Hazards: Coastal Ecosystems' Protective Services and Role in Shaping Informal Risk-Sharing and Shock Coping
Extreme climate variability increasingly threatens many Global South coasts. Storm surges and inundation damage the production, livelihood, and daily life of millions of people who are residing in
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