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Restauración Ecológica de la Meseta Central de Costa Rica (Ecological Restoration of the Central Plateau of Costa Rica)

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Germinación de semillas de 32 especies de plantas de la Costa de Guerrero: su utilidad para la restauración ecológica (Seed germination of 32 species of plants for ecological restoration)

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Conceitos e Definições Correlatos à Ciência e à Prática da Restauração Ecológica - Glossário e dicionário inglês-português

This resource provides a glossary and dictionary of concepts and vocabulary of reforestation and restoration, including extensive definitions of 170 terms in Portuguese, together with the closest equivalent term in English. It is a useful tool for comprehension of technical and ecological terms in Portuguese and English.

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Reforestation Strategies Amid Social Instability: Lessons from Afghanistan

Background

This study evaluates recent reforestation programs in Afghanistan in anticipation of larger scale programs needed to address watershed-scale degradation.

Research Goals & Methods

It surveys reforestation programs in rural upper watershed areas in Afghanistan in order to provide insight for similar problems in insecure regions elsewhere, especially where reforestation may help reverse degradation and assist with social stabilization efforts.

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Producción de inóculos de hongos micorrízicos arbusculares para la rehabilitacion de áreas degradadas de la Gran Sabana, Venezuela (Production of mycorrhizal fungi for rehabilitation in Venezuela)

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Efectividad de algunos tratamientos pre-germinativos para ocho especies leñosas de la Mixteca Alta Oaxaquena con características relevantes para la restauración (Effectiveness of pre-germinative treatments in eight native species from Oaxaca)

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Rehabilitación de algunas propiedades químicas de los suelos con ensambles experimentales de leñosas nativas y Casuarina equisetifolia en Veracruz (Rehabilitation of soil chemical properties with native woody assemblies)

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More than Just Trees: Assessing Reforestation Success in Tropical Developing Countries

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Diagnóstico de la situación de los viveros oficiales de Veracruz y su papel para apoyar programas de reforestación y restauración (Diagnosis of the nursery situation of Veracruz and its role in supporting reforestation and restoration programs)

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El rol de los vivero como proveedores de plantas nativas para abastecer a los programas de reforestación y restauración es crucial. Sin embargo, no se conoce su actual estado y los problemas que enfrentan.

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Climate change mitigation through afforestation/reforestation: A global analysis of hydrologic impacts with four case studies

Background

While much attention is being given internationally to the opportunities for carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change, little attention is being paid to the environmental tradeoffs that are associated with these types of schemes. This study examines the implicit hydrologic dimensions of international efforts to mitigate climate change, specifically potential impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism-Afforestation/Reforestation (CDM-AR) provisions of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) on global, regional and local water cycles.

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