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Carbon sequestration in Africa: The land tenure problem

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Research on afforestation and reforestation projects highlights how tropical forests can store carbon on a large scale. Africa offers vast areas of suitable land for carbon sequestration through these initiatives. However, the author argues that land tenure issues in Africa create an obstacle to achieving this potential.

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The soil organic carbon in particle-size separates under different regrowth forest stands of north eastern Costa Rica

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The tree planting and protecting culture of cattle ranchers and small-scale agriculturalists in rural Panama: Opportunities for reforestation and land restoration

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Los bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos: ¿una prueba ácida para la restauración?

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El artículo explora los desafíos y avances en la restauración de bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos (BTES), uno de los ecosistemas más amenazados y menos estudiados del mundo. Aunque ocupan un 40% de las zonas tropicales, los BTES enfrentan altas tasas de deforestación, presión humana y vulnerabilidad al cambio climático, lo que subraya la necesidad urgente de estrategias efectivas de restauración. 

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Forest concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala: A decade later

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Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness

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The Realities of Community Based Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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How much deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa has been caused by mining?

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How to Achieve Effective Participation of Communities in the Monitoring of REDD+ Projects: A Case Study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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