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Conservation, green/blue grabbing, and accumulation by dispossession in Tanzania

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Ecologies of the colonial present: Pathological forestry from the taux de boisement to civilized plantations

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Adaptation of five co-occurring tree and shrub species to water stress and its implication in restoration of degraded lands

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Selecting tree species to restore forest under climate change conditions: Complementing species distribution models with field experimentation

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Spatial density patterns of herbivore response to seasonal dynamics in the tropical deciduous forest of central India

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Strong seasonality of dry tropical forests causes variations in vegetation and therefore food resources for animals. This study investigates the seasonal distribution patterns between summer and winter of four ungulate species (Rusa unicolor, Axis axis, Bocephalus tragocamelus, and Sus scrofa) in the Panna Tiger Reserve in India. Ungulates tend to gravitate towards areas that are cooler with more vegetation, and at higher elevations.

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Cactus height increases the modularity of a plant–frugivore network in the Caatinga dry forest

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Seed dispersal plays an important role in maintaining ecosystem biodiversity. Disperser species with many plant interactions tend to be more abundant while species with fewer interaction tend to be rarer. Fruit accessibility is one plant factor that limits frugivore visits. Plant height is thought to affect fruit accessibility.

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Ten principles for restoring campo rupestre, a threatened tropical, megadiverse, nutrient-impoverished montane grassland

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In the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, one of the most overlooked ecosystem types is tropical grasslands. Studies on these ecosystems are lacking, as are the foundations for restoration. These foundational points of policy, practice, and governance in addition to science need to be addressed. The authors provide 10 principles to restore the campo rupestre, a tropical grassland that is threatened by human activities including mining.

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Higher Fire Frequency Impaired Woody Species Regeneration in a South-Eastern Amazonian Forest

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The more and more common forest fires in the Amazon rainforest, caused after fire escape from pasture or deforested lands, cause unpredictable changes to the forest structure. Therefore, it is essential to assess the resilience of these ecosystems after being impacted by fire events and the likelihood of maintaining forest tree species and not being replaced by savanna species.

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Mapping tree species vulnerability to multiple threats as a guide to restoration and conservation of tropical dry forests

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The global biodiversity crisis is exacerbated by anthropogenic threats such as climate change, habitat conversion, and overexploitation. Evaluating the susceptibility of ecosystems and species to these threats is imperative for strategic and cost-effective planning of restoration and conservation efforts.

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Carbon loss and removal due to forest disturbance and regeneration in the Amazon

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The carbon sink of secondary and degraded humid tropical forests

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The Forest and Land use Declaration from the 26th Climate Change Conference of the Parties underscores the crucial role of tropical moist forests  as a nature-based solution to address climate and ecological emergencies. However, the Amazon, Borneo, and Central Africa forests experience ongoing forest cover losses due to various anthropogenic drivers. This has led to a mosaic of recovering forests at different stages post-disturbance, with limited understanding of their impact on forest carbon dynamics. 

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Developing a framework for sustainable development indicators for the mining and minerals industry

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Restoring tropical forests on lands mined for bauxite: Examples from the Brazilian Amazon

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Integrating local knowledge into public policy instruments for enhancing restoration: A study case from western Mexican tropical dry forest

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

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