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Multifunctional Shade-Tree Management in Tropical Agroforestry Landscapes – A Review

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This article discusses the benefits of shade systems in the production of cacao and coffee crops, with a particular focus on the long-term cycle of cacao production.

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Cultural Assessment of Reforestation Practices in Rural Eastern Paraguay

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This master's thesis examines reforestation projects in eastern Paraguay with the aim of improving the methods of agroforestry extensionists. It describes the geography and historical background of Paraguay, including information on economic and environmental problems. It then provides a detailed site description of the study community and reforestation programs in rural Paraguay generally.

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An Ethnographic Study of Tree-Planting Successes and Failures by Small Farmers in Paraguay

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This thesis outlines the characteristics of farmers that successfully implement forestry projects in eastern Paraguay. The work begins by providing background information on the geographical, political, and social aspects of Paraguay and the focal community, as well as a summary of the literature on agroforestry. 

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Applied Nucleation as a Forest Restoration Strategy

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To combat deforestation and restore forest cover quickly and efficiently, this article proposes the use of applied nucleation as a restoration strategy. The article reviews research to date on applied nucleation, which is a method for restoring degraded landscapes in which small clusters of shrubs and trees are planted to encourage natural forest regeneration.

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Adaptación de los bosques tropicales al cambio climático: una oportunidad para la investigación interdisciplinaria (Adaptation of tropical forests to climate change: an opportunity for interdisciplinary research)

 

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Este estudio resume conceptos relacionados a la adaptación de bosques tropicales al cambio climático. Además, examina como el manejo forestal sustentable puede contribuir para este fin, y el rol de la investigación para generar información nueva.

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Secuestro de carbono a través de plantaciones de eucalipto en el trópico húmedo (Carbon sequestration through Eucalypt plantations in the humid tropics)

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Sistemas silvopastoriles como una herramienta para el mejoramiento de la productividad y restauración de la integridad ecológica de paisajes ganaderos

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Restauração de áreas degradadas: a nucleação como base para incrementar os processos sucessionais (Restoration of degraded areas: nucleation as a base for augmenting successional processes)

This article includes a general discussion of the rationale and theory behind nucleation as a way to facilitate forest restoration. The authors explain various nucleation techniques, including soil transfer, direct seeding and hydro-seeding, artificial poles, transfer of branches and organic matter, the planting of seedlings in islands of high diversity, and the collection of seeds for maintenance of genetic variability

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Impacto humano afeta negativamente a dispersão de sementes de frutos ornitocóricos: uma perspectiva global (Human impact affects negatively the seed dispersal in ornithochorous fruits: a global perspective)

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Tecnología para la reforestación en América Latina (Reforestation technology in Latin America)

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Modelos alométricos para la estimación de biomasa aérea de dos especies nativas en plantaciones forestales del trópico de Cochabamba, Bolivia (Allometric models for estimating aboveground biomass in Cochabamba, Bolivia)

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Contribución de los sistemas silvopastoriles a la restauración ecológica de paisajes ganaderos (Contribution of silvopastoral systems to ecological restoration of pastoral landscapes)

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El estudio tiene por objetivo presentar una sinópsis sobre investigaciones ecológicas de los procesos de fragmentación y pérdida de hábitat en paisajes agropecuarios, incluyendo las estrategias empleadas para revertir este proceso.

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Uso del efecto de borde de la vegetación para la restauración ecológica del bosque tropical (Using the edge effect for ecological restoration of the rainforest)

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Importancia de los sistemas silvopastoriles para mantener y restaurar la fertilidad del suelo en las regiones tropicales (Importance of silvopastoral systems to maintain and restore soil fertility in tropical regions)

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Explaining Success on the Commons: Community Forest Governance in the Indian Himalaya

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This study describes how a range of causal influences shape forest conditions in diverse ecological and institutional settings in the Indian Himalaya.

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Social and Ecological Synergy: Local Rulemaking, Forest Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation

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Towards an Ecology-Based Strategy for the Reforestation of Imperata cylindrica Grasslands in East Kalimantan

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This chapter assesses an ecology-based strategy to accelerate the reforestation of grassland towards a dipterocarp-dominated plantation with natural regeneration occuring.

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Forest Conservation, Afforestation and Reforestation in India: Implications for Forest Carbon Stocks

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This article presents an assessment of the implications of past and current forest conservation and regeneration policies and programmes for forest carbon sinks in India.

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

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