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Semillas que germinan: experiencias comunitarias en la costa (Seeds that germinate: community experiences in the coast)Open access copy available |
Importance of Input Classification to Graph Automata Simulations of Forest Cover Change in the Peruvian AmazonBackgroundIn an area of Peru difficult for remote sensing imaging of deforestation and regeneration, the authors evaluate landcover and detect changes in landuse using novel data simulation techniques. Open access copy available |
What is the State of Tropical Montane Cloud Forest Restoration?backgroundOpen access copy available |
Effects of Management Practices on Coffee Productivity and Herbaceous Species Diversity in Agroforestry SystemsbackgroundThis article discusses how to manage an agroforestry coffee system to maintain crop productivity while also promoting biodiversity in Costa Rica. Open access copy available |
How to Improve Adoption of Agroforestry Systems Among Small Farmers in Peruvian AmazonbackgroundThis article surveys factors affecting the acceptibility rate of a multistrata agroforestry system. Research Goals & MethodsSmall farmers from three communities in central Peru were surveyed and data was collected on farm and houshold characteristics, cultivated crops and tree species, and agroforestry practices. Open access copy available |
Bwa Yo: Important Trees of HaitibackgroundThis book, published in 1996, presents important tree species in Haiti as part of a USAID effort to address environmental degradation in Haiti. The trees presented are mainly those in the agricultural landscape, providing food or fuel, although trees with cultural or ecological importance are also presented. Open access copy available |
Restoration of Tropical Forest EcosystemsBACKGROUNDOpen access copy available |
Manual para restauração florestal: florestas de transição (Manual of forest restoration: transition forests)Open access copy available |
Manejo e recuperação de mata ciliar em regiões florestais da Amazônia (Management and recovering of riparian forests in forest regions of the Amazon)Open access copy available |
Modification of Tropical Forest Patches for Wildlife Protection and Community Conservation in BelizebackgroundOpen access copy available |
Managing Forest Remnants and Forest Gardens in Peru and IndonesiaOpen access copy available |
Las selvas secas del Pacífico Mexicano en el contexto mundial (The dry forests of the Pacific coast of Mexico in a global context)Open access copy available |
Bosques relictos de los Andes peruanos: Perspectivas economicas (Relict forests of the Peruvian Andes: Economic perspectives)EspañolantecedentesOpen access copy available |
Bosques de los Andes orientales de Bolivia y sus especies útiles (Forests of the western Andes of Bolivia and its useful species)EspañolantecedentesLos bosques montanos sostienen no solo un gran biodiversidad, sino además los medios de vida de poblaciones indígenas y mestizas. Es necesario conocer las especies de potencial económico que presentan los bosques montanos a fin de asegurar su conservación y manejo a largo plazo. Open access copy available |
Árboles Nativos y Ciudad: Aportes a la Silvicultura urbana de Medellín (Native Trees and the City: Lessons from urban silviculture in Medellin)EspañolantecedentesA pesar de la atención que la silvicultura urbana ha recibido a nivel conceptual en la ciudad de Medellín, se presentan vacíos en la ejecució de acciones concretas a nivel Municipal. La implementación del Programa de Silvicultura Urbana en la ciudad de Medellín logra resultados hacia la mejora del paisaje urbano a cuatro años de haberse iniciado. Open access copy available |
The Contribution of Traditional Agroforestry to Climate Change Adaptation in the Ecuadorian Amazon: The Chakra SystemBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Participatory research for restoration and agro-ecological productionBackgroundThis chapter describes the process and outcomes of a 25-year participatory research project that was carried out in partnership between CIPAV and farmers of a local community in El Dovio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The project was guided by integrated land management and the need to combine biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration, and sustainable use of natural resources. Open access copy available |
Manejo integrado de insectos herbívoros en sistemas ganaderos sosteniblesEspañolAntecedentesOpen access copy available |
Árboles Nativos para Predios GanaderosEspañolAntecedentesOpen access copy available |