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Functional divesity changes during tropical forest succession

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Experiences with capacity building for ecological restoration in Latin America

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Beekeeping of Stingless Bees to Strengthen Community Livelihoods

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Mainstreaming Native Species-Based Forest Restoration

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Biofuels: The Impact of Oil Palm on Forests and Climate

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Restoring Forests For Communities, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services

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This publication summarizes the proceedings of a 2011 conference held in Bogor, Indonesia titled "Restoring Forests For Communities, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services". The aim of the conference was to provide a space in which forest restoration approaches used in Indonesia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia were shared and discussed. The report includes summaries of the opening and closing remarks along with the conference's seven presentations. 

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Participatory research for restoration and agro-ecological production

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This 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. 

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Applied nucleation facilitates tropical forest recovery: Lessons learned from a 15‐year study

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This study examines the technique of applied nucleation, which is based on the planting of tree islands, as a means of cost-effective assisted natural regeneration. 

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Ecosystem-based adaptation for smallholder farmers: Definitions, opportunities and constraints

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Leaf litter arthropod responses to tropical forest restoration

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Safety Nets, Gap Filling and Forests: A Global-Comparative Perspective

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This paper seeks to prove how forests and wildlands are utilized in developing countries as safety nets to shocks, and how they provide resources for seasonal gap filling. The study was carried out in various developing countries in different continents. Areas where there is no forest at all were excluded and those completely forest covered such as those dominated by hunter- gatherers were not considered.

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Carbon farming with bamboos in Africa: A call for action

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Pest management through tropical tree conservation

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Nitrogen-fixing trees inhibit growth of regenerating Costa Rican rainforests

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Nitrogen fixing plants are the primary source of nitrogen in forests, and it is expected that more nitrogen fixers will bring in faster growth. Hence this study conducted, in a humid tropical rainforest North- East Costa Rica, challenged this notion. The area of study had similar dominant species, with P. macroloba being the most dominant Nitrogen fixer.

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Nature-Based Transformative Adaptation: a practical handbook

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INTEGRATING GREEN AND GRAY: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure

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Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment

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Meeting global food demands is still a challenge, yet agriculture has been one of the main driving forces of greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, this study focused on identifying small regions, actions that can be taken and crops with a potential of increasing global yields, with an efficient system of food delivery and reducing the negative impacts of agriculture on the environment.

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Mountains and Climate Change: A Global Concern

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Mountains play a significant role as global biodiversity hotspots and sources of fresh water.  However, climate change implications may have negative effects on the services they provide such as water availability, irrigation, urbanization, industrialization, and hydropower generation. Negative climate change impacts may also expose the mountains to more intense and frequent hazards.

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Insectos vs suelo: la importancia de elegir indicadores para el monitoreo de la restauración ecológica.

 

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Restauración ecológica en un clima cambiante: ¿Es imprescindible un cambio de modelo?

 

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