Agricultural Land

Global Significance of Mangrove Blue Carbon in Climate Change Mitigation

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Mangrove forests sequester proportionately greater amounts of carbon than most terrestrial environments. However, natural greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from these ecosystems and the carbon released when they are degraded counteract their carbon sequestration potential. Therefore, it is necessary to examine carbon stocks, rates of carbon sequestration, and carbon losses from these environments to clarify the global and regional potential of mangrove forests to mitigate climate change.

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Factors influencing organic carbon accumulation in mangrove ecosystems

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Mangrove forest sediments can store a significant amount of organic carbon (900 Mg ha-1). Environmental and anthropogenic impacts, like storms or deforestation, can increase or decrease carbon accumulation rates within mangrove sediments and ecosystems. Therefore, it is important to understand how these impacts affect blue carbon ecosystems’ storage capacity.

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Addressing critiques refines global estimates of reforestation potential for climate change mitigation

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Forests, food, and fuel in the tropics: the uneven social and ecological consequences of the emerging political economy of biofuels

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Experimental Science for the ‘Bananapocalypse’: Counter Politics in the Plantationocene

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Recalibrating burdens of blame: Anti-swidden politics and green governance in the Philippine Uplands

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Natural capital must be defended: green growth as neoliberal biopolitics

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Comparing Inductive and Deductive Modeling of Land Use Decisions: Principles, a Model and an Illustration from the Philippines

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The social and ecological costs of reforestation. Territorialization and industrialization of land use accompany forest transitions in Southeast Asia

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Promises and potentials do not grow trees and crops. A review of institutional and policy research in agroforestry for the Southern African region

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Agroforestry has been recognized for its potential to address land management challenges, improve food security, and support rural livelihoods, but its widespread adoption remains limited. Institutional and policy barriers, including weak coordination among sectors and inadequate incentives, hinder its integration into national and local frameworks. Strengthening policies, institutions, and research on the social and economic dimensions of agroforestry is essential for its successful implementation and long-term impact.

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