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1. Taboos and forest governance: informal protection of hot spot dry forest in southern Madagascar

Author

Tengo, Maria, Johansson, Kristin, Rakotondrasoa, Fanambinantsoa, Lundberg, Jakob, Andriamaherilala, Jean-Aime, Rakotoarisoa, Jean-Aime, and Elmqvist, Thomas

Subjects
Madagascar -- Natural resources, Forest conservation -- Madagascar, Forest conservation -- Management, Forest conservation -- Laws, regulations and rules, Human beings -- Influence on nature, Human beings -- Evaluation, Company business management, Government regulation, Environmental issues
Abstract

A study to examine the dependence of the informal protection of the hot spot dry forest in southern Madagascar on the taboos and forest governance is conducted. Results show that efficient conservation of such forests require proper incorporation of various social factors, including the local beliefs and legitimate sanctioning systems.

Published
2007

2. Thirty years of land-cover change in Bolivia

Author

Killeen, Timothy J., Calderon, Veronica, Soria, Liliana, Quezada, Belem, Steininger, Marc K., Harper, Grady, Solorzano, Luis A., and Tucker, Compton J.

Subjects
Bolivia -- Environmental aspects, Deforestation -- Bolivia, Deforestation -- Environmental aspects, Forest conservation -- Bolivia, Forest conservation -- Management, Company business management, Environmental issues
Abstract

A study on land-cover change due to massive deforestation in the 1970s in lowland tropical Bolivia is presented. Though, Bolivia is the recipient of numerous initiatives designed to manage the environmental and social impacts of development, it has had a limited success because regulatory mechanisms lack economic incentives.

Published
2007

3. Coptis teeta-based agroforestry system and its conservation potential: a case study from Northwest Yunnan

Author

Ji Huang and Chunlin Long

Subjects
Yunnan, China -- Natural resources, Agroforestry -- Evaluation, Coptis -- Protection and preservation, Forest conservation -- China, Forest conservation -- Management, Company business management, Environmental issues
Abstract

The Coptis teeta-based agroforestry system in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (NLAP) of Northwest Yunnan is presented in the context of traditional knowledge of its cultivation and harvest, economic returns and capacity for forest conservation.

Published
2007

4. Response and adaptability of mangrove habitats from the Indian subcontinent to changing climate

Author

Jagtap, Tanaji G. and Nagle, Vinod L.

Subjects
Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, Forest conservation -- India, Forest conservation -- Management, Mangrove swamps -- Protection and preservation, Company business management, Environmental issues
Abstract

The mangrove habitats and related issues from the Indian subcontinent are presented in the context of climatic variations along with recommendations for their integrated long-term monitoring.

Published
2007

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