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Oil palm plantations in Indonesia: are they sustainable?

Oil palm plantations in Indonesia: are they sustainable? | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Oil palm provides opportunities for people to improve their incomes. However, oil palm expansion is accompanied by environmental costs, rapid immigration, urbanization and a challenge to food supply.
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La FAO se félicite de l'adoption du premier Plan d'action mondial ... - Afriquinfos.com

La FAO se félicite de l'adoption du premier Plan d'action mondial ... - Afriquinfos.com | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
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Selon les estimations, la planète compte entre 80.000 et 100. 000 espèces d'arbres.
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Developing a gross primary production model for coniferous forests of northeastern USA from MODIS data

Developing a gross primary production model for coniferous forests of northeastern USA from MODIS data | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Publication date: December 2013 Source:International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Volume 25 Author(s): Nasreen Jahan , Thian Yew Gan Accurate estimation of ecosystem carbon fluxes is crucial for understanding the...
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La montée de « l'écoscepticisme » - Les Échos

La montée de « l'écoscepticisme » - Les Échos | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
La montée de « l'écoscepticisme »
Les Échos
Leur principal argument : les écosystèmes se régulent d'eux-mêmes.
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Sixth International Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference

The World Agroforestry Centre and the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry’s component on Landscape Management for Environmental Services, Biodiversity Conservation and Livelih read more...
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Eucalyptus beyond Its Native Range: Environmental Issues in Exotic Bioenergy Plantations

International Journal of Forestry Research is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of forestry research.
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Negotiating the supply of legal timber to the domestic market in Ghana: Explaining policy change intent using the Advocacy Coalition Framework

Negotiating the supply of legal timber to the domestic market in Ghana: Explaining policy change intent using the Advocacy Coalition Framework | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Publication date: Available online 11 April 2013 Source:Forest Policy and Economics Negotiating a policy change involves formation of coalitions of actors in a particular policy subsystem with substantial mobilisation of resources to deploy...
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Inside front cover

Publication date: 1 June 2013
Source:Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 297
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Recommendations for national carbon-emissions monitoring systems

Recommendations for national carbon-emissions monitoring systems | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Nations need to be able to account for their carbon stock in order to know if they are reducing greenhouse gas emissions or not.
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2013 International Symposium on Tropical Forest Ecosystem Sciences

2013 International Symposium on Tropical Forest Ecosystem Sciences | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
From 2013-09-11 to 2013-09-13, Bintulu, Sarawak, Indonesia, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 3.07.00
Tropical forests have been continuing to be disrupted by land use activities, among which forest harvesting has been one of the drivers.
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Maintaining high rates of carbon storage in old forests: A mechanism linking canopy structure to forest function

Maintaining high rates of carbon storage in old forests: A mechanism linking canopy structure to forest function | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Publication date: 15 June 2013 Source:Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 298 Recent observations demonstrate that, against expectations, some forests maintain high carbon (C) storage rates for centuries, though the underlying mechanisms remain...
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New Satellite-Based System Will Track Illegal Deforestation in Real Time

New Satellite-Based System Will Track Illegal Deforestation in Real Time | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Yale Environment 360: A coalition of organizations has unveiled a digital tool its developers say will help governments, environmental groups, and local communities monitor illegal logging in the world’s forest regions in close to real time.
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WWF launches collaborative and open online REDD+ learning platform

WWF launched a free and open online community and learning platform REDDcommunity.org.
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April 23, 2013 5:29 AM
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THE FOREST OF DEAN UNDER THREAT ONCE MORE

THE FOREST OF DEAN UNDER THREAT ONCE MORE | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Up to 200 acres of woodland and wildlife sites in the
Statutory Forest are to be transfered/sold to the
Forest of Dean District Council (FoDDC) by
the Forestry Commission for current and future
industrial and residential development by the FoDDC.
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Le bois pourrait contribuer à 70% aux marchés de la biomasse en France

Le bois pourrait contribuer à 70% aux marchés de la biomasse en France | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Le bureau d'étude Xerfi-Precepta a publié une analyse "Les marchés de la biomasse à l'horizon 2015 : Perspectives de croissance, analyse du jeu concurrentiel et des enjeux stratégiques".
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FAO Publishes Guidelines on Forest Finance for Asia-Pacific Region

FAO Publishes Guidelines on Forest Finance for Asia-Pacific Region | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a publication titled, 'Guidelines for formulating national forest financing strategies,' which focuses on finance options in support of sustainable forest management (SFM) in the...
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EU carbon price collapses: Carbon trading is not the solution to climate change

EU carbon price collapses: Carbon trading is not the solution to climate change | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is in crisis. Yesterday, the European Parliament voted against the backloading proposal which was aimed at increasing the price of carbon permits.
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Economics of climate change and environmental policy

Economics of climate change and environmental policy | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Economics of climate change and environmental policy: Selected papers of Robert N. Stavins, 2000–2011 /  Robert N. Stavins. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, January 2013.
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Origine(s) - Les forêts primaires dans le monde - Forêt Privée Française

Origine(s) - Les forêts primaires dans le monde - Forêt Privée Française | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Origine(s) - Les forêts primaires dans le monde
Forêt Privée Française
Des étendues boréales aux espaces méditerranéens et tempérés, de la jungle équatoriale aux forêts tropicales, les auteurs nous convient à un voyage aux sources mêmes de la vie.
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Integrating vegetative propagation, biotechnologies and genetic improvement for tree production and sustainable forest management

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REDD in the news: 8-14 April 2013

REDD in the news: 8-14 April 2013 | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page is updated regularly. For past REDD in the news posts, click here.
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PROFOR, CIFOR Report on Forest Certification Effectiveness

The Program on Forests (PROFOR), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) have released a publication titled, 'Approaches to Measuring...
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Review Papers: Payment for forest environmental services: a meta-analysis of successful elements

Review Papers: Payment for forest environmental services: a meta-analysis of successful elements | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Gios G, Rizio D
PAYMENT FOR FOREST ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: A META-ANALYSIS OF SUCCESSFUL ELEMENTS
Abstract: Forest ecosystems produce environmental services from which individuals benefit.
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Bayesian models describing microhabitat associations of infrequently captured small mammals sampled under a complex hierarchical design

Bayesian models describing microhabitat associations of infrequently captured small mammals sampled under a complex hierarchical design | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Publication date: 15 June 2013
Source:Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 298
Knowledge about the relationship between habitat structure and abundance of a target species facilitates biodiversity conservation in managed forests.
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Scientists use islands to gauge rainfall's effect on landscapes

Scientists use islands to gauge rainfall's effect on landscapes | Ecosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
ScienceDaily: If you've ever stood on a hill during a rainstorm, you've probably witnessed landscape evolution, at least on a small scale: rivulets of water streaming down a slope, cutting deeper trenches in Earth when the rain turns heavier.
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