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New journal article published:The politics of participation: negotiating relationships through community forestry in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala
Millner, N.; Peñagaricano, I.; Fernandez, M.; Snook, L.K. (2020) The politics of participation: negotiating relationships through community forestry in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala. World Development 127: 104743 ISSN: 0305-750X Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105736 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104743
New journal article: The future of cofee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica.
de Sousa, K.; van Zonneveld, M.; Holmgren, M.; Kindt, R.; Ordoñez, J.C. (2019) The future of cofee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica. Scientific Reports Vol. 9: 8828 ISSN: 2045-2322 Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101670 External … Continue reading
New journal article: Diversidad y estructura genética de cuatro especies arbóreas claves del Bosque Seco Tropical en Colombia./Diversity and genetic structure of four keystone trees species of the Colombian tropical dry forest
Bocanegra-González, K.T.; Thomas, E.; Guillemin, M.L.; Alcázar Caicedo, C.; Moscoso Higuita, L.G.; Gonzalez, M.A.; de Carvalho, D. (2019) Diversidad y estructura genética de cuatro especies arbóreas claves del Bosque Seco Tropical en Colombia./Diversity and genetic structure of four keystone trees … Continue reading
New publication reveals that farmers are the best source for conservation practices
How do we conserve the amazing diversity of tropical fruit trees in a way that brings benefits to the people who look after them? Why don’t we ask the farmers? That’s exactly what the researchers and editors of the latest … Continue reading
Nature’s article – Plant ecology: Forests on the brink
Nature | News & Views Plant ecology: Forests on the brink Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht Nature Volume: 491, Pages: 675–677 Date published: (29 November 2012) DOI: doi:10.1038/nature11756 An analysis of the physiological vulnerability of different trees to drought shows that … Continue reading
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New Training Guide on Forest Genetic Resources
Imagine you are a forest manager working in Malaysia. An endangered Dipterocarp tree (Shorea lumutensis) endemic to peninsular Malaysia is now so reduced in number that it is restricted only to small reserves, vulnerable to natural catastrophes, and climate change. … Continue reading
Bioversity staff paper: Indigenous fruit trees in Kenya
Interested in research on indigenous fruit trees? Then this recent paper authored by Bioversity staff and partners will be to your liking: – Fukushima, T.; Morimoto, Y.; Maundu, P.; Kahindi, B.; Fondo, J. (2010) Local preference of indigenous fruit trees … Continue reading
Bioversity staff research article: Enhancing integrated approaches in agricultural learning systems using experiences from agroforestry
Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 5(16), pp. 2179-2185, 18 August, 2010 Full Length Research Paper Enhancing integrated approaches in agricultural learning systems using experiences from agroforestry B. August Temu1, G. Per Rudebjer2 and S. Chakeredza3* 1World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), P. … Continue reading
Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 10
The 10th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) has begun, with representatives from over 190 countries gathering in Nagoya, Japan. Some of the main issues that will be discussed at COP include access and … Continue reading
Biodiversity, ecosystems services & livelihoods
The May issue of Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (vol. 2 (1-2)) is entirely dedicated to ‘Biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being’. The editorial overview states: <quote> Looking back, it is quite clear that biodiversity science has been evolving quickly … Continue reading
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