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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Forest protection"”.
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Modeling forest protection values for the southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest
… value for southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest protection may be sensitive to changes in the forest's physical condition. Further, different recreation groups may hold significantly dissimilar values for forest protection. Household and recreation group willingness to pay for southern …
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Social Impact Assessment of the Natural Forest Protection Program on forest-dependent communities and households in Western China - Case studies in Gansu Province and Chongqing Municipality
… fishery, dams and transportation. In forestry it has the great potential of enhancing sustainable forest management, taking into account rural development objectives and local needs. SIA can be applied before and after the implementation of projects and programs. In the context of …
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Lemurs as protectors of the forest: Red-collared brown lemur seed dispersal, forest regeneration, and local livelihoods in the littoral forest fragments of southeastern Madagascar
… socio-economic development. On the other hand, forest protection often restricts the use of natural resources, thus interfering with traditional livelihoods and local economics. These negative effects can lead to antagonistic attitudes towards the protected area, which can undermine conservation …
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Impact of protected forests on rural household fuel tree planting and deforestation: Chiro District, Ethiopia
… study aims at exploring the potential impact of forest protection intervention on rural households’ private fuel tree planting in Chiro district of eastern Ethiopia. The study results revealed a robust and significant positive impact of the intervention on farmers’ decisions to produce private …
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Forest-based poverty alleviation in North-Eastern Vietnam
The relationship between poverty and forest in developing countries like Vietnam is important because the poor rely on forest resources and poverty is often seen as a major cause of environmental degradation. The overall aim of the thesis is to examine the way national policy has influenced …
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Using climate policies and carbon markets to save tropical forests : the case of Costa Rica
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, advocates for forest conservation thought that climate change could provide a lever to motivate developing countries to reduce deforestation. Fifteen years after the first climate change convention, however, global emissions from deforestation have increased. This …
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The potential for trickle up : how local actors' experiments influence national forest policy planning
The loss of forests in Vietnam encouraged central government policy makers to consider new ways to manage forest resources. A major forest policy shift -- moving away from state-led management -- began in earnest in pilot provinces in 1998, with the handing over of forest land and management …
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Stated and Revealed Preference Valuation of Forest Ecosystems
… which can also be applied to make evaluation of forest ecosystem. In the application of these evaluation methodologies, there always exists limitation from the data collection and empirical analysis. In the dissertation here, I extend the traditional evaluation methods with novel design or …
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Transformation of degraded forests into semi-natural production forests in northern Thailand
… on the degraded Deciduous Dipterocarp-Oak Forests (DDF) in northern Thailand. The aim was to provide information on site and stand conditions and to propose and assess improvement treatments to transform these forests into semi-natural production forests. <br>As a consequence of extensive …
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Three essays on Brazil's deforestation control policies and their potential effects: Conflicts, Compliance, and Secondary forest recovery
Brazil reduced its annual deforested area from 27772 km2 to 4571 km2 from 2004 to 2012. This phenomenal achievement resulted from multiple government initiatives, most notably the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm). However, these ambitious …
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Forest resource management in Ghana : an analysis of policy and institutions
… countries that they have adopted sustainable forest policies in return for bilateral and multilateral donor grants, deforestation rates are still quite high. In order to understand this problem, it has been suggested that forest policies of individual countries should be critically examined. …
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Of man and nature : drivers and barriers within Malaysia's carbon mitigation policy ecosystem
… and urban planning, renewable energy, and forestry -- the government and other actors have implemented a range of mitigation approaches. While the government, NGOs, corporations, and the public have achieved some initial successes, many barriers still inhibit mitigation efforts. I also …
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Birds in coffee agroforestry systems of West Lampung, Sumatra
… there has been widespread replacement of rainforest by robusta coffee. However, few studies have explored the relationship between birds and coffee gardens in Southeast Asia. This study examines the use of coffee gardens and other habitats by birds in the Sumberjaya and Pesisir regions. Birds …
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An Investigation into Sustainable Forest Policies and Practices in Syria
Appreciation of how forest land can be managed in a sustainable way in arid and semi-arid zones (ASAZs) of centralized countries is limited. Accordingly, this thesis seeks to analyse the role of government and communities, including women, in the formulation and implementation of sustainable forest …
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Land use, food production, and the future of tropical forest species in Ghana
… is arguably the greatest threat to tropical forest species. Conservation scientists disagree over the relative importance of two opposing strategies for minimising this threat: enhancing on-farm biodiversity, through wildlife-friendly farming practices, or sparing land for nature by using …
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Optimising the trade-offs between food production, biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Neotropics
… high yield agriculture with increased habitat protection or restoration. Previous studies have examined the relative benefits of the two strategies in different agricultural systems and regions. However, my research is the first to look at a wide range of alternative livestock production …
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Evaluating subsidy programmes for ecological conservation: insights from quasi-experimental and experimental evidence
… natural ecosystems and endangered species protection has become increasingly evident. This is crucial for ensuring regional ecological security and sustainable development. Due to the intricate relationship between farmers’ activities and their surrounding environment, they emerge as key …
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Future Lyme Disease Risk in the Southeastern United States Based on Projected Land Cover
… four broad land cover types: Water, Developed, Forest, and Herbaceous areas and the relationship between certain landscape configurations were analyzed using FRAGSTATS 4.2. Significant variables established in previous research were used to develop a spatial Poisson regression model to project …
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Fighting Forest Fires in the Western United States: an Educational Filmstrip and Manual for Teaching Forest Conservation
… for informing people about the methods of forest fire control employed in the Western United States. The project was specifically intended to assist the teacher of forest conservation at the seventh grade level, but it should also prove useful in teaching at other levels.
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A Study of Football Training Rules in the High Schools of Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Counties
To develop a set of training regulations or rules for a football season as suggested by the high school football players, coaches and principals of Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan and Grant counties. It is the purpose of this study to determine what the individual athletes, coaches and principals believe …
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