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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Shifting cultivation"”.

  1. ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE TRANSITION FROM SHIFTING CULTIVATION TO CONTINUOUS FARMING IN THE UPLAND FIELD

    Hayashi, YukihiroKyoto University1993

    本文データは平成22年度国立国会図書館の学位論文(博士)のデジタル化実施により作成された画像ファイルを基にpdf変換したものである

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  2. Paharia ethnohistory and the archaeology of the Rajmahal Hills: archaeological implications of an historical study of shifting cultivation

    Pratap, AjayUniversity of Cambridge1988

    cambridge Repository record

  3. The past, the present, the future: exploring livelihood strategies in shifting-cultivation. The case of Karbi Anglong, Assam, India

    Bos, Swen P.M.ETH Zurich2020

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  4. Constructing the problem of "slash-and-burn" agriculture

    O'Brien, William EugeneVirginia Tech1996

    "Slash-and-burn" agriculture, or shifting cultivation, is perceived by many to be the leading cause of land degradation in tropical forests. Performed mainly by resource-poor farmers, shifting cultivation is the most widespread form of agriculture in the tropics. Concern over its environmental …

    vt Repository record

  5. Ethnic Group Livelihood Strategies and State Integration: Moken and the Hill People in Negotiation with the State

    Nawichai, PatcharinUniversität Passau

    … resulting from communist insurgencies, opium cultivation and migration, and conservation awareness due to rapid degradation of natural resources in connection with shifting cultivation, deforestation and over exploitation, the Moken and hill people came into the focus of the state. One of the …

    passau-thes Repository record

  6. The Impact of Migration of People on Natural Resources in Ruvuma River Valley, in Ruvuma Region

    Lubere, JamesThe Open University of Tanzania2016

    … of the quantity of fish in the river, the shifting cultivation to the river banks as well as soil erosion. The suggested solutions to the effects of migration on natural resource were: to avoid deforestation, to improve the level of awareness of people on the effects of migration on natural …

    ou-tanzania Repository record

  7. The Maya Footprint: Soil Resources of Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico

    Sweetwood, Ryan V.2008

    … these zones suggests that they were not used for cultivation in ancient times; however, the wood resources likely provided Chunchucmil with vital raw materials. The carbon isotopic signature of ancient C4 crops was not detected suggesting that either maize was not extensively produced or that the …

    byu Repository record

  8. Mapping and monitoring forest cover changes in Lao PDR using remote sensing

    Phompila, Chittana2016

    … with elevation, distance to main roads and shifting cultivation practices. Meanwhile, vegetation increase was more likely to correlate with rubber plantations. Native forest and shifting cultivation lands were vulnerable to being converted into rubber plantations. This final research …

    adelaide Repository record

  9. Remote Sensing and Spatial Distribution Patterns of Guyanese Resource Palms

    Drouillard, Matthew Justin2024

    Arecaceae (palms) are an essential resource for indigenous communities as well as fauna populations in the Amazon. The present study conducts an extensive examination of the application of remote sensing imagery for the detection of Arecaceae at both regional and local scales within the previously …

    tdl Repository record

  10. Land use, food production, and the future of tropical forest species in Ghana

    Phalan, Benjamin TimothyUniversity of Cambridge2010

    … of Ghana. Farm-fallow mosaic landscapes with shifting cultivation and native canopy trees produced only around 15% as much food energy per hectare as the highest-yielding oil palm plantations. In farm mosaics where perennial tree crops dominate, food production and profits were higher, but did …

    cambridge Repository record

  11. Systematic conservation planning in Thailand.

    Chairat, DarapornBournemouth University2015

    … threats: habitat degradation, illegal logging, shifting cultivation and human settlement are the main causes of the reduction in forest area. As a result, rates of biodiversity loss have been high for some decades. The most effective tool to conserve biodiversity is the designation of protected …

    bournemouth Repository record

  12. Perceptions of Climate Change adaption and learning Among residents of selected Areas of Zambia's Lusaka province

    Muchanga, Manoah2011

    … of climate change were blamed on the government, shifting cultivation, witchcraft, God among others. Among the effects were increased hungers, floods, droughts, loss of property and diseases. Drought-resistant crops, reforestation, change of government, praying hard, good drainages and others, …

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  13. Perceptions of Climate Change adaption and learning Among residents of selected Areas of Zambia's Lusaka province

    Muchanga, Manoah2011

    … of climate change were blamed on the government, shifting cultivation, witchcraft, God among others. Among the effects were increased hungers, floods, droughts, loss of property and diseases. Drought-resistant crops, reforestation, change of government, praying hard, good drainages and others, …

    zambia Repository record