Forest degradation affects forest structure, composition and diversity, carbon stocks,
functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon …

The evolution and transformations of swidden agriculture closely relate to ongoing studies of
carbon budget, biological diversity, ecosystem services, indigenous wellbeing, and ethnic …

Mosaic landscapes under shifting cultivation, with their dynamic mix of managed and natural
land covers, often fall through the cracks in remote sensing–based land cover and land use …

The beta version of the Global Observatory was launched by the Land Matrix in April 2012
with the aim of creating a reliable source of data to feed debate and provoke informed action …

This paper analyses local geographical contexts targeted by transnational large-scale land
acquisitions (> 200 ha per deal) in order to understand how emerging patterns of socio …

Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily,
then abandoned, and vegetation is allowed to regenerate during fallow periods. Shifting …

Payment schemes for ecosystem services such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and forest Degradation (REDD) rely on the prediction of 'business-as-usual'scenarios to …

Swidden agriculture is by far the dominant land use system in the mountainous regions of
Southeast Asia (SEA). It provides various valuable subsistence products to local farmers …

Over the past half century, countries of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA)–Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam–have witnessed increases in commercialized agriculture …

Abstract Even though Southeast Asia is a hotspot of forest degradation and deforestation,
thorough reviews of the drivers of forest degradation and deforestation are lacking in the …