Is small‐scale agriculture really the main driver of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon? Moving beyond the prevailing narrative

A Ravikumar, RR Sears, P Cronkleton… - Conservation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A key premise underlying discussion about deforestation in Amazonian Peru is that small‐
scale or so‐called migratory agriculture is the main driver of deforestation. This premise has …

Allometric equations for estimating biomass in agricultural landscapes: II. Belowground biomass

S Kuyah, J Dietz, C Muthuri, R Jamnadass… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2012 - Elsevier
The high heterogeneity and diverse management effects on trees in agricultural landscapes
limit the use of standard allometric equations developed for forests; hence the need to …

Multiple pathways of commodity crop expansion in tropical forest landscapes

P Meyfroidt, KM Carlson, ME Fagan… - Environmental …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Commodity crop expansion, for both global and domestic urban markets, follows multiple
land change pathways entailing direct and indirect deforestation, and results in various …

Spatial modeling of deforestation processes in the Central Peruvian Amazon

V Bax, W Francesconi, M Quintero - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
This study examines the relation between primary forest loss and landscape characteristics
in the Ucayali region, Peru. Seven variables (rivers, elevation, annual precipitation, soil …

Selection biases and spillovers from collective conservation incentives in the Peruvian Amazon

R Giudice, J Börner, S Wunder… - Environmental Research …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Payments for ecosystem services are becoming popular components in strategies to
conserve ecosystems and biodiversity, but their effectiveness remains poorly documented …

Crown area allometries for estimation of aboveground tree biomass in agricultural landscapes of western Kenya

S Kuyah, C Muthuri, R Jamnadass, P Mwangi… - Agroforestry …, 2012 - Springer
Classical allometries determine biomass from measurements of diameter at breast height or
volume. Neither of these measurements is currently possible to be derived directly from …

[PDF][PDF] Función de los sistemas agroforestales en la adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático

F Montagnini, E Somarriba, E Murgueitio… - … . Editorial CIPAV, Cali …, 2015 - academia.edu
El presente trabajo evalúa el papel de los sistemas agroforestales (SAF) sobre la
adaptación y mitigación (AyM) del cambio climático (CC). Los SAF promueven resistencia …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass and carbon stocks of four vegetation types in the Llanos Orientales of Colombia (Mapiripán, Meta)

A Calderón-Balcázar, CD Cárdenas… - Trees, Forests and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural lands occupy 38% of global land surface and are expected to grow significantly
in the next years, increasing the need for more sustainable practices, as well as better …

Taking stock of carbon rights in REDD+ candidate countries: concept meets reality

L Loft, A Ravikumar, MF Gebara, TT Pham… - Forests, 2015 - mdpi.com
In the discourses on who should benefit from national REDD+ implementation, rights-based
approaches are prominent across various countries. Options on how to create viable …

Actors' perceptions of forest biodiversity values and policy issues related to REDD+ implementation in Peru

SK Entenmann, CB Schmitt - Biodiversity and conservation, 2013 - Springer
Although synergies between reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
in developing countries (REDD+) and biodiversity conservation are generally expected, they …