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Multicriteria assessment of agricultural land use: the case of marginal olive plantations

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2010
Spain
land management
land policies
land economics
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[One step forward, the role of the rural woman. Women, from now, on the scene]

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Spain
Land & Gender
landowners
women
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Deforestación en ecosistemas templados de la precordillera andina del centro-sur de Chile

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Chile
land cover
A multitemporal analysis to determine the land cover change was conduced in the pre-Andean range of Maule region of Chile. We used satellite imagery from the year 1989 and 2003 to analyze the likely causes of native forest change. In this period, there was a reduction in native forest area of 44% in the study area, which is equivalent to an annual forest loss rate of 4.1%. The native forest area is replaced by shrublands (29%) and exotic forest plantations (27%). A great proportion of current exotic forest plantations are established on lands that were native forest in 1989 (63%).
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Impact of an increase in the capacity of power generation from biomass in Andalusia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
The paper estimates the regional economic impact of renewable energy development (inv)based on the use of biomass. The regional level is Andalusia. The analysis is carried out under the assumption that achieves the goal of renewable energy development set in Andalusian Sustainable Energy Plan (PASENER) 2007-2013. To estimate the economic impact, a General Equilibrium Model (CGE) is used based on the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) updated for Andalusia in 2008. The results show that if the goal of PASENER is met, there might be an increase production of 4.02%.
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Perception and Economic Decision of Local Producers: the Role of Payment for Environmental Services for Two Types of Forest in the Northern HuetarRegion, Costa Rica

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Costa Rica
The financial behavior of three schemes for payments for environmental services (PES) adjusted to the forest value (FV) was assessed, starting from a first forest harvest, which were classified into two types according to the dominance of Pentaclethra macroloba combined with palms (Forest Pp) or combined with Carapa guianensis (Forest Pc). In these forests, common production functions of sustainable forest management (SFM), and functions of profitability were elaborated for two conditions of harvesting during a cutting cycle.
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Payment for Environmental Services in the Sarapiquíy Toro Basins: Theoretical and Technical Implications from a Feasibility Analysis

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
This paper presents some theoretical and technical conclusions on the contribution of Forest Ecosystem Services to the reduction of deforestation rates in highly vulnerable areas of the Costa Rican Central Mountain Range and to the regulation of watersheds, and the resulting increased profitability of investments in hydro-electrical power plants.
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Insectos e infestaciones asociadas al follaje de Nothofagus antarctica (Forst) Oerst (Nothofagaceae) en la cuenca del río Baker, Región de Aysén, Chile.

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Chile
Land, Climate Change & Environment
In the Región de Aysen, Chile, Nothofagus antarctica (ñirre or Antarctic beech) forms puré forests called shrubby beech forests and secondary mixed shrub of anthropogenic origin. The aim of this work is to characterize the insect fauna associated to the foliage of Antarctic beech forests and scrublands in the Baker river basin. Insects were collected in spring (October 2006) and summer (January 2007), in five beech forests and 10 scrub patches from latitudes 47°2' S - 72°48' W to 47°15' S - 73° W. Six orders of insects were identified, being Coleóptera the most diverse.
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Estrategias de acceso y conservación de la tierra entre los ranqueles (Colonia Emilio Mitre, La Pampa, primera mitad del siglo XX)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Argentina
land access
By the late 19th century, indigenous populations in Argentina's regions of Pampa, Patagonia and Chaco were subordinately incorporated into capitalist economy, through a series of genocidal and destribalization policies that have been thoroughly examined in previous studies. However, the circumstances of their integration and the strategies that indigenous actors displayed have not been systematically analyzed yet.
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The Survival of a Forest-dependent Species and the Economics of Intensity of Logging: A Note

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2010
Forest Tenure
forestry
Analyses the economics of alternative land-use allocations for a forested area that ensure a targeted viable population of a forest-dependent species, such as the orangutan.
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[Natural resources management in the Río Viejo high basin (Nicaragua) by the TERRENA programme of "Ingeniería Sin Fronteras" [a Spanish nongovernmental organization for development aid]]

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2010
Nicaragua
land-use planning
water management
El programa TERRENA (TERritorio Y REcursos NAturales), que Ingeniería Sin Fronteras desarrolla en la cuenca alta de Río Viejo (Nicaragua), tiene como objetivo reducir la vulnerabilidad en las áreas rurales empobrecidas, mediante la gestión integral y sostenible de recursos hídricos y del territorio, incluyendo la prevención y mitigación de riesgos de desastres, todo ello con un enfoque de cuenca hidrográfica.