Collection and characterization of Indonesian indigenous vegetables: Beluntas, kenikir, pegagan, sambung nyawa, and terubuk
Summary: The Indonesian indigenous vegetables, beluntas (Pluchea indica), kenikir (Cosmos caudatus), pegagan (Centella asiatica), sambung nyawa (Gynura procumbens) and terubuk (Saccharum edule) were collected and characterized. […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): D. Hermanto; B.S. Purwoko; M. Syukur; A.D. Susila; M. Palada M. Reyes
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Effects of environmental variables along a soil and climatic gradient in Zambia
Powerpoint presentation.
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): L. Gatere
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
The effects of climate change and soil management practices on soil organic matter in agro-ecosystems of the Bolivian Altiplano
This presentation shows how the current soil management practices in Umala-Bolivia influences the availability of nutrients in local soils, and what practices should be adopted to […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Aguilera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Management of organic and inorganic soil fertility inputs in indigenous agricultural communities in the Bolivian Highlands
The Bolivian highland plateau region (Altiplano) is a semi-arid region in the Andes Mountains that has a range in elevation of between 3600 and 4300 m […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Aguilera; R. Miranda; P.P. Motavalli; E. Tangara; E. Herrera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Watershed-based natural resource management in small-scale agriculture: Sloped areas of the Andean Region
This presentation reports on the work of the SANREM CRSP long term research activity 3 (LTRA-3), “Watershed-based natural resource management (NRM) for small-scale agriculture.” The objectives […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Understanding decentralization
While decentralization policies have become increasingly popular in developing countries, this presentation explores the definition of decentralization in terms of “who” is gaining control over “what” […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Bauer
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Land clearing and the biofuel carbon debt
Abstract: Increasing energy use, climate change, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels make switching to low-carbon fuels a high priority. Biofuels are a potential […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Fargione; J. Hill; D. Tilman; S. Polasky; P. Hawthorne
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, US and Canada
- Topic: Policy
Community markets for conservation: Markets to advance conservation mission
This presentation describes the function and economics of COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation), discusses the current reality of climate change, and then explores how possible market […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Fay
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
File>> Relacion Carbono: Nitrogeno en suelos del altiplano Central producto de la aplicacion de abonos organicos e inorganicos en el cultivo de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Avance de informe del trabajo de tesis acerca de la Relacion Carbono: Nitrogeno en suelos del altiplano Central producto de la aplicacion de abonos organicos e […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): J. Sipe; C. Chambilla; M.A. Gonzales; P. Motavalli
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Forest incomes after Uganda’s forest sector reform: Are the rural poor gaining?
Forest sector governance reform is frequently promoted as a policy tool for achieving favorable livelihood outcomes in the low income tropics. However, there is a dearth […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): P. Jagger
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy