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Forest Degradation and Deforestation
Tropical forests are being disturbed by deforestation and forest degradation at an unprecedented pace (Hansen et al. in Science 342:850–853, 2013;...
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Drivers of Forest Degradation and Conservation Measures
Uttarakhand is one of the states of India, which has the highest area under forests. The local people practice Van Panchayat, a traditional method of...
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Local stakeholder perceptions of forest degradation: Keys to sustainable tropical forest management
Land use policies and planning in Latin America have been partially successful in halting deforestation yet have not stopped forest degradation....
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Comparable biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks on warming from tropical moist forest degradation
Tropical forests have undergone extensive deforestation and degradation during the past few decades, but the area and the carbon loss due to...
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Understanding the Drivers of Forest Degradation
Forests provide critical support for human survival as well as habitat for flora and fauna. However, due to ever-increasing anthropogenic pressure,...
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Forest gaps accelerate the degradation of cellulose and lignin in decaying logs in a subalpine forest
Knowledge of the patterns in the degradation of cellulose and lignin in decaying logs under different climatic conditions is necessary to understand...
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Effects of forest degradation classification on the uncertainty of aboveground carbon estimates in the Amazon
BackgroundTropical forests are critical for the global carbon budget, yet they have been threatened by deforestation and forest degradation by fire,...
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Impact of changing urban landscapes on forest degradation: A study on a part of Western Ghats, India
The current research is focused on studying the land use changes in selected sites (total area of 3488 sq. km) of the Uttara Kannada district and the...
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Ecological study and forest degradation of the Waldiba Monastery woodland in Tigrai, Ethiopia
Sacred sites like monasteries harbour a higher diversity of flora and fauna than nearby unprotected areas and sometimes even higher than protected...
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Forest Policy, Law and Institutions: Relevance for Soil Degradation
Legal and policy frameworks for forest regulation in British India were characterized by the monopolistic aspirations of colonial government to...
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The impact of energy efficiency in reducing environmental degradation: does renewable energy and forest resources matter?
The vast utilisation of energy sources in promoting economic growth has been identified as the major cause of environmental degradation (through...
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Evaluating lignin degradation under limited oxygen conditions by bacterial isolates from forest soil
Lignin, a heterogeneous aromatic polymer present in plant biomass, is intertwined with cellulose and hemicellulose fibrils, posing challenges to its...
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Forest degradation drives widespread avian habitat and population declines
In many regions of the world, forest management has reduced old forest and simplified forest structure and composition. We hypothesized that such...
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Forest Degradation in Nigeria: Case Study of Rugu Forest Reserve, Katsina State
This chapter analyzes forest degradation in Nigeria using the Rugu Forest Reserve in Katsina State as a case study. Data for the study were generated...
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Dairy production in a region of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: interactions between climate, fire, vegetation, and pasture degradation
This study was conducted between 2001 and 2016 and aimed to evaluate the effect of interactions between meteorological variables, pasture burning,...
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Comparing Combined and Individual Chemical Pretreatments on Structural Degradation of Forest Wastes as a Source for Biogas Production
AbstractThe recalcitrance nature of agricultural and forest wastes limits their enzymatic degradation and reduces biogas production. The objective of...
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Changes of soil chemical properties, microbial biomass and enzymatic activities along a gradient of forest degradation in logged over tropical rain forests, Borneo
PurposeThe purpose of our study was to investigate soil chemical properties, soil microbial biomass and soil enzyme activities in a gradient of...
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Reconciling policy instruments with drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: cross-scale analysis of stakeholder perceptions in tropical countries
Cross-scale studies combining information on policy instruments and on drivers of deforestation and forest degradation are key to design and...
