Environment and Sustainability: conservation
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- Effects of Land Use on Bird Species Richness in Sulawesi, Indonesia by Matthias Waltert, et al [PDF: 201 kb]
- CACAO - Good for Agriculture and the Environment by H. Becker [PDF: 7.83 kb]
- Conservation Because It Pays: Shaded Cocoa Agroforests in West Africa by J.Gockowski et al. [PDF: 532 kb ]
- The effect of land use on soil health indicators in peri-urban agriculture in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon. Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 36, p. 2402-2409, 2006 by A. Monkiedje, M. Spiteller, D. Fotio and P. Sukul. [PDF: 136 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
- Almacenamiento y tasas de fijación de biomasa y carbono de cacao en sistemas agroforestales de cacao (Theobroma cacao) y laurel (Cordia alliodora). [Biomass and carbon storage and fixation in cocoa with laurel (Cordia alliodora) systems]. Spanish with English summary. Agroforestería en las Américas (CATIE). Vol. 46 p. 26-29 by A. Ortiz, L. Riascos, and E. Somarriba [PDF: 132 KB] posted November 20 2008
- Suelos del valle del pie de monte en Talamanca: un paisaje dinámico para el almacenamiento de carbono. [Soils in the valley and foothills of Talamanca: a dynamic landscape for the storage of carbon]. Spanish with English summary. Agroforestería en las Américas (CATIE). Vol. 46, p. 40-44 by B. Polidoro, L. Winowiecki, J. J. Maynard, P. McDaniel, and M. Morra [PDF: 155 KB] posted November 20 2008
- ¿Cómo construir modelos alométricos de volumen, biomasa o carbono de especies leñosas perennes? [How to develop volume, biomass or carbon allometric models for woody perennials?] Spanish with English summary. Agroforestería en las Américas (CATIE). Vol. 46 p. 89-96 by M. Segura and H. J. Andrade [PDF: 778 KB] posted November 20 2008
- ¿Cómo estimar rápidamente el carbono almacenado en la biomasa aérea de los sistemas agroforestales indígenas de Talamanca, Costa Rica? [ How to estimate carbon stored in the aboveground biomass of indigenous agroforestry systems of Talamanca, Costa Rica] Spanish with English summary. Agroforestería en las Américas (CATIE). Vol. 46 p. 97-103 by M. Segura and H.J. Andrade [PDF: 129 KB] posted November 20 2008
- ¿Cómo fijar carbono atmosférico, certificarlo y venderlo para complementar los ingresos de productores indígenas en Costa Rica? [How to fix, certify and trade carbon to increase income in indigenous cocoa farms in Costa Rica]. Spanish with English summary. Agroforestería en las Américas (CATIE). Vol. 46. p. 34-39. by E. Somarriba, H. J. Andrade, M. Segura and M. Villalobos [PDF: 264 KB] posted November 20 2008
- El Proyecto captura de carbono y desarrollo de mercados ambientales en cacaotales y otros sistemas agroforestales indígenas en Talamanca, Costa Rica. [The Project: carbon capture and environmental markets in cocoa and other land uses in indigenous Talamanca, Costa Rica]. Spanish with English summary. Agroforestería en las Américas (CATIE). Vol. 46 p. 8-13. y E. Somarriba, M. Villalobos, L. Sucre, M. López, F. Torres, A. Torres, and K. Rodríguez [PDF: 246 KB] posted November 20 2008
- Local knowledge and decision making by cocoa farmers on shade management in cocoa plantations, Alto Beni, Bolivia. Spanish, English summary. Conocimiento local y decisiones de los productores de Alto Beni, Bolivia, sobre el diseño y manejo de la sombra en su cacaotales. Tesis Mag. Sc. Turrialba, Costa Rica, CATIE 76 p., 2006 by M. Ortiz González. [PDF: 1320KB] posted February 2 2009
- Capture of carbon: an environmental service in cocoa indigenous plantations. Spanish, English summary. La captura de carbono: un servicio ambiental en fincas cacaoteras indígenas. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. Serie Técnica. Manual Técnico N°64. 28 p., 2006 by E. Somarriba, F. Quesada and M. Villalobos. [PDF: 5240KB] posted February 3 2009
- Conservation of Vascular Epiphyte Diversity in Shade CacaoPlantations in the Choco Region of Ecuador. Biotropica, vol.41, p. 250259, 2009 by X. Haro-Carrion, T. Lozada, H. Navarrette, and G.H.J. De Koning [PDF: 256KB] posted September 22 2009
- Conservation value of cacao agroforestry for amphibians and reptiles in South-East Asia: combining correlative models with follow-up field experiments. J. Appl. Ecology, vol.46, p. 823-832, 2009 by T.C. Wa nger, A. Saro,D.T. Iskandar, B.W. Brook, B.W.N.S. Sodhi, Y. Clough and T. Tscharntke [PDF: 331KB] posted September 22 2009
- The conservation importance of luxuriant tree plantations for lower storey forest birds in south-west Ghana. Bird Conservation International, vol. 19, p. 187-308, 2009 by L.H. Holbech [PDF: 434KB] posted November 9 2009
- Key tree species for the golden-headed lion tamarin and implications for shade-cocoa management in southern Bahia, Brazil. Animal Conservation, 13 [1], pp. 60-70, 2010 by L.C. Oliviera, S.J. Hankerson, J.M. Dietz, B.E. Raboy [PDF: 265KB] posted April 2, 2010
- Prioritizing areas for conservation and vegetation restoration in post-agricultural landscapes: A Biosphere Reserve plan for Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. Biological Conservation, 143, pp. 787-794, 2010 by N. Zafra-Calvo, R. Cerro, T. Fuller, J.M. Lobo, M.A. Rodríguez, S. Sarkar [PDF: 512KB] posted April 2, 2010