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A amazonia e os objetivos do milenio
(Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia, Belém (Brasil), 2007)Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio estabelecidos pela ONU propõem metas e indicadores para medir e orientar a melhoria nas condições socioeconômicas (pobreza, educação, saúde, desigualdade entre os gêneros, mortalidade ... -
A case study of traditional agro-forestry practices in a wet tropical zone: the La Suiza project
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba (Costa Rica)., 1979) -
A case study on the effect of biological disease control on the rehabilitation of abandoned cocoa (Theobroma cacao) farms under two shading regimes and with two application times in Tingo Marái, Perú
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A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
(Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. (Estados Unidos), 2015-05)Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant methodological and data ... -
A dinamica de expansao da procura de amendoas de cacau nos principais países consumidores
(IICA, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1970)El patrón de expresión del comportamiento a corto y largo plazo de los mercados cacaoteros es uno de los elementos claves del crecimiento del sector cacaotero. El comportamiento a corto plazo está influenciado esencialmente ... -
A farm typology for the Atlantic Zone
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Atlantic Zone Programme Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica), 1997)In land use analysis it is often necessary to generalize individual farMON into a number of farm types. In this research the farm typology is based on the physical production possibilities presented by farm size and soil ... -
A financial analysis of a small scale Gmelina arborea Roxb. improvement programme in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1995)El documento presenta los resultados de un análisis financiero de un programa de mejoramiento genético de escala pequeña de Gmelina arborea en Hojancha, provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. El programa consistió en el ... -
A functional trait based approach to understand tropical forest composition and function in a Costa Rican landscape
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)Quantifying the factors driving tropical forest composition, structure and function is a continuous area of ecological research. Recently, novel approaches have enabled research questions on this topic to be addressed not ... -
A geospatial data integration framework for mapping and monitoring tropical landscape diversity in Costa Rica's San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006)Landcover change has substantially reduced the amount of tropical rain forests since the 1950s. Little is known about the extent of remaining forest types. A multivariate analysis of 144 forest plots across Costa Rica's ... -
A geospatial data integration framework for mapping and monitoring tropical landscape diversity in Costa Rica's San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006)Landcover change has substantially reduced the amount of tropical rain forests since the 1950s. Little is known about the extent of remaining forest types. A multivariate analysis of 144 forest plots across Costa Rica's ... -
A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30m spatial resolution
(2018)With the growing recognition that effective action on climate change will require a combination of emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, protecting, enhancing and restoring natural carbon sinks have become ... -
A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance
(The Lancet, 2023-09-08)It discusses the urgent need to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights on how to reduce its impact in the future. It highlights the consequences of clinically ineffective ... -
A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer's adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America
(2008)The current study shows the process and the results of a methodology proposed to contribute with the issue of how to evaluate the adaptation to climate variability and future climate change. The proposed methodology consists ... -
A micrometeorological model to simulate leaf wetness duration in an homogeneous plant canopy after rain or dew deposit (with special emphasis on banana and plantain canopies)
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica). Proyecto Regional de Agrometeorología, 1990) -
A natural ecosystem analog approach to the design of a successional crop system for tropical forest environments
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1980) -
A nutritional study of hevea rubber seedlings
(IICA, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1954)Este trabajo se llevó a cabo en la Estación Experimental de Hule, en Turrialba, Costa Rica, de Octubre de 1953 a Julio de 1954. Se deseaba producir plántulas de Hevea con deficiencias minerales conocidas y estudiar el ... -
A participative evaluation of improved forages for sustainable management of natural resources in the Jucuapa river subwatershed, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006)therefore, it is necessary to establish strategies which will help achieve a balance between both forages with the goal of promoting natural resource conservation in the Jucuapa river subwatershed. Este estudio, basado en ... -
A rapid assessment tool for integrated watershed management: a case study from La Plata river in South America
(2013)Environment quality indicators can be inadequate when measuring the short-term impacts of projects and actions within an integrated watershed management approach. Quantifiable changes in environmental indicators often ...