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Agroforestry timber production in Central America : population dynamics and information technologies in Nicacentro and Trifinio
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2015)
The importance of tropical timber for human activities in developing and developed countries is widely recognized. However, the timber supply from tropical forests has greatly suffered due to the increasing deforestation ...
Can ecosystem-based adaptation help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change?
(CIRAD, Montpellier (Francia), 2015)
Can ecosystem-based adaptation help reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change in Central America?
(CIRAD, Montpellier (Francia), 2015)
Are we learning? Strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Bangor University (RU), 2012)
Esta tesis describe y evalúa el impacto de un proceso participativo de aprendizaje y experimentación, basado en el enfoque de Escuelas de Campo (FFS) para ganaderos en Centro América. Organizaciones han dedicado esfuerzos ...
Mapping climate change adaptive capacity and vulnerability of smallholder agricultural livelihoods in Central America: ranking and descriptive approaches to support adaptation strategies
(Springer, 2016)
Climate change is one of the main threats to rural livelihoods in Central America, especially for small and medium-sized farmers. Climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) integrates biophysical and socioeconomic ...
What information do policy makers need to develop climate adaptation plans for mallholder farmers? : the case of Central America and Mexico
(Springer, 2016)
Scientific and technical information can increase the ability of policy makers to
make strategic decisions. However, climate change policy is often formulated without significant
input from science. We examine whether ...
Climatology-based regional modelling of potential vegetation and average annual long-term runoff for Mesoamerica
(2010)
Mean annual cycles of runoff, evapotranspiration,
leaf area index (LAI) and potential vegetation were
modelled for Mesoamerica using the SVAT model MAPSS
with different climatology datasets. We calibrated and validated
the ...
The use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation practices by smallholder farmers in Central America
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2017)
There is growing interest in promoting the use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) practices to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change, however there is limited information on how commonly these practices are ...
More Stable Productivity of Semi Natural Grasslands than Sown Pastures in a Seasonally Dry Climate
(2013-06-11)
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...