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Generation of alternative land use options: examples for the livestock sector
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1999)
Costa Rica: National level assessment of the role of economic instruments in the conservation policymix
(2015-11-03)
POLICYMIX aims to contribute to achieving the EUs goals of reversing trends in biodiversity loss beyond 2010 through the use of cost-effective and incentive compatible economic instruments. POLICYMIX focuses on the role ...
Effect of woody and herbaceous legumes on the growth and nutrient content of two tropical grass species
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1999)
Se realizó un experimento factorial (2 X 2 X 5) con dos especies de gramineas, Panicum maximum Jacq. (Var. CIAT 16061) y Brachiaria humidicola Rendle (Var. CIAT 679) en monocultivo o en asocio con Centrosema macrocarpum ...
Service functions of agroforestry systems
(2003)
This article presents a brief review of the main environmental service functions that are provided by agroforestry systems (AFS): 1) maintenance of soil fertility/reducing erosion via organic matter inputs to the soil, N ...
Local perceptions of degradation in rangelands from a livestock farming community in Chiapas, Mexico
(2013-06-12)
The farmer’s perception was analyzed about degradation of pastures in the Francisco Villa I community, Jiquipilas municipality, Chiapas. The community is located in the nearby area of the biosphere reservation La Sepultura. ...
The hamburger connection hangover: cattle, pasture land degradation and alternative land use in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2000)
In the past few decades, pasture expansion into the humid lowlands of Central America has increased greatly and has raised a great deal of concern about deforestation and potential land degradation. However, little information ...