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Litterfall dynamics and nutrient cycling under different tropical forest restoration strategies in southern Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2010)
Islas (árboles sembrados en parches de tres tamaños), Control (regeneración natural) y Bosque Secundario joven (7-9 años). Los tratamientos (parcelas de 50 x 50m) fueron establecidos en junio de 2004 en seis sitios en el ...
Climate Change Governance: the case of land-use based emissions MRV systems in Central America and the Dominican Republic
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2017)
Measuring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) is a UNFCCC mechanism for monitoring climate
change mitigation and greenhouse gas emissions data. Although establishing MRV is a
priority in international discourse, it is a ...
Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
Bangor University, Gwynedd (RU), 2011)
These issues were investigated in a range of paddocks with two types of cover: semi-natural grassland and sown pastures within an altitudinal range of 200 to 400 m. In nine paddocks, 11 sequential biomass harvests after ...
Contribution of agricultural land uses to bird conservation: a case study of ecosystem service provisioning
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
Understanding the contribution of agricultural land uses to biodiversity conservation is of utmost importance. With 38% of earth’s ice free land surface covered by crops and pastures, studying and understanding the potential ...
How does increased vegetable varietal choice influence coffee farmers’ on-farm diversification strategies in the face of changing climate conditions?
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
Crop diversification strategies are considered promising for Central American coffee farmers who are looking for solutions to confront rapidly changing climate conditions. Vegetable crops hold potential for diversification ...
Building a bridge between food production and conservation: experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is a place where innovation to manage natural resources is taking place. The region is and will keep contributing to the global food market. However, this poses a threat to the ...
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 ...
Land use, hydrological processes and ecosystem services in the upper Reventazón watershed, Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
Costa Rica experienced large scale deforestation between the 1940s and 1980s. Due to the rapid loss of forest, the Costa Rican government initiated the Pagos para Servicios Ambientales, or Environmental Service Payments ...
Strategic planning for sustainable organic hillside agriculture with a farming system and value chain model in Nicoya, Guanacaste
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2017)
La enfermedad de la roya anaranjada que se da en el café, es causada por el patógeno llamado Hemileia vastatrix. Este es un hongo que causa pérdidas económicas a este cultivo, como las producidas durante el ataque del ...
Competitive strategies in community forestry: leveraging through second-tier collectie enterprises in Mexico and Guatemala
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
Although community forestry is widely recognized as a critical element in sustainable forest management strategies and the livelihoods of forest dependent people, the economic viability of community forest enterprises ...