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Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests Under Global Change
Human-induced land-use intensification and climate change are major global change drivers likely to continue for a long time. This international symposium provides an open platform for all scientists from socio-economic and natural sciences interested in the effects of global change on rainforests and agroforests. Balancing the ecological and socio-economic benefits of different agroforestry systems, comparing patterns and processes in managed agroforest and natural forest, and modeling the dynamics of land-use change and related resource degradation under various policy scenarios are major topics of this symposium.
Proceedings
This international symposium featured three interconnected thematic foci of interdisciplinary research. They focussed on the changes in the extent and intensity of agricultural and forest land use in tropical forest margins and their implications for rural development and for conservation of natural resources such as biodiversity, soils and water. The symposium took place in Goettingen. Almost 130 international authors have contributed a short abstract and their adress.
Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change
not only for land use systems that depend on the regular supply of rain or irrigation water but also for the future development of natural rainforests as drought stress has been shown to a?ect tree growth and species composition in old-growth forests (Wright 1991, Walsh and Newbery 1999, Engelbrecht et al. 2007). A drought experiment conducted in a cacao agroforestry plantation showed that this plantation was surprisingly resilient to an induced drought of more than a year (Schwendenmann et al. 2009). However, droughts can have a strong impact on household incomes from agriculture, they strongly a?ect the vulnerability to poverty and thus have to be analyzed as important exogenous shocks to ...
Global Climate Change and Environmental Policy
Global climate change threatens human existence through its potential impact on agriculture and the environment. Agriculture is climate-sensitive, and climate variability and climate change have net negative impact on it. Additionally, the agricultural landscape is affected by monoculture and agro-biodiversity loss, soil fertility depletion and soil loss, competition from biofuel production, crop yield plateaus and invasive species. Nevertheless, the global agricultural production system has to meet the food demands from the growing human population, which is set to exceed 10 billion by 2050. This book discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture, animal husbandry and rural livelih...
Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins
Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. This book contributes to an improved understanding of the processes that have destabilizing effects on ecological and socio-economic systems of tropical rain forest margins, as well as striving to integrate environmental, technological and socio-economic issues in their solution.
Regional Workshop on Responding to Climate Change in the Pacific
A climate change workshop with the theme "Moving from Strategy to Action" was organized by the Pacific Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and attended by 106 representatives from various stakeholder groups in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs). The workshop aimed to (i) disseminate ADB's work and approach in support of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in its Pacific DMCs; (ii) promote partnership and dialogue with Pacific DMCs, development partners, and other stakeholders for a coordinated and harmonized response to climate change in the region; and (iii) discuss possible mechanisms and actionable recommendations for improving the access of Pacific DMCs to climate change financing in the region.
Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture
This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to combat food security issues brought about by climate change and resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and ...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia
This book is a unique, transdisciplinary summary of the state of the art of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Indonesia. It provides a comprehensive overview of disaster risk governance across all levels and multiple actors including diverse perspectives from practitioners and researchers on the challenges and progress of DRR in Indonesia. The book includes novel and emerging topics such as the role of culture, religion, psychology and the media in DRR. It is essential reading for students, researchers, and policy makers seeking to understand the nature and variety of environmental hazards and risk patterns affecting Indonesia. Following the introduction, the book has four main parts of key discussions. Part I presents disaster risk governance from national to local level and its integration into development sectors, Part II focuses on the roles of different actors for DRR, Part III discusses emerging issues in DRR research and practice, and Part IV puts forward variety of methods and studies to measure hazards, risks and community resilience.
MUTIARA CINTA PERTAMA
Ini adalah romantisme kisah cinta dari Bandung dan Jakarta di akhir era '90'-an dan awal tahun 2000. Tentang sebuah keluarga kaya raya di Jakarta, dari pasangan seorang pria pensiunan tentara dengan seorang wanita keturunan ningrat yang mempunyai tiga anak gadis. Anak pertama bernama Andini, Suci Ratna Andini, usianya 25 tahun. Anak kedua bernama Nurma, Nurma Intan Kemala, usianya 24 tahun, dan anak ketiga namanya Alya Putri Mutiara biasa dipanggil Tiara, usianya baru akan masuk 21 tahun. Suatu hari di awal tahun 1998 ketiga gadis kakak-beradik itu dikejutkan dengan kabar tak sedap. Ayahnya berpoligami dan kabar tersebut baru ketahuan justru setelah istri keduanya hamil empat bulan. Keluarga...
Islam Liberal Indonesia: Tokoh, Gagasan dan Respon Kritis
Buku tidak bermaksud memberikan katagorisasi secara baku dan pasti tentang siapa saja tokoh yang dimasukkan ke dalam kelompok Islam liberal. Karena, usaha seperti ini hanya akan dihadapkan pada masalah mendasar terkait dengan generalisasi yang selalu mengabaikan aspekaspek partikularitas yang terkadang justru menunjukkan karakter dan identitas seseorang yang membedakannya dengan kelompoknya sendiri sekalipun. Kendala inilah yang dihadapi oleh Charles Kurzman dan Greg Barton di dalam bukunya masing-masing yang mencoba membuat katagorisasi siapa saja yang layak dimasukkan dalam daftar tokoh Islam liberal. Usaha yang dilakukan oleh kedua sarjana Barat ini mendapat kritikan dari banyak kalangan....
