Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change

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cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/1697en
cg.journalGlobal Environmental Changeen
cg.subject.ciforPOLICY AND EXTRASECTORAL ISSUESen
dc.contributor.authorRudel, Thomas K.en
dc.contributor.authorCoomes, O.T.en
dc.contributor.authorMoran, E.en
dc.contributor.authorAchard, F.en
dc.contributor.authorAngelsen, A.en
dc.contributor.authorJianchu Xuen
dc.contributor.authorLambin, E.F.en
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-04T09:09:09Zen
dc.date.available2012-06-04T09:09:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/19131
dc.titleForest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use changeen
dcterms.abstractPlaces experience forest transitions when declines in forest cover cease and recoveries in forest cover begin. Forest transitions have occurred in two, sometimes overlapping circumstances. In some places economic development has created enough non-farm jobs to pull farmers off of the land, thereby inducing the spontaneous regeneration of forests in old fields. In other places a scarcity of forest products has prompted governments and landowners to plant trees in some fields. The transitions do little to conserve biodiversity, but they do sequester carbon and conserve soil, so governments should place a high priority on promoting them.en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRudel, T.K., Coomes, O.T., Moran, E., Achard, F., Angelsen, A., Jianchu Xu, Lambin, E.F. 2005. Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change . Global Environmental Change 15 (1) :23-31.en
dcterms.extentp. 23-31en
dcterms.issued2005
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectforest coveren
dcterms.subjectland useen
dcterms.subjectdeforestationen
dcterms.subjectforest dynamicsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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