Our review of biomass studies conducted for 11 Southeast Asian countries, Papua New
Guinea, and southern China uncovered 402 above-ground and 138 below-ground biomass …

A large number of people in developing countries have traditionally depended on products
derived from plants, especially from forests, for curing human and livestock ailments …

Losses of carbon (C) stocks in terrestrial ecosystems and increasing concentrations of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are challenges that scientists and policy makers have …

Homegardens are a common smallholder agroforestry system in Indonesia and throughout
the tropics. These speciesrich, tree-based systems produce non-wood and wood products …

This study in the wake of 1990s fire catastrophes identifies and analyzes underlying causes
of vegetation fires in eight locations across Borneo and Sumatra. Multidisciplinary and …

Jef ferson Fox (e-mail: fox j@ ew c. h awa ii. edu) and A. Terry Rambo (email: ra mb ot@ ew
c. h awa ii. edu) are senior fell ows in envi ro nm en tal s tu dies, Ea st–West Cen ter, Ho n ol …

Adoption of improved silvopastoral practices in degraded pasture areas is thought to provide
valuable local and global environmental benefits, including biodiversity conservation …

Abstract Swidden farmers throughout Southeast Asia are rapidly abandoning traditional land
use practices. While these changes have been quantified in numerous local areas, no …

The many opportunities for mitigating atmospheric carbon emissions in developing countries
include reforesting degraded lands, implementing sustainable agricultural practices on …

Caused in part by the slash-and-burn practices of both large-and small-scale farmers, the
environmental implications of tropical deforestation remain a worldwide concern. Yet the …