scholarly journals Tropical secondary forests regenerating after shifting cultivation in the Philippines uplands are important carbon sinks

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharif A. Mukul ◽  
John Herbohn ◽  
Jennifer Firn
Keyword(s):  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Carbon Sinks

scholarly journals Carbon and Biodiversity Outcomes under Divergent Management Scenarios in Shifting Cultivation Landscapes in the Upland Philippines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharif A. Mukul ◽  
John Herbohn ◽  
Jennifer Firn ◽  
Nestor Gregorio
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
High Potentials ◽  
Reforestation Program

The Philippines is both a biodiversity hotspot and a megadiverse country. The country also has experienced one of the highest rates of deforestation in Southeast Asia and is among the first countries to introduce a massive reforestation program to address the country’s rapid biodiversity and forest loss. Drawing upon an empirical study from the Leyte island and other relevant case studies from the Philippines, in this chapter, we demonstrate that recovering secondary forests following shifting cultivation, locally known as kaingin have the high potentials for biodiversity and carbon co-benefits. Based on our empirical study, we also found that secondary forest regrowing after kaingin use can potentially be used as a cost-effective reforestation measure with multiple benefits to people and the environment in upland areas of the Philippines. We also discuss measures that are essential for such programs to be successful.

Ecosystem Service Provision by Secondary Forests in Shifting Cultivation Areas Remains Poorly Understood

Human Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Mertz ◽  
Thilde Bech Bruun ◽  
Martin Rudbeck Jepsen ◽  
Casey M. Ryan ◽  
Julie G. Zaehringer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Secondary Forests

scholarly journals Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Native Plant Species ◽  
Impatiens Balsamina ◽  
Annual Herb ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract Impatiens balsamina is an annual herb thought to be native to India and Myanmar. It has been widely introduced outside of its native range as an ornamental to Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania and some parts of tropical Africa. It has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized in disturbed sites and semi-natural habitats including secondary forests and forest edges. It spreads by seed and also vegetatively by stem fragments and can form dense stands in forest understory inhibiting germination and the establishment of seedlings, displacing native plant species. It is thought to be invasive to many tropical and subtropical islands in Oceania and the Caribbean as well as Costa Rica, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, the Philippines and parts of India.

Changes in above- and belowground biomass in early successional tropical secondary forests after shifting cultivation in Sarawak, Malaysia

2010 ◽  
Vol 260 (5) ◽  
pp. 875-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanaka Kenzo ◽  
Tomoaki Ichie ◽  
Daisuke Hattori ◽  
Joseph Jawa Kendawang ◽  
Katsutoshi Sakurai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Belowground Biomass ◽  
Secondary Forests
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