scholarly journals Trees on farms and farmers in the forest

2019 ◽  
pp. 206-214
Author(s):  
Ingrid Öborn ◽  
Rhett D. Harrison ◽  
Sileshi G. Weldesemayat
Keyword(s):  
Trees On Farms

scholarly journals Agroforestry-Based Ecosystem Services

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Meine van Noordwijk
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Scientific Analysis

Agroforestry, land use at the agriculture-forestry interface that implies the presence of trees on farms and/or farmers in forests, has a history that may be as old as agriculture, but as an overarching label and topic of formal scientific analysis, it is in its fifth decade [...]

scholarly journals Simulating Agroforestry Adoption in Rural Indonesia: The Potential of Trees on Farms for Livelihoods and Environment

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Beatrice Nöldeke ◽  
Etti Winter ◽  
Yves Laumonier ◽  
Trifosa Simamora
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Scenario ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Change Scenario ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Agroforestry Adoption ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

In recent years, agroforestry has gained increasing attention as an option to simultaneously alleviate poverty, provide ecological benefits, and mitigate climate change. The present study simulates small-scale farmers’ agroforestry adoption decisions to investigate the consequences for livelihoods and the environment over time. To explore the interdependencies between agroforestry adoption, livelihoods, and the environment, an agent-based model adjusted to a case study area in rural Indonesia was implemented. Thereby, the model compares different scenarios, including a climate change scenario. The agroforestry system under investigation consists of an illipe (Shorea stenoptera) rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) mix, which are both locally valued tree species. The simulations reveal that farmers who adopt agroforestry diversify their livelihood portfolio while increasing income. Additionally, the model predicts environmental benefits: enhanced biodiversity and higher carbon sequestration in the landscape. The benefits of agroforestry for livelihoods and nature gain particular importance in the climate change scenario. The results therefore provide policy-makers and practitioners with insights into the dynamic economic and environmental advantages of promoting agroforestry.

In defence of small habitat islands: Termites (Isoptera) in the Western Australian central wheatbelt, and the importance of dispersal power in species occurrence

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Abensperg-Traun ◽  
Max Abensperg-Traun
Keyword(s):  
Dead Wood ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Species Number ◽  
Termite Species ◽  
South West ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Habitat Islands ◽  
Spatial Isolation ◽  
Isolation Effects ◽  
Western Australian

Ecological theory has long undervalued the contribution of small remnants of native vegetation to nature conservation. This study provides data on colony persistence of remnant-dependent wood-eating termites in 28 remnants of mature wandoo (Eucalyptus capillosa) trees in paddock situations in the agricultural south-west of Western Australia. Remnants ranged in size from 2 to 30 trees, and in spatial isolation from 50 to 650 m. All remnants have been exposed to livestockrelated disturbance for >40 years. This study found that (1) Small remnants of eucalypt trees on farms retain important functional representatives, i.e., wood-eating termites for nutrient-cycling, and high species numbers. (2) Seventeen species have the capacity to establish and maintain colonies in remnants =5 trees. (3) Spatial isolation has no significant influence on the total number of termite species. (4) The number of trees (r = 0.60) and quantity of dead wood in the remnant (r = 0.86) were significant indicators of total termite species number. Larger remnants with low quantities of wood supported few termites, however. (5) Rare as well as common species persisted in small remnants. (6) Alate wing-size was a significant indicator of the occurrence of the six most common termite species in remnants (r = 0.84). The implication of isolation effects for rare species with limited powers of dispersal is self-evident, as is the need for the creation of habitat linkeages to reduce the effects of spatial isolation on the native fauna.

Bitter Shade: Throwing Light on Politics and Ecology in Contemporary Pakistan

2003 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Dove
Keyword(s):  
Belief System ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Forest Department ◽  
North West ◽  
Land Type ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Length Width ◽  
On Farm

Farmers in the rainfed tracts of Pakistan’s Punjab and North-West Frontier Provinces interpret the on-farm interaction between annual crops and trees in terms of sayah, “tree shade.” Tree shade is conceived as an emission that is thought to have density, temperature, taste, and size (which itself is thought to have length, width, height, and duration). Farmers believe the character of shade and its impact upon their crops varies by tree species and also by season and land type. This complex system of beliefs attests to the commitment of farmers to on-farm tree cultivation and contradicts government foresters’ beliefs that farmers are hostile to the presence of trees on farms. The farmers’ belief system collapses a dichotomy between tree and crop, forest and farm, forest department and farmer, and indeed nature and culture, that serves the interests of the Forest Department. This analysis suggests that the most mundane, quotidian resource practices may have profound political implications, that environmental knowledge is often (if not always) partisan knowledge, and that cultural meaning is not divorced from politicaleconomic dynamics.

Trees on farms in Bangladesh

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drake Hocking ◽  
Anna Hocking ◽  
Khairul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Trees On Farms

scholarly journals EXPOSURE OF OPERATORS TO CHAINSAW VIBRATION IN FOREST HARVESTING

FLORESTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 1653
Author(s):  
André Tavares Jesus ◽  
Nilton César Fiedler ◽  
Flávio Cipriano de Assis do Carmo ◽  
Ronie Silva Juvanhol
Keyword(s):  
Exposure Time ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Forest Harvesting ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Raynaud’S Syndrome ◽  
Raynaud's Syndrome ◽  
Corrective Measures ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Harmful Effects

The implementation process of mechanized systems which occurred in the last decades in Brazil has brought numerous benefits of profitability, quality and safety for forestry activities. However, mechanization can cause harmful effects to the health of operators, among which include the excess of vibration that is responsible for numerous disorders such as Raynaud’s syndrome. The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of exposure to vibration of chainsaw operators in cutting eucalyptus trees on farms. Thus, a portable accelerometer with a triaxial attachment positioned at the fingers of the operators was used to measure the data. The methodology proposed by NHO-10 was used to classify the degree of exposure. According to the results, 55% of the operators presented above the acceptable levels of exposure, requiring interventions which enable reduced hand-arm vibration. The vibration effects were observed to be more severe in the left hand socket of the operators. Based on the obtained results, it is concluded that there is a need for preventive and corrective measures which reduce the exposure of the operators as an intervention in the design of the machines, more rotation between operations, and greater care with the maintenance of the machines, training and reduced exposure time.

Socio-economic determinants of growing trees on farms in the middle hills of Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. N. Oli ◽  
T. Treue ◽  
H. O. Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Trees On Farms
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