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Population growth and forest sustainability in Africa
Recent distressing trends in climate change, population explosion and deforestation have inspired this paper, which completes the existing literature by providing empirical justification to hypothetical initiatives on the impact of population growth on forest sustainability in Africa. Using three instruments of forest exploitation, the study shows how rural, agricultural and national population ...
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Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia - Case Study
“Combining Sepacore with Syncore Polyvap means you can work faster and better. The active substances produced are purer. This is the key to fast, cost-efficient, high-quality analysis." Company / Institution Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia Product lines Parallel Evaporation Customer: Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia Bogor Agriculture University is one of the larger ...
By BUCHI
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A case for reform of tax expenditures applicable to agriculture in Australia
This paper considers the need for ecological fiscal reform to address chronic land degradation problems in rural Australia. The paper reviews the range of regulatory strategies available to deal with this problem and notes that market-based approaches are strongly favoured by the Australian government. However the author notes that various pre-existing subsidies and taxation concessions may ...
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Direct payment policies for the regeneration of less-favoured areas: a comparative study of the EU and Japan
This paper evaluates the constitution, significance and limitations of direct payment policy to farmers in hilly mountainous areas (i.e., Japan's less-favoured areas), where small-sized terraced paddy field farming is predominant. A significant period of depopulation and the successive aging of the rural society have resulted in the decline of farming output and the abandonment of farmland. As a ...
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Survey of lanthanoids in plants from a tropical region
Several anthropogenic sources may provide lanthanoids (La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb and Yb) to the agricultural and forestry landscapes. Because little information is available on the distribution of these chemical elements in Brazilian tropical ecosystems, this work focuses on the survey in leaves of diverse plant species (native trees, epiphytes and crops) from different ecosystems. Soil under crown ...
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Fertilizer law regulations for the use of organic wastes list of types, delimination, declaration
Since 07.10.1996, regulations in the fertiliser law must be observed in addition to other waste management regulations regarding the utilization of organic waste. I have described the legal requirements for the distribution of fertilisers regarding registered fertiliser types, type definitions and declaration of fertilisers in general and for secondary raw-material fertilisers in particular. The ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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Can corncob be made into briquettes?
Corncobs, like other agricultural and forestry wastes, are biomass resources that can be recycled, such as sawdust, crop stalks (corn stalks, soybean stalks, sorghum stalks, cotton stalks, rape stalks, peanut stalks, sunflower stalks), chaff, and grass. Grass, shrub branches, bamboo truncated, material head, bagasse, etc. The common feature of these biomass raw materials is that they contain a ...
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Acciona turns sod on Spanish biomass plant
Acciona Energía has started work on the 50MW Logrosán biomass plant in Extremadura, Spain. Located 10km from the urban centre of the municipality, the Logrosán biomass plant will have a total of 200,000 square metres of surface, with just over half of the space dedicated to storage of the raw material. The start of production is scheduled for the second half of 2025 ...
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Soil conservation and protection in Europe - the way ahead
This book introduces the reader to the current soil protection and conservation debate in Europe. It is written for the informed person with a background in for example environmental science, agriculture, forestry, geography or law. The focus of this book is not on the scientific analysis of the problem but rather on the actions that can be taken to improve and protect European soils. We have ...
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USDA announces biobased products report and changes to biobased programs
On June 17, 2015, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the release of a report to congress that builds on the Why Biobased? report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2014. The new report, An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry, shows that in 2013, the U.S. biobased industry added $369 billion dollars and four million jobs to the economy. ...
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Database “organic and mineral residues”
In the spirit of the material recycling concept in Germany (KrW-/AbfG, 1994), wastes are to be recycled as completely as possible, avoiding any impairment for mankind and the environment. In this connection, avoidance of material burdens by excessive nutrient and pollutant discharge is particularly important in the treatment, recycling and bringing into circulation of waste materials for re-use ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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Farmers' (local and colonists) perceptions of environmental changes in the forest frontier of the upper Amazon, Peru
Amazon ecosystem degradation profoundly impacts life supporting processes of global importance such as climate regulation, as well as local conditions for livelihoods. In Peru's highland jungle, an expanding deforestation front of forest conversion to agriculture has vastly transformed the landscape. Small–scale farming, the main driver of forest degradation, and consequently household natural ...
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Project - FP200 - Scaling up the implementation of the Lao PDR Emission Reductions Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management (Project 2)
Lao PDR's vulnerability to climate change impacts is exacerbated by its limited resources and capacity to invest in adaptive climate measures to protect its economy and rural population. Since 16 per cent of the country's GDP stems from agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, the government has identified these sectors as priority areas in its climate strategies including the National Adaptation ...
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Why Is PVC Coated Galvanized Wire Popular?
VC coated galvanized wire plays an important role in our daily life. It is widely used for fencing, animal enclosures, forest protection, binding, etc. Have you ever wondered why it is appreciated by so many people? And how do choose a reliable supplier? Below let’s review more details.1. High-quality MaterialPVC coated galvanized wire is a product that uses galvanized wire as material and then ...
By Wanzhi Steel
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8 Series PTO Shaft – Replacement of Bondioli & Pavesi PTO Shaft
The Power Take-Off (PTO) shaft can be described as a kind of driveline component, specifically designed to transfer the power of a tractor's engine to an implement that is attached. This 8 Series PTO shaft is a step up from the seven Series PTO shaft and is specifically designed to provide greater durability and reliability for high-end applications. This PTO shaft model is constructed of ...
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Bamboo: The Secret Weapon in Forest and Landscape Restoration?
In the world of forestry, bamboo doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. Dismissed as a weed or marginalized in traditional forest management, bamboo could actually play an important role in forest and landscape restoration. With adequate attention, investment, and the right standards in place, it could become a major renewable and sustainable crop—if we can update our outmoded ...
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Mushrooms can also make houses, clothes, and electronic devices?
Fungus is not only edible, it can also be used as a material to make bags, clothing, electronic devices and even buildings. Such materials tend to be plastic, renewable, biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and produced in more sustainable ways. In early 2022, researchers at Columbia University in the United States developed a lignocellulose-based fungus-bacteria biocomposite material. The ...
By Matexcel
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Equatorial Guinea Increases Protected Forests by 63 Percent, Shows New Atlas
Forests are the life blood of Equatorial Guinea. They cover roughly 98 percent of the total national land area, providing services and sustenance to hundreds of thousands of Equatoguineans. But despite the critical role of forests, the country lacked a comprehensive information system to support monitoring and responsible management of these ecosystems. Until now, that is. The Ministry of ...
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Ivey International Inc. successfully emulsifies BioOil with hydrocarbon diesel
DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) announced today that Ivey International Inc, a British Columbia environmental solutions company working with DynaMotive, has successfully emulsified BioOil with hydrocarbon diesel. The goal of the emulsification testing is to allow for co-burning of a BioOil/ diesel mix in stationary engines without requiring significant modifications to them. ...
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“Swapping Land” to Produce Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia
Indonesia has the world’s third-largest rainforest, which is a haven for biodiversity and an economic lifeline for many rural communities. However, Indonesian forests are in rapid decline and the country regularly tops deforestation hotspots lists. The key to protecting Indonesia’s forests remains reforming its massive forestry and agriculture sectors. By giving these industries the ...
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