Diese Dissertation zielt darauf ab, die komplexen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen den verschiedenen Faktoren, die den Prozess der Abholzung der Tropenwälder beeinflussen, durch die Untersuchung dieser Problematik in der Nähe des Lore Lindu National Parks in Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien zu...

Oil palm has become one of the most rapidly expanding crops throughout the humid tropics. Over the last two decades, the area under oil palm has almost tripled and its production more than quadrupled. This development is mainly attributed to the rising demand for vegetable oils and biofuels,...

This thesis analyzes challenges to agricultural production in China, which could impair the country's ability to maintain or to increase its output of important food commodities. By means of three empirical studies, issues regarding the effects of climate change and the development of total...