Das LaForeT Projekt (Landscape Forestry in the Tropics) wurde vom Thünen-Institut für Waldwirtschaft in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern in Ecuador, den Philippinen und Sambia in den Jahren 2016 bis 2023 durchgeführt. Das Projekt analysiert Auswirkungen von Politikinstrumenten auf die...

As climate negotiators gathered in Belém for the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), the surrounding rainforest was in the spotlight, with COP30 being dubbed a “forest COP”. As one of its key projects, the Brazilian government...

The use of renewable energy, such as solar power, has the potential to mitigate the negative impacts of fossil fuel consumption. West Java Province holds significant potential for solar-based electricity development. This study aims to estimate hourly solar radiation, addressing extreme...

Understanding solar radiation is vital for optimizing the integration of solar energy systems, particularly in regions with diverse topographical features. West Java Province in Indonesia, characterized by its varied topography and substantial solar potential, serves as an ideal case study for...

Das LaForeT Projekt (Landscape Forestry in the Tropics) wurde vom Thünen-Institut für Waldwirtschaft in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern in Ecuador, den Philippinen und Sambia in den Jahren 2016 bis 2023 durchgeführt. Das Projekt analysiert Auswirkungen von Politikinstrumenten auf die...

AbstractTransparent, accurate, comparable, and complete estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and removals are needed to support mitigation goals and performance assessments under the Paris Agreement. Here, we present a comparative analysis of the agriculture forestry and other land use (AFOLU)...

Tropical savannas are complex landscapes composed of mainly grasses and a matrix of proportions of discontinuous tree cover. They play an essential role in providing multiple ecosystem services including biodiversity, carbon storage, and socio-economic and cultural values. However, knowledge of...

Charcoal production to meet the cooking needs of urban households is one of the leading causes of deforestation and degradation of Africa’s tropical forests. We randomly distributed high-cost Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) stoves to urban households through subsidy and on credit and measured...

Around 75% of tropical deforestation in the XXI century has been driven by the expansion of agriculture and forest plantations. Since 1990s, palm oil has been standing for a critical global traded product in terms of embodied deforestation. The European Union (EU) is one of the major players in...

State decentralization is often promoted to improve public service delivery. However, its effects on forest conservation are ambiguous. Decentralization might not only improve local forest governance, but also change the incentives to promote agricultural expansion into forests. This study...

Sustainable use of land resources is at the core of the bioeconomy, and it is of central importance for development in the coming decades. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals reflect this aspect of development both directly and indirectly. Important global trends, such as a growing...

Sustainable use of land resources is at the core of the bioeconomy, and it is of central importance for development in the coming decades. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals reflect this aspect of development both directly and indirectly. Important global trends, such as a growing...

Large-scale reforestations in the tropics have become an important strategy to mitigate the global climate crisis through the sequestration of CO2. Mixed-species reforestations have been suggested for carbon plantings. In the context of commercial plantation forestry, the establishment of...

Charcoal production to meet the cooking needs of urban households is one of the leading causes of deforestation and degradation of Africa’s tropical forests. We randomly distributed Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) stoves to urban households in Tanzania through subsidy and on credit to measure...

The Amazon continental shelf (ACS) has a coastline of ~ 1000 km and is situated in a humid equatorial region with two distinct seasons, wet and dry, and two transitional climatic periods. This seasonality strongly affects the discharges of the Amazon and Pará rivers, with their plumes extending...

Comparative studies investigating how species differ in their utilization of dietary resources, that is, the trophic niche differentiation, is one of the prerequisites for species coexistence. Fatty acid (FA) analysis of consumer tissues has recently shown utility in drawing further inferences...

Thermo-active piles are an upcoming technology for the utilization of subsurface geothermal energy in urban areas. This environmentally friendly technology has already been widespread for the heating and cooling of buildings in temperate regions, whereas in tropical regions it is still limited...

Soil enzymes are the most potent bioactive components of forest ecosystems. They are involved in carbon and nutrient cycling, and the ratio of ligninase to cellulase activity can be used to effectively track changes in the soil carbon (C) pools for microbial assimilation. However, our...

This paper analyzes the relationship between temperature, mortality, and adaptation opportunities in a tropical country. Such countries host almost 40% of the world's population, and face inherently different environmental, demographic, and socio-economic conditions than their counterparts in...

This paper analyzes the relationship between temperature, mortality, and adaptation opportunities in a tropical country. Such countries host almost 40% of the world’s population, and face inherently different environmental, demographic, and socio-economic conditions than their counterparts in...

One of the remarkable developments in New Institutional Economics is the study on how institutions transition. This paper analyzes the role of Duarte Coelho, the first donatary and administrator of the captaincy of Pernambuco in the early colonial Brazil. His historical role and strong...

Continuous inputs of organic matter are vital for sustaining soil organic carbon (SOC) and productivity of soils in smallholder crop-livestock systems. However, the dynamics of the different inputs i.e. maize shoots, roots and manure used are poorly understood. Along with organic inputs, use of...

"The living standards and scale of development around the world are vastly unequal. One notable observation is that much of the poverty-stricken area is located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. By contrast, affluent nations are situated in more temperate zones. Such a phenomenon...