Trends, drivers and impacts of changes in swidden cultivation in tropical forest-agriculture frontiers: A global assessment

2012/01/30 by Nathalie van Vliet, Ole Mertz, Andreas Heinimann +25 · 1 voice · 5 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Agriculture and Rural Development Research #Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development #Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

paper · doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.10.009

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Citations

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Discussions

• Is this a parody account? Its been well recognized for decades that swidden cultivation (what you call "slash and burn") can play a valuable role in maintaining and increasing biodiversity and providi [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]