Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Agricultural intensification and forest conservation are often seen as incompatible. Agricultural interventions can help boost food security for poor rural communities but in certain cases can exacerbate deforestation, known as the rebound effect. We tested whether coupling agricultural intervention...

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Main Authors: J Nackoney, M Demol, H A Akpona, M Bauters, P Boeckx, J Dupain, C Facheux, M C Hansen, J-C Kalemba, A G Kehbila, P Potapov, A Tabu Senga, J Six, S Turubanova, D Williams, B Vanlauwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
sustainable development
agricultural intervention
forest conservation
remote sensing
forest monitoring
Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6ad8

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6ad8

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