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Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa

The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for agriculture is being cleared from forests. We use Demographic Hea

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Increasing Tree Cover in Degrading Landscapes: ‘Integration’ and ‘Intensification’ of Smallholder Forest Culture in the Alutilla Valley, Matiranga, Bangladesh

Abstract Research was conducted in Alutilla Valley in eastern Bangladesh to identify the nature of existing agroforestry systems and to identify potential agro- forestry models that could ameliorate currently degrading forest resources Data were

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Analyse phytogeographique des forets d'Afrique Centrale: le cas du massif de Ngovayang (Cameroun)

Ngovayang may constitute a transition zone between Nigerian forests and those ranging from southern Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For tree species of the Lower Guinean domain, the climatic hinge separating boreal and austral

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Cultivated Plants in the Diversified Homegardens of Local Communities in Ganges Valley, Bangladesh

Homestead agroforestry, in the form of h omegardens, has a long tradition in many developing countries . These systems are an intimate mix of diversified agricultural crops and multipurpose trees planted, maintained by members of the household.

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