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The charcoal footprint of greater Accra on the Afram Plains: Urban energy consumption and forest degradation in Ghana 阿夫拉姆平原大阿克拉的木炭足迹:加纳的城市能源消耗与森林退化
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100678
Thelma Arko , Dr Adelina Mensah , Pedi Obani , James Adomako , Fatima Denton
{"title":"The charcoal footprint of greater Accra on the Afram Plains: Urban energy consumption and forest degradation in Ghana","authors":"Thelma Arko ,&nbsp;Dr Adelina Mensah ,&nbsp;Pedi Obani ,&nbsp;James Adomako ,&nbsp;Fatima Denton","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100678","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100678","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa is leading to increased energy consumption and a growing reliance on charcoal as a fuel source, with significant environmental implications. This study examines the impact of charcoal consumption in Greater Accra, Ghana, on the Afram Plains ecosystem. Employing a mixed-methods approach, including geographical analysis, quantitative data collection, and sustainability assessment, we evaluate the charcoal footprint of Greater Accra. Our findings reveal that charcoal remains the dominant cooking fuel in Greater Accra despite increased access to electricity, resulting in an estimated loss of 354,479 trees annually in the Afram Plains. This demand creates an ecological deficit of 18,850 hectares/yr, significantly exceeding the ecosystem's regenerative capacity. We observe complex dynamics between urban energy needs and rural resource sustainability, highlighting socio-economic factors driving persistent charcoal use. The study proposes a conceptual framework integrating urban demand, rural supply, ecological impact, and natural regeneration. Our research contributes to urban sustainability literature, offering insights for policymakers to develop more sustainable energy strategies, including quota systems for harvesting, promoting alternative cooking fuels, community-based forest management, and improved charcoal production technologies. This case study provides valuable lessons for other rapidly urbanizing regions facing similar sustainability challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Elemental profile of Ipê species to support timber tracing in Amazon Rainforest 支持亚马逊雨林木材追踪的 Ipê 树种元素分布图
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100689
Gabriele R. Moreira , Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes, Márcio A. Bacchi, Cláudio L. Gonzaga, Robson C. de Lima
{"title":"Elemental profile of Ipê species to support timber tracing in Amazon Rainforest","authors":"Gabriele R. Moreira ,&nbsp;Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes,&nbsp;Márcio A. Bacchi,&nbsp;Cláudio L. Gonzaga,&nbsp;Robson C. de Lima","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100689","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100689","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurate identification of geographical origin and species of wood is crucial for endorsing laws to combat illegal trade. Here, the multi-element profile of Ipê species of economic interest in Brazil was investigated by neutron activation analysis (NAA). Ba, Br, Ca, Ce, Co, Eu, Fe, K, La, Na, Rb, <em>Sc</em>, Sm, Sr and Zn were determined in the heartwood and sapwood tissues. The Random Forest algorithm identified Sr, Ba, Sm, La, Ce and Br as the most important elements for discriminating species. The analyses revealed significant differences between species and wood tissues, indicating that multi-element profile has great potential as a forensic tool. The establishment of comprehensive reference databases that cover large geographical areas and take into account the natural variability between species is fundamental to achieving this goal.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Unraveling the mystery: Decoding seed characteristics and germination challenges in Terminalia chebula Retz 揭开神秘的面纱:解码鹤望兰(Terminalia chebula Retz)的种子特征和萌芽难题
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100692
N.H. Kusuma , D. Thirusendura Selvi , R. Umarani , T. Eevera , P. Janaki , R. Vigneshwari
{"title":"Unraveling the mystery: Decoding seed characteristics and germination challenges in Terminalia chebula Retz","authors":"N.H. Kusuma ,&nbsp;D. Thirusendura Selvi ,&nbsp;R. Umarani ,&nbsp;T. Eevera ,&nbsp;P. Janaki ,&nbsp;R. Vigneshwari","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100692","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100692","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Terminalia chebula,</em> is a worldwide used ethnomedicinal plant. It is a rich source of hydrolyzable tannins such as chebulic acid, chebulagic acid, gallic acid, corrilagin and alkaloids which are extensively utilized in the development of non-toxic therapeutic herbal drugs. However, natural regeneration is hampered by low seed germination rates and long germination periods in habitat and ecological conditions. The morphological characteristics of seeds such as a hard seed coat, fleshy mesocarp, stony endocarp, and underdeveloped embryo coupled with the phenolics present in the fruit contribute significantly to poor germination of the seeds. Furthermore, seed germination varies depending on seed size, weight and maturity, reflecting the interaction of these factors in the germination process. In addition, edaphic factors such as altitude and temperature play a crucial part in the natural regeneration process. In the past few years, there has been a growing interest in <em>T. chebula</em> based medicines to cure most human heart-related issues, especially to cure Alzheimer's disease. This leads to huge demand for the fruit of <em>T. chebula</em>. Understanding these intricate relationships enhances insights into the mechanisms that govern seed germination and the overall dynamics of natural regeneration. Thus, the review emphasizes the morphological characteristics of fruits, the characteristics of seeds, the causes for poor seed germination, seed dormancy and methods to improve seed germination in <em>T. chebula</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142324199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Counterinsurgency, forest governance, and the dynamics of change in the forests of South Asia: Transition in Bangladesh's forests 反叛乱、森林治理和南亚森林的动态变化:孟加拉国森林的转型
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100691
Khairul Chowdhury , Nasim Aziz , Saleh Al Mamun
{"title":"Counterinsurgency, forest governance, and the dynamics of change in the forests of South Asia: Transition in Bangladesh's forests","authors":"Khairul Chowdhury ,&nbsp;Nasim Aziz ,&nbsp;Saleh Al Mamun","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100691","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100691","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Since the end of the Cold War, attention has increasingly focused globally on the nexus of conflict, natural resources, and governance, particularly in forested regions. This paper presents a comprehensive historical and comparative analysis of forest and biodiversity loss in Bangladesh over the last 50 years, attending to the impacts of counterinsurgency in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and governance changes in the plains. Drawing on Peter Vandergeest and Nancy Peluso's seminal concept of “political forests,” the study critically analyzes how counterinsurgency, state-led development, and green militarization in the CHT, alongside neoliberal development, commercialization, and land grabbing in the plains, have reshaped forest governance and territorial control in the country. The analysis reveals that counterinsurgencies in the CHT, driven by domestic priorities and strategic interests, expanded colonial-style territorial control over forests, thereby exacerbating biodiversity loss. In the plains, neoliberal governance has promoted forest degradation through commercial exploitation and state-sanctioned land grabbing, with economic growth being pursued at the cost of environmental sustainability. This paper presents a critique of both militarized and neoliberal approaches to conservation, demonstrating how these models prioritize political and economic agendas over ecological integrity and local community needs. In conclusion, the study advocates a paradigmatic shift toward inclusive, community-centered forest governance that empowers local populations and emphasizes environmental stewardship, challenging dominant state-centric and market-driven approaches to forest management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of altitudes and aspects on carbon sequestration potential of Quercus floribunda forests of Garhwal Himalayas 海拔高度和地貌对喜马拉雅山脉柞树林固碳潜力的影响
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100690
Shubham Thapliyal, Sarswati Prakash Sati, Bhupendra Singh, Deepa Rawat, Vinod Prasad Khanduri, Manoj Kumar Riyal, Chandramohan Singh, Naresh Singh
{"title":"Effect of altitudes and aspects on carbon sequestration potential of Quercus floribunda forests of Garhwal Himalayas","authors":"Shubham Thapliyal,&nbsp;Sarswati Prakash Sati,&nbsp;Bhupendra Singh,&nbsp;Deepa Rawat,&nbsp;Vinod Prasad Khanduri,&nbsp;Manoj Kumar Riyal,&nbsp;Chandramohan Singh,&nbsp;Naresh Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100690","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100690","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The forests are major resources for carbon sequestration and help to mitigate the adverse effect of atmospheric carbon and reduce global warming. The present study was conducted to estimate the carbon sequestration potential of the <em>Quercus floribunda</em> forests at two different aspects and three altitudes. Ten quadrates of 10 × 10 m size were laid out in each forest for the estimation of stand density, tree biomass, and soil samples were collected from each quadrate. <em>Q. floribunda</em> was the dominating tree at studied altitudes and aspects with the IVI values of 161.14 and 124.96 in the southern aspect and northern aspects, respectively. the highest values of above-ground biomass density (AGBD), below-ground biomass density (BGBD), total biomass density (TBD), and total carbon density (TCD) was recorded at the upper elevation (2500–2700 m) of southern and northern aspects. In the southern aspect values of AGBD (476.67 &lt; 575.67 Mg/ha), BGBD (124.8 &lt; 148.9 Mg/ha), TBD (601.53 &lt; 724 Mg/ha), TCD (300.83 &lt; 362.03 Mg/ha) were higher than northern aspect. The values of AGBD, BGBD, TBD, and TCD were reported maximum (638 Mg/ha, 163.1 Mg/ha, 800.5 Mg/ha, and 400.35 Mg/ha; respectively) in the upper elevation. Soil organic carbon (SOC), soil organic matter (SOM), and soil organic carbon stock (SOCS) decreased with increasing altitudes and depths which were found higher in the southern aspect. Bulk density (BD) and P increased with altitudes and depth however bulk density was equal (1.29 g cc<sup>-1</sup>) in both aspects whereas P was also found higher (31.43 kg/ha) in the southern aspect. Highest available nitrogen (398 kg/ha) was recorded in the northern aspect at middle altitude. The available potassium was highest in the northern aspect. At lower altitudes, available potassium ranges between 246–615 kg/ha. Soil pH was found slightly acidic in all the sites ranging from 4.91 to 5.74 in different soil depths. Dehydrogenase activity was ranged between 1.35 and 8.74 µg/g/h from lower to upper soil depth and decreased with an increase in soil depths and increased with altitudes, whereas found highest in the southern aspect. The present study suggested that tree density, tree biomass, carbon sequestration potential, and soil health in <em>Q. floribunda</em> forests were substantially influenced by the altitude as well as the aspect<strong>.</strong> These findings contribute valuable insights for climate change mitigation and forest management strategies in the study region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The linkage between forests and household food security: Empirical evidence from Shinyanga Region, Tanzania 森林与家庭粮食安全之间的联系:坦桑尼亚欣扬加地区的经验证据
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100685
Matilda Stanslaus Ntiyakunze , Jesper Stage
{"title":"The linkage between forests and household food security: Empirical evidence from Shinyanga Region, Tanzania","authors":"Matilda Stanslaus Ntiyakunze ,&nbsp;Jesper Stage","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100685","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100685","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many rural forest dependents are still poor and exposed to food insecurity. Hence, this paper aims to study the linkage between forests and household food security by analysing factors that determine participation in forest activities and by examining differences between participants and non-participants in respect of the food-security outcome. The study was conducted in rural areas of the Shinyanga Region in Tanzania using cross-sectional data on a sample of 303 rural households. Marginal effects predicted that distance to the forest concerned, illness or death of a household member, and off-farm activities determined participation in forest activities. Propensity score matching revealed that those who participated in forest activities were less food secure than non-participants with comparable characteristics were, which supports the contention that rural forest dependents are prone to food insecurity. Government policy should, therefore, aim at enhancing alternative sources of income as well as food storage facilities and food production for rural households.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719324001924/pdfft?md5=6b7aa5478c74cc9ad3d7ea84ce410191&pid=1-s2.0-S2666719324001924-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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West Virginia forest landowners’ preferences for forest carbon offset programs 西弗吉尼亚州林地所有者对森林碳补偿项目的偏好
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100683
Kathryn A. Gazal , Julian Hwang , Brooke Eastman
{"title":"West Virginia forest landowners’ preferences for forest carbon offset programs","authors":"Kathryn A. Gazal ,&nbsp;Julian Hwang ,&nbsp;Brooke Eastman","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100683","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100683","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several carbon offset programs allow West Virginia (WV) forest landowners to manage their forests to mitigate climate change and promote forest sustainability while providing an opportunity to earn extra income through carbon offset credits. While this market has grown rapidly, accessibility issues for small family forest owners remain. This study examines WV forest landowners’ insights and understanding of forest carbon offset programs and program preferences through an online survey of WV's Managed Timberland Program participants. Results showed that 97 % of respondents find it important to keep their land forested and 41 % think that carbon offset programs will help keep their land forested. However, the majority have no knowledge of carbon offset programs (55 %) nor an understanding the credit generation process (60 %). An econometric model was estimated to examine the influence of program attributes to landowners’ decision to enroll in a carbon offset program. Survey results suggest that landowners will more likely participate in carbon offset programs that require shorter time commitment (1–5 years), pay higher revenues, allow harvest or limited harvest restrictions, and do not charge an early withdrawal penalty. For example, a $1 increase in revenue payment raises the probability of enrolling in a carbon offset program by 1.2 %. However, extending the time commitment from 1 to 5 years to 40 years or 100 years decreases the probability of enrollment by 10.3 % and 17.4 %, respectively. Additionally, prohibiting harvest and imposing an early withdrawal penalty decrease the probability of enrollment by 18.1 % and 9.5 %, respectively. Landowners expressed greater willingness to enroll if they believe it is important to keep their land forested, they have familiarity and knowledge of the carbon offset market, and they believe carbon offset programs will help keep their land forested. Age, educational level, and length of ownership were also found to be significant factors in influencing landowner participation in forest carbon offset programs. Lastly, a welfare estimate, or landowners’ willingness-to-accept (WTA), was estimated for each of the program attributes. Surveyed landowners’ WTA payment for a carbon program was $22/ha/year or $37/ha/year greater if program duration increased from 1 to 5 years to 40 years or 100 years, respectively. In addition, landowners’ WTA payment was $39/ha/year greater if a “no harvest” requirement is implemented and $19/ha/year more if a penalty for early withdrawal is imposed. This study shows how factors like duration, payment, harvest restrictions, and withdrawal penalties influence landowner enrollment in carbon offset programs. By examining the preferences and decision-making processes of forest owners, this research fills a critical gap in the literature by providing insights into the drivers of program participation. The findings contribute to a better understanding of how to design more effective ","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719324001900/pdfft?md5=dfe59df98e7dea3a95a52571ba978397&pid=1-s2.0-S2666719324001900-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The political ecology of wildfire: Media and the politics of blame in the Evros wildfires in Greece 野火的政治生态:希腊埃夫罗斯野火中的媒体与责任政治
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100682
Minos-Athanasios Karyotakis , Kevin Lo
{"title":"The political ecology of wildfire: Media and the politics of blame in the Evros wildfires in Greece","authors":"Minos-Athanasios Karyotakis ,&nbsp;Kevin Lo","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100682","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100682","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Wildfires are not only natural disasters but also political events. Media plays an important role in the power-laden process of meaning-making and responsibility-assigning that can significantly shape how societies understand and response to wildfires. To shed light on the role of media in the political ecology of wildfire, we conducted a framing analysis of 241 news articles on the Evros wildfires in Greece. We discovered five narratives of blame: migrant activities, government mismanagement, climate change, arson, and war. We argued that the politics of blame in the Greek context is deeply intertwined with the rise of national populism and xenophobic attitudes as a response to the European refugee crisis. This is evidenced by a dominant narrative that blamed transnational migrants as culprits. The blame politics of wildfires in Greece is also shaped by the political economy of the media that enhances state control over media narratives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719324001894/pdfft?md5=bd5966ca94b928f81ca378d47f960de4&pid=1-s2.0-S2666719324001894-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessment of urbanization impacts in Tegucigalpa urban greenness via normalized difference vegetation index 通过归一化差异植被指数评估特古西加尔巴城市绿化的城市化影响
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100680
Alexander David Reyes-Avila , Riley Ann Baxter
{"title":"Assessment of urbanization impacts in Tegucigalpa urban greenness via normalized difference vegetation index","authors":"Alexander David Reyes-Avila ,&nbsp;Riley Ann Baxter","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100680","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100680","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Urban vegetation is essential to develop sustainable, habitable, and healthy cities. Urbanization in large cities may be detrimental to urban vegetation when urban planning is scarce. Tegucigalpa, Honduras's capital city, had an atypical 8-year period of intensive urbanization, which may have modified urban vegetation. Excessive tree removal and reduced urban greenness reports became abundant in local media. This paper aimed to determine if urbanization indeed modified Tegucigalpa's urban greenness to a detrimental level. A Landsat-8 imagery survey was conducted to assess Tegucigalpa's urban vegetation dynamics via the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for the 2013–2021 dry and rainy seasons. The results revealed a stable trend for the dry seasons NDVI remaining in constant proximity to 0.11 while increasing steadily to around 0.17 during the rainy seasons due to precipitation watering vegetation. Negligible fluctuations (&lt;0.1) occurred throughout the study period, suggesting urbanization most likely did not shrink urban vegetation to the extreme extent stated by Honduran media. The NDVI provided a scientific basis for assessing Tegucigalpa's vegetation changes, preventing potential environmental conflicts. Although most researchers have reported that urbanization decreases NDVI in large cities, others found that urbanization does not always produce vegetation degradation and suggested that climatic variables are significant factors determining vegetation growth. Nevertheless, the steadily low NDVI in Tegucigalpa suggests the absence of sustainable urban planning to increase urban vegetation. Urban trees are central to sustainable urban planning; therefore, afforestation policies should be considered by Tegucigalpa's government and policymakers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719324001870/pdfft?md5=71e238a0d764ab7c70074e1f4ca97e6b&pid=1-s2.0-S2666719324001870-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Open conversations: Finding ways to improve communication between family forest landowners and consulting foresters 开放式对话:想方设法改善家庭林地所有者与林业顾问之间的沟通
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Trees, Forests and People Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100681
Jace McCauley, Adam Maggard, Rebecca Barlow, John Kush
{"title":"Open conversations: Finding ways to improve communication between family forest landowners and consulting foresters","authors":"Jace McCauley,&nbsp;Adam Maggard,&nbsp;Rebecca Barlow,&nbsp;John Kush","doi":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100681","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100681","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alabama is comprised of 23 million acres of forestland, of which family forest landowners (FFLs) own 56 % of that acreage. Therefore, FFLs are vital to maintaining the quality and diversity of Alabama's forests. However, FFLs possess varying attitudes towards management, value their land for different reasons, and have differing management objectives. In addition, FFLs are comprised of diverse backgrounds, own vastly different acreages, and fall within differing income brackets, all of which have been shown to affect management usage. This research aims to assess consulting foresters and FFLs in Alabama to learn why FFLs are hesitant to use consulting foresters for land management. It also aims to educate FFLs and consulting foresters in Alabama on better communicating their needs, services, and benefits. To study these two groups, a set of interviews and two surveys were used to collect perceptions, experiences, and needs. While consulting foresters are willing to work with smaller acreage, there are still constraints preventing management, and cost was mentioned by both groups. Still, FFLs are interested in consulting foresters' services, but many do not actively market FFLs. As a result, FFLs are unaware of the different types of forestry professionals, causing competition for consulting foresters who must be registered. Both consulting foresters and FFLs need to become more active in organizations, and consulting foresters need to adopt newer marketing techniques, while FFLs should seek more educational opportunities and opportunities to interact with consulting foresters directly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36104,"journal":{"name":"Trees, Forests and People","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719324001882/pdfft?md5=e823f32200a2496ef8046cb8e3fb3773&pid=1-s2.0-S2666719324001882-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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