The importance of agroforestry as a land-use system for carbon (C) sequestration had been recognized. The various levels of C stocks expressed into CO₂ sequestered by major agroforestry systems (AFSs) across the 16 community-based forest management (CBFM) sites in Zamboanga City, Philippines was...

A study was carried out in the community forest of Ebo, Medjounou and Mbamesoban communities (AFCOE2 M) in the South Region of Cameroon to evaluate the contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to the people's livelihood. The study identifies the various NTFPs used and further evaluates...

Water and soil salinity of the Sundarbans are increasing due to continuous reduction in fresh water flow from upstream and noticeable change in rainfall pattern. Sonneratia apetala is an important tree species for coastal afforestation in Bangladesh. It was hypothesised that S. apetala may show...

Diameter distributions of indigenous trees as possible criteria for indicating adapted species in semi-arid rangelands were assessed at Nthangu, Kathonzweni and Kibwezi forests of Makueni County, Kenya using existing vegetation, agro-climatic maps and Landsat images. The sites have mean annual...

In developing countries, different agroforestry systems have been promoted as a pathway to increase household incomes and to generate environmental benefits that are well suited to poor farmers. Thus, a study was carried out in the Madhupur Sal forest of Bangladesh to find out the suitable...

Among environmental factors, snow is one that is not considered enough in the Hyrcanian forests. There was a heavy snowfall in central Hyrcanian forests in 2016 November which caused serious damages to the forest trees. To consider these damages, 70 sample plots of 40×40 meter were chosen with...

The objective of this study was to compare the effect of non-fermented (NF) and fermented Radix astragali-ginkgo leaves (FR) products produced by fermentation using Aspergillus niger on growth, antioxidant capacity and meat quality of broilers. Three hundred day-old commercial Arbor Acres (AA)...

Prosopis alba is one of the most widely used native forest species for sawmilling in Argentina. The forestry development law No 27.487/19 considers the plantation of this species taking into account densities and suitable practices for quality wood achievement. Coupled with good management right...

Based on Species - specific PCR (SS - PCR) technique and the mt DNA CO I, a pair of species-specific primers FR447 and FF463-486, which could accurately identify Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi), were designed for PCR amplification and gel electrophoresis. B. correcta was used as the positive control,...

African mahogany is a species preferred by many entrepreneurs as an investment in the forestry sector. However, there are few studies or research on the species, especially in Brazil. The aim of this work was to study the efficiency of nutrient uptake, accumulation, distribution and use in Khaya...