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41Forest transition — refers to a geographic theory describing a reversal or turnaround in land use trends for a given territory from a period of net forest area loss (i.e., deforestation) to a period of net forest area gain. [Mather, A.S. 1992. The forest transition …
42Payment for ecosystem services — Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), also known as Payments for Environmental Services (or Benefits) broadly defined, is the practice of offering incentives to farmers or landowners in exchange for managing their land to provide some sort of… …
43Forestry in Ethiopia — In the late nineteenth century, about 30% of Ethiopia was covered with forest. The clearing of land for agricultural use and the cutting of trees for fuel gradually changed the scene, and today forest areas have dwindled to less than 4% of… …
44Conservation in the United States — A pile of Bison skulls circa 1870. Conservation in the United States can be traced back to the 19th century with the formation of the first National Park. Contents 1 …
45Deforestation in Borneo — Borneo, the third largest island in the world, divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, was once covered with dense rainforests, but along with its tropical lowland and highland forests, there has been extensive deforestation in the past… …
46John D. Hamaker — (1914–1994), was an American mechanical engineer, ecologist, agronomist and science writer in the fields of soil remineralization, rock dusting, mineral cycles, climate cycles and glaciology. Contents 1 Biography 2 Discoveries inventions 3… …
47Carbon sink — A carbon sink is reservoir of carbon that accumulates and stores carbon for an indefinite period. The main natural sinks are: # Absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans # Photosynthesis by plants and algae The process by which carbon sinks… …
48Desertification — Lake Chad in a 2001 satellite image, with the actual lake in blue. The lake has shrunk by 95% since the 1960s.[1] Desertification is the degradation of land in drylands …
49Mangrove — World mangrove distribution …
50Wood pulp — is a dry fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating the fibers which make up wood. Pulp can be either fluffy or formed into thick sheets. The latter form is used if the pulp must be transported from the pulp mill to a… …
