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Dynamics of ecosystem services during forest transitions in Reventazón, Costa Rica

Journal Articles & Books
December 2016
Costa Rica
Central America

The forest transition framework describes the temporal changes of forest areas with economic development. A first phase of forest contraction is followed by a second phase of expansion once a turning point is reached. This framework does not differentiate forest types or ecosystem services, and describes forests regardless of their contribution to human well-being.

¿Es la agricultura de pequeña escala realmente el impulsor principal de la deforestación en la Amazonía peruana? Más allá de la narrativa predominante.

Reports & Research
December 2016
Peru
Central America
South America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
land use
agriculture

Throughfall and soil properties in shaded and unshaded coffee plantations and a secondary forest: a case study from Southern Colombia

Journal Articles & Books
December 2016
Colombia
Central America
South America
land use

In Colombia coffee production is facing risks due to an increase in the variability and amount of rainfall, which may alter hydrological cycles and negatively influence yield quality and quantity.

ACCESO in Honduras: Mitigation co-benefits of perennial crop expansion, soil management, and livestock improvements

Policy Papers & Briefs
November 2016
Honduras
Central America
South America
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands

The agricultural development project ACCESO

reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and

led to net carbon sequestration due to perennial

crop expansion.

? Increased fertilizer use was a moderate source

of emissions that was more than offset by

reduced emissions from other ACCESOsupported

practices, including improvements in

From global rights to local practices : fostering participation at the micro-level in Latin America - final technical report

Reports & Research
October 2016
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
South America
Central America
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land rights

The project aims to create actionable policy proposals to make spaces of participation more effective in five countries in Latin America, and to contribute to the needs of existing social movements within their local contexts.

The Big Switch in Latin America

Reports & Research
Journal Articles & Books
October 2016
Central America
Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean
South America

This report, produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) of the World Bank, examines LAC’s challenges as the global economy settles to an equilibrium with lower growth and lower commodity prices. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the world economy and how it affects LAC’s short and medium-term prospects.