Secondary forests are increasingly important components of human‐modified landscapes in
the tropics. Successional pathways, however, can vary enormously across and within …

This paper discusses biotic interactions in agroecosystems and how they may be
manipulated to support crop productivity and environmental health by provision of …

Mosaic landscapes under shifting cultivation, with their dynamic mix of managed and natural
land covers, often fall through the cracks in remote sensing–based land cover and land use …

This meta-analysis of land-cover transformations of the past 10–15 years in tropical forest-
agriculture frontiers world-wide shows that swidden agriculture decreases in landscapes …

More than 50 years ago the FAO Staff through its forestry journal Unasylva issued an
“appeal… to governments, research centers, associations and private persons who are in a …

This paper explores the major interactions between the transformation of swidden farming
and the pursuit of rural livelihoods in the uplands of Southeast Asia. The paper draws on …

Sustainable land-system transformations are necessary to avert biodiversity and climate
collapse. However, it remains unclear where entry points for transformations exist in …

The effects of swidden cultivation on carbon storage and soil quality are outlined and
compared to the effects of the intensified production systems that swidden systems of …

Swidden agriculture is by far the dominant land use system in the mountainous regions of
Southeast Asia (SEA). It provides various valuable subsistence products to local farmers …

Abstract Swidden farmers throughout Southeast Asia are rapidly abandoning traditional land
use practices. While these changes have been quantified in numerous local areas, no …