This article updates our previous comprehensive meta-analysis of what drives and stops
deforestation (Busch and Ferretti-Gallon). By including six additional years of research, this …

Forested landscapes around the world are owned, governed, and managed by many small
owners and collectives. The management decisions that these owners and collectives make …

While mainstream academic literature over the past ten years has tended to identify
commercial and industrialized agriculture as the primary driver of deforestation, national …

Background and Research Aims Human activities seeking to satisfy various needs have
resulted in deforestation and other forest cover change processes. The Natural Protected …

Land use and climate change are expected to significantly alter hydrology and consequently
electricity production in countries extremely dependent on their water resources, such as …

The conservation of pollinator diversity is fundamental to maintaining sustainable
agricultural systems and food security. Some agricultural systems support pollinator …

ABSTRACT Forest cover dynamics (1993-2018) was assessed in two regions on the
Yucatan Peninsula: Zona Maya (ZM), 67% indigenous with shifting cultivation and …

Changes in land-use and land-cover, including both agricultural expansion and the
establishment of protected areas, have altered the landscape pattern and extent of forest …

This study investigates how Maya farmers in Mexico respond to agri-environmental
subsidies aimed at promoting sustainable land use decisions. We do so through a serious …

The tropical region of Hopelchén, southeastern Mexico, is a place of high contrasts in terms
of the agricultural intensity of production systems and landscape configuration: It presents …