Population, land management, and
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Population, land management, and
environmental change
The UNU global environmental Forum IV
Edited by Juha I. Uitto and Akiko Ono
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Background
Intensification and innovation
A case in East Africa
The management of degradation: A west African case
A case of stagnation in Papua New Guinea
Discussion and conclusion
References
2. Land management for sustainable development: Farmers' participation
Introduction
Sustainable land management is possible
Societies adapt and change
Farmer participation is essential
Conclusion: Components of participatory land management
Notes
References
3. Women farmers: Environmental managers of the world
Introduction
Access to resources
Women's agricultural work
Time as a resource
Conclusion
References
4. Land-use change and population in Papua New Guinea
Introduction
Traditional agriculture system
Land use before independence
Population dynamics
Patterns of land use
Conclusions
References
5. Agricultural sustainability and food in Papua New Guinea
Introduction
The sample populations
Agricultural sustainability in low population density areas
Agricultural sustainability in high population density areas
Population increase and agricultural sustainability
References
6. Population pressure and agrodiversity in marginal areas of Northern Thailand
Introduction
Background
Dynamics of highland land use
Role of biodiversity in sustainable use of marginal land
References
7. Managing the resources of the Amazonian Várzea
Background
A diversity of patterns
Diversity, complexity, and change: The case of Santa Rosa
Managing Várzea, forests
Managing bananas and diseases in the estuary
Notes
References
8. Global environment and population carrying capacity
Introduction
Criteria for sustainable development
Scenario of sustainable development
Supportable human population
Conclusions
References