The Amazon is holder of large biodiversity and carbon stocks under pressure of land use conversion. A sustainable development in this region requires land use planning based in sustainable production alternatives, such as forestry. Therefore analyses of forest production systems are of major importance. In this book, the sustainability of plantations and natural managed forests have been analyzed. The ecological and economic sustainability of the forest systems were studied based on the "emergy" concept. The social sustainability study included forest workers labor conditions as well as...

The increasing frequency of extreme events in Uganda places the survival of its small-scale farming communities at risk since subsistence rain-fed agriculture is their primary source of livelihood. Given its scarce irrigation schemes, the erratic rainfall patterns in Uganda lead to field water stress, crop failure, and eventually food insecurity and famine. This book examines the adaptation strategies of small-scale agroforestry farmers to climate change and variability in West Nile Agro- ecological zone, Uganda. The socio-demographic factors that influence the farmers' choice of adaptation...