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Share this A nature-based soil security solution is proposed. In countries with active volcanoes, such as Indonesia, volcanic ash could be used to supply nutrients and reduce CO2 from the atmosphere. The weathering can draw CO2 from the atmosphere; in addition, volcanic ash with 0% carbon can turn into soils with around 10% organic carbon. In Indonesia, soils of volcanic origin cover about 31.7 million ha or 17% of its land area. Frequent volcanic eruptions made volcanic ash or tephra readily available. However, tephra is not widely used and has not been adequately investigated as a soil ame...

Leading inter- and transdisciplinary research: Lessons from applying theories of change to a strategic research program Export citation Theory of Change (ToC) has been promoted as a useful tool in sustainability research for visioning, planning, communication, monitoring, evaluation and learning. It involves a mapping of steps towards a desired long-term goal supplemented with continuous reflection on how and why change is expected to happen in a particular context. However, there is limited reported experience with the development and application of ToCs in inter- and transdisciplinary resea...

Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: Recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas Export citation Globally, community-based initiatives are effective in protecting ecosystems and the species within them. In this paper, we analyze the emergence and large-scale expansion of a community-based environmental protection system (the Voluntary Environmental Agents Program – VEA Program) in the Brazilian Amazon and identify factors that have determined its success since its inception, 25 years ago. Collective actions to protect the environment in ...

The context of REDD+ in Indonesia: Drivers, agents and institutions [Update edition] Export citation This country profile is a second version from the first country profile that was published by CIFOR in 2012. Since then, REDD+ developments has changed drastically in Indonesia. This version documents changes from 2012 to 2020, on drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, institutional settings and governance for REDD+, the political economy of drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, REDD+ actors and 3Es (Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity) implementation. Indonesia keeps the...

Toward a tenure-responsive approach to forest landscape restoration: A proposed tenure diagnostic for assessing restoration opportunities Export citation The Bonn Challenge, a voluntary global initiative launched in 2011, aims to bring up to 350 million hectares of degraded land into some level of restorative state by 2030. Pilot forest landscape restoration (FLR) efforts indicate that enhancing community and smallholder tenure rights is critical for achieving FLR’s desired joint environmental and social well-being objectives. The Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) is a...