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Environmental Studies
Aurelie Shapire, Remi d'Annunzio, Baudouin Descl, Quentin Jungers, Heritier Koy Kondjo, Josefina Mbulito Iyanga, Francis Inicko Gangyo, Tatiana Nana, Conan Vassily Obame, Carine Milandou, Pierrick Rambaud, Denis Jean Sonwa, Benoit Mertens, Elisee Tehana, Damase Khasa, Clement Bourgoin, Cherubins Brice Ouissika, Daddy D. Kipute
Summary: The Central African region is home to the largest continuous tract of forest in Africa, which plays a crucial role in regulating global climate and harboring extensive biodiversity. However, extractive industries, infrastructure development, and industrial agriculture pose significant threats to these forests. A recent study provides a comprehensive remote sensing assessment of deforestation and degradation drivers in the region, highlighting the importance of addressing multiple direct drivers for effective climate change mitigation and land use planning.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Sandra Ricart, Andrea Castelletti, Claudio Gandolfi
Summary: Farmers' perception of climate change is crucial in adaptation intention and process. However, their perceptions may not align with the observational records. This study identifies research gaps and questions in comparing perceived and observed data, and emphasizes the importance of reducing the discrepancy between them.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Nkwetta Ajong Aquilas, Johannes Tabi Atemnkeng
Summary: This study analyzes the effects of climate-related development mitigation finance and renewable energy consumption on greenhouse gas emissions in the Congo Basin. The results show that an increase in climate-related development mitigation finance leads to a minimal but significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions, while an increase in renewable energy consumption reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne, Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen, Juha Kotilainen, Georg Winkel, Andrew Haywood, Addisu Almaw
Summary: Compliance with forest laws plays a crucial role in advancing sustainable development and natural resource governance. This study analyzes the factors influencing forest law compliance behavior among local communities in Cameroon, and finds that instrumental, normative, legitimacy, and contextual factors significantly influence the compliance behavior. These findings have implications for the design and implementation of forest policies and interventions worldwide.
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Forestry
Chul-Hee Lim, Hyun-Jun Kim
Summary: This study investigates the impact of climate change adaptation factors related to forest policy on reducing climate disasters such as landslides. The research finds that future landslide risk will significantly increase, and improving adaptive capacity can effectively reduce landslide risk, especially in areas with a very high risk.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Edward K. Vizy, Harisankar Manoj, Kerry H. Cook
Summary: This study examines the individual impacts of climate change and deforestation on the degradation of the Congolese rainforest. By using a modified version of the CPTEC potential vegetation model forced by ERA5 reanalysis data, the researchers identify regions where climate change has influenced vegetation change. They find that climate change has made the climate less suitable for the rainforest in the northern and southern margins of the Congo basin, while deforestation has worsened the climate conditions along major transportation routes in the interior. However, the climate becomes more favorable for tropical forest vegetation in coastal Angola due to changes in ocean currents. These findings have important implications for the future as global warming continues.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ru Guo, Yunyang Li, Li Shang, Cuiyang Feng, Xin Wang
Summary: Agriculture is heavily impacted by climate change, particularly in developing countries where farmers are both key players in adaptation and highly vulnerable. This study used a binary logistic regression model to examine local farmers' perceptions and behaviors towards climate change, finding that factors such as agricultural training, perceived temperature change, and education level significantly influence adaptive behavior. Key measures to enhance local climate adaptation include tailored training programs and improvement of scientific research.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Francis Ebai Ndip, Ernest L. Molua, Meyo-Elise Stephanie Mvodo, Robert Nkendah, Raoul Fani Djomo Choumbou, Rayner Tabetando, Nina Fabinin Akem
Summary: Land fragmentation and crop diversification are important issues in sub-Saharan agriculture, particularly among smallholder farmers in Congo basin countries who face challenges in providing diverse household food needs. This study in Cameroon uses survey data to explore the relationship between land fragmentation and crop diversification. The results indicate that higher levels of land fragmentation positively influence crop diversification, suggesting that more fragmented lands are associated with greater likelihood of diversification. These findings provide valuable insights for land consolidation planning in the region.
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Forestry
Adam Flanery, Richard Mbatu, Rebecca Johns, Dona Stewart
Summary: Community forestry plays an important role in implementing the REDD+ climate change program. However, the impact of different aspects of rural community agency is not well understood. This study examines forest governance and conflicts in two forest communities in Cameroon and finds that power relations and conflicts pose challenges to the success of the REDD+ program. Understanding these dynamics is important for the implementation of REDD+.
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Ecology
Matthew D. Berman, Jennifer Schmidt, Gary P. Kofinas
Summary: The study found that despite similarities in culture and institutions among the eight communities on the North Slope, there were significant differences in adaptive capacity. Results showed that some communities excelled in certain domains, but could be divided into high, moderate, and low overall AC groups.
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Callum Munday, Nicholas Savage, Richard G. Jones, Richard Washington
Summary: The aridification of East Africa during the past 8 million years is often considered as a driving force behind changes in vegetation and the evolution of new animal lineages, including hominins. This study uses numerical model experiments to show that the valleys in the East African Rift System play a central role in creating dry conditions in East Africa. These valleys channel water vapor towards Central Africa, resulting in increased rainfall in the Congo Basin rainforest and drier conditions in East Africa. The findings suggest that the tectonic development of Africa has shaped rainfall distribution and influenced the evolution of African plant and animal lineages.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Johannes Reiche, Adugna Mullissa, Bart Slagter, Yaqing Gou, Nandin-Erdene Tsendbazar, Christelle Odongo-Braun, Andreas Vollrath, Mikaela J. Weisse, Fred Stolle, Amy Pickens, Gennadii Donchyts, Nicholas Clinton, Noel Gorelick, Martin Herold
Summary: The study presents a disturbance alert for humid tropical forests in the Congo Basin using Sentinel-1 radar data, which offers advantages for rapid detection of small-scale forest disturbances. Results suggest that disturbance rates in the Congo Basin may be higher than previously presented in the study.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Myriam Vidal Valero
Summary: Researchers are requesting the American Geophysical Union to reverse the measures taken against scientists who protested during a December meeting.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Loan Thi Phan, Sue-Ching Jou, Jiun-Chuan Lin
Summary: This study analyzes peer-reviewed literature on adaptive capacity in tourism under climate change adaptation from 1990 to 2019, using a combined approach of narrative and systematic reviews and software for analysis and visualization. The findings suggest that diverse research methodologies in tourism contribute to quantifying the social factors influencing adaptive capacity, providing insights on improving the adaptation process and advancing relevant theoretical debates.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Geography, Physical
Donna Hawthorne, Ian T. Lawson, Greta C. Dargie, Yannick E. Bocko, Suspense A. Ifo, Yannick Garcin, Enno Schefuss, William Hiles, Antonio Jonay Jovani-Sancho, Genevieve Tyrell, George E. Biddulph, Arnoud Boom, Brian M. Chase, Pauline Gulliver, Susan E. Page, Katherine H. Roucoux, Sofie Sjogersten, Dylan M. Young, Simon L. Lewis
Summary: The accumulation of peat began in the central Congo Basin 19,600 years ago, and the vegetation in the region has undergone continuous changes over time, with a strong response to changes in precipitation.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)