Browsing Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation by Subject "Africa"

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    • Everyday adaptation practices by coffee farmers in three mountain regions in Africa 

      Cuni-Sanchez, Aida; Twinomuhangi, Isaac; Aneseyee, Abreham Berta; Mwangi, Ben; Olaka, Lydia; Bitariho, Robert; Soromessa, Teshome; Castro, Brianna; Zafra-Calvo, Noelia (Ecology and Society, 2022)
      Mountain environments in East Africa experience more rapid increases in temperature than lower elevations, which, together with changing rainfall patterns, often negatively affect coffee production. However, little is known ...

    • Smallholder Knowledge of Local Climate Conditions Predicts Positive On-Farm Outcomes 

      Salerno, Jonathan; Bailey, Karen; Diem, Jeremy; Konecky, Bronwen; Bridges, Ryan; Namusisi, Shamilah; Bitariho, Robert; Palace, Michael; Hartter, Joel (Weather, Climate, and Society, 2022)
      People’s observations of climate change and its impacts, mediated by cultures and capacities, shape adaptive responses. Adaptation is critical in regions of rain fed smallholder agriculture where changing rainfall patterns ...

    • Taking the pulse of Earth’s tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots 

      Bitariho, Robert; Blundo, Cecilia; Carilla, Julieta; Grau, Ricardo; Malizia, Agustina; Malizia, Lucio; Acosta, Oriana Osinaga; Bird, Michael; Bradford, Matt (Biological Conservation, 2020)
      Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts to measure and monitor them have ...