A social choice approach to primary resource management: The rubber tree case in Africa

• The objective of this review was to summarize scientific data on the symbiotic status of exotic tree species useful in tropical Africa, and to update reports about their

Indeed, ecosystem-based management relies on ecological and socio-economic management objectives on different spatial scales, mainly a regional level for coastal zone management

Results also showed how rubber plantations could improve the soil ecosystem services and particularly the soil carbon content when rubber trees were planted on

Although monocropped hevea can produce a satisfac- tory income when the price of rubber is high, negative impacts of monocropping are also possible: (1) loss of food security: in

Only a few number of tree species are planted at a large scale because of a lack of knowledge on other promising species: biological properties, nursery and planting

Characterisa- tion of factors involved in tissue growth recovery and stability of GUS activity in rubber tree ( Hevea brasilien- sis) friable calli transformed by

More widely, genetic modification is a tool that will enable the introduction of new agronomic traits that are not available in the genetic diversity being assessed, and also

V ill agers rely on water from strea ms. There is an urgent need to address the problem of soil Joss and r e du ced water supply. An in tegrated resource management