-
Assess
climate
change
implications
of
alternative
land
use
problems
to
determine
those
land-use
systems
that
sequester
more
carbon,
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
slow
deforestation
and
subsequent
land
degradation
for
each
of
the
benchmark
countries.
-
Assess
the
impact
of
different
land
use
practices
on
biodiversity,
including
current
slash
and
burn
practices;
and
determine
patterns
of
land
use
that
best
support
biodiversity
over
and
above
current
practices.
-
Link
environmental
benefits
to
sustainable
alternatives
to
slash-and-burn
agriculture:
produce
recommendations
of
those
alternatives
to
slash
and
burn
practices
best
suited
to
integrating
environmental
benefit
and
to
select
those
policies,
institutional
frameworks
and
their
implementation
mechanisms
that
facilitate
the
adoption
of
these
recommended
land-use
practices.
Introduction
|
Goal
of
the
ASB
Program
|
The
ASB
Consortium
|
Management
and
Operational
Structure
|
Donors
to
the
ASB
Program
|
ASB
Phase
1
(1994-1995)
|
|
ASB
Phase
2
(1996-1998)
|
ASB
Phase
3
(1999-2002)
|
ASB
Publications
|
ASB
Links
BACK
Page
preparation
by
Dr.
Erick
C.M.
Fernandes,
Cornell
University.
--ASB
Global
Coordinator
(1998-1999)--
