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Establishment
of integrated multi-disciplinary
teams at the benchmark
sites.
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Implementation
of protocols for
characterisation
and measurements
necessary for ASB
research.
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Increased
awareness of the
issues surrounding
the debate over
slash-and-burn agriculture
on the part of national
collaborators thereby
positively impacting
research agendas
and policy debates.
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Identification
of preliminary 'best
bet' or promising
alternative land-use
practices to replace
recurring slash-and-burn
agriculture.
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Design
and implementation
of a matrix to synthesise
the different data
collected by the
ASB researchers.
This matrix facilitates
the analysis of
tradeoffs among
environmental, socioeconomic
and policy concerns
relating to alternative
land-use practices.
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Training
of national collaborators
in the methods for
data measurement
and interpretation.
The consortium is
an excellent example
of South-South collaboration
on methodological
and policy issues
relevant to reducing
deforestation and
slash-and-burn agriculture.
BACK
Page
preparation by Dr. Erick
C.M. Fernandes, Cornell
University.
--ASB Global Coordinator
(1998-1999)--
