Valuation of commercial Central Himalayan medicinal plants

Article Abstract:

Valuation of forest products is useful because such quantitative information may contribute to improved national and local-level decision-making in relation to land use, forest management and livelihoods and in the Himalayas there is a wide-scale trade in medicinal plants as they are being harvested in the wild by local people. The main supply countries should consider developing a regional forum for discussing conservation of Himalayan commercial medicinal plant species.

India, Capital funds & cash flow, Economic aspects, Valuation, Forest management, Himalaya Mountains, Forest products

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Invasion of alien plants in the Caatinga biome

Article Abstract:

The Caatinga biome, one of the world's last wilderness landscapes (in Brazilian territory) is severely contaminated by several invasive alien plants, mostly introduced through human action. A project at the State University of Ceara (UECE), involving several ecologists, identify issues, foster public awareness and put the subject into perspective, so as to define strategies to tackle the phytoinvaders that are destroying the Caatinga biome.

Physiological aspects, Growth, Invasive species, Introduced species, Company growth, Biological containment

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Soybean production and conversion of tropical forest in the Brazilian Amazon: The case of Vilhena, Rondonia

Article Abstract:

The rise in soybean production in Brazil has generated concern among environmental community as they feel that natural tropical environments of the Amazon Basin are being converted to soybean fields. A case study in Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil, in the southwestern Amazon Basin reveals that the production increase is attributed to slight expansion of already existing fields, and conversion of already deforested land.

Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing, Soybean Farming, Soybeans, Frozen fruits and vegetables, Frozen Beans ex Lima, Soybean, Rondonia, Brazil

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