The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize. Researchers found that ...

Swidden agriculture, often termed slash-and-burn or shifting cultivation, encompasses cycles of clearing forested land by cutting and burning, cultivating crops for a short period, and then leaving ...

Tue, November 12, 2019 Published on Nov. 12, 2019 Published on 2019-11-12T01:27:20+07:00 he use of fire in swidden agriculture is not as simple as just burning down the forest. It presents an ...

An intense 50-year period of colonial fighting to subdue the Iban contributed to an increased use of slash-and-burn farming, according to a researcher. A researcher at the University of ...

A new study, led by CABI scientist Dr. Elizabeth Finch, is the first to investigate the impacts of swidden agriculture on ant communities across the full degradation gradient, highlighting the utmost ...

The Politics of Swidden Farming: Environment and Development in Eastern India by Debojyoti Das, London and New York: Anthem Press, 2018; pp 272, £70 (Hardback). This book offers a sociopolitical ...

MANILA, Philippines - Time was when kaingin (slash-and-burn farming) was outrightly condemned as a destructive upland agriculture practice that has considerably contributed to the denudation of vast ...

Hin Lad Nai, Thailand — In the dark, unfurnished room where Chaiprasert Phokha sits, in a house on stilts, a sunbeam falls through the pane-less window and fills a glass jar with amber light. Phokha ...

Traditional farming strategies could protect humanity against global warming and prevent deadly wildfires. Yet scientists seem determined to ignore them Prejudice against indigenous people is visible ...

Drone image of swidden fields in rainforests of Belize, taken as part of the study of slash-and-burn agriculture impact on biodiversity. The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous ...

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The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize. Researchers found that ...