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Detection and analysis of forest cover dynamics with Landsat satellite imagery, application in the Romanian Carpathian Ecoregion KU Leuven
Forest cover changes have essential implications on a variety of landscape functions and their associated ecosystem services. Globally, contrasting forest trends are present: some countries are greening, while others are still in a deforestation phase. The detection and mapping of forest dynamics is rather challenging since landscapes in the transition phase typically consist of patchy structures and often occur in inaccessible areas such as ...
Valorization of landscape residues: The potential of heathland and forest management residues for the ornamental sector in Flanders, Belgium KU Leuven
CH 1 - Since the industrial revolution, artificial fertilizers were essential in our farming systems. However, paradoxically, different regions in Northwestern Europe cope with nutrient surpluses. Flanders, in Belgium, is one of these regions. Actual world challenges accelerate the need for a transition towards a more sustainable bioeconomy. One aspect is the valorization of waste streams. While amounts of biomass are produced by different ...
Improving smallholders' participation in tree product value chains: Experiences from the Congo Basin KU Leuven
In recent years, there has been increasing use of the value chain approach as a strategy to improve smallholder participation in markets. Despite the surge, not much is known about its effectiveness and specificity in the context of lesser known commodities such as non-timber forest products and agroforestry tree products. This paper documents the key lessons learned from the implementation of two major value chain projects related to lesser ...
A framework for profitability evaluation of agroforestry-based biofuel value chains: An application to pongamia in India KU Leuven
Biofuel production from oilseed trees in small-scale agroforestry systems is considered as a strategy for energy security, rural development and ecosystem services provision in low-income countries. However, the economic potential of these systems remains unclear, as profitability studies commonly ignore key methodological issues such as quantitative uncertainty analysis, full accounting for opportunity costs, and inclusion of all value chain ...
Assessing the economic value of 3D geo-information KU Leuven
© 2017, European Spatial Data Research (EuroSDR). All rights reserved. The use of 3D geo-information has rapidly developed in recent years. Technological advances have driven this evolution and reduced the costs involved in the procurement and processing of 3D geo-information. Consequently, National Mapping Agencies (NMA’s) are actively seeking to transform their data operations and processes to produce such enhanced products. However, budgetary ...
Using a choice experiment approach to assess production tradeoffs for developing the croton value chain in Kenya KU Leuven
Trees that produce oilseeds have the potential to improve rural livelihoods through the production of vegetable oil for energy and other purposes, as well as valuable co-products, such as animal feed and organic fertilizers. In Kenya, Croton megalocarpus (Croton) is a prolific and widely distributed tree with such potential being currently underutilized. In support of scaling up the promising Croton value chain in Kenya, a choice experiment was ...