Acknowledgments We would like to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the National
Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam
for their funding of the Uplands Program (SFB 564), Franz Heidhues and Joachim Mueller for
their helpful comments, Gary Morrison for reading through the English and Peter Elstner for
providing the data and map and helping with the layout.
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Landslides in mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam: causes, protection strategies and the
assessment of economic losses. Int J Ecol Econ Stat 15(F09):20–33
Bangerth F (2006) Flower induction in perennial fruit trees: still an enigma? Acta Hortic
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livelihood change and adaptation. Int J Water Res Dev 27(4):769–785, http://dx.doi.org/
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Bui TMH, Schreinemachers P, Berger T (2013) Hydropower development in Vietnam: involuntary resettlement and factors enabling rehabilitation. Land Use Policy 31:536–544 http://dx.
doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.08.015
Clemens G, Fiedler S, Cong ND, Van Dung N, Schuler U, Stahr K (2010) Soil fertility affected by
land use history, relief position, and parent material under a tropical climate in NW-Vietnam.
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sub-catchments in Yen Chau district, Son La province, 2007. University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart; Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen. https://www.
uni-hohenheim.de/sfb564/public/g1_files/yen_chau_statistics_2007_en.pdf. Accessed June
2012
Dongmeza EB, Francis G, Steinbronn S, Focken U, Becker K (2010) Investigations on the
digestibility and metabolizability of the major nutrients and energy of maize leaves and
barnyard grass in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodonidella). Aquacult Nutr 16(3):313–326
Dung NV, Vien TD, Lam NT, Tuong TM, Cadisch G (2008) Analysis of the sustainability within
the composite swidden agroecosystem in northern Vietnam: 1. Partial nutrient balances and
recovery times of upland fields. Agric Ecosyst Environ 128(1–2):37–51, http://dx.doi.org/
10.1016/j.agee.2008.05.004
Euler D, Martin K, Chamsai L, Wehner R, Sauerborn J (2006) Ground cover vegetation of litchi
orchards in relation to land use intensity in mountainous Northern Thailand. Int J Bot 2
(2):117–124
FAO (2011) FAOSTAT Database on Resources. FAO statistics division, food and agriculture
organization of the United Nations, Rome. Available online at http://www.faostat.fao.org.
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Fischer I, Buchenrieder G (2009) ACA in Vietnam. Sav Dev XXXIII(1):1–20
Open Access. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Non-commercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in
any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam
for their funding of the Uplands Program (SFB 564), Franz Heidhues and Joachim Mueller for
their helpful comments, Gary Morrison for reading through the English and Peter Elstner for
providing the data and map and helping with the layout.
References
Ahlheim M, Neef A (2006) Payments for environmental services, tenure security and environmental valuation: concepts and policies towards a better environment. Q J Int Agric
45(S4):303–317
Ahlheim M, Fro ¨r O, Heinke A, Keil A, Duc NM, Dinh PV, Saint-Macary C, Zeller M (2010)
Landslides in mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam: causes, protection strategies and the
assessment of economic losses. Int J Ecol Econ Stat 15(F09):20–33
Bangerth F (2006) Flower induction in perennial fruit trees: still an enigma? Acta Hortic
(Proceedings Xth IS on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit) 727:177–195
Bangerth KF, Potchanasin P, Sringarm K (2010) Hormonal regulation of the regular and ‘offseason’ floral induction process in longan. Acta Hortic 863:215–224
Bruijnzeel LA (2004) Hydrological functions of tropical forests: not seeing the soil for the trees?
Agric Ecosyst Environ 104:185–228, http://dx.doi/org/10.1016/j.agee.2004.01.015
Bui TMH, Schreinemachers P (2011) Resettling farm households in Northwestern Vietnam:
livelihood change and adaptation. Int J Water Res Dev 27(4):769–785, http://dx.doi.org/
10.1080/07900627.2011.593116
Bui TMH, Schreinemachers P, Berger T (2013) Hydropower development in Vietnam: involuntary resettlement and factors enabling rehabilitation. Land Use Policy 31:536–544 http://dx.
doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.08.015
Clemens G, Fiedler S, Cong ND, Van Dung N, Schuler U, Stahr K (2010) Soil fertility affected by
land use history, relief position, and parent material under a tropical climate in NW-Vietnam.
Catena 81(2):87–96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2010.01.006
Dang VQ, Schreinemachers P, Berger T, Vui DK, Hieu DT (2008) Agricultural statistics of two
sub-catchments in Yen Chau district, Son La province, 2007. University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart; Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen. https://www.
uni-hohenheim.de/sfb564/public/g1_files/yen_chau_statistics_2007_en.pdf. Accessed June
2012
Dongmeza EB, Francis G, Steinbronn S, Focken U, Becker K (2010) Investigations on the
digestibility and metabolizability of the major nutrients and energy of maize leaves and
barnyard grass in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodonidella). Aquacult Nutr 16(3):313–326
Dung NV, Vien TD, Lam NT, Tuong TM, Cadisch G (2008) Analysis of the sustainability within
the composite swidden agroecosystem in northern Vietnam: 1. Partial nutrient balances and
recovery times of upland fields. Agric Ecosyst Environ 128(1–2):37–51, http://dx.doi.org/
10.1016/j.agee.2008.05.004
Euler D, Martin K, Chamsai L, Wehner R, Sauerborn J (2006) Ground cover vegetation of litchi
orchards in relation to land use intensity in mountainous Northern Thailand. Int J Bot 2
(2):117–124
FAO (2011) FAOSTAT Database on Resources. FAO statistics division, food and agriculture
organization of the United Nations, Rome. Available online at http://www.faostat.fao.org.
Accessed March 2011
Fischer I, Buchenrieder G (2009) ACA in Vietnam. Sav Dev XXXIII(1):1–20
Open Access. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Non-commercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in
any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
1 From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture. . .
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