Mushroom production as an alternative for rural development in a forested mountainous area

Wild mushrooms are recognized as important non-wood forest products in mountainous ecosystems, but their real potential for generating rural economies has not been fully evaluated due to the difficulties in obtaining reliable productivity data, minimizing their true potential as contributor to rural economies. Mushroom yield models based on large data series from Pinus forest ecosystems in the region of Catalonia(Spain), combined with data from the Spanish National Forest Inventory allow us to estimate the potential mushroom productivity by forest ecosystems. The results of 24,500 tons/yr of mushrooms of which 16,300 tons are classified as edible and 7,900 tons are commonly marketed demonstrate the importance of mushroom productions in Catalonian pine forests, mostly located in mountainous areas where the development of agricultural activities is limited. Economic mushroom value is estimated at 48 million € for the edible mushroom and 32 million € for those corresponding to marketable yields, confirming the potential of this non-wood forest product. These production results and corresponding economic values provide a basis for the incorporation of wild mushrooms as significant non-wood forest products in the development of forest policies in mountainous areas.     

Uptake and recovery of soil nitrogen by bryophytes and vascular plants in an alpine meadow

Due to their particular physiology and life history traits, bryophytes are critical in regulating biogeochemical cycles and functions in alpine ecosystem. Hence, it is crucial to investigate their nutrient utilization strategies in comparison with vascular plants and understand their responses to the variation of growing season caused by climate change. Firstly, this study testified whether or not bryophytes can absorb nitrogen(N) directly from soil through spiking three chemical forms of 15N stable isotope tracer. Secondly, with stronger ability of carbohydrates assimilation and photosynthesis, it is supposed that N utilization efficiency of vascular plants is significantly higher than that of bryophytes. However, the recovery of soil N by bryophytes can still compete with vascular plants due to their greater phytomass. Thirdly, resource acquisition may be varied from the change of growing season, during which N pulse can be manipulated with 15N tracer addition at different time. Both of bryophytes and vascular plants contain more N in a longer growing season, and prefer inorganic over organic N. Bryophytes assimilate more NH4+ than NO3– and amino acid, which can be indicated from the greater shoot excess 15N of bryophytes. However, vascular plants prefer to absorb NO3– for their developed root systems and vascular tissue. Concerning the uptake of three forms N by bryophytes, there is significant difference between two manipulated lengths of growing season. Furthermore, the capacity of bryophytes to tolerate N-pollution may be lower than currently appreciated, which indicates the effect of climate change on asynchronous variation of soil N pools with plant requirements.     

Sustainability of transhumance grazing systems under socio-economic threats in Langtang,Nepal

The decline or loss of traditional social- ecological systems may induce adverse effects to the societies and ecosystems. Transhumance, the recurring and seasonal movement of grazing livestock, is increasingly constrained by a numbers of factors including policy, land use and soeio-economic changes in Nepal. To explore how these changes have affected the transhumance, this study investigated transhumance at the Langtang valley in central Nepal. The specific objectives of this study were to determine the herd size and composition, spatial-temporal patterns and to identify the major drivers of the system and the system changes. Data were collected from field study comprising semi-structured interviews with the herders, focus group discussions, key informants survey, and observations of rangeland and livestock management systems. The study revealed that the transhumanee system in the Langtang is influenced by two types of drivers. In one hand, traditional practices are contributing to the sustainability of the system. On the other hand, the grazing patterns and adaptive responses are strongly influenced by changes in government policies, socioeconomic and cultural transformation, livestock productivity, markets, rangeland conditions and climate change. The findings of this study help with the development and implementation of transhumance management policy for the sustainability.     

找准服务坐标 构建高效国土--丽水市区商品房类土地登记当日办结的启示简

小窗口,连着大民心。丽水市国土资源局审批窗口．承担着行政审批和办理土地使用权证、土地抵押登记等事项的申请材料接收、形式审查、登记发证等职能,以“多让数据网上跑。少让群众路上走”为宗旨,以承诺时限为1个工作日,力争实现立等可取为目标,     

东阳市行政服务中心国土局窗口以“三心”服务争省创级巾帼文明岗

东阳市行政服务中心国土局窗口在2011年和2012年相继被评为东阳市巾帼文明岗和金华市巾帼文明岗等荣誉称号基础上,不骄不躁,继续努力争创浙江省巾帼文明岗。一是用心服务,争当窗口的“文明人”。通过每周一次学习制度,定期召开科室例会,     

市县动态

杭州市西湖区国土系统民主评议再次跻身全省十强近日,中共浙江省纪委驻国土资源厅纪检组发文通报了2013年度各市国土资源系统政风作风民主评议调查结果,杭州市国土资源局西湖分局名列前茅,再次跻身全省十强。在浙江省国土资源厅对各市国土资源系统政风作风情况开展的民主评议调查中,该局对一年内办理过行政处罚、行政许可及其他事项的服务对象进行了摸底回访调查,涉及服务对象294人(次),并从执法监察、便民服务、征迁稽查、行风效能等四个环节着手,广泛深入地开展了"五查五看"活动,即查规范执法。看是否公正执法,是否存在不作为、乱作为、不公正、不文明等问题;查阳光征迁。看是否严格落实"公告上墙、人员上门、政策上心、程序到位"的工作要求,是否存在暗箱操作;查服务效率。看是否进一步树     

余姚市实行房产证、土地证、契证一体化协同办理模式

自6月1日起,余姚市对国有土地上房屋转移登记实行房产证、土地证、契证一体化协同办理模式。以前,服务对象只能在取得房产证、契证后才能申办土地证,总承诺时间为20个工作日,其中土地证承诺时间为8个工作日。现在,余姚市将原先“串联式”申请的房产证、契证、土地证办理模式,改为“三证”同时受理、同时办理的“并联式”办理模式,服务对象在办理契证后,凭房管窗口出具的正式受理通知书,即可到国土窗口申办土地证,等承诺期满后,可同时领取房产证和土地证,“三证”办理的总承诺时间由原先的20个工作日缩短到8个工作日,提速60％。     

践行社会主义核心价值观 推进窗口服务水平上新台阶

积极培育和践行＂富强、民主、文明、和谐、自由、平等、公正、法治、爱国、敬业、诚信、友善＂的社会主义核心价值观,是新一届党中央加强社会主义文化建设提出的新要求。宁波市国土资源交易登记中心,承担市本级一级土地市场交易、全市采矿权交易、土地登记等职能,共有在编人员17名,临聘人员35名,下设四个群众服务窗口,宁波市国土资源系统市本级唯一的窗口服务单位。中心工作直接接触社会各界广大群众和服务对象,     

象山县“三篇文章”抓好重大项目用地保障服务

随着经济快速发展,用地指标趋紧。面对复杂多变的用地保障环境,象山县国土资源局因势利导,积极谋划“空间优化、指标争取、存量挖掘”三篇文章,大力倡导“以亩产论英雄”,释放资源存量潜力．促进经济转型升级．全力为全县经济建设提供用地保障。     

高唐局获全县促进跨越赶超优质服务一等奖

<正>近日,在全县经济总结表彰工作会议上,高唐县国土局被授予促进跨越赶超优质服务一等奖。2013年,该局积极贯彻落实党的十八大及十八届三中全会精神,紧紧围绕市委十二届四次全会确定的"东融西借、跨越赶超,建设冀鲁豫三省交界科学发展先行区"这一总体目标,紧扣全县经济发展脉搏,充分发挥部门职能作用,科学利用土地管理政策,为全县经济社会发展提供了强有力地用地保障和优质高效服务。(1)发展用地保障能力进一步提升。一是征地总量创新高。共报批城镇建设用地审批手续11个批次,征地面积4675亩,同