s:542:"%T Can rehabilitation of Imperata grasslands help to protect the remaining rain forests? %A van Noordwijk, M. %X Forest conversion for unsustainable land use practices in the humid tropics often results in the formation of coarse grasslands, dominated by imperata cylindrica. Rehabilitation of these grasslands may help to alleviate the pressure on further forest conservation. Evidence in favour and against this hypothesis in review on the basis of results of phase 1of the global Alternatives to slash-and-Burn project in Indonesia. ";