¿Cuáles son los niveles del Gobierno que tienen poder sobre los bosques y sobre las decisiones que afectan a estos…
Authors: Carrillo Fuentes, J.C.; Velasco Ramírez, A.
Articles
Finding alternatives to swidden agriculture: does agroforestry improve livelihood options and reduce pressure on existing forest?
Publication Year : 2017
Swidden cultivation can contribute to deforestation and land degradation, which can subsequently result in a number of serious environmental problems.…
Authors: Rahman, S.A.; Jacobsen, J.B.; Healey, J.R.; Roshetko, J.M.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Integrated landscape approaches to managing social and environmental issues in the tropics: learning from the past to guide the future
Publication Year : 2016
Poverty, food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss continue to persist as the primary environmental and social challenges faced by…
Authors: Reed, J.; Van Vianen, J.; Deakin, E.L.; Barlow, J.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Land-cover changes predict steep declines for the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Publication Year : 2016
Positive news about Sumatran orangutans is rare. The species is critically endangered because of forest loss and poaching, and therefore,…
Authors: Wich, S.A.; Singleton, I.; Nowak, M.G.; Atmoko, S.S.U.; Nisam, G.; Arif, S.M.; Putra, R.H.; Ardi, R.; Fredriksson, G.; Usher, G.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Kühl, H.S.
L’aménagement forestier au Congo engendre-t-il plus de déforestation?
Publication Year : 2016
Un article publié dans Land Use Policy début 2016 arrive à la conclusion a priori étonnante que la déforestation serait,…
Authors: Karsenty, A.; Cerutti, P.O.; Doucet, J.-L.; Putz, F.E.; Romero, C.; Bernard, C.S.; Eba'a Atyi, R.; Douard, P.; Claeys, F.; Desbureaux, S.; Ezzine-de-Blas, D.; Fayolle, A.; Fomété, T.; Forni, E.; Gond, V.; Gourlet-Fleury, S.; Kleinschroth, F.; Mortier, F.; Nasi, R.; Nguinguiri, J.-C.; Vermeulen, C.; de Wasseige, C.
Spatial congruence between carbon and biodiversity across forest landscapes of northern Borneo
Publication Year : 2016
Understanding how carbon and biodiversity vary across tropical forest landscapes is essential to achieving effective conservation of their respective hotspots…
Authors: Labrière, N.; Locatelli, B.; Vieilledent, G.; Kharisma, S.; Basuki, I.; Gond, V.; Laumonier, Y.
Cameroon’s forest policy within the overall national land use framework: from sectorial approaches to global coherence?
Publication Year : 2016
In Cameroon, the forest sector competes with other sectors in contributing to achieve national development goals. The current trend in…
Authors: Kengoum Djiegni, F.; Assembe-Mvondo, S.; Eba'a Atyi, R.; Levang, P.; Fomété, T.
Vegetal non-timber forest products in Cameroon, contribution to the national economy
Publication Year : 2016
This paper analyses the contribution of some non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to the economy of Cameroon through the lens of…
Authors: Awono, A.; Eba'a Atyi, R.; Foundjem-Tita, D.; Levang, P.
Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy
Publication Year : 2016
Traditional wildlife hunting has been described mainly from studies of local practices and from the monitoring of urban bushmeat markets.…
Authors: Lescuyer, G.; Nasi, R.
Uncertainties of above ground biomass estimates in tropical peat swamp forest
Publication Year : 2015
Recently there has been renewed interest in accurate estimation of forest carbon stock in the context of climate change mitigation…
Authors: Manuri, S.; Joseph, S.; Martius, C.; Wiyono; Brack, C.