Edible parts of some wild and traditional vegetables used by the Gumuz community, namely, Portulaca quadrifida, Dioscorea abyssinica, Abelmoschus esculentus,…
Authors: Hailu, A.A.; Addis, G.
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Bell miner associated dieback: nutrient cycling and herbivore crown damage in Eucalyptus propinqua
Publication Year : 2016
Various interactions appear to be involved in bell miner associated dieback (BMAD) of eucalypts. Native bell miner birds (Manorina melanophrys)…
Authors: Nageli, P; Grant, J.; Nichols, J.D.; Sheil, D.; Horton, B.
Standardized Assessment of Biodiversity Trends in Tropical Forest Protected Areas: The End Is Not in Sight
Publication Year : 2016
Extinction rates in the Anthropocene are three orders of magnitude higher than background and disproportionately occur in the tropics, home…
Authors: Beaudrot, L.; Ahumada, J.A.; O'Brien, T.; Alvarez-Loayza, P.; Boekee, K.; Campos-Arceiz, A.; Eichberg, D.; Espinosa, S.; Fegraus, E.; Fletcher, C.; Gajapersad, K.; Hallam, C.; Hurtado, J.; Jansen, P.A.; Kumar, A.; Larney, E.; Moreira Lima, M.G.; Mahony, C.; Martin, E.H.; McWilliam, A.; Mugerwa, B.; Ndoundou-Hockemba, M.; Razafimahaimodison, J.C.; Romero-Saltos, H.; Rovero, F.; Salvador, J.; Santos, F.; Sheil, D.; Spironello, W.R.; Willig, M.R.; Winarni, N.L.; Zvoleff, A.; Andelman, S.J.
Exploring Opportunities for Promoting Synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Forest Carbon Initiatives
Publication Year : 2016
There is growing interest in designing and implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation (M + A) in synergy in the…
Authors: Chia, E.L.; Fobissie, K.; Kanninen, M.
More Trees, More Poverty? The Socioeconomic Effects of Tree Plantations in Chile, 2001-2011
Publication Year : 2016
Tree plantations play a controversial role in many nations efforts to balance goals for economic development, ecological conservation, and social…
Authors: Andersson, K.; Lawrence, D.; Zavaleta, J.; Guariguata, M.R.
From Lifelines to Livelihoods: Non-timber Forest Products into the Twenty-First Century
Publication Year : 2016
Globally, 1.5 billion people use or trade non-timber forest products (NTFPs) with the majority of NTFP use and trade occurring…
Authors: Shanley, P.; Pierce, A.R.; Laird, S.A.; Binnqüist, C.L.; Guariguata, M.R.
Power, policy and the Prunus africana bark trade, 1972-2015
Publication Year : 2016
Ethnopharmacological relevance After almost 50 years of international trade in wild harvested medicinal bark from Africa and Madagascar, the example…
Authors: Cunningham, A.B.; Anoncho, V.F.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Sustainable wildlife management and legal commercial use of bushmeat in Colombia: the resource remains at the cross-road
Publication Year : 2015
Most countries in the Amazon have no clear policy frameworks to provide a legal path for sustainable wildlife management (SWM),…
Authors: Van Vliet, N.; Gomez, J.; Quiceno-Mesa, M.P.; Escobar, J.F.; Andrade, G.I.; Vanegas, L.; Nasi, R.
Can Evidence and Voice Influence Policy? A Critical Assessment of Nepal’s Forestry Sector Strategy, 2014
Publication Year : 2016
This article examines Nepal’s recently prepared Forestry Sector Strategy (FSS) (as of 2014) in terms of the use of scientific…
Authors: Ojha, H.R.; Khatri, D.B.; Shrestha, K.; Bhattarai, B.; Baral, J.C.; Sijapati Basnett, B.; Goutam, K.R.; Sunam, R.K.; Banjade, M.R.; Jana, S.; Bushley, B.R.; Dhungana, S.P.; Paudel, D.
Do timber plantations contribute to forest conservation?
Publication Year : 2016
For some time there has been a proposition in forestry and nature conservation disciplines that timber plantations can potentially support…
Authors: Pirard, R.; Dal Secco, L.; Warman, R.