This paper discusses how participatory policy-making processes such as the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) negotiations are and should be organised…
Authors: Wodschow, A.; Nathan, I.; Cerutti, P.O.
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Soil properties of mangroves in contrasting geomorphic settings within the Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique
Publication Year : 2016
Mangroves are well-known for their numerous ecosystem services, including sequestering a significant carbon stock, with soils accounting for the largest…
Authors: Stringer, C.E.; Trettin, C.C.; Zarnoch, S.J.
Distribution and Numbers of Pygmies in Central African Forests
Publication Year : 2016
Pygmy populations occupy a vast territory extending west-to-east along the central African belt from the Congo Basin to Lake Victoria.…
Authors: Olivero, J.; Fa, J.E.; Farfán, M.A.; Lewis, J.; Hewlett, B.; Breuer, T.; Carpaneto, G.M.; Fernández, M.; Germi, F.; Hattori, S.; Head, J.; Ichikawa, M.; Kitanaishi, K.; Knights, J.; Matsuura, N.; Migliano, A.; Nese, B.; Noss, A.; Ongbwa Ekoumou, D.; Paulin, P.; Real, R.; Riddell, M.; Stevenson, E.G.J.; Toda, M.; Vargas, J.M.; Yasuoka, H.; Nasi, R.
Monitoring REDD+ Impacts: Cross Scale Coordination And Interdisciplinary Integration
Publication Year : 2015
Authors: Duchelle, A.E.; Herold, M.; de Sassi, C.
Carbon stocks in artificially and naturally regenerated mangrove ecosystems in the Mekong Delta
Publication Year : 2016
Mangrove forests cover a small fraction of the earths surface, but contribute disproportionately to ecosystem services, including carbon (C) storage.…
Authors: Vien, N.N.; Sasmito, S.D.; Murdiyarso, D.; Purbopuspito, J.; Mackenzie, R.A.
Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Congo Basin
Publication Year : 2017
We assess whether the implementation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification scheme in the Congo basin has had positive…
Authors: Cerutti, P.O.; Lescuyer, G.; Tacconi, L.; Eba'a Atyi, R.; Essiane, E.; Nasi, R.; Tabi Eckebil, P.P.; Tsanga, R.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: A SWOT analysis of the ecosystem services framework
Publication Year : 2016
The ecosystem services concept (ES) is becoming a cornerstone of contemporary sustainability thought. Challenges with this concept and its applications…
Authors: Bull, J.W.; Jobstvogt, N.; Böhnke-Henrichs, A.; Mascarenhas, A.; Sitas, N.; Baulcomb, C.; Lambini, C.K.; Rawlins, M.; Baral, H.; Zähringer, J.; Carter-Silk, E.; Balzan, M.V.; Kenter, J.O.; Häyhä, T.; Petz, K.; Koss, R.
Public Sector, Private Sector and Socio-cultural Response Options
Publication Year : 2015
This chapter focuses on political, economic and social response options at national to supranational scales to drivers of unsustainable management…
Authors: Neufeldt, H.; Pacheco, P.; Ojha, H.R.; Ogalleh, S.A.; Donovan, J.; Fuchs, L.; Kleinschmit, D.; Kristjanson, P.; Kowero, G.; Oeba, V.; Powell, B.
Forests, Trees and Landscapes for Food Security and Nutrition
Publication Year : 2015
As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and…
Authors: Vira, B.; Agarwal, B.; Jamnadass, R.H.; Kleinschmit, D.; McMullin, S.; Mansourian, S.; Neufeldt, H.; Parrotta, J.A.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Wildburger, C.
Understanding the Roles of Forests and Tree-based Systems in Food Provision
Publication Year : 2015
Forests and other tree-based systems such as agroforestry contribute to food and nutritional security in myriad ways. Directly, trees provide…
Authors: Jamnadass, R.H.; McMullin, S.; Iiyama, M.; Dawson, I.K.; Powell, B.; Termote, C.; Ickowitz, A.; Kehlenbeck, K.; Vinceti, B.; Van Vliet, N.; Keding, G.; Stadlmayr, B.; van Damme, P.; Carsan, S.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Njenga, M.; Gyau, A.; Cerutti, P.O.; Schure, J.; Kouame, C.; Obiri, B.D.; Ofori, D.; Agarwal, B.; Neufeldt, H.; Degrande, A.; Serban, A.