The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) assessed the legal frameworks for major…
Authors: Dalupan, M.C.G.; Haywood, C.; Wardell, D.A.; Cordonnier-Segger, M.-C.; Kibugi, R.
Articles
The distribution of powers and responsibilities affecting forests, land use, and REDD+ across levels and sectors in Vietnam: A legal study
Publication Year : 2015
What are the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government over forests and land use in Vietnam? Over the…
Authors: Trung, L.Q.; Phuong, V.T.; Yang, A.L.; Hai, V.D.
Let there be science: Separating environmental misperceptions from reality in the Aral Sea Basin
Publication Year : 2016
Authors: Martius, C.; Lamers, J.P.A.
Can mangroves keep pace with contemporary sea level rise?: A global data review
Publication Year : 2016
Coastal vegetated wetlands such as mangrove forests provide multiple ecosystem services, though are potentially threatened by contemporary accelerated sea level…
Authors: Sasmito, S.D.; Murdiyarso, D.; Friess, D.A.; Kurnianto, S.
An integrated pan-tropical biomass map using multiple reference datasets
Publication Year : 2016
We combined two existing datasets of vegetation aboveground biomass (AGB) (Saatchi et al., 2011; Baccini et al., 2012) into a…
Authors: Avitabile, V.; Herold, M.; Heuvelink, G. B. M.; Lewis, S.L.; Phillips, O.L.; Asner, G.P.; Armston, J.; Asthon, P.; Banin, L.; Bayol, N.; Berry, N.J.; Boeckx, P.; de Jong, B.H.J.; DeVries, B.; Girardin, C.; Kearsley, E.; Lindsell, J.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Lucas, R.; Malhi, Y.; Morel, A.; Mitchard, E.T.A.; Nagy, L.; Qie, L.; Quinones, M.; Ryan, C.M.; Slik, F.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Vaglio Laurin, G.; Valentini, R.; Verbeeck, H.; Wijaya, A.; Willcock, S.
Efficacy of oil palm intercropping by smallholders: Case study in South-West Cameroon
Publication Year : 2016
Intercropping oil palm during its immature stage with food crops is usually blamed for its negative impact on the growth…
Authors: Nchanji, Y.K.; Nkongho, R.N.; Mala, W.A.; Levang, P.
Climate variability and change in Southern Mali: learning from farmer perceptions and on-farm trials
Publication Year : 2015
Agricultural production in the SudanoSahelian zone of west Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and climate…
Authors: Traore, B.; van Wijk, M.T.; Descheemaeker, K.; Corbeels, M.; Rufino, M.C.; Giller, K.E.
Biodiversity and carbon stocks in different land use types in the Sudanian Zone of Burkina Faso, West Africa
Publication Year : 2016
Lack of data on carbon stocks hampers implementation of emission reduction mechanisms (e.g., REDD+). Addressing this issue is relevant, especially…
Authors: Dayamba, S.D.; Djoudi, H.; Zida, M.; Sawadogo, L.; Verchot, L.V.
Communicating climate change through radio programs in the Congo Basin: A guide to the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of science-policy dialogue radio programs
Publication Year : 2015
Updated information on climate change are lacking in the Congo basin. Moreover, available data are worded in a coded language…
Authors: Touko-Tchoko, M.; Perez-Terán, A.S.; Tiani, A.M.
Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in a Rapidly Transforming Landscape in Northern Borneo
Publication Year : 2015
Because industrial agriculture keeps expanding in Southeast Asia at the expense of natural forests and traditional swidden systems, comparing biodiversity…
Authors: Labrière, N.; Laumonier, Y.; Locatelli, B.; Vieilledent, G.; Comptour, M.