Mountain ecosystems are increasingly being affected by global environmental change, challenging the ubiquitous agro-ecosystem-based livelihoods of the people. This article…
Authors: Bhatta, L.D.; Van Oort, B.; Stork, N. E.; Baral, H.
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Mitigation of agriculture emissions in the tropics: comparing forest land-sparing options at the national level
Publication Year : 2015
Emissions from agriculture-driven deforestation are of global concern, but forest land-sparing interventions such as agricultural intensification and utilization of available…
Authors: Carter, S.; Herold, M.; Rufino, M.C.; Neumann, K.; Kooistra, L.; Verchot, L.V.
Transaction costs, power, and multi-level forest governance in Indonesia
Publication Year : 2015
Since 2005, there has been considerable international interest in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +), a program…
Authors: Gallemore, C.; Di Gregorio, M.; Moeliono, M.; Brockhaus, M.; Prasti H., R.D.
Land-based investment and green development in Indonesia: Lessons from Berau district, East Kalimantan
Publication Year : 2015
Growing global concern about the environmental costs of economic development resulting from natural resource extraction has sparked interest in a…
Authors: Casson, A.; Muliastra, Y.I.K.D.; Obidzinski, K.
Forest, trees and agroforestry: Better livelihoods and ecosystem services from multifunctional landscapes
Publication Year : 2015
Scientific community is concerned to address contemporary issues of food production and conserve tropical forests that support the livelihoods of…
Authors: Rahman, S.A.; Foli, S.; Pavel, M.A. Al-; Mamun, M.A. Al-; Sunderland, T.C.H.
REDD+ at the crossroads: Choices and tradeoffs for 2015 – 2020 in Laos
Publication Year : 2015
To date, REDD+ projects in Laos have made relatively conservative choices on driver engagement, focusing on smallholder-related drivers like shifting…
Authors: Dwyer, M. B.; Ingalls, M.
Trying to follow the money: Possibilities and limits of investor transparency in Southeast Asia’s rush for “available” land
Publication Year : 2015
Half a decade into the global land rush, land-intensive investment throughout Southeast Asia continues to confront social and environmental issues…
Authors: Dwyer, M. B.
Soil salinity management on raised beds with different furrow irrigation modes in salt-affected lands
Publication Year : 2015
Mismanagement of irrigation water and the ensuing secondary salinization are threatening the sustainability of irrigated agriculture especially in many dryland…
Authors: Devkota, M.; Gupta, R.K.; Martius, C.; Lamers, J.P.A.; Sayre, K.D.; Vlek, P.L.G.
Payments for environmental services in Indonesia: What if economic signals were lost in translation?
Publication Year : 2015
This article provides an analysis of a payment for environmental services (PES) scheme in the Cidanau watershed, Indonesia. It contributes…
Authors: Lapeyre, R.; Pirard, R.; Leimona, B.
Benefit Sharing Among Local Resource Users: The Role of Property Rights
Publication Year : 2015
Skewed distributions of benefits from natural resources can fuel social exclusion and conflict, threatening sustainability. This paper analyzes how user-group…
Authors: Torpey-Saboe, N.; Andersson, K.; Mwangi, E.; Persha, L.; Salk, C.; Wright, G.