The recent entry into force of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) completes the EUs policy framework designed to curb trade…
Authors: Fishman, A.; Obidzinski, K.
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The role of women in early REDD+ implementation: lessons for future engagement
Publication Year : 2015
Researchers and practitioners have amply discussed the potential of REDD+ to help or harm forest-based communities, but less attention has…
Authors: Larson, A.M.; Dokken, T.; Duchelle, A.E.; Atmadja, S.; Resosudarmo. I.A.P.; Cronkleton, P.; Cromberg, M.; Sunderlin, W.D.; Awono, A.; Selaya, G.
Conflict, Cooperation, and Institutional Change on the Commons
Publication Year : 2015
Rational choice scholarship posits two principal theories to explain why political institutions emerge and change: cooperation theory and conflict theory.…
Authors: Coleman, E.A.; Mwangi, E.
Mixing carrots and sticks to conserve forests in the Brazilian Amazon: a spatial probabilistic modeling approach
Publication Year : 2015
Annual forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon had in 2012 declined to less than 5,000 sqkm, from over 27,000 in…
Authors: Börner, J.; Marinho, E.; Wunder, S.
Does production of oil palm, soybean, or jatropha change biodiversity and ecosystem functions in tropical forests
Publication Year : 2014
Background. Biofuels, or fuels derived from transformation of biological matter, are hailed by some as a promising source of renewable…
Authors: Savilaakso, S.; Laumonier, Y.; Guariguata, M.R.; Nasi, R.
Examining how long fallow swidden systems impact upon livelihood and ecosystem services outcomes compared with alternative land-uses in the uplands of Southeast Asia
Publication Year : 2015
Swidden agriculture or shifting cultivation has been practised in the uplands of Southeast Asia for centuries and is estimated to…
Authors: Dressler, W.; Wilson, D.; Clendenning, J.; Cramb, R.; Mahanty, S.; Lasco, R.D.; Keenan, R. J.; Phuc, X.T.; Gevana, D.T.
To what extent does the presence of forests and trees contribute to food production in humid and dry forest landscapes?: a systematic review protocol
Publication Year : 2015
This review assesses the strength of the evidence that reports how forests and trees contribute to agricultural (food) production in…
Authors: Foli, S.; Reed, J.; Clendenning, J.; Petrokofsky, G.; Padoch, C.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Systematic review of effects on biodiversity from oil palm production
Publication Year : 2014
Background. During the past decade there has been a growing interest in bioenergy, driven by concerns about global climate change,…
Authors: Savilaakso, S.; García, C.; Garcia-Ulloa, J.; Ghazoul, J.; Groom, M.; Guariguata, M.R.; Laumonier, Y.; Nasi, R.; Petrokofsky, G.; Snaddon, J.; Zrust, M.
Socioecological responsibility and Chinese overseas investments: The case of rubber plantation expansion in Cameroon
Publication Year : 2015
Chinese investment in Africa has increased greatly in recent years. In Cameroon, the years following the last global financial crisis…
Authors: Assembe-Mvondo, S.; Putzel, L.; Atyi, R.E.
Les services écosystémiques face au changement climatique
Publication Year : 2015
Authors: Pedrono, M.; Locatelli, B.; Ezzine-de-Blas, D.; Pesche, D.; Morand, S.; Binot, A.