In the context of globalization, market liberalization, and deregulation, many African governments are embracing the potential of private agricultural investment…
Authors: Schoneveld, G.C.
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Subjective wellbeing and income: empirical patterns in the rural developing world
Publication Year : 2016
A commonality in the economics of happiness literature is that absolute income matters more for the subjective wellbeing of people…
Authors: Reyes-García, V.; Babigumira, R.; Pyhälä, A.; Wunder, S.; Zorondo-Rodríguez, F.; Angelsen, A.
Land use and land cover changes and associated driving forces in North Western Lowlands of Ethiopia
Publication Year : 2015
Woodlands in Ethiopia are under heavy pressure and shrinking overtime. Despite the woodlands economic and ecological importances, little attention has…
Authors: Alemu, B.; Garedew, E.; Eshetu, Z.; Kassa, H.
Bushmeat in the tri-frontier region of Brazil, Peru and Colombia: Demise or persistence?
Publication Year : 2014
Bushmeat use in urban areas of the Amazon has received very little attention by NGOs, and environmental and research institutions,…
Authors: Van Vliet, N.; Mesa, M.P.Q.; Antia, D.C.; Morsello, C.; Adams, C.; Mori, F.; Yague, B.; Hernandez, S.; Bonilla, T.; Tellez, L.; de Aquino, L.J.N.; Moreno, J.; Schor, T.; de Oliveira Princi, M.; Haiden, E.; Trujillo, F.; Nasi, R.
Politiques d’adaptation et synergies avec la Redd+ en R�publique d�mocratique du Congo: Contexte, enjeux et perspectives
Publication Year : 2014
Les pays du Bassin du Congo sont pauvres et vulnérables. Le consensus est atteint sur le fait quils vont subir…
Authors: Kengoum, F.
Applying historical ecology to natural resource management institutions: Lessons from two case studies of landscape fire management
Publication Year : 2015
Understanding the linkages between social and ecological systems is key to developing sustainable natural resource management (NRM) institutions. Frequently, however,…
Authors: Petty, A.M.; Isendahl, C.; Brenkert-Smith, H.; Goldstein, D.J.; Rhemtulla, J.M.; Rahman, S.A.; Kumasi, T.C.
Commercialising Community Forestry in Indonesia: Lessons About the Barriers and Opportunities in Central Java
Publication Year : 2014
The integration of agriculture and forestry is commonly viewed as a foundation for sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers. In many…
Authors: Irawanti, S.; Ginoga, K.L.; Prawestisuka, A.; Race, D.
Synthesising bushmeat research effort in West and Central Africa: A new regional database
Publication Year : 2015
Unsustainable hunting threatens both biodiversity and local livelihoods. Despite high levels of research effort focused on understanding the dynamics of…
Authors: Taylor, G.; Scharlemann, J.P.W.; Rowcliffe, M.; Kumpel, N.; Harfoot, M.B.J.; Fa, J.E.; Melisch, R.; Milner-Gulland, E.J.; Bhagwat, S.A.; Abernethy, K.; Ajonina, A.S.; Albrechtsen, L.; Allebone-Webb, S; Brown, E.; Brugiere, D.; Clark, C.; Colell, M.; Cowlishaw, G.; Crookes, D.; De Merode, E.; Dupain, J.; East, T.; Edderai, D.; Elkan, P.; Gill, D.; Greengrass, E.; Hodgkinson, C.; Ilambu, O.; Jeanmart, P.; Juste, J.; Linder, J.M.; Macdonald, D. W.; Noss, A.J.; Okorie, P.U.; Okouyi, V.J.J.; Pailler, S.; Poulsen, J.R.; Riddell, M.; Schleicher, J.; Schulte-Herbrüggen, B.; Starkey, M.; Van Vliet, N.; Whitham, C.; Willcox, A.S.; Wilkie, D.S.; Wright, J.H.; Coad, L.M.
Producing woodfuel for urban centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a path out of poverty for rural households?
Publication Year : 2014
Woodfuel is a renewable energy source with good potential for climate change mitigation. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Authors: Schure, J.; Levang, P.; Wiersum, K.F.