Bulbophyllum anodon (section Brachystachyae) and B. dasystachys (section Hirtula) are described. Bulbophyllum cylindraceum is newly recorded for Thailand. Bulbophyllum dhaninivatii…
Authors: Vermeulen, J.J.; Phelps, J.; Thavipoke, P.
Articles
The geography of large-scale land acquisitions: Analysing socio-ecological patterns of target contexts in the global South
Publication Year : 2014
This paper analyses local geographical contexts targeted by transnational large-scale land acquisitions (>200 ha per deal) in order to understand…
Authors: Messerli, P.; Giger, M.; Dwyer, M. B.; Breu, T.; Eckert, S.
Tree biomass equations for tropical peat swamp forest ecosystems in Indonesia
Publication Year : 2014
To assist countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, the United Nations has introduced the REDD+ mechanism. This…
Authors: Manuri, S.; Brack, C.; Nugroho, N. P.; Hergoualc'h, K.; Novita, N.; Dotzauer, H.; Verchot, L.V.; Putra, C.A.S.; Widyasari, E.
Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
Publication Year : 2015
The study uses a novel method to investigate the role of forest proximity, market remoteness, and caste in determining household…
Authors: Belcher, B.; Achdiawan, R.; Dewi, S.
Promises and perils of decentralized forest governance: the case of Indonesia’s Forest Management Units in Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)
Publication Year : 2014
Indonesia’s forest management unit (Kesatuan Pengelolaan Hutan or KPH) system can be a promising mechanism for balancing international and national…
Authors: Bae, J.S.; Kim, Y.S.; Fisher, L.A.; Moeliono, M.; DeShazo, J.
Governing Forest Landscapes: Challenges and Ways Forward
Publication Year : 2014
This special issue privileges papers that, from different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, and across multiple scales, look at the issues…
Authors: Pacheco, P.; Schoneveld, G.C.; Wardell, D.A.; (eds.)
China’s Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program for household delivery of ecosystem services: how important is a local implementation regime to survival rate outcomes?
Publication Year : 2014
Chinas Conversion of Cropland to Forests Program (CCFP) is the worlds largest afforestation-based Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) program, having…
Authors: Bennett, M.T.; Xie, C.; Hogarth, N.J.; Peng, D.; Putzel, L.
Problem-solving versus appreciative inquiry approaches in community-based conservation
Publication Year : 2015
Community-based conservation (CBC) has re-emerged as an alternative to the failures of state-controlled conservation. Participation of local communities and traditional…
Authors: Yuliani, L.; Adnan, H.; Colfer C. J. P.; Indriatmoko, Y.
Fusion of pan-tropical biomass maps using weighted averaging and regional calibration data
Publication Year : 2014
Biomass is a key environmental variable that influences many biosphereatmosphere interactions. Recently, a number of biomass maps at national, regional…
Authors: Yong, G.; Avitabile, V.; Heuvelink, G. B. M.; Wang, J.; Herold, M.
REDD+ policy making in Nepal: toward state-centric, polycentric, or market-oriented governance?
Publication Year : 2014
Over the past 40 years, Nepal has become renowned for its community-based forestry policies, initiatives, and institutions, characterized by local…
Authors: Bushley, B.R.