Protected areas are important for biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem services, including climate regulation through carbon storage. Yet,…
Authors: Fongnzossie, E.F.; Sonwa, D.J.; Kemeuze, V.A.; Auzel, P.; Nkongmeneck, B.A.
Articles
Minimizing Risks of Invasive Alien Plant Species in Tropical Production Forest Management
Publication Year : 2014
Timber production is the most pervasive human impact on tropical forests, but studies of logging impacts have largely focused on…
Authors: Padmanaba, M.; Corlett, Richard T.
Power, profits and policy: A reality check on the Prunus africana bark trade
Publication Year : 2014
After 42 years of international trade in wild harvested medicinal bark from Africa and Madagascar, the example of Prunus africana…
Authors: Cunningham, A.B.; Tientcheu, M.L.A.; Anoncho, V.F.; Nkuinkeu, R.; Sunderland, T.
SWAT model parameter calibration and uncertainty analysis using the HydroPSO R package in Nzoia Basin, Kenya
Publication Year : 2014
The parameter uncertainty in hydrological modelling has been accorded much attention in the recent past. Parameter uncertainty is a major…
Authors: Musau, J.; Sang, J.; Gathenya, J.; Luedeling, E.; Home, P.
Advocacy coalitions, REDD+, and forest governance in Papua New Guinea: how likely is transformational change?
Publication Year : 2014
Tropical forests in developing countries are increasingly being valued for their role in carbon sequestration. Such interest is reflected in…
Authors: Babon, A.; McIntyre, D.; Gowae, G.Y.; Gallemore, C.; Carmenta, R.; Di Gregorio, M.; Brockhaus, M.
A GIS-based approach for up-scaling capillary rise from field to system level under soil-crop-groundwater mix
Publication Year : 2014
Capillary rise represents an often neglected fraction of the water budget that contributes to crop water demand in situations of…
Authors: Awan, U.K.; Tischbein, B.; Martius, C.
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 : 2014
Background An increasing evidence base is improving our understanding of how forests and trees provide important ecosystem services to agriculture.…
Authors: Foli, S.; Reed, J.; Clendenning, J.; Petrokofsky, G.; Padoch, C.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
The Tropical managed Forests Observatory: a research network addressing the future of tropical logged forests
Publication Year : 2015
While attention on logging in the tropics has been increasing, studies on the long-term effects of silviculture on forest dynamics…
Authors: Sist, P.; Rutishauser, E.; Peña-Claros, M.; Shenkin, A.; Herault, B.; Blanc, L.; Baraloto, C.; Baya, F.; Benedet, F.; Da Silva, K.E.; Descroix, L.; Ferreira, J.; Gourlet-Fleury, S.; Guedes,M.C.; Bin Harun, I.; Jalonen, R.; Kanashiro, M.; Krisnawati, H.; Kshatriya, M.; Lincoln, P.; Mazzei, L.; Medjibe, V. P.; Nasi, R.; Doliveira, M.V.N.; de Oliveira, L.C.; Picard, N.; Pietsch, S.; Pinard, M.; Priyadi, H.; Putz, F.E.; Rodney, K.; Rossi, V.; Roopsind, A.; Ruschel, A.; Shari, N.H.Z.; Rodrigues de Souza, C.; Susanty, F.H.; Sotta, E.D.; Toledo, M.; Vidal, E.; West, T.A.P.; Wortel, V.; Yamada, M.
Through the Eyes of Children: Perceptions of Environmental Change in Tropical Forests
Publication Year : 2014
This study seeks to understand children’s perceptions of their present and future environments in the highly biodiverse and rapidly changing…
Authors: Pellier, A.S.; Wells, J.A.; Abram, N. K.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Meijaard, E.