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What defines quality of life?: the gap between public policies and locally defined indicators among residents of Kodagu, Karnataka (India)

Publication Year : 2014

What defines quality of life?: the gap between public policies and locally defined indicators among residents of Kodagu, Karnataka (India)

Publication Year : 2014

Improving quality of life (QoL) is one of the main goals of many public policies. A useful tool to measure…

Authors: Zorondo-Rodríguez, F.; Gómez-Baggethun, E.; Demps, K.; Ariza-Montobbio, P.; Garcia, C.A.; Reyes-García, V.

Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification: An assessment in the Congo basin

Publication Year : 2014

This Occasional Paper assessed the social performance of nine forest management units (FMU) certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)…

Authors: Cerutti, P.O.; Lescuyer, G.; Tsanga, R.; Kassa, S.N.; Mapangou, P.R.; Mendoula, E.E.; Missamba-Lola, A.P.; Nasi, R.; Eckebil, P.P.T.; Yembe, R.Y.

Strengths and weaknesses of the smallholder oil palm sector in Cameroon

Publication Year : 2014

The present study is an evaluation of the current strengths and weaknesses of the oil palm smallholder sector in Cameroon,…

Authors: Nkongho, R.N.; Feintrenie, L.; Levang, P.

The EU timber regulation and CITES

Publication Year : 2014

This paper examines the interface between the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)…

Authors: Saunders, J.; Reeve, R.

What is the role for forest certification in improving relationships between logging companies and communities?: Lessons from FSC in Cameroon

Publication Year : 2014

Responding to pressure from international markets, environmental NGOs and donors, several logging companies in the Congo Basin have opted for…

Authors: Tsanga, R.; Lescuyer, G.; Cerutti, P.O.

Tenure and Forest Income: Observations from a Global Study on Forests and Poverty

Publication Year : 2014

We explore the relationship between tenure and forest income in 271 villages throughout the tropics. We find that stateowned forests…

Authors: Jagger, P.; Luckert, M.K.; Duchelle, A.E.; Lund, J.F.; Sunderlin, W.D.

Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis

Publication Year : 2014

This paper presents results from a comparative analysis of environmental income from approximately 8000 households in 24 developing countries collected…

Authors: Angelsen, A.; Jagger, P.; Babigumira, R.; Belcher, B.; Hogarth, N.J.; Bauch, S.; Börner, J.; Smith-Hall, C.; Wunder, S.

Smallholder Specialization Strategies along the Forest Transition Curve in Southwestern Amazonia

Publication Year : 2014

Rural specialization strategies can be examined within the forest transition framework. We compared smallholder livelihood strategies between neighboring southwestern Amazonian…

Authors: Duchelle, A.E.; Zambrano, A.M.A.; Wunder, S.; Börner, J.; Kainer, K.A.