We investigated how local scale variation in human impacts influenced forest structure and tree species richness within Mt Elgon National…
Authors: Sassen, M.; Sheil, D.
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Certified and uncertified logging concessions compared in Gabon: changes in stand structure, tree species, and biomass
Publication Year : 2013
Forest management certification is assumed to promote sustainable forest management, but there is little field-based evidence to support this claim.…
Authors: Medjibe, V. P.; Putz, F. E.; Romero, C.
Artisanal chainsaw milling to support decentralized management of timber in Central Africa? An analysis through the theory of access
Publication Year : 2013
During the last decade, in Central Africa, timber volume of the artisanal chainsaw milling (CSM) sector, mainly for domestic markets,…
Authors: Lescuyer, G.; Cerutti, P.O.; Robiglio, V.
Governing the design of national REDD+: an analysis of the power of agency
Publication Year : 2014
This paper investigates how three aspects of governance systems, namely the policy context, the influence of key agents and their…
Authors: Brockhaus, M.; Di Gregorio, M.; Mardiah, S.
Generic allometric models including height best estimate forest biomass and carbon stocks in Indonesia
Publication Year : 2013
The choice of an appropriate allometric model is a critical step in reducing uncertainties in forest biomass stock estimates. With…
Authors: Rutishauser, E.; Nooran, F.; Laumonier, Y.; Halperin, J.; Rufiie; Hergoualc'h, K.; Verchot, L.V.
Globalisations in a nutshell: historical perspectives on the changing governance of the shea commodity chain in northern Ghana
Publication Year : 2013
Pre-colonial patterns of trade in West Africa included exchanges of shea in periodic local and regional markets. The collection, processing…
Authors: Wardell, D.A.; Fold, N.
Multiple levels and multiple challenges for measurement, reporting and verification of REDD+
Publication Year : 2013
REDD+ is a multilevel endeavour. Global demands, national and subnational structures and local people’s needs and aspirations must all be…
Authors: Korhonen-Kurki, K.; Brockhaus, M.; Duchelle, A.E.; Atmadja, S.; Pham, T.T.; Schofield, L.
Climate change and plant dispersal along corridors in fragmented landscapes of Mesoamerica
Publication Year : 2013
Climate change is a threat to biodiversity, and adaptation measures should be considered in biodiversity conservation planning. Protected areas (PA)…
Authors: Imbach, P. A.; Locatelli, B.; Molina, L.G.; Ciais, P.; Leadley, P.W.
On taxing wildlife films and exposure to nature
Publication Year : 2013
Some conservation finance strategies feature taxes on nature’s benign, and arguably educational, uses. This applies to a recent proposal to…
Authors: Wunder, S.; Sheil, D.