Publication Year : 2013
Publication Year : 2013
This article reviews research on forests in Central America under the lens of common pool resources literature. It briefly presents…
Authors: Monterroso, I.; Larson, A.M.
Publication Year : 2013
Wood charcoal is generally viewed as a rudimentary form of energy. It is often understood in terms of its role…
Authors: Bennett-Curry, A.; Malhi, Y.; Menton, M.
Publication Year : 2013
The often-claimed environmental and social benefits of forest certification remain to be empirically evaluated. Despite numerous publications on the impacts…
Authors: Romero, C.; Putz, F.E.; Guariguata, M.R.; Sills, E.O.; Cerutti, P.O.; Lescuyer, G.
Publication Year : 2013
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is primarily a market-based mechanism for achieving the effective reduction of carbon…
Authors: Di Gregorio, M.; Brockhaus, M.; Cronin, T.; Muharrom, E.; Santoso, L.; Mardiah, S.; Büdenbender, M.
Publication Year : 2013
We report above-ground biomass (AGB), basal area, stemdensity and wood mass density estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2…
Authors: Lewis, S. L.; Sonke, B.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Begne, S. K.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Van Der Heijden, G.M.F.; Phillips, O. L.; Affum-Baffoe, K.; Baker, T. R.; Banin, L.; Bastin, J. F.; Beeckman, H.; Bogaert, J.; De Cannie`re, C.; Chezeaux, E.; Clark, C. J.; Collins, M.; Djagbletey, G.; Djuikouo, M. N. K.; Droissart, V.; Doucet, J.L.; Ewango, C.E.N.; Fauset, S.; Feldpausch, T. R.; Foli, E. G.; Gillet, J.F.; Hamilton, A. C.; Harris, D. J.; Hart, T.B.; de Haulleville, T.; Hladik, A.; Hufkens, K.; Huygens, D.; Jeanmart, P.; Jeffery, K. J.; Kearsley, E.; Leal, M. E.; Lloyd, J.; Lovett, J.C.; Makana, J.R.; Malhi, Y.; Marshall, A. R.; Ojo, L.O.; Peh, K.S.H.; Pickavance, G.; Poulsen, J.R.; Reitsma, J.M.; Sheil, D.; Simo, M.; Steppe, K.; Taedoumg, H. E.; Talbot, J.; Taplin, J. R. D.; Taylor, D.; Thomas, S.C.; Toirambe, B.; Verbeeck, H.; Vleminckx, J.; White, L.J.T.; Willcock, S.; Woell, H.; Zemagho, L.
Publication Year : 2013
Large trees (d.b.h. ! 70 cm) store large amounts of biomass. Several studies suggest that large trees may be vulnerable…
Authors: Silk, J.W.F; Paoli, G.; McGuire, K.; Amaral, I.; Barroso, J.; Bastian, M; Blanc, L.; Bongers, F.; Boundja, P.; Clark, C.; Collins, M.; Dauby, G.; Yi Ding; Doucet, J.L.; Eler, E.; Ferreira, L.; Forshed, O.; Fredriksson, G.M.; Gillet, J.F.; Harris, D.; Leal, M.E.; Laumonier, Y.; Malhi, Y.; Mansor, A.; Martin, E.; Miyamoto, K.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Nagamasu, H.; Nilus, R.; Nurtjahya, E.; Oliveira, A.; Onrizal, O.; Parada-Gutierrez, A.; Permana, A.; Poorter, L.; Poulsen, J.; Ramirez-Angulo, H.; Reitsma, J.M.; Rovero, F.; Rozak, A.; Sheil, D.; Silva-Espejo, J.; Silveira, M.; Spironello, W.; Ter Steege, H.; Stevart, T.; Navarro-Aguilar, G. E.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Suzuki, E.; Tang, J.; Theilade, I.; Van Der Heijden, G.; van Valkenburg, J.; Van Do, T.; Vilanova, E.; Vos, V.; Wich, S.; Woll, H.; Yoneda, T.; Zang, R.; Zhang, M.G.; Zweifel, N.
Publication Year : 2013
Tropical forest ecosystems are threatened by habitat conversion and other anthropogenic actions. Timber production forests can augment the conservation value…
Authors: Ramage, B.; Sheil, D.; Salim, H.M.W.; Fletcher, C.; Mustafa, N. A.; Luruthusamay, J.C.; Harrison, R.D.; Butod, E.; Dzulkiply, A.D.; Kassim, A.R.; Potts, M.D.
Publication Year : 2013
In Cameroon, the provisions of Decree No. 76-166 of 27 April 1976 to establish the terms and conditions for the…
Authors: Assembe-Mvondo, S.; Brockhaus, M.; Lescuyer, G.
Publication Year : 2013
This paper estimates rural household-level forest reliance in the western highlands of Guatemala using quantitative methods. Data were generated by…
Authors: Cordova, J.P.P.; Wunder, S.; Smith-Hall, C.; Börner, J.
Publication Year : 2013
The livelihood strategies of indigenous communities in the Congo Basin are inseparable from the forests, following their use of forest…
Authors: Nkem, J.; Somorin, O.A.; Jum, C.; Idinoba, M.; Bele, Y.; Sonwa, D.J.