This paper analyzes frontier expansion in the Brazilian Amazon as a process that depends on multiple exogenous and endogenous factors…
Authors: Pacheco, P.
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Building regional priorities in forests for development and adaptation to climate change in the Congo Basin
Publication Year : 2012
Indentifying common priorities in shared natural resource systems constitutes an important platform for implementing adaptation and a major step in…
Authors: Sonwa, D.J.; Nkem, J.; Idinoba, M.; Bele, M.Y.; Jum, C.
The local impacts of oil palm expansion in Malaysia: An assessment based on a case study in Sabah State
Publication Year : 2012
This paper seeks to deepen our understanding of the potential future local impacts of expanding oil palm production for biodiesel…
Authors: Norwana, A.A.B.D.; Kunjappan, R.; Chin, M.; Schoneveld, G.; Potter, L.; Andriani, R.
High-yield oil palm expansion spares land at the expense of forests in the Peruvian Amazon
Publication Year : 2011
High-yield agriculture potentially reduces pressure on forests by requiring less land to increase production. Using satellite and field data, we…
Authors: Gutierrez-Velez, V.H.; DeFries, R.; Pinedo-Vasquez, M.; Uriarte, M.; Padoch, C.; Baethgen, W.; Fernandes, K.; Lim, Y.
Environmental and social impacts of oil palm plantations and their implications for biofuel production in Indonesia
Publication Year : 2012
This paper reviews the development of oil palm with linkages to biofuel in Indonesia and analyzes the associated environmental and…
Authors: Obidzinski, K.; Andriani, R.; Komarudin, H.; Andrianto, A.
O contexto de REDD+ em Moçambique: Causas, actores e instituições
Publication Year : 2012
Desde 2009, o CIFOR iniciou o Estudo Comparativo Global de REDD+ (GCS-REDD) em novo países: Bolívia, Brasil, Peru, República dos…
Authors: Sitoe, A.; Salomão, A.; Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
The role of wildlife for food security in Central Africa: A threat to biodiversity?
Publication Year : 2012
Authors: Van Vliet, N.; Nasi, R.; Abernethy, K.; Fargeot, C.; Kumpel, N.F.; Obiang, A.N.; Ringuet, S.
Contribution of woodfuel to meet the energy needs of the population of Central Africa: Prospects for sustainable management of available resources
Publication Year : 2012
This chapter provides an overview of the woodfuel sector in the Congo Basin countries, with a special emphasis on those…
Authors: Schure, J.; Marien, J-N.; de Wasseige, C.; Drigo, R.; Salbitano, F.; Dirou, S.; Nkoua, M.
Contribution du bois �nergie � La Satisfaction des besoins �nerg�tiques des populations d’afrique centrale: Perspectives pour une gestion durable des ressources disponibles
Publication Year : 2012
Ce chapitre donne un aperçu du secteur du bois énergie dans les pays du bassin du Congo, en insistant particulièrement…
Authors: Schure, J.; Marien, J-N.; de Wasseige, C.; Drigo, R.; Salbitano, F.; Dirou, S.; Nkoua, M.