This paper assesses the role of protected and community managed forests for the long term maintenance of forest cover in…
Authors: Porter-Bolland, L.; Ellis, E.A.; Guariguata, M.R.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Negrete-Yankelevich, S.; Reyes-García, V.
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Marginalized forest peoples’ perceptions of the legitimacy of governance: An exploration
Publication Year : 2011
Two issues prompted this review: Global concerns to decentralize and democratize will require more effective involvement of now-marginalized people; and…
Authors: Colfer, C. J. P.
Multiple use forestry planning: timber and Brazil nut management in the community forests of Northern Bolivia
Publication Year : 2012
In Bolivias Northern Amazon, forests long used for the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are now experiencing increased logging.…
Authors: Cronkleton, P.; Guariguata, M.R.; Albornoz, M.A.
Science for action: The use of scoping models in conservation and development
Publication Year : 2011
Addressing the conflict between biodiversity conservation and enhancing human well-being is a complex exercise that must draw upon social, economic,…
Authors: Collier, N.; Campbell, B.M.; Sandker, M.; Garnett, S.T.; Sayer J.A.; Boedhihartono, A.K.
Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: What scope for payments for environmental services?
Publication Year : 2011
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in payments for environmental services (PES) for ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA). So…
Authors: Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.; Locatelli, B.; Wunder, S.; Brockhaus, M.
Understanding and integrating local perceptions of trees and forests into incentives for sustainable landscape management
Publication Year : 2011
We examine five forested landscapes in Africa (Cameroon, Madagascar, and Tanzania) and Asia (Indonesia and Laos) at different stages of…
Authors: Pfund, J.-L.; Watts, J.D.; Boissiere, M.; Boucard, A.; Bullock, R.M.; Ekadinata, A.; Dewi, S.; Feintrenie, L.; Levang, P.; Rantala, S.; Sheil, D.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Local voices call for economic development over forest conservation: Trade-offs and policy in Bungo, Sumatra
Publication Year : 2011
Local communities, especially those living in forested areas, are generally presented as innocent victims of global economic policies that benefit…
Authors: Feintrenie, L.; Levang, P.
Empowering women’s capacity for improved livelihoods in non-timber forest product trade in Cameroon
Publication Year : 2010
In Cameroon, women as the primary gatherers and traders of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have limited access to processing technologies,…
Authors: Awono, A.; Ndoye, O.; Preece, L.
Plup fiction: Landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR
Publication Year : 2011
A landscape simulation was designed and tested in Viengkham, a mountainous district in the north of Lao PDR. This social…
Authors: Bourgoin, J.; Castella, J.C.