The determinants of patterns of plant species composition on small mountains are poorly known, especially in Central Africa. We aimed…
Authors: Gonmadje, C.; Doumenge, C.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; McKey, D.
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Gender lessons for climate initiatives: A comparative study of REDD+ impacts on subjective wellbeing
Publication Year : 2018
Although REDD+ is primarily a mechanism for reducing carbon emissions from forests, concerns regarding social benefits, wellbeing and gender are…
Authors: Larson, A.M.; Solis, D.; Duchelle, A.E.; Atmadja, S.; Resosudarmo. I.A.P.; Dokken, T.; Komalasari, M.
Citizen science pioneers in Kenya – A crowdsourced approach for hydrological monitoring
Publication Year : 2018
Although water is involved in many ecosystem services, the absence of monitoring data restricts the development of effective water management…
Authors: Weeser, B.; Stenfert Kroese, J.; Jacobs, S.R.; Njue, N.; Kemboi, Z.; Ran, A.; Rufino, M.C.; Breuer, L.
Reducing risks by transforming landscapes: Cross-scale effects of land-use changes on ecosystem services
Publication Year : 2018
Globally, anthropogenic environmental change is exacerbating the already vulnerable conditions of many people and ecosystems. In order to obtain food,…
Authors: Fedele, G.; Locatelli, B.; Djoudi, H.; Colloff, M.J.
Watershed services in the humid tropics: Opportunities from recent advances in ecohydrology
Publication Year : 2018
In response to increasing pressures on water resources, watershed services management programs are implemented throughout the tropics. These programs aim…
Authors: Hamel, P.; Riveros-Iregui, D.; Ballari, D.; Browning, T.; Célleri, R.; Chandler, D.; Kwok, P.C.; Destouni, G.; Jacobs, S.R.; Jasechko, S.; Johnson, M.; Krishnaswamy, J.; Poca, M.; Pompeu, P.V.; Rocha, H.
Making sense of ‘intersectionality’: A manual for lovers of people and forests
Publication Year : 2018
The forestry sector has engaged with gender issues to the extent that including ‘women’ mattered for sustainable forest management and…
Authors: Colfer, C.J.P.; Sijapati Basnett, B.; Ihalainen, M.
Projecting Soil C Under Future Climate and Land-Use Scenarios (Modeling)
Publication Year : 2018
Soil carbon sequestration can be estimated from field to global scale using numerical soil/ecosystem models. In this chapter, we describe…
Authors: Dondini, M.; Abdalia, M.; Aini, F.K.; Albanito, F.; Beckert, M.R.; Begum, K.; Brand, A.; Cheng, K.; Comeau, L-P.; Jones, E.O.; Farmer, J.A.; Feliciano, D.M.S.; Fitton, N.; Hastings, A.; Henner, D.N.; Kuhnert, M.; Nayak, D.R.; Oyesikublakemore, J.; Phillips, L.; Richards, M.I.A.; Tumwesige, V.; van Dijk, W.F.A.; Vetter, S.H.; Coleman, K.; Smith, J.; Smith, P.
Institutionalization of REDD+ MRV in Indonesia, Peru, and Tanzania: progress and implications
Publication Year : 2018
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+) has opened up a new global discussion on forest…
Authors: Ochieng, R.M.; Arts, B.; Brockhaus, M.; Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.
La restauración de ecosistemas terrestres en México: Estado actual, necesidades y oportunidades
Publication Year : 2018
Hasta la fecha, las acciones encaminadas a la restauración ecológica de los ecosistemas terrestres en México no han sido documentadas…
Authors: Méndez-Toribio, M.; Martínez-Garza, C.; Ceccon, E.; Guariguata, M.R.
A Case Study on the Persistence of Swidden Agriculture in the Context of Post-2015 Anti-Haze Regulation in West-Kalimantan
Publication Year : 2018
This case study analyses a ban on the use of fire in a district of West-Kalimantan in response to the…
Authors: Thung, P.H.