A major global effort to enable cost-effective natural regeneration is needed to achieve ambitious forest and landscape restoration goals. Natural…
Authors: Chazdon, R.L.; Guariguata, M.R.
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Tools and terms for understanding illegal wildlife trade
Publication Year : 2016
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a global conservation issue that threatens thousands of species, including fish, fungi, medicinal plants, and…
Authors: Phelps, J.; Biggs, D.; Webb, E.L.
Climate policy integration in the land use sector: Mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development linkages
Publication Year : 2017
This article re-conceptualizes Climate Policy Integration (CPI) in the land use sector to highlight the need to assess the level…
Authors: Di Gregorio, M.; Nurrochmat, D.R.; Paavola, J.; Sari, I.M.; Fatorelli, L.; Pramova, E.; Locatelli, B.; Brockhaus, M.; Kusumadewi, S.D.
Institutional innovation and forest landscape restoration in China: Multi-scale cross-sector networking, household fiscal modernization and tenure reform
Publication Year : 2016
From 1999, China launched the Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program, an expansive forest landscape restoration project engaging 17% of…
Authors: Zhang, Kun.; Putzel, L.
The roles of traditional knowledge systems in orang-utan Pongo spp. and forest conservation: a case study of Danau Sentarum, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Publication Year : 2018
The orang-utan Pongo spp. is protected by national and international legislation, yet populations continue to decline. Many reports implicate local…
Authors: Yuliani, L.; Adnan, H.; Achdiawan, R.; Bakara, D.; Heri, V.; Sammy, J.; Salim, M.A.; Sunderland, T.C.H.
Estimating demand for certification of forest ecosystem services: A choice experiment with Forest Stewardship Council certificate holders
Publication Year : 2016
The scope of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, a market-based mechanism targeting sustainable forest management, could be expanded to certify…
Authors: Wanggi Jaung; Putzel, L.; Bull, G.Q.; Guariguata, M.R.; Sumaila, U.R.
Getting the Data Flowing: Lessons Learned from Existing Reporting Systems in the Forestry Sector in Indonesia for REDD+ MRV
Publication Year : 2016
In the context of REDD+, Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) is one way to manage forest change information. A national…
Authors: Praputra, A.V.; Bong, I.W.; Ekowati, D.; Hofstee, C.; Maryudi, A.
Carbon emissions from land cover change in Central Vietnam
Publication Year : 2016
The carbon emissions and removals due to land cover changes between 2001 and 2010 in the Vu Gia Thu Bon…
Authors: Avitabile, V.; Schultz, M.; Herold, N.; de Bruin, S.; Pratihast, A.K.; Cuong, P.M.; Hien, V.Q.; Herold, M.
Local impacts of industrial tree plantations: An empirical analysis in Indonesia across plantation types
Publication Year : 2017
The values ascribed to industrial tree plantations are often controversial. Hence knowledge of their perceived impacts is important for improving…
Authors: Pirard, R.; Petit, H.; Baral, H.
Assessing the Claims of Participatory Measurement, Reporting and Verification (PMRV) in Achieving REDD+ Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Publication Year : 2016
Participation of local communities in the Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of forest changes has been promoted as a strategy…
Authors: Hawthorne, S.D.; Boissiere, M.; Felker, M.E.; Atmadja, S.