We placed camera traps for a month at sixty locations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to determine the species composition…
Authors: Mugerwa, B.; Sheil, D.; Ssekiranda, P.; Heist, M. V.; Ezuma, P.
Publication Research Theme Products and Trade
Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and change
Publication Year : 2012
Ecosystems provide important services that can help people adapt to climate variability and change. Recognizing this role of ecosystems, several…
Authors: Pramova, E.; Locatelli, B.; Djoudi, H.; Somorin, O.A.
Synthesis Bioenergy, Sustainability and Trade-offs: Can we Avoid Deforestation while Promoting Biofuels?
Publication Year : 2012
The World Exhibition held in Paris in 1900 demonstrated Rudolph Diesels eponymous engine running on groundnut oil. Vegetable oils were…
Authors: Pacheco, P.; Wardell, D.A.; German, L.; Johnson, F.X.; Bird, N.; van Gelder, J.W.; Schwaiger, H.; Schoneveld, G.; Obidzinski, K.; Guariguata, M.R.; Skutsch, M.; Masera, O.; Gao, Y.; von Maltitz, G.; Achten, W.M.J.; Verchot, L.V.; Komarudin, H.; Andriani, R.
Biofuel Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Early Legal and Institutional Framework in Zambia
Publication Year : 2012
Concerns about domestic energy security and global climate change mitigation have led the European Union, the United States, and others…
Authors: German, L.; Schoneveld, G.
Controlling illegal logging in domestic and international markets by harnessing multi-level governance opportunities
Publication Year : 2012
Illegal logging is perceived to pose significant obstacles to the achievement of sustainable management of forests in the tropics. Equally…
Authors: Kishor, N.; Lescuyer, G.
Vulnerability, forest-related sectors and climate change adaptation: the case of Cameroon
Publication Year : 2012
In Cameroon and elsewhere in the Congo Basin, the majority of rural households and a large proportion of urban households…
Authors: Sonwa, D.J.; Somorin, O.A.; Jum, C.; Bele, M.Y.; Nkem, J.
Oil palm in Cameroon: risks and opportunities
Publication Year : 2012
Oil palm is a native of the central African region, and has been cultivated in Cameroon since times immemorial to…
Authors: Feintrenie, L.
Rainfall and Elevation Influence the Local-Scale Distribution of Tree Community in the Southern Region of Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot (India)
Publication Year : 2012
The present study characterises the tree communities with respect to topographic and climatic variables and identifies the most important environmental…
Authors: Joseph, S.; Anitha, K.; Srivastava, V.K.; Reddy, C.S.; Thomas, A.P.; Murthy, M.S.R.
Lowering environmental costs of oil-palm expansion in Colombia
Publication Year : 2012
Colombia is the fifth largest producer of palm oil in the world. The country’s government and oil-palm farmers association target…
Authors: Garcia-Ulloa, J.; Sloan, S.; Pacheco, P.; Ghazoul, J.; Koh, L.P.
Pelangi di Tanah Kartini: Kisah aktor mebel Jepara bertahan dan melangkah ke depan
Publication Year : 2012
Dunia permebelan Indonesia yang dinamis dan penuh lika-liku memicu berbagai pihak yang terlibat terus berupaya untuk membangun kehidupan industri mebel…
Authors: Irawati, R.H.; Purnomo, H.