Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been a mainstay of Tanzanias rural economy, contributing to the livelihoods of more…
Authors: Schoneveld, G.C.; Chacha, M.; Njau, M.; Jønsson, J.; Cerutti, P.O.; Weng, X.
Publication Research Theme Products and Trade
Contract farming and informality: drivers and governance responses in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Publication Year : 2018
Cotton production in Zambia and Zimbabwe plays a key role in the countries agricultural sector and in the lives of…
Authors: Kabwe, S.; Mutambara, J.; Mujeyi, K.; Blackmore, E.; Vorley, B.; Weng, X.
What do we know about the life-history traits of widely hunted tropical mammals?
Publication Year : 2018
We synthesize information on parameters useful for managing the hunting of two common mammal species that are important for local…
Authors: Van Vliet, N.; Nasi, R.
Sustainability pathways in oil palm cultivation: a comparison of Indonesia, Colombia and Cameroon
Publication Year : 2018
Oil palm development is a major subject in controversies over sustainable agriculture. Economic benefits are very high due to the…
Authors: Dermawan, A.; Hospes, O.
The palm oil governance complex: progress, problems and gaps
Publication Year : 2018
Oil palm expansion has delivered economic development in host countries, including indirect benefits for local infrastructure development and rural poverty…
Authors: Pacheco, P.; Levang, P.; Dermawan, A.; Schoneveld, G.
Uboreshaji wa shughuli za uchimbaji mdogo wa madini nchini Tanzania kupitia ubia na wawekezaji: Fursa na changamoto
Publication Year : 2018
Ujumbe muhimu Wawekezaji wa kigeni wanazidi kuingia ubia na wachimbaji wadogo ili kupata miliki na hifadhi za madini zilizopo kwenye…
Authors: Schoneveld, G.C.; Chacha, M.; Njau, M.; Weng, X.; Jonsson, J.
Reducing forest and land fires through good palm oil value chain governance
Publication Year : 2018
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to protect the planet and ensure prosperity. In reaching SDGs, Indonesia’s palm oil…
Authors: Purnomo, H.; Okarda, B.; Dewayani, A.A.; Ali, M.; Achdiawan, R.; Kartodihardjo, H.; Pacheco, P.; Juniwaty, K.S.
Field methods for sampling tree height for tropical forest biomass estimation
Publication Year : 2018
Quantifying the relationship between tree diameter and height is a key component of efforts to estimate biomass and carbon stocks…
Authors: Sullivan, M.J.P.; Lewis, S.L.; Hubau, W.; Lan, Q.; Baker, T.R.; Banin, L.F.; Chave, J.; Cuni-Sanchez, A.; Feldpausch, T.R.; Lopez-Gonzalez, G.; Arets, E.; Ashton, P.; Bastin, J-C.; Berry, N.J.; Bogaert, J.; Boot, R.G.A; Brearley, F.Q.; Brienen, R.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; De Canniere, C.; Chudomelová, M.; Dancák, M.; Ewango, C.; Hédl, R.; Lloyd, J.; Makana, J-R.; Malhi, Y.; Marimon, B.S.; Marimon Jr, B.H.; Metali, F.; Moore, S.; Nagy, L.; Núñez Vargas, P.; Pendry, C.A.; Ramirez-Angulo, H.; Reitsma, J.; Rutishauser, E.; Salim, K.A.; Sonké, B.; Sukri, R.S.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Svátek, M.; Umunay, P.M.; Vasquez-Martinez, R.; Vernimmen, R.R.E.; Vilanova Torre, E.; Vleminckx, J.; Vos, V.; Phillips, O.L.
Farm-forestry in the Peruvian Amazon and the feasibility of its regulation through forest policy reform
Publication Year : 2018
In 2015 the Peruvian government launched a new set of regulations associated with the forest law aimed to increase competiveness…
Authors: Sears, R.; Cronkleton, P.; Villanueva, F.P.; Ruiz, M.M.; Perez-Ojeda del Arco, M.
The effects of rural development policy on land rights distribution and land use scenarios: The case of oil palm in the Peruvian Amazon
Publication Year : 2018
Decades of development history show that rural agricultural policies and government support for specific en vogue crops can seriously alter…
Authors: Bennett, A.; Ravikumar, A.; Cronkleton, P.