The vulnerability of rural communities to climate variability and change in developing countries is widely recognized. However, th...
Authors: Pavageau, C.;Locatelli, B.;Sonwa, D.J.;Tiani, A.M.
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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 report...
Authors: Yuliani, L.;Adnan, H.;Achdiawan, R.;Bakara, D.;Heri, V.;Sammy, J.;Salim, M.A.;Sunderland, T.C.H.
Natural Resource Management Schemes as Entry Points for Integrated Landscape Approaches: Evidence from Ghana and Burkina Faso
Publication Year : 2018
In recognition of the failures of sectoral approaches to overcome global challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, food ins...
Authors: Foli, S.;Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.;Reed, J.;Sunderland, T.C.H.
The contribution of NTFP-gathering to rural people's livelihoods around two timber concessions in Gabon
Publication Year : 2018
NTFPs are often presented as a major contributor to livelihoods, as sources of food and cash, particularly for rural communities. ...
Authors: Iponga, D.M.;Mikolo-Yobo, C.;Lescuyer, G.;Assoumou, F.M.;Levang, P.;Tieguhong, J.C.;Ngoye, A.
From Product to Place—Spatializing governance in a commodified landscape
Publication Year : 2018
This article analyzes the potential for landscape governance in large-scale commodity landscapes in Indonesia. It conceptualizes l...
Authors: Van Oosten, C.;Moeliono, M.;Wiersum, F.
Estimation of above-ground biomass of large tropical trees with Terrestrial LiDAR
Publication Year : 2018
Tropical forest biomass is a crucial component of global carbon emission estimations. However, calibration and validation of such ...
Authors: Gonzalez de Tanago, J.;Lau, A.;Bartholomeusm, H.;Herold, M.;Avitabile, V.;Raumonen, P.;Martius, C.;Goodman, R.;Disney, M.;Manuri, S.;Burt, A.;Calders, K.
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 seriou...
Authors: Bennett, A.;Ravikumar, A.;Cronkleton, P.
Fisheries' Property Regimes and Environmental Outcomes: A Realist Synthesis Review
Publication Year : 2018
Our paper describes the application of a realist approach to synthesizing evidence from 31 articles examining the environmental ou...
Authors: McLain, R.;Lawry, S.;Ojanen, M.
Bridging funding gaps for climate and sustainable development: Pitfalls, progress and potential of private finance
Publication Year : 2018
In a world where natural capital is often unpriced or undervalued, thus making resource exploitation very lucrative, environmental...
Authors: Clark, R.;Reed, J.;Sunderland, T.C.H.
Top-down, Bottom-up and Sideways: The Multilayered Complexities of Multi-level Actors Shaping Forest Governance and REDD+ Arrangements in Madre de Dios, Peru
Publication Year : 2018
This study examines the role multilevel governance plays in the adoption of sustainable landscape management initiatives in emergi...
Authors: Rodriguez-Ward, D.;Larson, A.M.;Gordillo-Ruesta, H.A.