A major reduction in global deforestation is needed to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss. Recent private sector commit...

Authors: Lambin, E.F.;Gibbs, H.K.;Heilmayr, R.;Carlson, K.M.;Fleck, L.C.;Garret. R.D.;de Waroux, Y.P.;McDermott, C.L.;McLaughlin, D.;Newton, P.;Nolte, C.;Pacheco, P.;Rausch, L.L.;Streck, C.;Thorlakson, T.;Walker, N.F.

Community-based forestry (CBF) has developed through co-evolution of human societies, social values and biophysical systems shaped...

Authors: Paudyal, K.;Baral, H.;Keenan, R.J.

Limited data exists on emissions from agriculture-driven deforestation, and available data are typically uncertain. In this paper,...

Authors: Carter, S.;Herold, M.;Avitabile, V.;de Bruin, S.;de Sy, V.;Kooistra, L.;Rufino, M.C.

Nitrogen (N) deposition to soils is globally rising, but its effect on soil organic carbon (SOC) turnover is still uncertain. More...

Authors: Meyer, N.;Welp, G.;Rodionov, A.;Borchard, N.;Martius, C.;Amelung, W.

Knowledge about the biogeographic affinities of the world’s tropical forests helps to better understand regional differences in f...

Authors: Slik, J.W.F.;Franklin, J.;Arroyo-Rodríguez, V.;Field, R.;Aguilar, S.;Aguirre, N.;Ahumada, J.;Aiba, S-I.;Alves, L.F.;Anitha, K.;Avella, A.;Mora, F.;Aymard C., G.A.;Báez, S.;Balvanera, P.;Bastian, M.L.;Bastin, J-F;Bellingham, P.J.;van den Berg, E.;da Conceição Bispo, P.;Boeckx, P.;Boehning-Gaese, K.;Bongers, F.;Boyle, B.;Brambach, F.;Brearley, F.Q.;Brown, S.;Chai, S-L.;Chazdon, R.L.;Chen, S.;Chhang, P.;Chuyong, G.;Ewango, C.;Coronado, I.M.;Cristóbal-Azkarate, J.;Culmsee, H.;Damas, K.;Dattaraja, H.S.;Davidar, P.;DeWalt, S.J.;Din, H.;Drake, D.R.;Duque, A.;Durigan, G.;Eichhorn, K.;Eler, E.S.;Enoki, T.;Ensslin, A.;Fandohan, A.B.;Farwig, N.;Feeley, K.J.;Fischer, M.;Forshed, O.;Garcia, Q.S.;Garkoti, S.C.;Gillespie, T.W.;Gillet, J-F.;Gonmadje, C.;Granzow-de la Cerda, I.;Griffith, D.M.;Grogan, J.;Hakeem, K.R.;Harris, D.j.;Harrison, R.D.;Hector, A.;Hemp, A.;Homeier, J.;Hussain, M.S.;Ibarra-Manríquez, G.;Hanum, I.F.;Imai, N.;Jansen, P.A.;Joly, C.A.;Joseph, S.;Kartawinata, K.;Kearsley, E.;Kelly, D.L.;Kessler, M.;Killeen, T.J.;Kooyman, R.M.;Laumonier, Y.;Laurance, S.G.;Laurance, W.F.;Lawes, M.J.;Letcher, S.G.;Lindsell, J.;Lovett, J.;Lozada, J.;Lu, X.;Lykke, A.M.;Mahmud, K.;Mahayani, N.P.D.;Mansor, A.;Marshall, A.R.;Martin, E.H.;Calderado Leal Matos, D.;Meave, J.A.;Melo, F.P.L.;Mendoza, Z.H.A.;Metali, F.;Medjibe, V.P.;Metzger, J.P.;Metzker, T.;Mohandass, D.;Munguía-Rosas, M.A.;Muñoz, R.;Nurtjahy, E.;de Oliveira, E.L.;Onrizal;Parolin, P.;Parren, M.;Parthasarathy, N.;Paudel, E.;Perez, R.;Pérez-García, E.A.;Pommer, U.;Poorter, L.;Qi, Lan;Piedade, M.T.F.;Pinto, J.R.R.;Poulsen, A.D.;Poulsen, J.R.;Powers, J.S.;Prasad, R.C.;Puyravaud, J-P.;Rangel, O.;Reitsma, J.;Rocha, D.S.B.;Rolim, S.;Rovero, F.;Rozak, A.;Ruokolainen, K.;Rutishauser, E.;Rutten, G.;Mohd. Said, M.N.;Saiter, F.Z.;Saner, P.;Santos, B.;dos Santos, J.R.;Sarker, S.K.;Schmitt, C.B.;Schoengart, J.;Schulze, M.;Sheil, D.;Sist, P.;Souza, A.F.;Spironello, W.R.;Sposito, T.;Steinmetz, R.;Stevart, T.;Suganuma, M.S.;Sukri, R.;Sultana, A.;Sukumar, R.;Sunderland, T.C.H.;Supriyadi;Suresh, H.S.;Suzuki, E.;Tabarelli, M.;Tang, J.;Tanner, E.V.J.;Targhetta, N.;Theilade, I.;Thomas, D.;Timberlake, J.;de Morisson Valeriano, M.;van Valkenburg, J.;Tran, V.D.;Hoang, V.S.;Vandermeer, J.H.;Verbeeck, H.;Vetaas, O.R.;Adekunle, V.;Vieira, S.A.;Webb, C.O.;Webb, E.L.;Whitfeld, T.;Wich, S.;Williams, J.;Wiser, S.;Wittmann, F.;Yang, X.;Adou Yao, C.Y.;Yap, S.L.;Zahawi, R.A.;Zakaria, R.;Zang, R.

Interventions to strengthen forest conservation in tropical biomes face multiple challenges. Insecure land tenure and unequal bene...

Authors: Andersson, K.;Smith, S.M.;Alston, L.J.;Duchelle, A.E.;Mwangi, E.;Larson, A.M.;de Sassi, C.;Sills, E.O.;Sunderlin, W.D.;Wong, G.Y.

We analyzed the perceptions of resource persons from three stakeholder groups on the benefits, challenges and opportunities offere...

Authors: Etongo, D.;Kanninen, M.;Epule Epule, T.;Fobissie, K.

Land use change, especially conversion of native forests can have large impacts on water resources. Large scale conversion of nati...

Authors: Owuor, S.O.;Butterbach-Bahl, K.;Guzha, A.C.;Jacobs, S.;Merbold, L.;Rufino, M.C.;Pelster, D.D.;Díaz-Pinés, E.;Breuer, L.

Despite widespread implementation of payments for ecosystem services (PES), benefits to poor people in developing countries have b...

Authors: Paudyal, K.;Baral, H.;Bhandari, S.P.;Keenan, R.J.

Unsustainable exploitation of natural resources is increasingly affecting the highly biodiverse tropics [1 ; 2]. Although rapid d...

Authors: Voigt, M.;Wich, S.A.;Ancrenaz, M.;Meijaard, E.;Abram, N.;Banes, G.L.;Campbell-Smith, G.;d\'Arcy, L.J.;Delgado, R.A.;Erman, A.;Gaveau, D.L.A.;Goossens, B.;Heinicke, S.;Houghton, M.;Husson, S.J.;Leiman, A.;Llano Sanchez, K.;Makinuddin, N.;Marshall, A.J.;Meididit, A.;Miettinen, J.;Mundry, R.;Musnanda;Nardiyono;Nurcahyo, A.;Odom, K.;Panda, A.;Prasetyo, D.;Priadjati, A.;Purnomo;Rafiastanto, A.;Russon, A.E.;Santika, T.;Sihite, J.;Spehar, S.;Struebig, M.;Sulbaran-Romero, E.;Tjiu, A.;Wells, J.;Wilson, K.A.;Kühl, H.S.