Despite regional deforestation threats, the state of Quintana Roo has maintained over 80% of its territory in forests. Community f...

Authors: Ellis, E.A.;Kainer, K.A.;Sierra-Huelsz, J.A.;Negreros-Castillo, P.;Rodriguez-Ward, D.;DiGiano, M.

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Alternative livelihood projects are used by a variety of organisations as a tool for achieving biodiversity cons...

Authors: Roe, D.;Booker, F.;Day, M.;Zhou, W.;Allebone-Webb, S.;Hill, N.A.O.;Kumpel, N.;Petrokofsky, G.;Redford, K.H.;Russell, D.;Shepherd, G.;Wright, J.;Sunderland, T.C.H.

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An extensive body of literature in the field of agro-ecology claims to show the positive effects that maintenanc...

Authors: Thorn, J.;Snaddon, J.;Waldron, A.;Kok, K.;Zhou, W.;Bhagwat, S.;Willis, K.;Petrokofsky, G.

Most countries in the Amazon have no clear policy frameworks to provide a legal path for sustainable wildlife management (SWM), in...

Authors: Van Vliet, N.;Gomez, J.;Quiceno-Mesa, M.P.;Escobar, J.F.;Andrade, G.I.;Vanegas, L.;Nasi, R.

Riverine wetlands are created and transformed by geomorphological processes that determine their vegetation composition, primary p...

Authors: Adame, M.F.;Santini, N.S.;Tovilla, C.;Vázquez-Lule, A.;Castro, L.;Guevara, M.

Authors: Shapiro, A.C.;Trettin, C.C.;Küchly, H.;Alavinapanah, S.;Bandeira, S.

Community forestry (CF) was introduced in Cameroon in 1994 as a way to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable forest management. C...

Authors: Belibi, M.B.;van Eijnatten, J.;Mala, M.A.;Ingram, V.

Optimisation of the benefits from urban forestry and greening to urban dwellers and the environment rests on proactive and appropr...

Authors: Chishaleshale, M.;Shackleton, C.M.;Gambiza, J.;Gumbo, D.

The importance of wild meats for rural people is well documented in tropical forests worldwide. However, the case of oceanic islan...

Authors: Carvalho, M.;Rego, F.;Palmeirim, J.M.;Fa, J.E.

Agricultural production in the Sudano–Sahelian zone of west Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and...

Authors: Traore, B.;van Wijk, M.T.;Descheemaeker, K.;Corbeels, M.;Rufino, M.C.;Giller, K.E.