Xishuangbanna has been largely transformed from biodiverse natural forests and mixed-use farms into monoculture rubber plantations...
Authors: Yi, Z.-F;Wong, G.;Cannon, C.H.;Xu, J.;Beckschäferf, P.;Swetnam, R.D.
Articles
Comparative assessment of maize, finger millet and sorghum for household food security in the face of increasing climatic risk
Publication Year : 2014
Questions as to which crop to grow, where, when and with what management, will be increasingly challenging for farmers in the face...
Authors: Rurinda, J.;Mapfumo, P.;van Wijk, M.T.;Mtambanengwe, F.;Rufino, M.C.;Chikowo, R.;Giller, K.E.
The significance of dry forest income for livelihood resilience: The case of the pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the drylands of southeastern Ethiopia
Publication Year : 2014
There is a growing interest to take into account dry forests in planning sustainable development in arid and semi-arid sub-Saharan...
Authors: Worku, A.;Pretzsch, J.;Kassa, H.;Auch, E.
Gender implications of forest product value chains in the Congo basin
Publication Year : 2014
Activities and roles in value chains of forest products in the Congo Basin are highly gendered, varying with the product\'s charac...
Authors: Ingram, V.;Schure, J.;Tieguhong, J.C.;Ndoye, O.;Awono, A.;Iponga, D.M.
Tenure issues in REDD+ pilot project sites in Tanzania
Publication Year : 2014
REDD+ has been proposed as a viable option for addressing climate change in the near term, and at relatively low cost. There is a ...
Authors: Dokken, T.;Caplow, S.;Angelsen, A.;Sunderlin, W.D.
Evaluation of climate adaptation options for Sudano-Sahelian cropping systems
Publication Year : 2014
In the Sudano-Sahelian region, smallholder agricultural production is dominated by rain-fed production of millet, sorghum and maiz...
Authors: Traore, B.;van Wijk, M.T.;Descheemaeker, K.;Corbeels, M.;Rufino, M.C.;Giller, K.E.
Communicative action to level the playing field in forest plantations in Indonesia
Publication Year : 2014
The government of Indonesia allocated state land to private companies to establish forest plantations. However, ownership of this ...
Authors: Purnomo, H.;Guizol, P.;Awang, S.A.;Wardhana, W.;Irawati, R.H.;Rennaldi, D.
A framework for assessing supply-side wildlife conservation
Publication Year : 2014
Market-based, supply-side interventions such as domestication, cultivation, and wildlife farming have been proposed as legal subst...
Authors: Phelps, J.;Carrasco, L.R.;Webb, E.L.
Spread of the invasive alien species Piper aduncum via logging roads in Borneo
Publication Year : 2014
We examine how spiked pepper (Piper aduncum L., Piperaceae), a shade intolerant, animal-dispersed Neotropical tree, is spreading i...
Authors: Padmanaba, M.;Sheil, D.
Challenging perceptions about men, women, and forest product use: a global comparative study
Publication Year : 2014
This study uses a multi-case dataset to question current assumptions about the gender differentiation of forest product use. We te...
Authors: Sunderland, T.C.H.;Achdiawan, R.;Angelsen, A.;Babigumira, R.;Ickowitz, A.;Paumgarten, F.;Reyes-García, V.;Shively, G.