Land reform settlements (LRS) in the Brazilian Amazon have been suggested to hold promise for the successful implementation of inc...
Authors: Ezzine-de-Blas, D.;Boner, J.;Violato-Espada, A.L.;Nascimento, N.;Piketty, M.G.
Articles
Resource theft in tropical forest communities: Implications for non-timber management, livelihoods, and conservation
Publication Year : 2011
Increased devolution of forest ownership and management rights to local control has the potential to promote both conservation and...
Authors: Duchelle, A.;Cronkleton, P.;Kainer, K.A.;Guanacoma, G.;Gezan, S.
An Introduction to Forest Governance, People and REDD+ in Latin America: Obstacles and Opportunities
Publication Year : 2011
REDD+ is a potentially significant financial mechanism for shifting the incentives from deforestation and land use change to fores...
Authors: Larson, A.M.;Petkova, E.
Comparison of three maps at multiple resolutions: A case study of land change simulation in Cho Don District, Vietnam
Publication Year : 2011
Geographic modelers frequently compare maps of observed land transitions to maps of simulated land transitions to relate the patte...
Forest tenure reform in the age of climate change: Lessons for REDD+
Publication Year : 2011
Numerous authors have stressed the importance of guaranteeing and protecting the tenure and human rights of indigenous and other f...
Authors: Larson, A.M.
Sustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America: The case for REDD+
Publication Year : 2011
In this review paper, we assess the economical, governance, and technical conditions that shape forest management in tropical Lati...
Authors: Nasi, R.;Putz, F E.;Pacheco, P.;Wunder, S.;Anta, S.
People, governance and forests - the stumbling blocks in forest governance reform in Latin America
Publication Year : 2011
This article examines common barriers to achieving adequate levels of forest resource governance in countries of Latin America. It...
Authors: Contreras-Hermosilla, A.
Approaches to classifying and restoring degraded tropical forests for the anticipated REDD+ climate change mitigation mechanism
Publication Year : 2011
Inclusion of improved forest management as a way to enhance carbon sinks in the Copenhagen Accord of the United Nations Framework ...
Authors: Sasaki, N.;Asner, G.P.;Knorr, W.;Durst, P.B.;Priyadi, H.;Putz, F. E.
Predicting alpha diversity of African rain forests: Models based on climate and satellite-derived data do not perform better than a purely spatial model
Publication Year : 2011
Our aim was to evaluate the extent to which we can predict and map tree alpha diversity across broad spatial scales either by us...
Authors: Parmentier, I.;Harrigan, R.J.;Buermann, W.;Mitchard, E.T.A.;Saatchi, S.;Malhi, Y.;Bongers, F.;Hawthorne, W.D.;Leal, M.E.;Lewis, S.L.;Nusbaumer, L.;Sheil, D.;Sosef, M.S.M.;Affum-Baffoe, K.;Bakayoko, A.;Chuyong, G.B.;Chatelain, C.;Comiskey, J.A.;Dauby, G.;Doucet, J.L.;Fauset, S.;Gautier, L.;Gillet, J.F.;Kenfack, D.;Kouame, F.N.;Kouassi, E.K.;Kouka, L.A.;Parren, M.P.E.;Peh, K.S.H.;Reitsma, J.M.;Senterre, B.;Sonke, B.;Sunderland, T.C.H.;Swaine, M.D.;Tchouto, M.G.P.;Thomas, D.;van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H.;Hardy, O.J.
Gender and sustainable forest management in East Africa and Latin America
Publication Year : 2011
This paper presents a comparative study of forest management across four countries in East Africa and Latin America: Kenya, Uganda...
Authors: Mwangi, E.;Meinzen-Dick, R.;Yan Sun