The implementation of a mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD - plus) will be affected ...
Authors: Irawan, S.;Tacconi, L.
Articles
The importance of forest and landscape resource for community around gunung Lumut protected forest, East Kalimantan
Publication Year : 2009
The forest of Gunung Lumut in Pasir District, East Kalimantan was designated for a protection forest in 1983. It is surrounded by ...
Authors: Murniati;Padmanaba, M.;Basuki, I.
Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals
Publication Year : 2009
One reason for the rapid loss of species-rich tropical forests is the high opportunity costs of forest protection. In Kalimantan (...
Authors: Venter, O.;Meijaard, E.;Possingham, H.;Dennis, R.A.;Sheil, D.;Wich, S.;Hovani, L.;Wilson, K. A.
Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin
Publication Year : 2009
Xylem density is a physical property of wood that varies between individuals, species and environments. It reflects the physiologi...
Authors: Patino, S.;Lloyd, J.;Paiva, R.;Baker, T. R.;Quesada, C. A.;Mercado, L. M.;Schmerler, J.;Schwarz, M.;Santos, A. J. B.;Aguilar, A.;Czimczik, C. I.;Gallo, J.;Horna, V.;Hoyos, E. J.;Jimenez, E. M.;Palomino, W.;Peacock, J.;Pena-Cruz, A.;Sarmi
Does the disturbance hypothesis explain the biomass increase in basin-wide Amazon forest plot data?
Publication Year : 2009
Abstract Positive aboveground biomass trends have been reported from old-growth forests across the Amazon basin and hypothesized t...
Authors: Gloor, M.;Phillips, O. L.;Lloyd, J. J.;Lewis, S. L.;Malhi, Y.;Baker, T. R.;LÓPez-Gonzalez, G.;Peacock, J.;Almeida, S.;De Oliveira, A. C. Alves;Alvarez, E.;Amaral, I.;Arroyo, L.;Aymard, G.;Banki, O.;Blanc, L.;Bonal, D.;Brando, P.;Chao, K.
Land and longhouse: agrarian transformation in the uplands of Sarawak
Publication Year : 2009
Authors: Colfer, C.J.P.
Deliberation or symbolic violence?: the governance of community forestry in Nepal
Publication Year : 2009
The search for effective strategies to protect forests and improve livelihoods of the people dependent on them has led to several ...
Authors: Ojha, H.R.;Cameron, J.;Kumar, C.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an early peripheral burning strategy in controlling wild fires in north-western Zimbabwe
Publication Year : 2009
A review of the occurrence of wild fires in Sengwa Wildlife Research Area (SWRA), Zimbabwe, is presented for the period 1965-1993....
Authors: Mapaure, I.;Campbell, B.M.;Gambiza, J.
Hunting for sustainability in tropical secondary forests
Publication Year : 2009
The interaction between land-use change and the sustainability of hunting is poorly understood but is critical for sustaining hunt...
Authors: Parry, L.;Barlow, J.;Peres, C.A.
Tropical forest management and climate change adaptation
Publication Year : 2009
The links between tropical forests and global climate change have traditionally focused on mitigation. Much less emphasis, by cont...
Authors: Guariguata, M.R.