Hunting and trade of wild animals for their meat (bushmeat), especially mammals, is commonplace in tropical forests worldwide. In ...

Authors: Ziegler, S.;Fa, J.E.;Wohlfart, C.;Streit, B.;Jacob, S.;Wegmann, M.

The distribution and composition of the tree component inside cocoa agroforests plays an important role in the economic and ecolog...

Authors: Sonwa, D.J.;Weise, S.F.;Nkongmeneck, B.A.;Tchatat, M.;Janssens, M.J.J.

Acquiring forest resources information for tropical developing countries is challenging due to financial and logistical constraint...

Authors: Halperin, J.;LeMay, V.;Coops, N.;Verchot, L.V.;Marshall, P.;Lochhead, K.

Plant oil is a key commodity in the global economy, particularly for food and bioenergy markets. However, current production pract...

Authors: Plath, M.;Moser, C.;Bailis, R.;Brandt, P.;Hirsch, H.;Klein, A.-M.;Walmsley, D.;von Wehrden, H.

The roles of forest and wetland ecosystems in regulating flooding have drawn increasing attention in the contexts of climate chang...

Authors: Wells, J.A.;Wilson, K.A.;Abram, N.K.;Nunn, M.;Gaveau, D.L.A.;Runting, R.K.;Tarniati, N.;Mengersen, K.L.;Meijaard, E.

Farming on sloping lands has historically led to forest loss and degradation in China, which coupled with unsustainable timber ...

Authors: Gutiérrez Rodríguez, L.;Hogarth, N.J.;Zhou, W.;Xie, Chen.;Zhang, Kun.;Putzel, L.

New plantations can either cause deforestation by replacing natural forests or avoid this by using previously cleared areas. The e...

Authors: Gaveau, D.L.A.;Sheil, D.;Husnayaen;Salim, M.A.;Arjasakusuma, S.;Ancrenaz, M.;Pacheco, P.;Meijaard, E.

We use data on game harvest from 60 Pygmy and non-Pygmy settlements in the Congo Basin forests to examine whether hunting patterns...

Authors: Fa, J.E.;Olivero, J.;Farfán, M.A.;Lewis, J.;Yasuoka, H.;Noss, A.;Hattori, S.;Hirai, M.;Kamgaing, T.O.W.;Carpaneto, G.;Germi, F.;Márquez, A.L.;Duarte, J.;Duda, R.;Gallois, S.;Riddell, M.;Nasi, R.

This editorial introduces the special issue: Incentives and constraints of community and smallholder forestry. The special issue c...

Authors: de Jong, W.;Galloway, G.;Katila, P.;Pacheco, P.

We analysed the genetic structure of 33 Carabus sylvestris populations sampled across its entire distribution range using nuclear ...

Authors: Drees, C.;Husemann, M.;Homburg, K.;Brandt, P.;Dieker, P.;Habel, J.C.;von Wehrden, H.;Zumstein, P.;Assmann, T.