Conservation and environmental management often rely heavily on official statistics, but there are often concerns over accuracy an...
Authors: Phelps, J.;Webb, E.L.
Articles
Transaction costs, power, and multi-level forest governance in Indonesia
Publication Year : 2015
Since 2005, there has been considerable international interest in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (RE...
Authors: Gallemore, C.;Di Gregorio, M.;Moeliono, M.;Brockhaus, M.;Prasti H., R.D.
Ecosystem services and livelihoods in a changing climate: Understanding local adaptations in the Upper Koshi, Nepal
Publication Year : 2015
Mountain ecosystems are increasingly being affected by global environmental change, challenging the ubiquitous agro-ecosystem-base...
Authors: Bhatta, L.D.;Van Oort, B.;Stork, N. E.;Baral, H.
Climate, landowner residency, and land cover predict local scale fire activity in the Western Amazon
Publication Year : 2015
The incidence of escaped agricultural fire has recently been increasing in the Western Amazon, driven by climate variability, land...
Authors: Schwartz, N.B.;Uriarte, M.A;Gutierrez-Velez, V.H.;Baethgen, W.;DeFries, R.;Fernandes, K.;Pinedo-Vasquez, M.
Benefit Sharing Among Local Resource Users: The Role of Property Rights
Publication Year : 2015
Skewed distributions of benefits from natural resources can fuel social exclusion and conflict, threatening sustainability. This p...
Authors: Torpey-Saboe, N.;Andersson, K.;Mwangi, E.;Persha, L.;Salk, C.;Wright, G.
Simulating Groundwater Dynamics Using Feflow-3D Groundwater Model Under Complex Irrigation and Drainage Network of Dryland Ecosystems of Central Asia
Publication Year : 2015
Surface and groundwater resources are often conjunctively used to cope with water scarcity in irrigated agriculture. Farmers in th...
Authors: Awan, U.K.;Tischbein, B.;Martius, C.
Payments for environmental services in Indonesia: What if economic signals were lost in translation?
Publication Year : 2015
This article provides an analysis of a payment for environmental services (PES) scheme in the Cidanau watershed, Indonesia. It con...
Authors: Lapeyre, R.;Pirard, R.;Leimona, B.
Alternative futures for Borneo show the value of integrating economic and conservation targets across borders
Publication Year : 2015
Balancing economic development with international commitments to protect biodiversity is a global challenge. Achieving this balanc...
Authors: Runting, R. K.;Meijaard, E.;Abram, N. K.;Wells, J.A.;Gaveau, D.L.A.;Ancrenaz, M.;Possingham, H.P.;Wich, S.A.;Ardiansyah, F.;Gumal, M.T.;Ambu, L.N.;Wilson, K.A.
Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests
Publication Year : 2015
Fire is an intrinsic element of many forest ecosystems; it shapes their ecological processes, determines species composition and i...
Authors: Herawati, H.;González-Olabarria, J.R.;Wijaya, A.;Martius, C.;Purnomo, H.;Andriani, R.
Origin and Alteration of Organic Matter in Termite Mounds from Different Feeding Guilds of the Amazon Rainforests
Publication Year : 2015
The impact of termites on nutrient cycling and tropical soil formation depends on their feeding habits and related material transf...
Authors: Siebers, N.;Martius, C.;Eckhardt, K-U.;Garcia, M.V.B.;Leinweber, P.;Amelung, W.