This final chapter of the book offers a set of policy recommendations. It presents some typical win-win outcomes, including techno...

Authors: Kaimowitz, D.;Angelsen, A.

What policy lessons derive from the half-century of banana expansion in the coastal region? For that whole period bananas had a ca...

Authors: Wunder, S.

Rubber is the most widespread smallholder tree crop in Southeast Asia. Some analysts have blamed the expansion of rubber for great...

Authors: de Jong, W.

This chapter summarises the key insights from the case studies included in the book. First, it discusses the technology-deforestat...

Authors: Angelsen, A.;Kaimowitz, D.

This chapter spells out the theoretical framework for the discussion and case studies of the book. First, it provides precise defi...

Authors: Angelsen, A.;van Soest, D.;Kaimowitz, D.;Bulte, E.

This introductory chapter sets the scene for the discussion in the edited volume on how new agricultural affects tropical forests....

Authors: Angelsen, A.;Kaimowitz, D.

This paper provides three types of evidence demonstrating women’s importance in forest management. The first draws on Colfer’s e...

Authors: Colfer, C.J.P.

This chapter describes the history of criteria and indicators work at CIFOR, as an introduction to the subsequent chapters in this...

Authors: Colfer, C.J.P.;Byron, Y.;Prabhu, R.;Wollenberg, E.

Tropical forests are decreasing at the rate of 16.9 million hectares per year due mainly to clearing for agriculture and shifting ...

Authors: Kobayashi, S.

The cases studied show a lively bamboo sector that is expanding, contributing to employment and economic development in rural area...

Authors: Ruiz Perez, M.;Belcher, B.