Field research was conducted on 1,050 Indonesian households to understand the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the well-being of small farmers outside of Java and on their forest-clearing practices. The main findings are: (a) most farmers perceived themselves as worse off during the crisis...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Dermawan, A.
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Rianto, E.
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[Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia]
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Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia
This final chapter of the book offers a set of policy recommendations. It presents some typical win-win outcomes, including technologies suited for forest poor areas, labour intensive technologies promoting intensification to replace land extensive farming practices, and promoting agricultural sy...
The miombo woodlands of eastern, central and southern Africa are some of the most extensive dry forests in Africa. They supply a myriad of products and services for local populations, governments and the private sector, the main stakeholders. Planning the management and use of the woodlands by ma...
Sumaila, U.R.
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Angelsen, A.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[A system dynamics model for management of Miombo woodlands]
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A system dynamics model for management of Miombo woodlands
This paper provides a global review of the link from forests to poverty alleviation. Definitions are clarified and the key concepts and indicators related to livelihoods and policy reduction and prevention are explored--distinguishing between the analysis and the measurements of poverty. Reviewin...
Angelsen, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Exploring the forest--poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications]
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Exploring the forest--poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications
Forests have been declared important for the well-being of the poor because of the kinds of goods and services that they provide. We asked whether forests are important for the poor not only because of the kinds of goods and services they provide, but also because they tend to be located where th...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Dewi, S.
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Puntodewo, A.
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Muller, D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Epprecht, M.
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[Why forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation]
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Why forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation
Angelsen, A.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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[What are the key design issues for REDD and the criteria for assessing options?]
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What are the key design issues for REDD and the criteria for assessing options?
Places experience forest transitions when declines in forest cover cease and recoveries in forest cover begin. Forest transitions have occurred in two, sometimes overlapping circumstances. In some places economic development has created enough non-farm jobs to pull farmers off of the land, thereb...
Rudel, Thomas K.
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Coomes, O.T.
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Moran, E.
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Achard, F.
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Angelsen, A.
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Jianchu Xu
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Lambin, E.F.
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[Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change]
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Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change
Bond, I.
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Grieg-Gran, M.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Hazlewood, P.
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Wunder, Sven
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Angelsen, A.
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[Incentives to sustain forest ecosystem services: A review and lessons for REDD]
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Incentives to sustain forest ecosystem services: A review and lessons for REDD
From the existing full set of international policy instruments on forests, eight core components are identified and submitted to two differing assessments. The first (consistency assessment) uses a policy design approach to match the core omponents with their goals, policy tools, target group pre...
Angelsen, A.
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Appelstrand, M.
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Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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Auld, G.
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Hogl, K.
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Humphreys, D.
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Wildburger, C.
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[Core components of the international forest regime complex]
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Core components of the international forest regime complex