The Center for International Forestry Research has developed and adapted various participatory tools for use with forest communities and other natural resource dependent groups. The tools have diverse applications: stakeholder identification, decision making, planning, conflict management, inform...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Lynam, T.
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Kusumanto, T.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Guide to participatory tools for forest communities]
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Guide to participatory tools for forest communities
We discuss a recent press release calling on wealthy countries to do more to combat climate change and protect their biodiversity. We examine some further examples of how questionable views are imposed unilaterally on conservation problems. Until we better engage with local perspectives we shall ...
Meijard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good]
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A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good
In order to maintain the high levels of biodiversity and the ecological functions of tropical forest landscapes in South East Asia, production forests need to be managed in a more sustainable way. Numerous initiatives already exist in the form of codes of practice, criteria and indicators, and ce...
Gustafsson, L.
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Nasi, Robert
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Dennis, R.A.
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Nguyen Hoang Nghia
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Sheil, Douglas
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Meijaard, E.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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Priyadi, H.
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Pham Quang Thu
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[Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia]
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Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia
The urgency of the tropical biodiversity crisis continues to be a major justification for wildlife research and its funding. To examine the benefits of this research for on-the-ground conservation, we focused on Borneo, where conservation has a long history and we have direct experience. We compi...
Meijaard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Is wildlife research useful for wildlife conservation in the tropics?: A review for Borneo with global implications]
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Is wildlife research useful for wildlife conservation in the tropics?: A review for Borneo with global implications
It is not simple to predict how environmental changes may impact tropical forest species diversity. Published hypotheses are almost invariably too incomplete, too poorly specified and too dependent upon unrealistic assumptions to be useful. Ecologist have sought theoretical simplicity, and while ...
Sheil, Douglas
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[Tropical forest diversity, environmental change and species augmentation: after the intermediate disturbance hypothesis]
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Tropical forest diversity, environmental change and species augmentation: after the intermediate disturbance hypothesis
In order for local community views to be incorporated into new development initiatives, their perceptions need to be clearly understood and documented in a format that is readily accessible to planners and developers. The current study sought to develop a predictive understanding of how the Punan...
Cunliffe, R.N.
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Lynam, T.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Wan, M.
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Salim, A.
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Basuki, I.
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Priyadi, H.
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[Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo]
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Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo
C. H. Cannon et al. report an increase in tree diversity 8 years after selective logging in Borneo. These results accord with theoretical expectations and with previous observations; however, the significance of these findings is debatable. Cannon et al.'s analyses are confounded by differences i...
Sheil, Douglas
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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O'Brien, T.
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[Tree diversity and conservation in logged rainforest]
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Tree diversity and conservation in logged rainforest
Sheil, Douglas
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Meijaard, E.
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[It’ll take more than research: improving environmental decisions and ecological sciences in Indonesia]
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It’ll take more than research: improving environmental decisions and ecological sciences in Indonesia