Although palms are relatively poorly represented on the African continent, with only around 50 species, the products derived from palms nonetheless play a crucial role in the livelihoods of local people. This book is the first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. It ai...
A major challenge in trading ecosystem services is the need to quantify and commoditise services, for monitoring and verification as well as for trade. This is relatively straightforward for goods such as forest honey or shade-grown coffee, but potentially complex for services such as water purif...
Gunarso, P.
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Setyawati, T.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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[Pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan di era desentralisasi: pelajaran yang dipetik dari hutan penelitian Malinau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia]
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Pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan di era desentralisasi: pelajaran yang dipetik dari hutan penelitian Malinau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
This book contains 17 case studies of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Africa. it reveals an ancient system of resources moving through space and time, resources which further enable African people benefit from their marketing capacity locally. As these case studies show, establishing or str...
Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies on non-timber forest product systems. volume 2 - Africa]
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Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies on non-timber forest product systems. volume 2 - Africa
Gunarso, P.
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Setyawati, T.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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[Managing forest resources in a decentralized environment: lessons learnt from the Malinau research forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Managing forest resources in a decentralized environment: lessons learnt from the Malinau research forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
The links between human rights and biodiversity and natural resource conservation are many and complex. The conservation community is being challenged to take stronger measures to respect human rights and is taking opportunities to further their realisation. ‘Rights-based approaches’ (RBAs) to co...
Campese, J.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Greiber, T.
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Oviedo, G.
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[Rights-based approaches: Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation]
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Rights-based approaches: Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibili...
Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Minh-Ha, H.
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[Evidence-based conservation: lessons from the Lower Mekong]
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Evidence-based conservation: lessons from the Lower Mekong