This book for the first time brings together a suite of effective methods as a guidance on how to deal with the needs of local communities and biodiversity in landscapes required by decision makers. The techniques provide conventional biophysical descriptions of the landscape and explicitly relat...
Sheil, Douglas
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Puri, R.K.
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Basuki, I.
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Heist, M. van
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Wan, M.
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Liswanti, N.
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Rukmiyati
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Samsoedin, I.
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Sidiyasa, K.D.
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Chrisandini
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Permana, E.
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Angi, E.M.
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Gatzweiler, F.
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Johnson, B.
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Wijaya, A.
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[Explorando la biodiversidad, el medio ambiente y las perspectivas de los pobladores en areas boscosas: metodos para la valoracion multidisciplinaria del paisaje]
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Explorando la biodiversidad, el medio ambiente y las perspectivas de los pobladores en areas boscosas: metodos para la valoracion multidisciplinaria del paisaje
The changing role of forests in people’s livelihoods in frontier areas is important from the perspective of poverty alleviation and forest conservation. This study explores the link between expanding economic opportunities, forest dependence, and welfare in 73 villages. Village economic options, ...
Dewi, S.
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Belcher, B.
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Puntodewo, A.
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[Village economic opportunity, forest dependence, and rural livelihoods in East Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Village economic opportunity, forest dependence, and rural livelihoods in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of natural forests, two overarching issues stand out: (1) How and to what extent use of forest resources do and can contribute to poverty alleviation and (2) How and to what extent poverty alleviation and ...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Belcher, B.
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Burgess, P.
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Nasi, Robert
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Santoso, L.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview]
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Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview
Katerere, Y.
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Mohamed-Katerere, J.C.
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[From poverty to prosperity: harnessing the wealth of Africa's forests]
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From poverty to prosperity: harnessing the wealth of Africa's forests
Tolido, M.
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Cruz, Mariana
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Pariona, W.
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Mostacedo, B.
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[Plantulas de 60 especies forestales de Bolivia: guia Ilustrada]
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Plantulas de 60 especies forestales de Bolivia: guia Ilustrada
Indonesian legislation calls for a zero-burning policy. This approach to fire management is largely in response to significant negative impacts on the economy and the environment, not only in Indonesia but also the neighbouring region, that result annually from peat fires in Kalimantan and Sumatr...
Forest exploitation has been the main economic driver in the northern Bolivian Amazon. The country enacted changes in legislation and policies affecting natural resource governance. These changes increase the control of the forestry sector by rural communities. Conflicts characterize these change...
Jong, W. de
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Ruiz, S.
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Becker, M.
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[Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia]
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Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia
Decentralization in post-Soeharto Indonesia has not only changed state and society relations at the local level, but brought increased control over forests at the district level. Local social forces gained more influence because of their close relations with local government and acted to limit th...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Moeliono, M.
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Limberg, G.
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Iwan, R.
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Rhee, S.
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Sudana, M.
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[Between state and society: Local governance of forests in Malinau, Indonesia]
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Between state and society: Local governance of forests in Malinau, Indonesia