The complex dynamic interactions between land resources and society have to be taken into account when planning land use and managing land resources. Simulation models and participatory modeling can be ideal tools to improve our understanding of these complex interactions. For several decades, la...
Suwarno, A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Modeling the dynamics of landscapes and livelihoods in Malinau District, Indonesia]
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Modeling the dynamics of landscapes and livelihoods in Malinau District, Indonesia
Mekuria, Wolde M.
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[Changes in regulating ecosystem services following establishing exclosures on communal grazing lands in Ethiopia: a synthesis [Abstract only]]
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Changes in regulating ecosystem services following establishing exclosures on communal grazing lands in Ethiopia: a synthesis [Abstract only]
Many people want to improve the governance of forest areas, yet what is considered good governance is not necessarily self-evident or agreed upon by everyone. This study demonstrates the diversity of views held by communities and government officials in Malinau, Indonesian Borneo about what they ...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Limberg, G.
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Iwan, R.
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Rahmawati, R.
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Moeliono, M.
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[Hutan kita, keputusan kita: sebuah survei mengenai prinsip-prinsip untuk pengambilan keputusan di Malinau]
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Hutan kita, keputusan kita: sebuah survei mengenai prinsip-prinsip untuk pengambilan keputusan di Malinau
Vanclay, J.K.
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[Modelling to explore land use patterns at the forest edge: objectives and model design]
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Modelling to explore land use patterns at the forest edge: objectives and model design
The issue of scale is examined in the context of a watershed development policy (WSD) in India. WSD policy goals, by improving the natural resource base, aim to improve the livelihoods of rural communities through increased sustainable production. It has generally been practiced at a micro-level ...
Syme, G. J.
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Reddy, V.R.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Croke, B.
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Ranjan, R.
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[Confronting scale in watershed development in India.]
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Confronting scale in watershed development in India.
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Colombia
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Productos de tecnología agrícola para cambiarle la cara a Colombia]
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Productos de tecnología agrícola para cambiarle la cara a Colombia
Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
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Mertz, Ole
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Quintero, Marcela
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[Propensity of farmers to conserve forest within REDD + projects in areas affected by armed-conflict]
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Propensity of farmers to conserve forest within REDD + projects in areas affected by armed-conflict
The most important change in land use in Central America in the last 40 years has been the widespread conversion of forest to pasture. The literature presents a number of explanations for this expansion. Depending on which factors are believed to be important, the prognosis and policy recommendat...
Wilson, C.J.
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McDermott, John J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Woldu, Z.
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Demissew, S.
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Korme, T
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[Environmental impact assessment of the elimination of the tsetse fly using SIT in the southern Rift Valley of Ethiopia]
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Environmental impact assessment of the elimination of the tsetse fly using SIT in the southern Rift Valley of Ethiopia
The presentation looks at the current status of river systems of India from a basin perspective, and review how indicators of urbanization, such as demographics and migration, infrastructure development, growth of cities and towns, development of urban agglomerations, provision of utility service...