The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil-palm plantations cover over 13 million ha, primarily in Southeast Asia, where they have directly or indirectly replaced tropical rainforest. We explored ...
Danielsen, F.
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Beukema, H.
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Burgess, N.
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Parish, F.
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Bruhl, C.A.
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Donald, P.F.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Phalan, B.
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Reijnders, L.
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Struebig, M.
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Fitzherbert, e.B.
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[Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate]
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Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate
A non-technical account in Indonesian of the development and application of methods to assess biodiversity with the involvement of local communities in the forests of Malinau East Kalimantan. The new methods are shown to offer many benefits over more conventional approaches.
Sheil, Douglas
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Liswanti, N.
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Wan, M.
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Heist, M. van
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Samsoedin, I.
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Kartawinata, K.
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Rukmiyati
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Sardjono, M.A.
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[Prioritas lokal dan keanekaragaman hayati dalam lansekap hutan: apa yang penting menurut masyarakat?]
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Prioritas lokal dan keanekaragaman hayati dalam lansekap hutan: apa yang penting menurut masyarakat?
Antarctic ecosystems are often considered nearly pristine because levels of anthropogenic disturbance are extremely low there. Nevertheless, over recent decades there has been a rapid increase in the number of people, researchers and tourists, visiting Antarctica. We evaluated, over 10 years, the...
Ayres, E.
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Nkem, J.
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Wall, D.H.
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Adams, B.J.
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Barrett, J.E
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Broos, E.J.
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Parson, A.N.
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Powers, L.E.
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Simmons, B.L.
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Virginia, R.A.
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[Effects of human trampling on populations of soil fauna in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica]
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Effects of human trampling on populations of soil fauna in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
The sustainable management of biodiversity and productivity in forested lands requires an understanding of key interactions between socioeconomic and biophysical factors and their response to environmental change. Appropriate baseline data are rarely available. As part of a broader study on biodi...
Gillison, A.N.
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Liswanti, N.
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Budidarsono, S.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Tomich, Thomas P.
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[Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia
In a number of places, sacred forest sites play an important role in conservation and local livelihoods. This paper examines how Iban hunters and animals alike use sacred forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. To determine the relative importance of different sites in hunting, it compares hunting ...
Wadley, R.L.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Many external effects of land use change are based on modifications of lateral flows of soil, water, air, fire or organisms. Lateral flows can be intercepted by filters and thus the severity and spatial range of external effects of land use change is under the influence of filter effects. Whereve...
Noordwijk, Meine van
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Poulsen, J.G.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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[Quantifying off-site effects of land use change: filters, flows and fallacies]
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Quantifying off-site effects of land use change: filters, flows and fallacies
This article discuss a search for a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. The objectives of this special issue are to identify usable data an...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Chomitz, K.
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Francisco, H.
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Izac, N.A.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Ratnere, B.D.
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Thomas, D.E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions]
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Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions
Tropical forest people often suffer from the same processes that threaten biodiversity. An improved knowledge of what is important to local people could improve decision making. This article examines the usefulness of explicitly asking what is important to local people. Our examples draw on biodi...
Sheil, Douglas
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Puri, R.K.
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Wan, M.
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Basuki, I.
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Heist, M. van
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Liswanti, N.
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Rukmiyati
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Rachmatika, I.
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Samsoedin, I.
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[Recognizing local people’s priorities for tropical forest biodiversity]
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Recognizing local people’s priorities for tropical forest biodiversity
Curran, B.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Maisels, S.
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Oates, J.
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Asaha, S.
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Balinga, M.
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Defo, L.
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Dunn, A.
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Telfer, P.
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Usongo, L.
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Loebenstein, K. von
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Roth, P.
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[Are Central Africa's protected areas displacing hundreds of thousands of rural poor?]
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Are Central Africa's protected areas displacing hundreds of thousands of rural poor?