The dependence of smallholder farmers on forest resources for their sustenance and livelihoods is a major driver of deforestation and degradation of forest resources in tropical countries. Understanding the socio-economic drivers that aggravate the extraction and overexploitation of forest produc...
Amare, D.
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Wondie, M.
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Teketay, D.
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Eshete, A.
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Darr, D.
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[Wood extraction among the households of Zege Peninsula, northern Ethiopia]
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Wood extraction among the households of Zege Peninsula, northern Ethiopia
Developing countries participating in the mitigation mechanism of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+), need to determine a national forest reference emission le...
Romijn E
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Wijaya, A.
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Herold, Martin
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Angelsen, A.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia]
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Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia
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
Leisher, C
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Touval, Jerome L.
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Hess, SM
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Boucher, TM
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Reymondin, Louis
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[Land and forest degradation inside protected areas in Latin America]
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Land and forest degradation inside protected areas in Latin America
Assessing forest changes is the baseline requirement for successful forest management. Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) are three essential components for achieving such assessments. Community participation in resource monitoring and management is increasingly seen as a scientifical...
Boissiere, M.
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Beaudoin, G.
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Hofstee C
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Rafanoharana, S.C
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[Participating in REDD+ Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (PMRV): Opportunities for Local People?]
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Participating in REDD+ Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (PMRV): Opportunities for Local People?
Peru has the fourth largest area of peatlands in the Tropics. Its most representative land cover on peat is a Mauritia flexuosa dominated palm swamp (thereafter called dense PS), which has been under human pressure over decades due to the high demand for the M. flexuosa fruit often collected by c...
Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Gutiérrez Vélez, Victor Hugo
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Menton, Mary
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Characterizing degradation of palm swamp peatlands from space and on the ground: An exploratory study in the Peruvian Amazon]
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Characterizing degradation of palm swamp peatlands from space and on the ground: An exploratory study in the Peruvian Amazon