The methods used to value tropical forests have the potential to influence how policy makers and others perceive forest landsforestlands. A small number of valuation studies achieve real impact. These are generally succinct accounts supporting a specific perception. However, such reports risk bei...
Sheil, Douglas
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Wunder, Sven
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[The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions]
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The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions
Early forest valuation studies let many people to believe these methods would produce results that convinced policymakers of the economic value of forests. More recent studies suggest the only environmental service that forests provide with high economic value is carbon sequestration. Thus one is...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[The role of forests in addressing global problems: what economic valuation methods won't tell us]
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The role of forests in addressing global problems: what economic valuation methods won't tell us
Good natural resource management is scarce in many remote tropical regions. Improved management requires better local consultation, but accessing and understanding the preferences and concerns of stakeholders can be difficult. Scoring, where items are numerically rated in relation to each other, ...
Sheil, Douglas
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Liswanti, N.
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[Scoring the importance of tropical forest landscapes with local people: patterns and insights]
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Scoring the importance of tropical forest landscapes with local people: patterns and insights
Vedeld, P.
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Angelsen, A.
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Bojo, J.
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Sjaastad, E.
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Berg, G.K.
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[Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor]
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Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor
Available literature is reviewed to determine the type of forest management best suited to slowing the rate of loss of the world's forests and biodiversity. The traditional argument that sustainable forestry is the most preferred option has recently come under criticism from those who argue that ...
United Nations Environment Programme
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[Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World - Environmental Economics Series No 14]
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Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World - Environmental Economics Series No 14
Cruz García, Gisella S.
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Vanegas Cubillos, Martha
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Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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Harvey, Celia A.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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Schreckenberg, Kate
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Willcock, Simon P.
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Navarrete-Frías, Carolina
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Sachet, Erwan
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[He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon]
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He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
This book is directed to non-economists working in the context of developing countries. The purpose is to provide an overview of methods that may be used to assess the economic importance of forests to household livelihoods. The methods are presented with a number of examples of their use, most o...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.K.
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[Uncovering the hidden harvest: valuation methods for woodland and forest resources]
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Uncovering the hidden harvest: valuation methods for woodland and forest resources
In order for local community views to be incorporated into new development initiatives, their perceptions need to be clearly understood and documented in a format that is readily accessible to planners and developers. The current study sought to develop a predictive understanding of how the Punan...
Cunliffe, R.N.
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Lynam, T.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Wan, M.
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Salim, A.
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Basuki, I.
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Priyadi, H.
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[Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo]
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Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo