Increasing agricultural productivity does not often provide a viable route out of poverty or hunger for the poorest households, because their farms tend to be small with low yield potential. These challenges will be amplified as climate change causes shifting patterns of crop suitability and dise...
Hammond, James
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Pagella, Tim
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Carpena, Pietro
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Skirrow, Tom
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Dauncey, Victoria
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[Shea butter: A pro-poor, pro-female route to increased income]
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Shea butter: A pro-poor, pro-female route to increased income
Kusumanto, Y.
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[Shaping opportunities for improving forest quality and community livelihoods in Central Sumatra and East Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Shaping opportunities for improving forest quality and community livelihoods in Central Sumatra and East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Since 1990, Central African States have made profound natural resource policy reforms. One of the main orientations of these reforms is known today as the ‘decentralization’ of forest management processes within a long lasting context of ‘complex political ecology’. This essay examines the effect...
Oyono, P.R.
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[Is decentralization in natural resource management leading to livelihoods improvement and sustainability?: evidence from Central Africa]
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Is decentralization in natural resource management leading to livelihoods improvement and sustainability?: evidence from Central Africa
Vasudeva, R.
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Hegde, N.
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Reddy, B.M.C.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[An informal network of grafting experts to help communities conserve and use wild pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India]
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An informal network of grafting experts to help communities conserve and use wild pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India
Vasudeva, R.
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Hegde, N.
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Reddy, B.M.C.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[Value creation for Garcinia gummi-gutta and Garcinia indica through energy-efficient dryers and product differentiation in Central Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India]
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Value creation for Garcinia gummi-gutta and Garcinia indica through energy-efficient dryers and product differentiation in Central Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India
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
Hart, A.K.
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Milder, Jeffrey C.
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Estrada Carmona, Natalia
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Harvey, Celia A.
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Dobie, P.
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[Integrated landscape initiatives in practice: assessing experiences from 191 landscapes in Africa and Latin America]
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Integrated landscape initiatives in practice: assessing experiences from 191 landscapes in Africa and Latin America
Stolton, S.
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Dudley, N.
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Avcioglu Cokcaliskan, B.
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Hunter, D.
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Ivanic, K.Z.
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Kanga, E.
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Kettunen, M.
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Kumagai, Y.
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Maxted, Nigel
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Senior, J.
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Wong, M.
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Keenleyside, K.
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Mulrooney, D.
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Waithaka, J.
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[Values and benefits of protected areas.]
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Values and benefits of protected areas.
Considering the role and importance of the forest to local people, what first strikes any visitor to the Bulungan research forest is the strong contradiction between talk and action. On one hand side the contribution of the forest to local people's livelihoods is widely acknowledged, on the other...