We examined the changes in forest status and people’s livelihoods through building future scenarios for Chilimo Forest in Central Ethiopia where participatory forest management (PFM) is being implemented. Participatory methods were employed to collect data, and a dynamic modeling technique was ap...
Kassa, H.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Sandewall, M.
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Kebede, M.
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Tesfaye, Y.
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Dessie, G
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Seifu, A.
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Tadesse, M.
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Garedew, E.
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Sandewall, K.
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[Building future scenarios and uncovering persisting challenges of participatory forest management in Chilimo Forest, Central Ethiopia]
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Building future scenarios and uncovering persisting challenges of participatory forest management in Chilimo Forest, Central Ethiopia
This articlepresents a number of policy recommendations to improve the sustainability of wildlife-based resources use in tropical forests, including by strengthening national ownership of this issue in a way that provides long-term local and national benefits. It also argues in favour of stronger...
Christophersen, T.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife -based resources through the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): The Bushmeat Crisis]
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Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife -based resources through the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): The Bushmeat Crisis
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?
It is widely accepted that there is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field and science is failing to inform the practice of conservation. There are many reasons why this implementation gap exis...
Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Sunderland-Groves, J.
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Shanley, P.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Bridging the gap: how can information access and exchange between conservation biologists and field practitioners be improved for better conservation outcomes?]
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Bridging the gap: how can information access and exchange between conservation biologists and field practitioners be improved for better conservation outcomes?
Conservation organizations are increasingly turning to landscape approaches to achieve a balance between conservation and development goals. We use six case studies in Africa and Asia to explore the role of participatory modeling with stakeholders as one of the steps towards implementing a landsc...
Sandker, M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Cowling, R.M.
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Kassa, H.
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Knight, A.
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[The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development]
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The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development
In Central Africa, important carbon stocks are stored in natural forest stands, while activities that modify the carbon storage occur in the forest landscape. Besides clean development mechanisms, the reduction of emission through deforestation and degradation (REDD) initiative is viewed as one w...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Walker, S.
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Nasi, Robert
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Kanninen, M.
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[Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa]
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Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa
We used cultural consensus models to test whether hunters shared perceptions of wildlife abundance and the relative importance of hunting and fishing in a Guarayo indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. Results show that highly prized animals that were considered rare are either those with l...
Holt, T. van
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Townsend, W.R.
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Cronkleton, P.
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[Assessing local knowledge of game abundance and persistence of hunting livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon using consensus analysis]
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Assessing local knowledge of game abundance and persistence of hunting livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon using consensus analysis
We discuss a recent press release calling on wealthy countries to do more to combat climate change and protect their biodiversity. We examine some further examples of how questionable views are imposed unilaterally on conservation problems. Until we better engage with local perspectives we shall ...
Meijard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good]
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A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good