The Guinean rain forest (GRF) of West Africa, identified over 20 years ago as a global biodiversity hotspot, had reduced to 113,000 km2 at the start of the new millennium which was 18% of its original area. The principal driver of this environmental change has been the expansion of extensive smal...
Gockowski, J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa]
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Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa
Rahman, S.A.
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Paras, F.D.
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Khan, S.R.
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Imtiaj, A.
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Farhana, K.M.
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Toy, M.M.
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Akhand, M.B.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Initiatives of tropical agroforestry to sustainable agriculture: a case study of Capasia Village, Northern Bangladesh]
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Initiatives of tropical agroforestry to sustainable agriculture: a case study of Capasia Village, Northern Bangladesh
The prevalence and ranking of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as safety-nets has been well discussed, but rarely quantified. We report on group discussions and household interviews in two South African villages to assess the frequency and nature of shocks and stresses over a 2-year period and ...
Paumgarten, F.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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[The role of non-timber forest products in household coping strategies in South Africa: the influence of household wealth and gender]
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The role of non-timber forest products in household coping strategies in South Africa: the influence of household wealth and gender
For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics
Frost, P.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.
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Mutamba, M.
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Mandondo, A.
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Kozanayi, W.
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[In search of improved rural livelihoods in semi-arid regions through local management of natural resources: lessons from case studies in Zimbabwe]
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In search of improved rural livelihoods in semi-arid regions through local management of natural resources: lessons from case studies in Zimbabwe
This paper explores the "state of the art" of the two-way causal links between poverty alleviation and natural tropical forests. Microimpacts of rising poverty can increase or slow forest loss. At the macrolevel, poverty also has an ambiguous effect, but it is probable that higher income stimulat...
Wunder, Sven
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[Poverty alleviation and tropical forests - what scope for synergies?]
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Poverty alleviation and tropical forests - what scope for synergies?
There is a new and increasing emphasis on poverty alleviation and livelihoods improvement in forestry, representing both a challenge and an opportunity. This paper briefly reviews the evolution of the ‘livelihoods’ issue, analyzes the concept of ‘poverty alleviation’ and discusses means by which ...
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Forestry income management and poverty reduction: empirical findings from Kongo, Cameroon]
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Forestry income management and poverty reduction: empirical findings from Kongo, Cameroon
The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, ci...
Schreckenberg, Kate
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Awono, A.
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Degrande, A.
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Mbosso, C.
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Ndoye, O.
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Tchoundjeu, Z.
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[Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction]
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction
This paper places forestry in the larger context of rural development and therefore in the current debates on poverty and inequality. While Africa has high levels of natural and human capital it is the poorest and most unequal region in the world. In order for natural assets to contribute to envi...
Anderson, J.
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Benjamin, C.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice]
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Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice