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Wan, M.Colfer, C.J.P.Powell, B.[Forests, women and health: opportunities and challenges for conservation]Forests, women and health: opportunities and challenges for conservation

Background: Invasive alien species receive little attention in many tropical countries. Aims: We examine the Neotropical tree genus Cecropia in West Java and ask how eradication decisions should be judged given limited resources. Methods: The distribution was determined based on field searches. T...


Sheil, DouglasPadmanaba, M.[Innocent invaders?: a preliminary assessment of Cecropia, an American tree, in Java]Innocent invaders?: a preliminary assessment of Cecropia, an American tree, in Java

Understanding species distributions, habitat requirements, and population trends is helpful for implementing effective conservation. But expense often prevents such evaluations. Here, we present a preliminary assessment for a low-cost method – road-side observations – to see how effective it can ...


Olupot, W.Sheil, Douglas[A preliminary assessment of large mammal and bird use of different habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park]A preliminary assessment of large mammal and bird use of different habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Vliet, N. vanNasi, RobertEmmons, L.Feer, F.Mbazza, P.Bourgarel, M.[Molecular, quantitative and abiotic variables for the delineation of evolusionary significant units: case of sandalwood (Santalum austrocaledonicum Viellard) in New Caledonia]Molecular, quantitative and abiotic variables for the delineation of evolusionary significant units: case of sandalwood (Santalum austrocaledonicum Viellard) in New Caledonia

Forest research has to change in response to the increased interest of society in the management of forestland. The president and the vice president of IUFRO, the Assistant Director-General for Forestry in the FAO and the Past Director-General of CIFOR discuss key issues. IUFRO should become a cl...


Burley, J.Seppala, R.El-Lakany, H.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Krott, M.[Voicing interests and concerns: challenges for forest research]Voicing interests and concerns: challenges for forest research
Autor: Wunder, Sven

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[Poverty alleviation and tropical forests - what scope for synergies?]Poverty alleviation and tropical forests - what scope for synergies?

Community forestry has transformed over the past 25 years from being an experimental means of providing wood-fuel for the rural poor to a community-led movement demanding reform of the forestry sector. International networks to promote community forestry, which emerged at very different moments i...


Colchester, M.[Bridging the gap: communities, forests and international networks]Bridging the gap: communities, forests and international networks

Bank Mandiri, the largest bank in Indonesia, was the latest government institution to provide financial subsidies to Indonesian forestry conglomerates by writing off major part of their debts. Before Bank Mandiri, IBRA, under the pressure by the IMF for the “quick sales” of its assets, had writte...


Barr, C.Setiono, B.[Writing off Indonesia’s forestry debt: how the IMF, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency and Bank Mandiri are financing forest destruction]Writing off Indonesia’s forestry debt: how the IMF, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency and Bank Mandiri are financing forest destruction

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have had an enourmous global impact. They affect not only the areas within organizations that address information processes and services but organizations as a whole. The new technologies facilitate broader access and distribution of information th...


Allmand, M.Ramos, M.M.Soeripto, S.W.Goldberg, E.D.[Global agricultural knowledge sharing: the CGIAR libraries consortium]Global agricultural knowledge sharing: the CGIAR libraries consortium

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