In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of natural forests, two overarching issues stand out: (1) How and to what extent use of forest resources do and can contribute to poverty alleviation and (2) How and to what extent poverty alleviation and ...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Belcher, B.
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Burgess, P.
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Nasi, Robert
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Santoso, L.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview]
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Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview
This chapter first clarifies the definitions of the three key words in its title--poverty, inequality and economic growth. In particular, the evolution of the concept of poverty is discussed followed by a section on the mechanical and empirical links between income poverty, inequality and growth....
Angelsen, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation]
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Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
Miombo woodlands cover vast areas of southern Africa. Of comparatively little interest for export-oriented commercial logging, they are part of a complex system of rural land use that integrates woodland management with crops and livestock. There is also evidence that woodland resources are exten...
Dewees, P. A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Katerere, Y.
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Sitoe, A.
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Cunningham, A.B.
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Angelsen, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Managing the Miombo woodlands of Southern Africa: policies, incentives and options for the rural poor]
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Managing the Miombo woodlands of Southern Africa: policies, incentives and options for the rural poor
Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Quelles actions REDD+ pour faire face aux facteurs de pression sur les forêts?]
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Quelles actions REDD+ pour faire face aux facteurs de pression sur les forêts?
Previous research suggests that forest-dependent households tend to be poorer than other groups, and that extreme reliance on forest resources might constitute a poverty trap. We provide an example in which a non-timber forest product – charcoal – appears to be providing a pathway out of poverty ...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Shively, G.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Charcoal production and household welfare in Uganda: a quantile regression approach]
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Charcoal production and household welfare in Uganda: a quantile regression approach
The poverty-environment thesis suggests that the poor are both the agents and victims of environmental degradation. Even though the thesis may have been necessary to avoid a North-South confrontation on environmental issues, its validity can be questioned. It is argued that the coexistence of pov...
This paper provides a global review of the link from forests to poverty alleviation. Definitions are clarified and the key concepts and indicators related to livelihoods and policy reduction and prevention are explored--distinguishing between the analysis and the measurements of poverty. Reviewin...
Angelsen, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Exploring the forest--poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications]
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Exploring the forest--poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications
Forests have been declared important for the well-being of the poor because of the kinds of goods and services that they provide. We asked whether forests are important for the poor not only because of the kinds of goods and services they provide, but also because they tend to be located where th...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Dewi, S.
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Puntodewo, A.
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Muller, D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Epprecht, M.
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[Why forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation]
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Why forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation
Angelsen, A.
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Dokken, T.
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[Environmental reliance, climate exposure, and vulnerability: a cross-section analysis of structural and stochastic poverty]
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Environmental reliance, climate exposure, and vulnerability: a cross-section analysis of structural and stochastic poverty