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
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...
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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Jagger, P.
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Babigumira, R.
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Belcher, B.
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Hogarth, N.J
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Bauch, S.
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Börner, J.
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Smith-Hall, C.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis]
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Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis
Babigumira, R.
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Angelsen, A.
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Buis, M
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Bauch, S.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Forest clearing in rural livelihoods: household-Level global-comparative evidence]
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Forest clearing in rural livelihoods: household-Level global-comparative evidence
Wunder, Sven
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Angelsen, A.
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Belcher, B.
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[Forests, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Broadening the Empirical Base]
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Forests, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Broadening the Empirical Base