Dry forests in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cover approximately 43% of the continent. They are inhabited by nearly 236 million people, many of these the poorest in the world. A majority of the population of these regions is dependent on traditional energy sources (i.e., firewood, charcoal and organic...
Petheram, L.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Marunda, C.T.
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Tiveau, D.
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Shackleton, S.
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[The wealth of the dry forests: can sound forest management contribute to the millennium development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa?]
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The wealth of the dry forests: can sound forest management contribute to the millennium development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa?
While the importance of forests for livelihoods has long been well-recognized, empirical knowledge of the factors influencing the extent and diversity of household engagement in the extraction of forest products across different socio-economic groups remains limited. In this paper, we use primary...
Abebaw, D.
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Kassa, H.
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Teka, W.
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[Dry forest based livelihoods in resettlement areas of Northwestern Ethiopia]
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Dry forest based livelihoods in resettlement areas of Northwestern Ethiopia
If climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is meaningfully to address the development challenges posed by climate change, effective approaches will be needed to scale up research findings. Here, eleven case studies are used to exemplify scaling-up strategies based on (1) value chains and private sector i...
Westermann, Olaf
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Körner, Jana
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Cramer, Laura
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture]
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Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture
This document describes a monitoring instrument for efficiently tracking changes in resilience
in agricultural initiatives.
Operationalizing the concept of resilience (i.e. the ability to withstand change, stresses and shocks)
poses significant challenges for project managers, particularly when r...
Hills T
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Pramova E
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Noble, A.D.
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Weight, Elizabeth
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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[A Monitoring Instrument for Resilience]
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A Monitoring Instrument for Resilience
The severe tensions between conservation and development are illustrated by events in Malinau District (Kalimantan, Indonesia). Conservationists decry proposed plans for logging and conversion of pristine tropical forest to oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Although the local government is willing to...
Sandker, M.
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Suwarno, A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Will forests remain in the face of oil palm expansion? Simulating change in Malinau, Indonesia]
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Will forests remain in the face of oil palm expansion? Simulating change in Malinau, Indonesia
Shackleton, S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity]
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The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity
This paper draws together evidence from a number of studies on the impacts of natural resource devolution policies in several Asian and southern African countries from the perspective of local people. Devolution outcomes are assessed in terms of who has greater benefits and decision-making author...
Shackleton, S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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[Devolution and community-based natural resource management: creating space for local people to participate and benefit?]
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Devolution and community-based natural resource management: creating space for local people to participate and benefit?
This case study covers work in the Malinau catchment in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, a vast area of primary and secondary forest with scattered villages. The project has evolved to focus on key factors underlying poverty and forest loss. Inappropriate harvesting is reducing biodiversity, limiting ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gunarso, P.
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Kartawinata, K.
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Levang, P.
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Rhee, S.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Sist, P.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo]
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Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo
Estimates of forest values may enable us to inform policy makers, donor agencies, and local decision makers who are attempting to plan and implement interventions that improve livelihoods. However, it needs to link these values with patterns of behaviour; and link the patterns of behaviour with c...
Luckert, M.K.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Expandiendo nuestro conocimiento conceptual y metodologico sobre el rol de arboles y bosques en la subsistencia rural]
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Expandiendo nuestro conocimiento conceptual y metodologico sobre el rol de arboles y bosques en la subsistencia rural
To understand the role of forest products in households people need to understand the nature of rural livelihoods and the characteristics of forest products. Rural households typically have a wide livelihood portfolio, encompassing a range of activities. They also generally face low availability ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.K.
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[Hacia la comprension del rol los bosques en la subsistencia rural]
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Hacia la comprension del rol los bosques en la subsistencia rural