The Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed in Nagoya in 2012 included restoring 15% of the world’s degraded ecosystems by 2020 (Target 15). Subsequent assessments have led to estimates that for terrestrial ecosystems, this 15% means restoring a staggering 350 million hectares – and requires billions o...
Elias, M.
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Vinceti, B.
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[Small is beautiful: restoring degraded lands, one parcel at a time.]
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Small is beautiful: restoring degraded lands, one parcel at a time.
Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve contains Africa’s best preserved miombo woodlands. Half of
the households there gather wild honey from natural hives for consumption and income. However, most
collectors used destructive techniques: setting fire to the grasses under the
hive tree to create smoke and...
Snook, L.K.
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Alves, T.
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Sousa, C.
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Loo, J.
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Gratzer, G.
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Duguma, L.
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Schrotter, C.
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Ribeiro, N.
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Mahanzule, R.
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Mazuze, F.
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Cuco, E.
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Elias, M.
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[Relearning traditional knowledge to achieve sustainability: honey gathering in the miombo woodlands of northern Mozambique]
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Relearning traditional knowledge to achieve sustainability: honey gathering in the miombo woodlands of northern Mozambique
Natural resource-related conflicts between local communities and nation states can be extremely destructive. Worldwide, interest is growing in gaining a better understanding of why and how these conflicts originate, particularly in protected areas inhabited by local communities. The literature on...
Pourcq, K. de
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Thomas, E.
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Elias, M.
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Damme, P. van
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[Exploring park–people conflicts in Colombia through a social lens]
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Exploring park–people conflicts in Colombia through a social lens